VIFF 2018 Films Showered With Oscar Nominations

After months of speculation, nominations for the 91stĀ Academy Awards dropped this morning, with Alfonso Cuaron’sĀ black-and-white epic RomaĀ (now screening at Vancity Theatre) andĀ Yorgos Lanthimos’Ā regal comedy-drama The Favourite (VIFF 2018) leading the pack with 10 nods each.

Also nominated for best picture are A Star Is Born, Green Book, BlacKkKlansman,Ā (screening Feb 25 at Vancity Theatre for Black History Month), Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice and Black Panther – which becomes the first superhero film to be shortlisted in the category.

We’re thrilled to see some VIFF 2018 and Vancity TheatreĀ favouritesĀ amongst the list of nominees, including Cold War, Mirai,Ā Capernaum, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, First ReformedĀ and Shoplifters,Ā CanadianĀ shortĀ animationĀ AnimalĀ Behaviour, Fauve, Ā First Reformed,Ā AĀ QuietĀ Place,Minding the Gap,Ā asĀ wellĀ as Hale County This Morning This Evening,Ā which will screen February 4 at Vancity Theatre, as a part of Black History Month.

Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

Oscar Nominated Shorts at Vancity Theatre: February 8 – 28

Each year the Vancity Theatre is proud to present the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Short Film in the Live Action and Animation categories. Between February 8 – 28, there are plenty of chances to catch them!

VIFF Oscar Party – Sunday, February 24, 3PM

Tickets for our highly anticipatedĀ VIFF 2018 Oscar PartyĀ will go on sale this Friday – January 25, 5PM (VIFF+ Members, check your inbox for Advance Sale details!). Join us as we watch the award ceremony festivities on the big screen + our famous Oscar bingo, unlimited free popcorn, Mr Bannock food truck, bar, and the open invitation to strut your stuff on the red carpet in our Best Dressed fashion show!

Be ready on Friday, tickets will sell out quickly!


Oscars 2019 Nominations Full List

Films marked with a * screened at VIFF 2018.

Best Picture
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œBlacKkKlansmanā€
ā€œBohemian Rhapsodyā€
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œGreen Bookā€
ā€œRomaā€
ā€œA Star Is Bornā€
ā€œViceā€

Best Director
Spike Lee (ā€œBlacKkKlansmanā€)
Pawel Pawlikowski (ā€œCold Warā€) *
Yorgos Lanthimos (ā€œThe Favouriteā€) *
Alfonso Cuaron (ā€œRomaā€)
Adam McKay (ā€œViceā€)

Best ActorĀ 
Christian Bale (ā€œViceā€)
Rami Malek (ā€œBohemian Rhapsodyā€
Bradley Cooper (ā€œA Star Is Bornā€)
Willem Dafoe (ā€œAt Eternity’s Gateā€)
Viggo Mortensen (ā€œGreen Bookā€)

Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio (ā€œRomaā€)
Glenn Close (ā€œThe Wifeā€)
Olivia Colman (ā€œThe Favouriteā€)
Lady Gaga (ā€œA Star Is Bornā€)
Melissa McCarthy (ā€œCan You Ever Forgive Me?ā€) *

Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (ā€œGreen Bookā€)
Richard E. Grant (ā€œCan You Ever Forgive Me?ā€) *
Sam Elliott (ā€œA Star Is Bornā€)
Sam Rockwell (ā€œViceā€)
Adam Driver (ā€œBlacKkKlansmanā€)

Supporting Actress
Regina King (ā€œIf Beale Street Could Talkā€)
Amy Adams (ā€œViceā€)
Marina De Tavira (ā€œRomaā€)
Rachel Weisz (ā€œThe Favouriteā€) *
Emma Stone (ā€œThe Favouriteā€) *

Adapted Screenplay
ā€œThe Ballad of Buster Scruggsā€
ā€œBlacKkKlansmanā€
ā€œCan You Ever Forgive Me?ā€ *
ā€œIf Beale Street Could Talkā€
ā€œA Star Is Bornā€

Best Original Screenplay
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œFirst Reformedā€
ā€œGreen Bookā€
ā€œRomaā€
ā€œViceā€

Animated Feature
ā€œIncredibles 2ā€
ā€œIsle of Dogsā€
ā€œMiraiā€ *
ā€œRalph Breaks the Internetā€
ā€œSpider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

Foreign Language Film
ā€œCapernaumā€ (Lebanon) *
ā€œCold Warā€ (Poland) *
ā€œNever Look Awayā€ (Germany)
ā€œRomaā€ (Mexico)
ā€œShopliftersā€ (Japan) *

Best Documentary
ā€œFree Soloā€
ā€œHale County This Morning This Eveningā€
ā€œMinding the Gapā€
ā€œOf Fathers and Sonsā€
ā€œRBGā€

Best CinematographyĀ 
ā€œCold Warā€ *
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œNever Look Awayā€
ā€œRomaā€
ā€œA Star Is Bornā€

Best Costume Design
ā€œThe Ballad of Buster Scruggsā€
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œMary Poppins Returnsā€
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œMary Queen of Scotsā€

Film Editing
ā€œBlacKkklansmanā€
ā€œBohemian Rhapsodyā€
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œGreen Bookā€
ā€œViceā€

Makeup and Hairstyling
ā€œBorderā€
ā€œMary Queen of Scotsā€
ā€œViceā€

Original Score
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œBlacKkKlansmanā€
ā€œIf Beale Street Could Talkā€
ā€œIsle of Dogsā€
ā€œMary Poppins Returnsā€

Original Song
ā€œAll the Starsā€ (ā€œBlack Pantherā€)
ā€œI’ll Fightā€ (ā€œRBGā€)
ā€œThe Place Where Lost Things Goā€ (ā€œMary Poppins Returnsā€)
ā€œShallowā€ (ā€œA Star Is Bornā€)
ā€œWhen a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wingsā€ (ā€œThe Ballad of Buster Scruggsā€)

Production Design
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œThe Favouriteā€ *
ā€œFirst Manā€
ā€œMary Poppins Returnsā€
ā€œRomaā€

Sound Editing
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œBohemian Rhapsodyā€
ā€œFirst Manā€
ā€œA Quiet Placeā€
ā€œRomaā€

Sound Mixing
ā€œBlack Pantherā€
ā€œA Star Is Bornā€
ā€œBohemian Rhapsodyā€
ā€œRomaā€
ā€œFirst Manā€

Visual Effects
ā€œAvengers: Infinity Warā€
ā€œChristopher Robinā€
ā€œFirst Manā€
ā€œReady Player Oneā€
ā€œSolo: A Star Wars Storyā€

Documentary (Short Subject)
ā€œBlack Sheepā€
ā€œEnd Gameā€
ā€œLifeboatā€
ā€œA Night at the Gardenā€
ā€œPeriod. End of Sentence.ā€

Short Film (Animated)
ā€œAnimal Behaviourā€ *
ā€œBaoā€
ā€œLate Afternoonā€
ā€œOne Small Stepā€
ā€œWeekendsā€

Short Film (Live Action)
ā€œDetainmentā€
ā€œSkinā€
ā€œMargueriteā€
ā€œFauveā€ *
ā€œMotherā€

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