Oscar Winners 2018 – A Night of Glitz, Grins, and Gifs
Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro & J. Miles Dale (Producers)
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro – The maestro of magical movies for The Shape of Water
Best Actor – Leading Role
Gary Oldman – Powerfully portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour
Best Actress – Leading Role
Frances McDormand – Outstanding performance as a mother‑to‑in‑law in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actor
Sam Rockwell – The rockstar of comedy and drama in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney – “I, Tonya” gave her a chance to shine (and yes, that was a lot of skating!)
Best Animated Feature Film
Coco – Animating our hearts (Lee Unkrich & Darla K. Anderson)
Best Documentary Feature
Icarus – The story of an athlete’s far‑fetched ambitions (Bryan Fogel & Dan Cogan)
Best Foreign Film
A Fantastic Woman – A Chilean gem that touched our souls
Best Animated Short Film
Dear Basketball – An Oscar‑worthy tribute from Glen Keane & Kobe Bryant
Best Live‑Action Short Film
The Silent Child – Chris Overton & Rachel Shenton’s heartfelt tale of a deaf girl
Best Original Score
The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat’s music made us swoon
Best Original Song
Remember Me – From Coco, a tune that stirs the heart (and maybe brings back those costume‑sin secrets)
Best Sound Editing
Dunkirk – Richard King & Alex Gibson gave us the soundtrack of the battle (and the sheep)
Best Sound Mixing
Dunkirk – Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker & Gary A. Rizzo mixed the chaos into cinematic gold
Best Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049 – John Nelson & crew brought the future to life (futuristic? Yes, very)
Best Cinematography
Blade Runner 2049 – Roger A. Deakins captured the neon dreamscape in a solo cinematographer’s dream
Best Original Screenplay
Get Out – Jordan Peele’s sharp, spooky script (brain‑frying excellence)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory turned a novel into an Oscar‑winning love story
Best Costume Design
Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges dressed us in elegance that won hearts and a cin‑candy
Best Makeup & Styling
Darkest Hour – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski & Lucy Sibbick gave Churchill a timeless look
Best Documentary Short Subject
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 – Frank Stiefel’s curious look at the after‑life freeway
Best Production Design
The Shape of Water – Paul Denham Austerberry (Set Decoration: Shane Vieau & Jeff Melvin)
