The Golden Globes have been and gone, the BAFTA and Critics’ Choice nominees announced – and now Hollywood’s biggest bash, the Academy Awards, has announced its shortlists. The 2019 Oscars looks set to be a tight race between Roma and The Favourite, each receiving 10 nominations. Alfonso Cuarón’s coming-of-age drama and Yorgos Lanthimos’ barbed period piece both featured in Best Picture and Director, each also earning nods in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Elsewhere, Black Panther received seven nominations overall – including a nomination for Best Picture. It was largely recognised in the technical categories, among them Costume, Original Score, Production Design, and a Best Song nomination for Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘All The Stars’.
The shock snub of the list looks set to be Bradley Cooper, who missed out on the Director category. While the director-star-writer of A Star Is Born received a Best Actor nod, he didn’t end up in the director shortlist – though fans of Cold War will be pleased to see that Pawel Pawlikowski is among those nominees. Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk also missed out on the Best Picture and Director categories, while Ethan Hawke’s lauded First Reformed performance didn’t make it either.
Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic Vice proved another strong contender, with recognition in Best Picture, Director, and Best Actor for Christian Bale. It could also be the film to finally win Amy Adams an Oscar – she’s been nominated six times now without a win, but finds herself up for Best Supporting Actress here. BlacKkKlansman also enters the race for Best Picture, Director and Supporting Actor. The Best Actress category continues to be a close-run thing in this awards season – the three-way neck-and-neck race between Glenn Close, Olivia Colman and Lady Gaga looks set to run, with Roma’s Yalitza Aparicio and Can You Ever Forgive Me’s Melissa McCarthy also in the mix.
As with the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice nominations, Bohemian Rhapsody fared well despite mixed reviews. Rami Malek is up for Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury, while the film is up for Best Picture. Alongside technical nods, it received five nominations overall.
Oh, and we’d be remiss to not mention Avengers: Infinity War, which received a single nomination for Visual Effects. And yes, Into The Spider-Verse is among the Best Animated Feature nominees.
Read the full list of nominees here, and start the countdown to the 91st Academy Awards, taking place on 24 February.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Best Director
BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee
Cold War – Pawel Pawlikowksi
The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron
Vice – Adam McKay
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Vice
Marina de Tavira – Roma
Regina King – If Beale Street
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Best Actor
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding The Gap
Of Fathers And Sons
RBG
Best Costume Design
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queens Of Scots
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Best Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Best Make-up And Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Best Original Song
All The Stars – Black Panther
I’ll Fight – RBG
The Place Where Lost Things Go – Mary Poppins
Shallow – A Star Is Born
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings – Buster Scruggs
Best Original Score
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle Of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Best Documentary Short
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night At The Garden
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Best Animated Short
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Best Live Action Short
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
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