Nominations got underway Tuesday for the 90th Academy Awards, with crime drama ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ expected to lead the pack in a tight race.
The Oscars ceremony — the climax of Hollywood’s awards season, to be hosted by late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel – will be held on March 4.
In a departure from previous years, there are very few clear frontrunners, making the major categories a genuine sprint to the finish line rather than the perfunctory coronation sometimes inflicted on millions of viewers around the world.
The announcements are being seen as an opportunity for the industry to support female filmmaking, with the #MeToo and Time’s Up campaigns against sexual misconduct and gender inequality a mainstay of the 2018 awards circuit.
After 12 months of breakthrough movies by women about women – led by directors such as Dee Rees, Patty Jenkins and Greta Gerwig – the Oscars could also right the historic wrong of female filmmakers rarely getting acknowledged.
The nominated movies, actors and filmmakers were being unveiled in a pre-dawn announcement, with industry watchers placing ‘Three Billboards’ – buoyed by strong showings at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards – in pole position for best film.
The movie, about a campaign for justice waged by “the Dirty Harry of grieving mothers” – hat tip to Vanity Fair for a clever turn of phrase – is also favourite to win the best actress (Frances McDormand) and supporting actor (Sam Rockwell).
The early nominations announced were mainly in technical categories, with fairytale romance “The Shape of Water” earning a handful of nods, and John Williams getting yet another nomination for his original score for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
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‘Three Billboards’ Takes Lead In Nominations For 90th Oscars
