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0:00:12 > 0:00:15our special Oscar nominations programme.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm joined by the film critic Jason Solomons,
0:00:18 > 0:00:20who's with me for the next 45 minutes.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22We'll be bringing you all the nominations
0:00:22 > 0:00:25as they are announced in Los Angeles.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29It is a fascinating year on many levels, we will talk about the Me
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Too campaign in a moment, but potentially a good year for the
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Brits?It is, look out for Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, Daniel
0:00:37 > 0:00:45Day-Lewis in a film called Phantom Thread, which is not out in the UK
0:00:45 > 0:00:50get, and Daniel Kaluuya from Camden Town. Unless lookout for Sally
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Hawkins, who is in The Shape Of Water, which we expect to lead the
0:00:54 > 0:00:59nominations by the end of play today.Fascinating, good to have you
0:00:59 > 0:01:04with us, we will be joining those announcements, viewers joining us
0:01:04 > 0:01:07from BBC World as well.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Hello, and welcome to this BBC News special programme,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25bringing you the 2018 Oscar nominations.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30I'm Jane Hill, and we are just minutes away from learning
0:01:30 > 0:01:36who has been short-listed for this year's Academy Awards.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38The film critic Jason Solomons is with me.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40We'll be discussing the likely contenders,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and how different the ceremony might be
0:01:43 > 0:01:52after a turbulent year for Hollywood.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57We will be in Los Angeles in a little while to hear the first
0:01:57 > 0:02:01tranche of nominations. Let's talk about the opening thoughts, what are
0:02:01 > 0:02:05you looking out for, what are the films we might hear a lot of in the
0:02:05 > 0:02:10next half hour?I expect the title The Shape Of Water to feature very
0:02:10 > 0:02:14heavily, people are tipping it to go for 14 nominations, which would put
0:02:14 > 0:02:20it on an equal footing with Titanic and last year's La La Land, so
0:02:20 > 0:02:22record-breaking possibility, but whether it will be a winner I don't
0:02:22 > 0:02:27know. I expected star, Sally Hawkins, to be nominated, directed
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Guillermo del Toro from Mexico, and as you can see, the production
0:02:32 > 0:02:36design is rather fantastic, so a lot of craft categories, music as well.
0:02:36 > 0:02:42It is a very strange, a fishy story even, about a mute woman's
0:02:42 > 0:02:47admiration for a sea monster. It is not out in the UK yet, but it won in
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Venice in September last year, so a film that has got a lot of legs,
0:02:51 > 0:02:57just not in one of its lead characters.And Three Billboards
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Outside Ebbing, Missouri did very well at the Golden Globes, cracking
0:03:01 > 0:03:04central performance from Frances McDormand, who doesn't love her? I
0:03:04 > 0:03:10think she is quite remarkable. It has divided critics in some ways, in
0:03:10 > 0:03:13terms of issues of race, they could be questions about that.The film is
0:03:13 > 0:03:21doing very well, it won at the acting awards at the weekend,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23suggesting this is the favourite for Oscar glory at the moment. I think
0:03:23 > 0:03:29it will feature very heavily in the nominations, a film by London Irish
0:03:29 > 0:03:31director Martin McDonagh, featuring a powerhouse performance from
0:03:31 > 0:03:38Frances McDormand, who won for her performance in Fargo 21 years ago.I
0:03:38 > 0:03:41can't believe it was that long!It would be one of the longest gaps
0:03:41 > 0:03:46between winners, she will definitely get nominated for her performance.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52Obviously, Woody Harrelson stands a chance, in the supporting characters
0:03:52 > 0:03:58category, as does Sam Rockwell from the same film. It is offensive and
0:03:58 > 0:04:02equal opportunities, foul-mouthed, a firecracker of a script, about a
0:04:02 > 0:04:06murder in a small-town, and how it results in a kind of tinderbox
0:04:06 > 0:04:11atmosphere.And extraordinary depiction of small-town America. In
0:04:11 > 0:04:15terms of the general mood as we go into the 2018 Oscars, and how that
0:04:15 > 0:04:21also might influence the voting and the lists that we were here in a
0:04:21 > 0:04:27moment, a year dominated by abuse scandals, the Me Too campaign, by
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Harvey Weinstein. Whether we will see greater recognition of female
0:04:31 > 0:04:35voices, that there will, to some extent be female empowerment coming
0:04:35 > 0:04:39through in this list.In many senses, last year was an annus
0:04:39 > 0:04:44horribilis for Hollywood, can it put this behind itself now and show that
0:04:44 > 0:04:48it is adaptable and can be spry and light on its feet and adapt to what
0:04:48 > 0:04:52is going on off the screen? I think we will see that, I think we might
0:04:52 > 0:04:57see only the fifth ever best director nomination for a female
0:04:57 > 0:05:02film-maker in Greta Gerwig, whose film Lady Bird has been winning
0:05:02 > 0:05:05hearts and minds all around, brilliant lead performance from the
0:05:05 > 0:05:08young actress Saoirse Ronan from Ireland, also wonderful screenplay
0:05:08 > 0:05:17by Greta were -- Greta Gerwig, making her writing and directing
0:05:17 > 0:05:21debut. And Laurie Metcalf, who many people may have forgotten, from
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Roseanne all those years ago, making a big-screen comeback.They are
0:05:26 > 0:05:31terrific.A great double act, both of them will get nominations, I'm
0:05:31 > 0:05:34sure, but it is whether this female centred film will sweep all before
0:05:34 > 0:05:39it and get the norm and it deserves. There will be outcry, if I can tell
0:05:39 > 0:05:45you, if we end up with a group of white male directors, so I expect
0:05:45 > 0:05:49the Academy will pay attention to that and put her in for her first
0:05:49 > 0:05:53film, which would be a remarkable achievement.She is only in her mid
0:05:53 > 0:06:0030s, so it would be fantastic, but I will put my bias out there, I think
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Lady Bird is terrific.It will charm everyone by the end of this process.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08We are broadcasting to viewers around the world, but we are sitting
0:06:08 > 0:06:11in London following all of this in the UK, so we have to have a word
0:06:11 > 0:06:17about British contenders, because, goodness, I know we do well with
0:06:17 > 0:06:19acting talent, but this is a particularly strong year
0:06:19 > 0:06:24potentially.It is, led of course by Gary Oldman playing Winston
0:06:24 > 0:06:31Churchill, the man who has gone from playing Sid Vicious to playing
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Winston Churchill, and extraordinary performance under layers of
0:06:34 > 0:06:38prosthetic make-up, which I feel will also be nominated. It is
0:06:38 > 0:06:42directed by Joe Wright, and I expect the film, Darkest Hour, will feature
0:06:42 > 0:06:47in the craft categories.It looks fantastic, I wonder whether that was
0:06:47 > 0:06:51its strength, very striking to look at.Almost theatrical, looking at
0:06:51 > 0:06:55history through the eyes of drama. Never forgetting it is Gary Oldman
0:06:55 > 0:07:00under all that make-up, but his performance burns through it all. It
0:07:00 > 0:07:04is a terrific fusion of everything coming together, a very enjoyable
0:07:04 > 0:07:09film, I like it very much, Gary Oldman is hugely deserving, is not
0:07:09 > 0:07:14just for this performance, and his whole career. I expect him to lead
0:07:14 > 0:07:19the way, which I think Winston would be proud of! Other nominations,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Sally Hawkins, and Daniel Day-Lewis, three-time winner already at the
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Oscars, extraordinary record, I think you will be nominated again
0:07:25 > 0:07:29for what he is billing as his final performance, a retirement flourish
0:07:29 > 0:07:42for his role as a 1950s could Juri Ide film called Phantom Thread.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47-- couturier.And Daniel Kaluuya?A fantastic talent in the film Get
0:07:47 > 0:07:53Out, a sort of horror-,
0:07:53 > 0:07:59fantastic talent in the film Get Out, a sort of horror-,, comedy,
0:07:59 > 0:08:05satire, it is a fantastic film, and I expected to be rewarded when the
0:08:05 > 0:08:08nominations are read out very soon it's mywe will head over to Los
0:08:08 > 0:08:15Angeles right now for the first tranche of nominations. It is all
0:08:15 > 0:08:24brought to you by the Academy. Let go to LA.
0:08:24 > 0:08:36When we hear the sound of the envelope tearing...And the winner
0:08:36 > 0:08:45is...The Oscar goes to...The Oscar goes to...And Oscar goes to...
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Good morning and welcome to nominations for the 90th Academy
0:09:17 > 0:09:23Awards. I am John Bailey, governor of the cinematographers' branch and
0:09:23 > 0:09:27president of the motion picture academy. This has been a remarkable
0:09:27 > 0:09:34year for the movies. Actors, writers, producers and directors
0:09:34 > 0:09:39have given us films that not only entertain but challenge us. There
0:09:39 > 0:09:43has been bowled, adventure is work in animation, documentaries and
0:09:43 > 0:09:50foreign-language films, visual effects, composers and sound
0:09:50 > 0:09:54artists, production designers, editors and cinematographers
0:09:54 > 0:09:59continue to raise the bar of their crafts, as do costume is, make-up
0:09:59 > 0:10:05and hair artists. This is a landmark year to honour their achievements.
0:10:05 > 0:10:18Now please join me in welcoming our hosts, the irreverent star of Girls'
0:10:18 > 0:10:28Trip and actor director Andy Serkis. APPLAUSE
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Good morning, it is an honour for us to be here for the announcement of
0:10:32 > 0:10:36the nominees of the 90th Oscars. We're just seconds away from the
0:10:36 > 0:10:39first announcement. As part of the event, we are going to be showing
0:10:39 > 0:10:44you a short video to introduce the categories, like this one right
0:10:44 > 0:10:46here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:22Here are the nominees for achievement in production design.
0:11:22 > 0:11:33Beauty And The Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The
0:11:33 > 0:11:43Shape Of Water. APPLAUSE
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Do you think they can install a steam shower in my house?
0:11:45 > 0:11:54I need one! Now it is time for our second category.
0:12:02 > 0:12:10MUSIC PLAYS
0:12:15 > 0:12:28For achievement in cinematography, Blade Runner 2049, Darkest Hour,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Dunkirk, Mudbound, The Shape Of Water
0:12:32 > 0:12:36APPLAUSE
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Next are the creative geniuses who ensured that we actors dressed the
0:12:45 > 0:12:51part and are never naked on-screen.
0:13:12 > 0:13:23For achievement in costume design, Beauty And The Beast, Darkest Hour,
0:13:23 > 0:13:33Phantom Thread, The Shape Of Water and Victoria And Abdul.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36APPLAUSE
0:13:40 > 0:13:48Now let's see our nominees in the next two categories.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08APPLAUSE
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Here are the nominees for achievement in sound editing.
0:14:21 > 0:14:37Baby Driver, Laid Runner 2049, Dunkirk, The Shape Of Water, And
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Star Wars: The Last Jedi. APPLAUSE
0:14:41 > 0:14:53And for achievement in sound mixing, Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049,
0:14:53 > 0:14:59Dunkirk, The Shape Of Water, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03APPLAUSE
0:15:06 > 0:15:11I got to see this Dunkirk, seems like a lot of people like it!
0:15:11 > 0:15:18The Last Jedi could do with a bit of a hand as well!Next video, please!
0:15:37 > 0:15:40# I'm walking on sunshine... #
0:15:46 > 0:16:03For best animated short film, Dear Basque And The, Garden Party
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Negative Space and Revolting Rhymes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:26Now the nominees for best live action Short film. The 11 o'clock.
0:16:26 > 0:16:41My Nephew, On it. The Silent Child. And All of Us.The last category
0:16:41 > 0:16:46shows that length doesn't matter. Now it is time for our next
0:16:46 > 0:16:56category.
0:17:15 > 0:17:24For original score... Dunkirk. Phantom Thread.
0:17:24 > 0:17:32The Shape of Water. Star Wars the last Jedi. And Three Billboards
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
0:17:43 > 0:17:54Now, the next category...
0:18:16 > 0:18:22For achievement in visual effects... They'd run a 2049.
0:18:22 > 0:18:32Guardians of the Galaxy volume two. Kong, Skull Island. Star Wars The
0:18:32 > 0:18:46Last Jedi. And War for the Planet of the Apes.Without the masters of
0:18:46 > 0:18:49their craft, in this category, the average movie would be 18 hours
0:18:49 > 0:18:59long!
0:19:20 > 0:19:29For achievement in film editing... Baby Driver. Dunkirk. I, Tonya. The
0:19:29 > 0:19:44Shape of Water. And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Now, the final category in the first half of this morning's
0:19:48 > 0:19:51announcements...
0:20:26 > 0:20:29For achievement in make up and hair styling...
0:20:29 > 0:20:38Darkest Hour. Victoria & Abdul.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And Wonder.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48We still have more nominee announcements, but we will be back
0:20:48 > 0:20:58in a moment.A one minute and a half break... Do we get to take a nap?
0:20:58 > 0:21:05Yes!Cool!STUDIO: As you gathered, that's how the Academy has chosen to
0:21:05 > 0:21:12do it this year. We will be in LA in a moment for the
0:21:12 > 0:21:15rest of the categories. A lot of films people are familiar
0:21:15 > 0:21:20with, we heard a lot of Star Wars and Blade Runner, the Brits are
0:21:20 > 0:21:25doing well as well?Fantastic news for Sarah Greenwood and Katie
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Spencer, nominated not just once but twice in the same category for
0:21:30 > 0:21:35production design. Ford's Darkest Hour also Beauty and the Beast they
0:21:35 > 0:21:40are ruling the studio system! The Shape of Water already has seven
0:21:40 > 0:21:45nominations in the categories. On course to at least match the 14
0:21:45 > 0:21:49nominations record number at this point. Dunkirk doing very well with
0:21:49 > 0:21:54six so far. And Darkest Hour, almost in the shade with four. Doing
0:21:54 > 0:21:59fantastically already.Yes, interesting to see what is coming
0:21:59 > 0:22:06through there. It's interesting, every year we talk about the big
0:22:06 > 0:22:12films, a majority of people go and see them. Star Wars, those films
0:22:12 > 0:22:16don't always, rightly or wrongly, get recognition at the Oscars. We
0:22:16 > 0:22:21have reflected on this over the years. Some say with the caveat that
0:22:21 > 0:22:24these are the craft categories. They are important but they do not get
0:22:24 > 0:22:30talked about.It shows the expertise, in Sound mixing, like
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Blade Runner and Star Wars, being mentioned here. It is encouraging to
0:22:34 > 0:22:39film fans, on the basis of what they are doing. That strange presentation
0:22:39 > 0:22:47they gave there, all female lead by actresses. We saw this on Sunday
0:22:47 > 0:22:51night, at the Screen Actors Guild, all presented by females. It is
0:22:51 > 0:22:54having an effect already, that there is a female dominance in the
0:22:54 > 0:23:02nominations.And your thoughts on what stands out so far for you? I am
0:23:02 > 0:23:06wary, I'm looking at my list, I made notes every time a Brit is
0:23:06 > 0:23:11nominated. I am conscious this is going out worldwide. We don't want
0:23:11 > 0:23:16to be too Brit centric. It is lovely to see the talent and craft skills
0:23:16 > 0:23:20we have in this country. We talk about it in acting terms and we may
0:23:20 > 0:23:25see more on that in a moment, in the other categories. It is something
0:23:25 > 0:23:31that we do so well in the UK.We have a great studio system like
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Pinewood, people hone their craft is here and in the theatre. They
0:23:35 > 0:23:40translate from television to the big screen. Roger Deakins has been
0:23:40 > 0:23:44nominated for cinematography. His 14th time, he hasn't yet won. I must
0:23:44 > 0:23:49mention that we have a record, history being made. A female
0:23:49 > 0:23:54cinematographer, a black female seminoma photographer. --
0:23:54 > 0:23:59cinematographer. Rachael Morrison, to then be nominated as a
0:23:59 > 0:24:02cinematographer at the Oscars. A glass ceiling has been broken just
0:24:02 > 0:24:07now. That is extraordinary and it is brilliant. Mudbound is an
0:24:07 > 0:24:11extraordinary film.And it has only taken 90 years of Academy Awards to
0:24:11 > 0:24:15get to that point! Mudbound is interesting. It is something that
0:24:15 > 0:24:20has been available on Netflix. It opens up another debate about the
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Academy Awards.We may see it nominated among Best picture.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Recognition now that cinema is changing. With what people watch and
0:24:29 > 0:24:33the way they watch things. The Academy, always the Mount Olympus of
0:24:33 > 0:24:38preserving the cinema experience. They are having to change it and
0:24:38 > 0:24:43recognise it this year.Interesting, let's return to LA. Let's hear the
0:24:43 > 0:24:46final set of nominations including those big categories. Let's go over
0:24:46 > 0:24:48to LA...
0:24:52 > 0:24:57What a great morning. Nominees for the best performance by an actress
0:24:57 > 0:25:05in a supporting role... Mary J Blige. Mudbound. Allison Janney NI,
0:25:05 > 0:25:14Tonya. -- in I, Tonya. Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread. Laurie
0:25:14 > 0:25:25Metcalf in Lady Bird. And Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35For performance by an actor in a supporting role... Willem Dafoe in
0:25:35 > 0:25:42The Florida Project. Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards
0:25:42 > 0:25:53Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Richard Jenkins in The Shape of Water.
0:25:53 > 0:26:01Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World. And Sam Rockwell in
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Mazzarri.
0:26:09 > 0:26:09-- Mazzarri.
0:26:13 > 0:26:21For best foreign language film... A fantastic woman, Chile.
0:26:21 > 0:26:28The Insult, Lebanon. Loveless, Russia.
0:26:28 > 0:26:42On body and soul, Hungary. And, the Square, Sweden.For Best
0:26:42 > 0:26:53Documentary Short subject... Edith and Eddie.
0:26:53 > 0:27:01Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405. Heroin.
0:27:01 > 0:27:08Nice Skills. And Traffic Stop. All of these
0:27:08 > 0:27:15titles make a woman from an urban area of very uncomfortable! I'm just
0:27:15 > 0:27:25saying...No, I totally agree! For Best Documentary feature... Abacus,
0:27:25 > 0:27:30Small Enough to Jail. Faces Places.
0:27:30 > 0:27:45Icarus. Last Men in Aleppo. And, Strong Island.
0:27:45 > 0:27:55For original song... Mighty River from Mudbound.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Mystery of Love, from Call Me By Your Name.
0:28:00 > 0:28:12Remember Me, from Cocoa. Stand-up For Something, from Marshall. And
0:28:12 > 0:28:20This is Me from The Greatest Showman.For best animated feature
0:28:20 > 0:28:29film... The Boss Baby. The Breadwinner.
0:28:29 > 0:28:36Coco. Ferdinand.
0:28:36 > 0:28:45And, Loving Vincent. Here are the nominees for adaptation
0:28:45 > 0:28:54screenplay... Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory.
0:28:54 > 0:29:15The Disaster Artist. Logan Scott Frank and Michael Green.
0:29:15 > 0:29:26Molly's Game. And, Mudbound.
0:29:30 > 0:29:45For original screenplay... The big Six. Get out.
0:29:45 > 0:29:55Lady Bird. The Shape of Water.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing.
0:30:04 > 0:30:13For performance by an actor in a leading role...
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name... Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom
0:30:18 > 0:30:28Thread.
0:30:30 > 0:30:41Daniel Kaluuya... Yes... You know it! He knows his name, in Get Out.
0:30:41 > 0:30:50Gary Oldman, in Darkest Hour. Denzel Washington in Bremen J Israel,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Esquire.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01For performance by an actress in a leading role... Sally Hawkins in The
0:31:01 > 0:31:10Shape of Water... Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
0:31:10 > 0:31:22Missouri. Margot Robbie NI, Tonya. Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird.
0:31:22 > 0:31:36Meryl Streep in the The Post.Here are the nominees for achievement in
0:31:36 > 0:31:49directing... Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan. Get out, Jordan Peele. Lady
0:31:49 > 0:32:03Bird, Greta Gerwig. Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson. And, The Shape
0:32:03 > 0:32:16of Water, dilemma Dettori. -- Guillermo del Toro.You want to do
0:32:16 > 0:32:21the big one, for best picture?We should both do it. What could
0:32:21 > 0:32:27possibly go wrong? You don't know me at all!
0:32:27 > 0:32:34Finally, the nine films selected as best picture nominees...
0:32:34 > 0:32:39Call Me By Your Name.
0:32:48 > 0:33:01Luca Guadagnino, Amelia George and Marco McCullough. Darkest Hour...
0:33:09 > 0:33:22Dunkirk, Emma Thomas, and Christopher Nolan, producers.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28Get Out, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele, producers.
0:33:28 > 0:33:36Lady Bird, Eli Bush, Scott Rudin and Evelyn O'Neill, producers.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45Phantom Thread, Joanne Sele, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison and
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Daniel Leavy, producers.
0:33:51 > 0:34:07The Post. Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Chris -- -- producers.
0:34:07 > 0:34:19The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and J Miles Dale, producers.
0:34:19 > 0:34:31Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Martin McDonagh, producers.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Thank you very much, all, for watching this morning.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Congratulations to all of the nominees.Make sure you watch as we
0:34:56 > 0:35:01celebrate the 90th Oscars, on Sunday night, March the 4th on ABC.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04APPLAUSE CHEERING
0:35:09 > 0:35:14STUDIO: So, finally, the full list of nominations, nine films nominated
0:35:14 > 0:35:16for Best picture. Remember, this is the third year
0:35:16 > 0:35:21where they are allowed a maximum of ten. Nine nominated for Best
0:35:21 > 0:35:25picture. If our maths is correct, it is The Shape of Water leading the
0:35:25 > 0:35:33way.Yes, unlucky for some, 13. I'm sure they will take it now! A record
0:35:33 > 0:35:37has been broken. I mentioned Rachael Morrison, a female cinematographer
0:35:37 > 0:35:46but also Greta Gerwig, nominated as Best Director for her work on Lady
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Bird. Only the fifth female director to ever be nominated. You can try
0:35:49 > 0:35:52and work out who the others are!The only one who has ever won is Kathryn
0:35:52 > 0:36:01Bigelow.Sofia Coppola, and we will find the other one!Meryl Streep was
0:36:01 > 0:36:11in there. We chuckled, it is...Her 21st nomination, breaking her own
0:36:11 > 0:36:16record!The Shape of Water isn't yet out in the UK, another week before
0:36:16 > 0:36:19cinemagoers make up their own mind on that. There are many fascinating
0:36:19 > 0:36:28areas in this week. Greta Gerwig, in director and screenplay, and the
0:36:28 > 0:36:32wonderful Saoirse Ronan, as we thought, here she is with Laurie
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Metcalf, nominated as Best Supporting Actress.Lady Bird with
0:36:36 > 0:36:42five nominations, an achievement for a first-time film, an indie film, we
0:36:42 > 0:36:49are seeing that with these best picture nominations. They are in the
0:36:49 > 0:36:56lead. With Three Billboards Outside Ebbing. Get Out. These films that we
0:36:56 > 0:37:00are seeing, they make the shape of the Oscars. Things have changed, you
0:37:00 > 0:37:05do not get heritage products any more. The Darkest Hour is in there,
0:37:05 > 0:37:09and Dunkirk you would expect that but we have different films in the
0:37:09 > 0:37:14make up of nine. It is exciting this year. They've done a very good set
0:37:14 > 0:37:20of nominations.Martin McDonagh would not getting a nod for best
0:37:20 > 0:37:24director. There was the sense he may get it. He has been squeezed out.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30The film has a lot of nominations in other categories.I think he will
0:37:30 > 0:37:34win Best Original Screenplay. He can be proud of his work, he could also
0:37:34 > 0:37:39get best picture.Let's speak to one of the British successors, a woman
0:37:39 > 0:37:45who I hope is opening the champagne, Rachel Shenton, the screenwriter of
0:37:45 > 0:37:50The Silent Child, nominated in the live action Short film category,
0:37:50 > 0:37:55joins us now. Many congratulations, Rachel!Thank you so much!I try
0:37:55 > 0:37:59never, in so many years in this job, to say how do you feel... But I have
0:37:59 > 0:38:07to ask you!I honestly don't know how I feel. It is surreal. I feel
0:38:07 > 0:38:13very emotional. It is lovely news. People listening to us on the BBC,
0:38:13 > 0:38:18they may know you began as an actress in Hollyoaks. You have
0:38:18 > 0:38:22written a very personal story. We are seeing clips from your film
0:38:22 > 0:38:28right now, Rachel. It is the story of a young deaf girl where you and
0:38:28 > 0:38:33your partner, who worked on this, you deliberately wanted to cast a
0:38:33 > 0:38:38young girl who, is, indeed deaf herself. For those who do not know
0:38:38 > 0:38:41about your film, tell us how this film has come to pass and how you
0:38:41 > 0:38:47reach this amazing point of being an Oscar nominee.My gosh, it is so
0:38:47 > 0:38:51bizarre, that sentence! This story is extremely close to me. I am a
0:38:51 > 0:38:57writer and an actress. I play Jalan, in The Silent Child, about a
0:38:57 > 0:39:02profoundly deaf little girl called Libby, born into a hearing family.
0:39:02 > 0:39:11This story is very close to my heart. My dad was profoundly deaf
0:39:11 > 0:39:16and lived the last dozen years of his life being profoundly deaf. I
0:39:16 > 0:39:19believe that film is a powerful medium to portray this message and
0:39:19 > 0:39:27this story has not been told before. It needs to be told. Me and my
0:39:27 > 0:39:32fiance, the director of the project, we believe so much in authenticity
0:39:32 > 0:39:38in casting. Casting a profoundly deaf role, for our lead, that was
0:39:38 > 0:39:40essential. There was no other option. We knew that it would be
0:39:40 > 0:39:46quite difficult, because the brief is so specific. We set out to do it
0:39:46 > 0:39:53and we did it. Here we are.We are running out of time but before we
0:39:53 > 0:39:56let you go, who is on the plane with you? Who
0:39:56 > 0:40:01gets to go to the Oscars? May, the director and our leading lady,
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Maisie!
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Congratulations, Rachel Shenton, Oscar nominee! Let's also talk to
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Sarah Greenwood, another successful brick here this lunchtime. Thank you
0:40:15 > 0:40:21very much for talking to us. You are not a first timer, you have been
0:40:21 > 0:40:24nominated before. Congratulations for your work on the Darkest Hour.
0:40:24 > 0:40:33Thank you. It is fantastic. Also, Beauty and the Beast we have two
0:40:33 > 0:40:37nominations.I should point that out, Sarah. While pointed out! That
0:40:37 > 0:40:37is positively
0:40:42 > 0:40:45-- positively greedy! Doubling your chances of winning an Oscar on the
0:40:45 > 0:40:534th of March!I'm not a betting person but I cannot think it is
0:40:53 > 0:40:57something to do with us splitting the vote. But it is amazing to get
0:40:57 > 0:41:02this far. With two such different films, it is absolutely astonishing,
0:41:02 > 0:41:07actually. I cannot quite take it in. It doesn't get any easier the more
0:41:07 > 0:41:13nominations you get. It is more thrilling, it is fantastic.Jason
0:41:13 > 0:41:22Solomons here, congratulations. Thank you. Thank you very much!What
0:41:22 > 0:41:27about these films in Britain, having them recognised in Los Angeles for
0:41:27 > 0:41:30our skills here? What makes it so special about what other craftsmen
0:41:30 > 0:41:36can do here?They are two such different films. Beauty and the
0:41:36 > 0:41:42Beast amazingly, was all built and shot on the stages at Shepperton
0:41:42 > 0:41:50Studios. With the most phenomenal crew and crew of craftsmen. It was
0:41:50 > 0:41:54old school Hollywood built in London. It was fantastic. Then you
0:41:54 > 0:42:00have something like Darkest Hour. What was incredible was you have
0:42:00 > 0:42:05these incredible locations. We went up to Yorkshire and Manchester. And
0:42:05 > 0:42:08in London. It is phenomenal. Everything that is available to us
0:42:08 > 0:42:14over here, facilities and locations, it is stunning. Long may it
0:42:14 > 0:42:22continue!Sarah, we wish you all the best. Congratulations. I am
0:42:22 > 0:42:26genuinely a huge fan of your work on the Darkest Hour, I watched it only
0:42:26 > 0:42:29the other day and the first thing we both said was how extraordinary that
0:42:29 > 0:42:33film looked. We wish you all the best and we are crossing our
0:42:33 > 0:42:37fingers. Good luck again for the 4th of March. Sarah Greenwood, nominated
0:42:37 > 0:42:42in two categories for her work on Beauty and the Beast and the Darkest
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Hour. So many more we haven't ventured. Call Me By Your Name has
0:42:46 > 0:42:51done pretty well in the list of nominations. Get Out, it is worth
0:42:51 > 0:42:57mentioning another British talent with Daniel Kaluuya.Most people who
0:42:57 > 0:43:01are watching it do not know that he is British. Samuel L Jackson had to
0:43:01 > 0:43:06say, why are these British actors taking our jobs? Why? Because he is
0:43:06 > 0:43:13so darn good!Fantastic, those nominations have been unveiled. Head
0:43:13 > 0:43:15to the cinema and find out who you think should win!
0:43:15 > 0:43:19We will find out on Sunday, the 4th of March.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23The full reaction to the nominations here on BBC News, and on the BBC
0:43:23 > 0:43:29News website as well. Enjoy your cinema going and thank
0:43:29 > 0:43:31you for being with us. Goodbye.