Welcome to the 90th Academy Awards live blog, Crasstalk.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host; in the year that’s passed, he’s raised the profile of his nightly talk show by wading into the political fray on issues like gun control and healthcare, and will have to navigate the tricky path of being funny while paying fair credence to an industry continuing to reckon with #metoo, and the usual questions about diversity in the bestowal of critical/institutional prestige.
Who are you rooting for, Crasstalk? Who’s been (or will be) snubbed? Are you hoping for another massive “La La Land”-level snafu? Whose red carpet ensemble could cast someone blind with its tackiness?
Tell me in the comments.
You’ll find the list of nominees for the big awards (best picture, best actor/actress, etc.) below:
Best picture
- “Call Me by Your Name”
- “Get Out”
- “Lady Bird”
- “The Post”
- “Phantom Thread”
- “Dunkirk”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- “Darkest Hour”
Lead actor
- Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
- Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
- Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
- Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Lead actress
- Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
- Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
- Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
- Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
- Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
- Guillermo Del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
- Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
- Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
The full list of nominees can be found here.
