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Oscar 2018 nominations announced: The Shape of Water leads

award · 2026-05-05

The 90th Academy Awards nominations were announced, with the ceremony set for March 4, 2018, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water leads with 13 nominations, including Best Picture, following its Golden Lion win at Venice. Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name earned four nominations for Italy. The #MeToo movement influences the ceremony, highlighting feminism, rights, and politics. Other notable nominees include The Square for Best Foreign Language Film and Loving Vincent for Best Animated Feature. Meryl Streep is nominated for The Post. The ceremony will be broadcast live.

Key facts

  • 90th Academy Awards nominations announced in 2018
  • Ceremony on March 4, 2018, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel
  • The Shape of Water leads with 13 nominations
  • Guillermo del Toro won Golden Lion at Venice 74
  • Call Me by Your Name has 4 nominations for Italy
  • #MeToo movement influences the ceremony
  • The Square nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
  • Loving Vincent nominated for Best Animated Feature

Entities

Artists

  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Luca Guadagnino
  • Meryl Streep
  • Jimmy Kimmel
  • Timothée Chalamet
  • Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Daniel Kaluuya
  • Gary Oldman
  • Denzel Washington
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Frances McDormand
  • Margot Robbie
  • Saoirse Ronan
  • Willem Dafoe
  • Woody Harrelson
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Christopher Plummer
  • Sam Rockwell
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Allison Janney
  • Lesley Manville
  • Laurie Metcalf
  • Octavia Spencer
  • Vincent van Gogh

Institutions

  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Venice Film Festival
  • 20th Century Fox

Locations

  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • Venice
  • Italy

Sources