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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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:
NEXT PAGE: Best Actress
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
NEXT PAGE: Best Actor
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.
NEXT PAGE: Best Supporting Actress
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
NEXT PAGE: Best Supporting Actor
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
NEXT PAGE: Best Director
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

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