The film awards season is in full swing, and the finishing line is now in sight, with all eyes now on the biggest prize, the 98th Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations are in (Thursday, January 22), and there are already plenty of winners and losers ahead of the biggest day in Hollywood, with US comedian Conan O’Brien returning to host this year’s s ceremony on Sunday, March 15.
Who are the winners?
This year’s biggest winner has to be the record-breaking ‘Sinners’, receiving 16 nominations (and beating the record set by ‘All About Eve’, ‘Titanic’ and ‘La La Land’). Ryan Coogler received nods with Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and Michael B. Jordan is up for Best Actor.
Meanwhile, ‘One Battle After Another’, from acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson—including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor nods to its stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor—has 12 nominations. Other strong performers include Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ (9) and Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’ (8)
Elsewhere, Jessie Buckley (‘Hamnet’) already has one hand on Best Actress, and the mega-streaming hit, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, is up for Best Animated Feature. We also saw the first-ever nominations for Elle Fanning in ‘Sentimental Value’ (Actress in a Supporting Role) and Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’ (Actor in a Supporting Role), and the only nomination for a British actor was Wunmi Mosaku, nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for ‘Sinners’.
Who are the losers?
One of the biggest films of last year, ‘Wicked: For Good’ didn’t get a single nomination, while the Dwayne Johnson-starring ‘The Smashing Machine’ only picked up a nod Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Others to miss out include Julia Roberts’ ‘After The Hunt’, George Clooney’s ‘Jay Kelly’, Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Die My Love’ and Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Christy’
What’s new at the Oscars?
Casting directors have long been the unsung heroes of Hollywood. Without them, many movies wouldn’t have that unforgettable chemistry between actors that just work together. In the first new Oscar category since Best Animated Feature Film in 2001, the Academy Award for Best Casting now recognises this talent—with movie nominations:
The new award brings the total number of competitive Oscar categories to 24, but it’s not the only change this year. A new rule change means that Academy members have to actually watch the movies before they vote on them… Either through an official streaming service, or they can say which cinema screening they went to.
The 98th Academy Awards nominations:
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Actor
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Delroy Lindo, Sinners
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Director
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
- Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Original Score
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Best Original Song
- “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
- “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” from Sinners
- “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
- “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
Best Original Screenplay
- Blue Moon
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Train Dreams
Best Documentary Feature
- The Alabama Solution
- Come See Me In the Good Light
- Cutting Through Rocks
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- The Perfect Neighbor
Best Documentary Short
- All the Empty Rooms
- Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
- Children NO More: “Were and Are Gone”
- The Devil Is Busy
- Perfectly A Strangeness
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best International Feature
- The Secret Agent
- It Was Just an Accident
- Sentimental Value
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Frankenstein
- Kokuho
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister
Best Live Action Short
- Butcher’s Stain
- A Friend of Dorothy
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- The Singers
- Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Animated Short
- Butterfly
- Forevergreen
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Retirement Plan
- The Three Sisters
Best Casting
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sinners
Best Costume Design
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Best Production Design
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Best Film Editing
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirāt
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Best Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners