Oscars: Margot Robbie nominated for best actress for role in I, Tonya
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Margot Robbie has been nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for her role in I, Tonya.
Key points:
- Greta Gerwig becomes the fifth woman nominated for best director
- The Shape of Water fishes out a leading 13 nominations
- The Oscars will be held on March 4
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's lavish monster romance The Shape of Water fished out a leading 13 nominations, coming just shy of tying the record of 14 nominations shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
The 90th annual Academy Awards voters put forward nine best picture nominees: The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Lady Bird, Get Out, The Post, Dunkirk, Call Me By Your Name and Phantom Thread.
Greta Gerwig became the fifth woman nominated for best director for Lady Bird, and Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman to earn a nod in that category.
The cascading fallout of sexual harassment scandals throughout Hollywood put particular focus on the best director category, which for many is a symbol of gender inequality in the film industry.
Gerwig follows only Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola and Kathryn Bigelow — the sole woman to win (for The Hurt Locker).
Also nominated for best director was Get Out director Jordan Peele. He becomes the fifth black filmmaker nominated for best director, and third to helm a best picture nominee, following Barry Jenkins last year for Moonlight.
Though all of the front-runners — Frances McDormand (Three Billboards), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards) — landed their expected nominations, there were surprises.
Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) was nominated for best actor, likely eclipsing James Franco (Disaster Artist). Franco was accused of sexual misconduct, which he denied, just days before Oscar voting closed.
Last year's ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, finished with a bang — the infamous envelope mix-up that led to La La Land being incorrectly announced as the best picture before Moonlight was crowned.
This year, the academy has prohibited the PwC accountants who handle the envelopes from using mobile phones or social media during the show.
The accounting firm on Monday also unveiled several reforms including the addition of a third balloting partner in the show's control room. Neither of the PwC representatives involved in the mishap last year, Brian Cullinan or Martha Ruiz, will return to the show.
The Oscars will be held on March 4.
AP
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, awards-and-prizes, human-interest, united-states
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