Oscar Nominations 2019
The culmination of the 2019 award season will return to being a February affair this year, as the great and the good of mainstream cinema gather in Hollywood on the last Sunday of the month to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months at the 91st edition of the Academy Awards. Although all award shows are subjective and we can endlessly debate over who should win what or even be nominated, this is a chance for films and their filmmakers to be globally recognised for another great year of work so let’s see who the principal nominees are this year;
Best Picture
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Black Panther
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BlacKkKlansman
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Favourite
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Green Book
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Roma
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A Star Is Born
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Vice
Our Pick from the Nominees: The Favourite
Our Pick Overall: First Man
Directing
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Alfonso Cuarón for ‘Roma’
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Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘The Favourite’
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Spike Lee for ‘BlacKkKlansman’
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Adam McKay for ‘Vice’
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Paweł Pawlikowski for ‘Cold War’
Our pick from the nominees: Alfonso Cuarón for ‘Roma’
Our pick overall: Damien Chazelle for ‘First Man’
Actor in a Leading Role
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Christian Bale for ‘Vice’
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Bradley Cooper for ‘A Star Is Born’
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Willem Dafoe for ‘At Eternity’s Gate’
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Rami Malek for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
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Viggo Mortensen for ‘Green Book’
Our pick from the nominees: Viggo Mortensen for ‘Green Book’
Our pick overall: Viggo Mortensen for ‘Green Book’
Actress in a Leading Role
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Yalitza Aparicio for ‘Roma’
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Glenn Close for ‘The Wife’
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Olivia Colman for ‘The Favourite’
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Lady Gaga for ‘A Star Is Born’
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Melissa McCarthy for ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
Our pick from the nominees: Olivia Colman for ‘The Favourite’
Our pick overall: Toni Collette for ‘Hereditary’
Actor in a Supporting Role
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Mahershala Ali for ‘Green Book’
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Adam Driver for ‘BlacKkKlansman’
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Sam Elliott for ‘A Star is Born’
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Richard E. Grant for ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
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Sam Rockwell for ‘Vice’
Our pick from the nominees: Mahershala Ali for ‘Green Book’
Our pick overall: Jason Clarke for ‘First Man’
Actress in a Supporting Role
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Amy Adams for ‘Vice’
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Marina De Tavira for ‘Roma’
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Regina King for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
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Emma Stone for ‘The Favourite’
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Rachel Weisz for ‘The Favourite’
Our pick from the nominees: Emma Stone for ‘The Favourite’
Our pick overall: Maura Tierney for ‘Beautiful Boy’
Writing- Original Screenplay
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‘The Favourite’ by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
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‘First Reformed’ by Paul Schrader
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‘Green Book’ by Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga
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‘Roma’ by Alfonso Cuarón
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‘Vice’ by Adam McKay
Our pick from the nominees: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara for ‘The Favourite’
Our pick from the nominees: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara for ‘The Favourite’
Writing- Adapted Screenplay
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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee
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‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ by Barry Jenkins
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‘A Star Is Born’ by Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters
Our Pick from the Nominees: BlacKkKlansman’ by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee
Our pick overall: Alex Garland and Jeff VanderMeer for ‘Annihilation’
Music- Original Score
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Ludwig Göransson for ‘Black Panther’
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Terence Blanchard for ‘BlacKkKlansman’
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Nicholas Britell for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
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Alexandre Desplat for ‘Isle of Dogs’
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Marc Shaiman for ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Our pick from the nominees: Alexandre Desplat for ‘Isle of Dogs’
Our pick overall: Justin Hurwitz for ‘First Man’
Music- Original Song
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“All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave and Al Shux from ‘Black Panther’
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“I’ll Fight” by Diane Warren from ‘RBG’
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“The Place Where Lost Things Go” by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman from ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
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“Shallow” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt from ‘A Star Is Born’
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“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Our pick from the nominees: “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Our pick overall: “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Animated Feature Film
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Incredibles 2
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Isle of Dogs
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Mirai
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Our pick from the nominees: Isle of Dogs
Our pick overall: Isle of Dogs
Foreign Language Film
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‘Capernaum’ (Lebanon)
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‘Cold War’ (Poland)
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‘Never Look Away’ (Germany)
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‘Roma’ (Mexico)
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‘Shoplifters’ (Japan)
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Cold War’ (Poland)
Our pick overall: ‘Cold War’ (Poland)
Cinematography
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Alfonso Cuarón for ‘Roma’
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Caleb Deschanel for ‘Never Look Away’
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Matthew Libatique for ‘A Star is Born’
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Robbie Ryan for ‘The Favourite’
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Łukasz Żal for ‘Cold War’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Robbie Ryan for ‘The Favourite’
Our Pick Overall: Bruno Delbonnel for ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Film Editing
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Barry Alexander Brown for ‘BlacKkKlansman’
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Hank Corwin for ‘Vice’
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Patrick J. Don Vito for ‘Green Book’
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Yorgos Mavropsaridis for ‘The Favourite’
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John Ottman for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Yorgos Mavropsaridis for ‘The Favourite’
Our Pick Overall: Tom Cross for ‘First Man’
Visual Effects
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Christopher Robin
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First Man
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Ready Player One
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
Our Pick from the Nominees: Avengers: Infinity War
Our Pick Overall: Annihilation
Production Design
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Black Panther
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The Favourite
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First Man
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Mary Poppins Returns
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Roma
Our Pick from the Nominees: Black Panther
Our Pick Overall: Suspiria
Costume Design
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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Black Panther
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The Favourite
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Mary Poppins Returns
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Mary Queen of Scots
Our Pick from the Nominees: The Favourite
Our Pick Overall: The Favourite
So there it is, Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’ and Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ lead the field while cultural phenomenon ‘Black Panther’ sees its chances of also making an impact at the Oscars greatly increased, but there’s no real front-runner and the field seems to be as open as ever. There are also some real surprises, including a ‘best director’ category featuring plenty of non-American or British nominees, including two for black & white foreign language period pieces. Let us know what you think of the Oscar nominations and our picks this year by commenting here and on FilmPhonic at Facebook and Twitter.
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