The Shape Of Water led the 2018 Academy Awards nominations with 13 nods as this year’s contenders were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday, closely followed by Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
In a morning of several surprise nominations and snubs, Christopher Plummer, 88, the actor who replaced disgraced Kevin Spacey at the very last minute, received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his part in All The Money In The World.
Other shock names included, musician Mary J. Blige who received her first Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category, and Octavia Spencer who became the first black actress to receive multiple nods ahead of the 90th annual awards.
Angelina Jolie was noticeably snubbed along with All The Money In The World star Michelle Williams and actor James Franco, who has been the subject of multiple sexual harassment claims in Hollywood.
Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis revealed the full list live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, just under six weeks before the ceremony is due to take place.
The 90th annual Academy Awards will be held live from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on March 4, 2018 and hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Angelina Jolie’s Cambodian drama First They Killed My Father failed to make the list of nods in the Best Foreign Language Film category.