By Motlagae Konyana
The 2018 Oscars took place last night, a showcase of some of the most groundbreaking films created last year. The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, had historical highlights being made when Jordan Peele became the first black person to win in the Best Original Screenplay category for his movie “Get Out.”
The star film of the night was definitely “The Shape of Water”, leading the nominations with 13 nods going home with four wins. Other films that stood out were “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and “Darkest Hour”.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” – WINNER
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” – WINNER
ORIGINAL SONG
“Mighty River,” “Mudbound”
“Mystery of Love,” “Call Me by Your Name”
“Remember Me,” “Coco” – WINNER
“Stand Up For Something,” “Marshall”
“This is Me,” “Greatest Showman”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“A Fantastic Woman” – WINNER
“The Insult”
“Loveless”
“On Body and Soul”
“The Square”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Faces Places”
“Icarus” – WINNER
“Last Men in Aleppo”
“Strong Island”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boss Baby
The Breadman
Coco – WINNER
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me by Your Name – WINNER
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick
Get Out – WINNER
“Lady Bird”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” *WINNER
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” *WINNER
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Paul Thomas Anderson “Phantom Thread”
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” *WINNER
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dear Basketball – WINNER
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child – WINNER
Watu Wote/All of Us
ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water – WINNER
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049 – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes
FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk – WINNER
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour – WINNER
Victoria and Abdul
Wonder
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Edith + Eddie
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 – WINNER
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
