ALIEN COVENANT Is Not Nominated for an Oscar but…

Alien Covenant is not nominated for an Oscar 2018 but Blade Runner 2049 (directed by Denis Villeneuve, produced by Ridley Scott) is among the nominees in the following categories: Visual Effects, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing.

’Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” continued its awards show streak, leading the pack with 13 nominations. Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” followed behind with nine nods and “Dunkirk” with eight. All three films earned best picture nominations. The rest of the category was rounded out by “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Get Out,” “Phantom Thread,” “Lady Bird,” and “The Post.”

The Academy Awards — hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second time — will air live on ABC on March 4.’

Here is the (not complete) list of 2018 Oscar nominations:

Best Picture: “Call Me by Your Name” - “Darkest Hour” - “Dunkirk” - “Get Out” - “Lady Bird” - “Phantom Thread” - “The Post” - “The Shape of Water” - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Lead Actor: Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” - Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” - Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” - Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” - Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Lead Actress: Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water” - Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” - Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” - Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” - Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Director: “Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan - “Get Out,” Jordan Peele - “ Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig - “Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson - “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro

Adapted Screenplay: “Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory - “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - “Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green - “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin - “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Original Screenplay: “The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani - “Get Out,” Jordan Peele - “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig - “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins - “Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel - “Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema - “Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison - “The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

Production Design: “Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer - “Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola - “Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer - “Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis - “The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau

Original Score: “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer - “Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood - “The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat - “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

Original Song: “Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige - “Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens - “Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez - “Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common - “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Visual Effects: “Blade Runner 2049,” John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer - “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick - “Kong: Skull Island,” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus - “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,”  Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan - “War for the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist

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