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This Years' Oscar Nominations Snubs And Drama Will Leave You Downright Shook

January 28, 2018 11:00·
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List of nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. While we're at it, Edgar Wright should have also been nominated for Director and Screenplay. However, I can totally understand if the film isn't for you. But the general public and media usually talk about the acting categories, so I will keep my list in that wheelhouse.

With 13 nods, "The Shape of Water", a lyrical drama about a mute cleaning lady's unique bond with a sea creature, swept the 90th Academy Awards nominations, with James Franco and Tom Hanks snubbed in their Best Actor bids. "My son Alfie called from the U.K.so I didn't see the nominations, but I learned about them in the best possible way".

But the real noteworthy nomination comes as Greta Gerwig for Best Director, one of only five females nominated in this category ever.

Rachel Morrison ("Mudbound") is the first woman nominated for best cinematography. It's about damn time, if I do say so myself. This is how we got movies like Mad Max: Fury Road up for Best Picture.

■ Best original score: "Dunkirk", Hans Zimmer; "Phantom Thread", Jonny Greenwood; "The Shape of Water", Alexandre Desplat; "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", John Williams; "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", Carter Burwell.

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This is the big one right here.

He took home a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy this year for his portrayal of filmmaker Tommy Wiseau. 2017 as a whole for film killed it. Who wants to pay 10 bucks (or more) a head to get another dose of it at the theater?

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This was a snub from beginning of the nomination process - none of the films were nominated by the Korean Film Council for Academy Award consideration - but it would've been nice to see any of them ("On the Beach at Night Alone", "Claire's Camera" and "The Day After") featured.

In a statement released in both English and Spanish, Best Picture, Director, and Best Original Screenplay nominee del Toro said, "It is a great honor and joy to be here, today with a picture that remains faithful to all my convictions and the images I have loved since infancy". Lady Bird continues to dominate awards season, as it should.

"The Shape of Water" saw a 241% increase in ticket-sales over that time window, while "Lady Bird" saw a 102% increase. This is a packed race, though, so we shall see. I share these nominations with all the young filmmakers in Mexico and Latin America who put their hopes in our craft and the intimate stories of their imagination...

Following a year dogged by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, which have rocked all movie studios. You can't stop the Streep.

Tell me, are Richard Burton (seven Oscar nominations, no wins) and Peter O'Toole (eight nominations, no wins other than an honorary one) lesser actors than Life Is Beautiful's Roberto Benigni, simply because he scored one on his first - and so far only - shot? I found it to be really well done, smartly written and visually stunning.

"Daniela's presence took the film in a different dimension, and she brought something that a cisgender actor wouldn't be able to bring", Lelio said. (Patty Jenkins will have to make do with Wonder Woman's boast of being the highest grossing live-action film ever directed by a woman.) Or that records of minority inclusion - across the board, in every category - are casually being smashed? Maybe not Streep though. How Plummer came to playing the role was anything but straightforward as it was Kevin Spacey who was originally cast.

Honorable Mention: Caleb Landry Jones in GET OUT, THREE BILLBOARDS IN EBBING MISSOURI, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and AMERICAN MADE.

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