Everything you need to know about the Oscars 2018
They take place in March
Last updated 21st Feb 2018
We are now well into award season and the Oscar nominations were announced earlier this week. With this announcement we thought we'd take a look at everything you need to know about the Oscar nominations and the awards ceremony itself, which are officially called the Academy Awards.
When were the Oscar nominations announced?
The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday 23rd January with a live stream on YouTube. The Shape of Water leads the way with 13 Oscar nominations, with British actors Gary Oldman, Daniel Day Lewis and Daniel Kaluuya all being nominated for Best Actor. The full list of Oscar nominations can be found below.
When will the Oscars 2018 take place?
The Oscars take place on Sunday 4th March 2018.
Where are the Oscars 2018 be held?
The Oscars will take place in the The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.
Who is hosting the Oscars 2018?
The 90th Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second time in a row.
Who has the most Oscars?
Walt Disney has the most awards won by an individual, winning a massive 22 Oscars over the years.
In terms of acting, Katharine Hepburn has the most awards for Best Actress, winning four awards.
Which films have the most Oscars?
Three films have won 11 Academy Awards, they are Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
Where will the Oscars 2018 be broadcast?
The Oscars will be broadcast around the world in 225 countries and territories worldwide. Last year in the UK the awards ceremony was shown by Sky Cinema. This year no broadcast details have yet been confirmed.
Why does everyone call it the Oscars, when it is actually called the Academy Awards?
The infamous gold statuette is actually called the Academy Award of Merit, and in 1939 the Academy Awards officially adopted the nickname, the Oscars. Although the actual reason for the nickname is unknown, legend has it that an Academy librarian said it looked like her Uncle Oscar.
Who has Oscar nominations this year?
See the full Oscar nominations list below:
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
DENZEL WASHINGTON - Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
SALLY HAWKINS - The Shape of Water
FRANCES MCDORMAND - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
MARGOT ROBBIE - I, Tonya
SAOIRSE RONAN - Lady Bird
MERYL STREEP - The Post
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
MARY J. BLIGE - Mudbound
ALLISON JANNEY - I, Tonya
LESLEY MANVILLE - Phantom Thread
LAURIE METCALF -Lady Bird
OCTAVIA SPENCER - The Shape of Water
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
THE BOSS BABY - Tom McGrath and Ramsey Naito
THE BREADWINNER - Nora Twomey and Anthony Leo
COCO - Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
FERDINAND - Carlos Saldanha
LOVING VINCENT - Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Roger A. Deakins
DARKEST HOUR - Bruno Delbonnel
DUNKIRK - Hoyte van Hoytema
MUDBOUND - Rachel Morrison
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Dan Laustse
COSTUME DESIGN:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Jacqueline Durran
DARKEST HOUR - Jacqueline Durran
PHANTOM THREAD - Mark Bridges
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Luis Sequeira
VICTORIA & ABDUL - Consolata Boyle
DIRECTING:
DUNKIRK - Christopher Nolan
GET OUT - Jordan Peele
LADY BIRD - Greta Gerwig
PHANTOM THREAD - Paul Thomas Anderson
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Guillermo del Toro
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL - Steve James, Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman
FACES PLACES - Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda
ICARUS - Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan
LAST MEN IN ALEPPO - Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen
STRONG ISLAND - Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT):
EDITH+EDDIE - Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright
HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405 - Frank Stiefel
HEROIN(E)- Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon
KNIFE SKILLS - Thomas Lennon
TRAFFIC STOP - Kate Davis and David Heilbrone
FILM EDITING:
BABY DRIVER - Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
DUNKIRK - Lee Smith
I, TONYA - Tatiana S. Riegel
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Sidney Wolinsky
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI - Jon Gregory
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
A FANTASTIC WOMAN - Chile
THE INSULT - Lebanon
LOVELESS - Russia
ON BODY AND SOUL - Hungary
THE SQUARE - Sweden
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
DARKEST HOUR - Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
VICTORIA & ABDUL - Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
WONDER - Arjen Tuiten
MUSIC (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
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG):
MIGHTY RIVER from Mudbound
MYSTERY OF LOVE from Call Me by Your Name
REMEMBER ME from Coco
STAND UP FOR SOMETHING from Marshall
THIS IS ME from The Greatest Showman
BEST PICTURE:
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
DARKEST HOUR
DUNKIRK
GET OUT
LADY BIRD
PHANTOM THREAD
THE POST
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola
DARKEST HOUR - Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
DUNKIRK - Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED):
DEAR BASKETBALL
GARDEN PARTY
LOU
NEGATIVE SPACE
REVOLTING RHYMES
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION):
DEKALB ELEMENTARY - Reed Van Dyk
THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK - Derin Seale and Josh Lawson
MY NEPHEW EMMETT - Kevin Wilson, Jr.
THE SILENT CHILD - Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
WATU WOTE/ALL OF US - Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen
SOUND EDITING:
BABY DRIVER - Julian Slater
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Mark Mangini and Theo Green
DUNKIRK - Richard King and Alex Gibson
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce
SOUND MIXING:
BABY DRIVER - Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth
DUNKIRK - Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Stuart Wilson
VISUAL EFFECTS:
BLADE RUNNER 2049
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
KONG: SKULL ISLAND
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY):
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME - Screenplay by James Ivory
THE DISASTER ARTIST - Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
LOGAN - Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
MOLLY'S GAME - Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin
MUDBOUND - Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY):
THE BIG SICK - Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
GET OUT - Written by Jordan Peele
LADY BIRD - Written by Greta Gerwig
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI - Written by Martin McDonagh