Black films dominate nominations with “BlackkKlansman,” “Green book,” “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Spike Lee, Mahershala Ali, Regina King earn nominations.
Crusader Staff Report
Blacks films and actors dominated the Oscar nominations Tuesday in a historic announcement where “Black Panther” was nominated for seven Oscar awards, including Best Picture. It was the first time ever that a superhero movie was nominated in the top category in Hollywood’s most celebrated awards ceremony. Two other Black films that were nominated for Best Picture, “BlackkKlansman” and “Green Book” each received five Oscar nominations.
In addition to Best Picture, “Black Panther” was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Original Song, Production Design, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.
“BlackkKlansman” received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Original Score and Adapted Screenplay. “Green Book” received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Film Editing and Original Screenplay.
Another Black film, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” earned three nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Original Score and Adapted Screenplay.
After winning the Golden Globe Award for their roles, actress Regina King and Mahershala Ali have both received nominations after winning the Golden Globes Award this month. Riding a wave of momentum, both are expected to win an Oscar during the February 28 ceremony.
Lee was nominated for Best Director for “BlackkKlansman,” a movie based on a true story of a Black Colorado police officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a KKK chapter. It was Lee’s first Oscar nomination since 1998. In 1990, Lee was nominated for directing “Do the Right Thing.” In 1998, he was nominated for “4 Little Girls,” a 1998 documentary about the 1963 bombing of a Black church in Birmingham, Alabama.
King was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the story about a young man who was wrongfully imprisoned for raping a white woman in New York during segregation.
Ali is expected to win his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “Green Book,” a true story about a talented Black pianist who hires a white chauffeur during a concert tour through the Deep South during segregation.
The following is the complete list of this year’s Oscar nominees.
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale
Vice
Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe
At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek
Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen
Green Book
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio
Roma
Glenn Close
The Wife
Olivia Colman
The Favourite
Lady Gaga
A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali
Green Book
Adam Driver
BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott
A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell
Vice
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams
Vice
Marina de Tavira
Roma
Regina King
If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone
The Favourite
The Favourite
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Robbie Ryan
Never Look Away
Caleb Deschanel
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón
A Star Is Born
Matthew Libatique
COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Mary Zophres
Black Panther
Ruth Carter
The Favourite
Sandy Powell
Mary Poppins Returns
Sandy Powell
Mary Queen of Scots
Alexandra Byrne
DIRECTING
BlacKkKlansman
Cold War
The Favourite
Roma
Vice
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at The Garden
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FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Lebanon
Cold War
Poland
Never Look Away
Germany
Roma
Mexico
Shoplifters
Japan
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“All The Stars” from “Black Panther”
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG”
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns”
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Trevor Jimenez
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
SOUND EDITING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
