The fall festivals set the race in motion, giving us sturdy contenders in the form of Guillermo del TorosThe Shape of Water, Greta GerwigsLady Bird, and Martin McDonaghsThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and now the Academy has anointed them among its2018 class of Oscar nominees.

But, between presumed mainstays like the aforementioned titles and new threats likeThe PostandPhantom Thread, whosreallyleading the pack in the big six categories as their respective contests take shape?

Read on for EWs awards season scoreboard, which tracks every major precursor victory and nomination in anticipation of the Oscars ceremony on March 4.

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Credit: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom/Sony Pictures Classics; Everett Collection; Sophie Giraud/Fox Searchlight; Merrick Morton/Fox

Best Picture

1) The Shape of Water

Key festival appearances:

Venice, Telluride, Toronto, AFI FestRotten Tomatoes:92%Metacritic:86Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations:

Pending contests:

2) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Venice, TorontoRotten Tomatoes:93%Metacritic:88Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

3)Get Out

SundanceRotten Tomatoes:99%Metacritic:84Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

4)Lady Bird

Telluride, Toronto, New YorkRotten Tomatoes:99%Metacritic:94Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

5)Phantom Thread

NoneRotten Tomatoes:91%Metacritic:90Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations:

6)Dunkirk

NoneRotten Tomatoes:92%Metacritic:94Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

7)Call Me by Your Name

Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, New YorkRotten Tomatoes:96%Metacritic:93Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

8)The Post

NoneRotten Tomatoes:88%Metacritic:83Best Picture (or equivalent) victories:

9) Darkest Hour

Telluride, TorontoRotten Tomatoes:86%Metacritic:75Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations:

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Best Actress

1) Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actress (or equivalent) victories:

Best Actress (or equivalent) nominations:

2) Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird

3) Margot Robbie I, Tonya

4) Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water

5) Meryl Streep The Post

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Best Actor

1) Gary Oldman Darkest Hour

Best Actor (or equivalent) victories:

2) Timothee Chalamet Call Me by Your Name

Best Actor (or equivalent) nominations:

3) Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread

4) Daniel Kaluuya Get Out

5) Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel, Esq.

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Best Supporting Actress

1) Allison Janney I, Tonya

Best Supporting Actress (or equivalent) victories:

Best Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations:

2) Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird

3) Mary J. Blige Mudbound

4) Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water

5) Lesley Manville Phantom Thread

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Best Supporting Actor

1) Sam Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Supporting Actor (or equivalent) victories:

Best Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations:

2) Willem Dafoe The Florida Project

3) Richard Jenkins The Shape of Water

4) Christopher Plummer All the Money in the World

5) Woody Harrelson Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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Best Director

1) Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water

Best Director (or equivalent) victories:

Best Director (or equivalent) nominations:

2) Christopher Nolan Dunkirk

3) Jordan Peele Get Out

4) Greta Gerwig Lady Bird

5) Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Film - 2017

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The Darkest Hour

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I, Tonya

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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE OF EBBING, MISSOURI

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