90th Academy Awards ceremony, popularly referred to as Oscars 2018, honouring the best films of 2017 was held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
- The ceremony was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
- Fantasy drama film, ‘The Shape of Water’ got the most awards (in 4 categories) including the Best Picture Award.
- ‘The Shape of Water’ was also credited with most nominations (in 13 categories).
Oscars 2018 – Winners List
| Categories | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour |
| Best Actress | Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Supporting Actress | Allison Janney – I, Tonya |
| Best Original Screenplay | Get Out – Written by Jordan Peele |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory based on the novel by André Aciman |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Coco |
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman (Chile) in Spanish |
| Best Live Action Short Film | The Silent Child |
| Best Animated Short Film | Dear Basketball |
| Best Original Score | The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat |
| Best Original Song | “Remember Me” from Coco – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez |
| Best Sound Editing | Dunkirk – Richard King and Alex Gibson |
| Best Sound Mixing | Dunkirk – Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo |
| Best Production Design | The Shape of Water – Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin |
| Best Cinematography | Blade Runner 2049 – Roger A. Deakins |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Darkest Hour – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick |
| Best Costume Design | Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges |
| Best Film Editing | Dunkirk – Lee Smith |
| Best Visual Effects | Blade Runner 2049 – John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambertand Richard R. Hoover |
Quick Facts about Oscars:
♦ Awarded for – To recognize excellence in cinematic achievements (in United States)
♦ Presented by – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
♦ First Awarded in – 1929
♦ Frequency – Annual
♦ Creator of Oscar statuette – George Stanley
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