It’s Oscar nominations time and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” makes history with an astounding total of 16 nominations including Best Picture!
The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced this morning with Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”) and Lewis Pullman (“Thunderbolts,” “Top Gun: Maverick”). And just like every year, I get up early, waiting with baited breath on who will get the prestigious Oscar nod. It’s my Super Bowl, and just like the beloved football game, there are many surprises. We’ll get to those below but for now, here are the Oscar nominations. We’ll find out the winners on March 15th for the 98th Oscars with Conan O’Brien returning as the host.
Oscar Nominations
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Directing
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Music (Original Score)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Live Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Music Original Song
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied To You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Documentary Short Film
All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: “Were and are Gone”
The Devil is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
International Feature Film
The Secret Agent, Brazil
It Was Just an Accident, France
Sentimental Value, Norway
Sirat, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or The Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
SURPRISES
SURPRISE: “F1” receiving a Best Picture nod. I enjoyed the film even though it felt like “Top Gun” with wheels!
SURPRISE: Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value” (director) – the Academy truly loved this family drama centered on making movies.
SURPRISE: Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue” (lead actress) – Truly deserving. She remained the heart of the film.
SURPRISE: Delroy Lindo, “Sinners” (supporting actor) – Another truly deserving nomination.
SURPRISE: Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value” (supporting actress) – This is a big win for the “Sentimental Value” cast who was largely snubbed by SAG-AFTRA voters for their Actors Awards.
SNUBS
SNUB: “Wicked: For Good” (picture) – The sequel made less money than the first film, but really, Academy voters should have seen the film the second time. It was bursting with energy when I re-watched it, something that was amiss on the first viewing.
SNUB: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (picture) – Franchise fatigue anyone?
SNUB: “It Was Just an Accident” (picture) – Yes it received a nod for the International Feature category but not in Best Picture where fellow International Feature nominees “The Secret Agent” and “Sentimental Value” received nods.
SNUB: Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein” (director) – 9 nominations for “Frankenstein” but previous Oscar best director winner, Guillermo del Toro, was ignored! At least he has the Directors Guild of America nomination.
SNUB: Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee” (lead actress) – She was good in the film. She sang, full of emotions even, but both SAG and the Academy ignored her performance.
SNUB: Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good” (lead actress) – She was good, but with “Wicked for Good” ignored, so was Erivo and Grande.
SNUB: Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another” (lead actress) – Nominated for SAG but not for the Academy. And she was so darn memorable! And very sweet in person too!
SNUB: Paul Mescal, “Hamnet” (supporting actor) – A movie about the inspiration behind William Shakespear’s “Hamlet” but no love for the actor who played the beloved bard.
SNUB: Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good” (supporting actress) – Back in November, if you asked me who I would love to win for this category, it was a toss-up between Ariana Grande as Glinda in “Wicked for Good” or Amy Madigan for “Weapons.” Now, we’re down to Madigan as my pick! She still has a SAG nomination though.
SNUB: Odessa A’zion, “Marty Supreme” (supporting actress) – Just like Chase Infiniti for “One Battle After Another,” Odessa A’zion received a SAG nomination but not an Oscar nod.
