Indian actor Ali Fazal-starrer "Victoria & Abdul" has two nominations and Anupam Kher starrer "The Big Sick" stands a chance to win in one category at the 90th Academy Awards, where fantasy drama "The Shape of Water" has a maximum of 13 nods.
"Victoria & Abdul", a movie about a unique bond between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim, stands a chance to win in the Best Costume Design and Make-up and Hairstyling categories. In the film, Ali plays Abdul, with Hollywood veteran Judi Dench as Queen Victoria.
As for Anupam's "The Big Sick", it is nominated for the Writing (Original Screenplay) honour for Pakistan-origin Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon.
"The Shape of Water" - a love story between a mute woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore and a misunderstood aquatic monster -- is in the race to win an award in Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay categories along with Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins in contention for the statuette in Lead Actress, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories respectively.
It is also contending in technical categories like Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Music - Original Score, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Writing (Original Screenplay).
"The Shape of Water" is the tenth film in Oscar history to earn thirteen nominations, with the current record of fourteen nominations held by "All about Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997) and "La La Land" (2016).
Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President John Bailey, announced the nominations on Tuesday via a global live stream. Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra was one of the celebrities who participated in pre-taped category introductions.
"Newton", India's official entry for the Foreign Language Film category, had failed to make the cut to the shortlist early in the selection process. Films from Sweden, Chile, Lebanon, Russia and Hungary have made it to the final list.
This year, "Dunkirk" has eight nominations, followed by "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri" with seven nods, "Darkest Hour" and "Phantom Thread" tying at six, "Blade Runner 2049" and "Lady Bird" registering five nods, and "Call Me by Your Name", "Get Out", "Mudbound" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" contending in four categories.
"Baby Driver" and "I, Tonya" stand a chance to win in three categories, while films with nominations each include "Beauty and the Beast", "Coco" and "The Post" apart from "Victoria & Abdul".
Veteran actress Meryl Streep has registered her 21st nomination with a spot in the Actress in a Leading Role for "The Post", distributed in India by Anil Ambani-backed Reliance Entertainment. She will be competing with Frances McDormand ("Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri"), Margot Robbie ("I, Tonya"), Saoirse Ronan ("Lady Bird") and Hawkins.
In the Actor in a Leading Role, the nominees are: Timothee Chalamet ("Call Me by Your Name"), Daniel Day-Lewis ("Phantom Thread"), Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out"), Gary Oldman ("Darkest Hour") and Denzel Washington ("Roman J. Israel, Esq.").
At 88 years old, Christopher Plummer has become the oldest acting nominee to date. He is nominated for the Actor in a Supporting Role honour for "All the Money in the World", in which he replaced Kevin Spacey who was ousted over sexual misconduct claims.
Christopher Nolan has scored his first-ever Oscar nomination for Best Director for his war film "Dunkirk". Competing with him are; Jordan Peele for "Get Out", Greta Gerwig for "Lady Bird", Paul Thomas Anderson for "Phantom Thread" and Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape of Water".
The 90th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on March 4 at the Dolby Theatre here. It will be aired in India live on Star Movies and Star Movies Select on March 5.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
BEST FILM
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Post
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape Of Water
Phantom Thread
Darkest Hour
Call Me By Your Name
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape Of Water
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
BEST ACTOR
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq
BEST ACTRESS
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sally Hawkins, The Shape Of Water
Meryl Streep, The Post
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, All The Money In The World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Richard Jenkins, The Shape Of Water
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird Mary J Blige, Mudbound
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Octavia Spencer, The Shape Of Water
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Fantastic Woman - Chile
The Insult - Lebanon
Loveless - Russia
On Body And Soul - Hungary
The Square - Sweden
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape Of Water
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Mudbound
Molly's Game
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
BEST SOUND EDITING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST SOUND MIXING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
BEST 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
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria & Abdul
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Edith & Eddie
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
BEST FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Mighty River - Mudbound
The Mystery of Love - Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me - Coco
Stand Up for Something - Marshall
This Is Me - The Greatest Showman
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island
