Oscar 90th edition – Nominees
Today, Tuesday 23rd of January 2018, the nominees for this year’s Oscars have been announced, which are already in their 90th edition, where the movie The Shape of Water is the favorite with 13 nominations, followed by Dunkirk with 8 nominations and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri with 7.
The Oscars are annual awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) of the United States, in recognition for the excellence of professionals in the film industry, being widely considered the highest honor in the world of cinema.
These awards are divided into a total of 24 categories, highlighting the following at a musical level:
Music – Original Score
- Hans Zimmer – Dunkirk
- Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread
- Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
- John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Carter Burwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Music – Original Song
- “Mighty River” (Mudbound) – Music and lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson
- “Mystery Of Love” (Call Me by Your Name) – Music and lyrics by Sufjan Stevens
- “Remember Me” (Coco) – Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
- “Stand Up For Something” (Marshall) – Music by Diane Warren, lyrics by Lonnie R. Lynn & Diane Warren
- “This Is Me” (The Greatest Showman) – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
The complete list of nominees can be found at the following link:
https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018
The ceremony, which will be held on Sunday, March 4th – 5pm at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood & Highland Center (Los Angeles – California), will be hosted again by TV presenter and comedian Jimmy Kimmel, and will be broadcast live by ABC Television Network, being present in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
