The biggest event in Hollywood took place over the weekend, with the fantasy drama, The Shape of Water winning four awards from 13 nominations.
Best Picture – The Shape of Water
Beating out various other films such as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Get Out, the film based on a mute woman falling in love with an amphibian-humanoid creature, captured the hearts of the Academy and was duly given the award.
#Oscars: #TheShapeOfWater wins best picture https://t.co/gGUxhy6d5o pic.twitter.com/iRG0LeWC0D
— Variety (@Variety) March 5, 2018
Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell won his first Academy award with his first nomination as he portrayed Office Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
“My mom and dad’s love of movies became my love of movies.”@TheAcademy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell. #Oscars #ThreeBillboards pic.twitter.com/iJoV8Gc4Pn
— Three Billboards (@3Billboards) March 5, 2018
Best Supporting Actress – Allison Janney
Allison Janney took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as LaVona Golden in the Biographical film I, Tonya.
#Oscars: @AllisonBJanney wins best supporting actress for #ITonya https://t.co/gGUxhy6d5o pic.twitter.com/R7bH9yOoTh
— Variety (@Variety) March 5, 2018
Best Original Screenplay – Get Out
A man of many talents, Jordan Peele directed, produced, wrote and even cameoed in the movie about a black man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend.
I just won an Oscar. WTF?!?
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) March 5, 2018
Best Actor – Gary Oldman
English actor Gary Oldman took the award for his performance as Winston Churchill in the film, Darkest Hour.
GARY OLDMAN WINS HIS FIRST #OSCAR FOR BEST ACTOR! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Congrats Gary! #Oscars #Oscar #Oscars2018 pic.twitter.com/mavVl0UceJ
— Diply (@Diply) March 5, 2018
Best Actress – Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand stole the show with her performance as Mildred Hayes in, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri but also stole the night with her awards speech.
Best Actress Frances McDormand asks all the female nominees to stand at the #Oscars, calls for an inclusion rider https://t.co/RuqvtKMvWx pic.twitter.com/jbFHN4kHrT
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 5, 2018
Best Director – Guillermo del Toro
The Mexican director gets his first win as a director with the Shape of Water, despite many calling for Greta Gerwig to win for Ladybird.
Emma Stone presenting Best Director #Oscars pic.twitter.com/TYhhidUuOk
— emma stone daily (@dailyemmastone) March 5, 2018
Congrats to @RealGDT for winning Best Director for @shapeofwater! https://t.co/TnemasFJmG #Oscars pic.twitter.com/kNQHeOetGi
— IMDb (@IMDb) March 5, 2018
Full List of Winners:
Best Picture – The Shape of Water
Best Director – Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Best Actress – Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor – Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
Best Supporting Actress – Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Original Screenplay – Get Out
Best Adapted Screenplay – Call Me by Your Name (Novel by André Aciman)
Best Animated Feature Film – Coco
Best Foreign Language Film – A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
Best Documentary Feature – Icarus
Best Documentary Short – Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Best Live Action Short Film – The Silent Child
Best Animated Short Film – Dear Basketball
Best Original Score – Alexandre Desplat- The Shape of Water
Best Original Song – Remember Me from Coco – Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Best Sound Editing – Richard King and Alex Gibson – Dunkirk
Best Sound Mixing – Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo – Dunkirk
Best Production Design – The Shape of Water – Paul Denham Austerberry (Production Design) Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (Set Decoration)
Best Cinematography – Roger A. Deakins – Blade Runner 2049
Best Make and Hairstyling – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick – Darkest Hour
Best Costume Design – Mark Bridges – Phantom Thread
Best Film Editing – Lee Smith – Dunkirk
Best Visual Effects – John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover – Blade Runner 2049