90th Academy Awards

The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2018, at 5:22 a.m. PST (13:22 UTC), at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by actors Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis.{{cite magazine|first=Ernest|last=Macias|title=Tiffany Haddish, Andy Serkis to announce Oscar nominations|url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/01/22/oscar-nominations-announcement-tiffany-haddish-andy-serkis|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220104835/http://ew.com/awards/2018/01/22/oscar-nominations-announcement-tiffany-haddish-andy-serkis|archive-date=February 20, 2017}} The Shape of Water led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Dunkirk came in second with eight.{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/movies/oscar-nominations.html|title=2018 Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Nominations|date=January 23, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202205746/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/movies/oscar-nominations.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Coyle |first1=Jake |title=In Oscar nominations, fresh voices lead the way |url=https://www.startribune.com/del-toro-s-shape-of-water-poised-to-lead-oscar-nominations/470627933/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |work=Star Tribune |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032225/https://www.startribune.com/del-toro-s-shape-of-water-poised-to-lead-oscar-nominations/470627933/ |url-status=live }}

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 4, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Zak |first1=Dan |title=Search Results Web results 'The Shape of Water' wins best picture at an Oscars laced with political and social statements |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/oscars-2018-the-shape-of-water-wins-best-picture-at-awards-show-laced-with-social-and-political-statements/2018/03/05/414a0edc-1ff8-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html |access-date=May 4, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105234830/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/oscars-2018-the-shape-of-water-wins-best-picture-at-awards-show-laced-with-social-and-political-statements/2018/03/05/414a0edc-1ff8-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html |url-status=live }} Greta Gerwig became the fifth woman to be nominated for Best Director.{{cite news |last1=Tapley |first1=Kristopher |title=Oscars: 'Lady Bird's' Greta Gerwig Becomes Fifth Woman Nominated for Best Director |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/oscars-2018-lady-bird-greta-gerwig-fifth-female-director-nominee-1202673370/ |work=Variety |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618022331/https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/oscars-2018-lady-bird-greta-gerwig-fifth-female-director-nominee-1202673370/ |url-status=live }} At age 22, Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet was the third-youngest person nominated in that category and the youngest since 19-year-old Mickey Rooney for his role in Babes in Arms in 1939.{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Timothee Chalamet ('Call Me by Your Name') |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-timothee-chalamet-call-me-by-your-name-1082776 |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 19, 2018 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919104013/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-timothee-chalamet-call-me-by-your-name-1082776 |url-status=live }} At age 88, Best Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer became the oldest ever performer nominated for a competitive Oscar.{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Christopher Plummer Becomes Oldest Actor to Be Nominated for an Oscar |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-christopher-plummer-nomination-all-the-money-in-world-1202673672/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226182141/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-christopher-plummer-nomination-all-the-money-in-world-1202673672/ |url-status=live }} By virtue of her nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song for Mudbound, Mary J. Blige was the first person to be nominated for both acting and songwriting in the same year.{{cite news |last1=Daniels |first1=Karu F. |title='Mudbound' takes Mary J. Blige's career to Hollywood history |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mudbound-takes-mary-j-blige-s-career-hollywood-history-n852696 |agency=NBC News |access-date=May 4, 2020 |date=February 23, 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117004139/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mudbound-takes-mary-j-blige-s-career-hollywood-history-n852696 |url-status=live }} At age 89, Best Adapted Screenplay winner James Ivory became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar.{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title='Call Me by Your Name' Screenwriter James Ivory Becomes Oldest Oscar Winner |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/call-me-by-your-name-wins-oscar-best-adapted-screenplay-james-ivory-1202715367/ |access-date=May 4, 2018 |work=Variety |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192751/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/call-me-by-your-name-wins-oscar-best-adapted-screenplay-james-ivory-1202715367/ |url-status=live }} Jordan Peele was the first African American winner for Best Original Screenplay.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Maya |title=Jordan Peele (and the Internet) react to 'Get Out's big win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/03/05/jordan-peele/394146002/ |access-date=May 4, 2018 |work=USA Today |date=March 5, 2018 |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330074558/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/03/05/jordan-peele/394146002/ |url-status=live }} Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for Best Cinematography.{{cite magazine |last1=Cooney |first1=Samantha |title=Rachel Morrison Just Became the First Woman Nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar |url=https://time.com/5114187/rachel-morrison-best-cinematography-oscar/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Time |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809113236/https://time.com/5114187/rachel-morrison-best-cinematography-oscar/ |url-status=live }}

File:Guillermo del Toro 2023 (cropped).jpg, Best Picture co-winner and Best Director winner|alt=Photo of Guillermo del Toro in 2023]]

File:Gary Oldman (13948780853) (cropped).jpg, Best Actor winner|alt=Photo of Gary Oldman in 2014]]

File:Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg, Best Actress winner|alt=Photo of Frances McDormand in 2015]]

File:Sam Rockwell (8279227257).jpg, Best Supporting Actor winner|alt=Photo of Sam Rockwell in 2012]]

File:AllisonJanneyTIFFSept2011.jpg, Best Supporting Actress winner|alt=Photo of Allison Janney in 2011]]

File:Jordan Peele Peabody 2014 (cropped).jpg, Best Original Screenplay winner|alt=Photo of Jordan Peele in 2014]]

File:James Ivory (1991.09).jpg, Best Adapted Screenplay winner|alt=Photo of James Ivory in 1991]]

File:Lee Unkrich cropped 2009.jpg, Best Animated Feature Film co-winner|alt=Photo of Lee Unkrich in 2009]]

File:Darla K. Anderson.jpg, Best Animated Feature Film co-winner|alt=Photo of Darla K. Anderson in 2010]]

File:Sebastián Lelio A Fantastic Woman Berlinale 2017.jpg, Best Foreign Language Film winner|alt=Photo of Sebastián Lelio in 2017]]

File:Bryan-Fogel-Wiki-Photo.jpg, Best Documentary Feature co-winner|alt=Photo of Bryan Fogel]]

File:Rachel Shenton.jpg, Best Live Action Short Film co-winner|alt=Photo of Rachel Shenton in 2009]]

File:GlenKeaneHeadshotColor.jpg, Best Animated Short Film co-winner|alt=Photo of Glen Keane]]

File:Kobe Bryant Beijing Olympics 1crop.jpg, Best Animated Short Film co-winner|alt=Photo of Kobe Bryant in 2008]]

File:AlexandreDesplat-gros-plan.jpg, Best Original Score winner|alt=Photo of Alexandre Desplat in 2015]]

File:20180523—Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Tony Awards screenshot (00m03s) (cropped).jpg, Best Original Song co-winner|alt=Photo of Kristen Anderson-Lopez in 2018]]

File:Robert Lopez, Tony Awards screenshot (00m03s) (cropped).jpg, Best Original Song co-winner|alt=Photo of Robert Lopez in 2018]]

File:Richard King 1.jpg, Best Sound Editing co-winner|alt=Photo of Richard King]]

File:RogDeakinsBFI120921 (16 of 17) (51473086144) (cropped).jpg, Best Cinematography winner|alt=Photo of Roger Deakins in 2021]]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018 |title=The 90th Academy Awards (2018) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 5, 2020 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |archive-date=March 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304012916/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018 |url-status=live }}

The Academy held its 9th annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 11, 2017, during which the following awards were presented:{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-governors-awards-recipients-1202548414|title=Oscars: Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman, Donald Sutherland, Agnès Varda Set for Academy's Governors Awards|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|date=September 6, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212636/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-governors-awards-recipients-1202548414/|url-status=live}}

• To Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Carne y Arena virtual reality installation, in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling

• To Charles Burnett, a resolutely independent and influential film pioneer who has chronicled the lives of black Americans with eloquence and insight
• To Owen Roizman, whose expansive visual style and technical innovation have advanced the art of cinematography
• To Donald Sutherland for a lifetime of indelible characters, rendered with unwavering truthfulness
• To Agnès Varda, whose compassion and curiosity inform a uniquely personal cinema{{cite web |title=Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database |url=http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/results.aspx?QY=find%20(year%20term%20ct%202017)&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebReportList&DF=WebReportOscars&MR=0&BU=/index.aspx |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |access-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224231902/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/results.aspx?QY=find%20(year%20term%20ct%202017)&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebReportList&DF=WebReportOscars&MR=0&BU=/index.aspx |url-status=live }}

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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.{{cite news |last1=Park |first1=Andrea |title=Oscars 2018: "The Shape of Water" wins big at 90th Academy Awards |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/oscars-2018-winners-highlights-and-best-moments-from-the-90th-academy-awards/ |agency=CBS News |access-date=May 9, 2020 |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=February 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202161449/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/oscars-2018-winners-highlights-and-best-moments-from-the-90th-academy-awards/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Oscars: Winners list |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/ct-oscars-2018-winners-list-20180304-story.html?00000168-c155-df9b-adfc-cb55faa70000-p=86 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308162804/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/ct-oscars-2018-winners-list-20180304-story.html?00000168-c155-df9b-adfc-cb55faa70000-p=86 |url-status=dead }}

File:Jimmy Kimmel 01.jpg hosted the 90th Academy Awards|alt=Photo of Jimmy Kimmel in 2007]]

Despite the mixed reception received by the preceding year's ceremony, the Academy rehired Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd as producers for the second consecutive year.{{cite news|last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Academy Setting Producers Mike De Luca & Jennifer Todd For 90th Oscars Encore |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/oscar-producers-mike-de-luca-jennifer-todd-returning-90th-academy-awards-1202056062/|access-date=March 30, 2017 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103125108/https://deadline.com/2017/03/oscar-producers-mike-de-luca-jennifer-todd-returning-90th-academy-awards-1202056062/ |archive-date=November 3, 2016}} In May 2017, it was announced that Jimmy Kimmel would return as host for a second consecutive year.{{cite news|last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=Jimmy Kimmel Set to Host 2018 Oscars|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/jimmy-kimmel-2018-oscars-1202428589/|access-date=May 16, 2017|work=Variety |date=May 16, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105032558/https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/jimmy-kimmel-2018-oscars-1202428589/|archive-date=November 5, 2016}} “Mike and Jennifer produced a beautiful show that was visually stunning. And Jimmy proved, from his opening monologue all the way through a finale we could never have imagined, that he is one our finest hosts in Oscar history,” said AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a press release announcing the return of the show's producers and hosts.{{cite news |last1=Rottenberg |first1=Josh |title=Jimmy Kimmel set to return as host for next year's Oscars |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2017/05/17/Jimmy-Kimmel-set-to-return-as-host-for-next-year-s-Oscars/stories/201705170071 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308211411/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2017/05/17/Jimmy-Kimmel-set-to-return-as-host-for-next-year-s-Oscars/stories/201705170071 |url-status=live }} Kimmel expressed that he was thrilled to be selected to emcee the gala again, commenting, "Hosting the Oscars was a highlight of my career and I am grateful to Cheryl [Boone Isaacs], Dawn [Hudson], and the Academy for asking me to return to work with two of my favorite people, Mike De Luca and Jennifer Todd. If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!"{{cite web|title=Jimmy Kimmel Returns As Oscars 2018 Host|url=http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/jimmy-kimmel-to-return-as-oscars-2018-host |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=September 6, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220095209/http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/jimmy-kimmel-to-return-as-oscars-2018-host|archive-date=December 20, 2016}} Kimmel became the first person to host consecutive ceremonies since Billy Crystal hosted the 69th and 70th ceremonies held in 1997 and 1998 respectively.{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title=Oscars: Why Kimmel and Co. Are All Returning |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-why-kimmel-are-all-returning-analysis-1004371 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=Variety |date=May 17, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021084706/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-why-kimmel-are-all-returning-analysis-1004371 |url-status=live }} In an allusion to the previous year's Best Picture announcement error, the official poster for the event featured the tagline "What could possibly go wrong?"{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Lexy |date=2018-01-08 |title=Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel Poster Evokes Best Picture Flub |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-2018-poster-evokes-best-picture-flub-1072856/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311210323/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-2018-poster-evokes-best-picture-flub-1072856/ |url-status=live }}

Several others participated in the production of the ceremony and related events. Harold Wheeler served as musical director for the ceremony.{{cite news |last1=Parisi |first1=Paula |title=Awards Ceremonies Are the 'Super Bowl' for Orchestras |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/awards/awards-ceremonies-super-bowl-for-orchestras-1202700804/ |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=Variety |date=February 15, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027044244/https://variety.com/2018/music/awards/awards-ceremonies-super-bowl-for-orchestras-1202700804/ |url-status=live }} Production designer Derek McLane designed a new stage for the ceremony which prominently featured a curtain made of forty-five million Swarovski crystals.{{cite news|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/oscars-2018-take-a-look-at-the-stunning-90th-academy-awards-stage-studded-with-45-million-swarovski-crystals/|title=Oscars 2018: Take a look at the stunning stage studded with 45 million Swarovski crystals|work=Architectural Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-08|date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=March 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054401/https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/oscars-2018-take-a-look-at-the-stunning-90th-academy-awards-stage-studded-with-45-million-swarovski-crystals/|url-status=live}} During the nominations announcement, several vignettes featuring Priyanka Chopra, Rosario Dawson, Gal Gadot, Salma Hayek, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Molly Shannon, Rebel Wilson and Michelle Yeoh were shown before several categories highlighting the importance of below-the-line crafts in the film production.{{cite news |title=Oscars: 'Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Noms |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2018-complete-list-nominees-1067893/item/best-picture-1068025 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421020727/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2018-complete-list-nominees-1067893/item/best-picture-1068025 |url-status=live }} Four days prior to the ceremony, the Academy in conjunction with the Los Angeles Philharmonic hosted a special concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall highlighting the Best Original Score nominees and the involvement of music in the film making process.{{cite news |last1=Chuba |first1=Kristen |title=Academy Teams Up With L.A. Philharmonic For Oscar Concert |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-la-philharmonic-concert-1202684395/ |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=Variety |date=February 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805172546/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-la-philharmonic-concert-1202684395/ |url-status=live }} During the performance of Best Original Song nominee "Stand Up for Something", ten individuals such as activist Dolores Huerta, Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke, chef and humanitarian José Andrés, and author Janet Mock appeared onstage to represent people who epitomized the message of the song.{{cite news |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=Here Are the 10 Activists Who Shared the Oscars Stage With Common and Andra Day |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-activists-common-andra-day-stand-up-for-something-performance-1202716939/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |work=Variety |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075448/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/oscars-activists-common-andra-day-stand-up-for-something-performance-1202716939/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Crist |first1=Allison |title=Oscars: 10 Activists Joined Common and Andra Day for "Stand Up for Something" Performance |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-10-activists-joined-common-andra-day-stand-up-something-performance-1091486 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919231446/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-10-activists-joined-common-andra-day-stand-up-something-performance-1091486 |url-status=live }} In view of the previous year's Best Picture announcement error, actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway returned to present the award again.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/oscars-faye-dunaway-warren-beatty-return-best-picture-1202715285/|title=Oscars: Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty Expected to Return to Present Best Picture After Flub|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|date=March 2, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=March 3, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303024329/http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/oscars-faye-dunaway-warren-beatty-return-best-picture-1202715285/|url-status=live}}

Traditionally, the previous year's Best Actor winner usually presented the Best Actress award. However, Best Actor winner Casey Affleck reportedly decided not to attend the ceremony due to his sexual harassment accusations.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/casey-affleck-skip-oscars-won-t-present-best-actress-award-n841251|title=Casey Affleck won't present best actress Oscar amid #MeToo spotlight|agency=NBC News|access-date=January 26, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126100920/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/casey-affleck-skip-oscars-won-t-present-best-actress-award-n841251|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/casey-affleck-academy-awards-withdrawal-best-actress-me-too-movement-controversy-1202269196/|title=Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars: Won't Present Best Actress Award|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2018-01-25|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en-US|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505212537/https://deadline.com/2018/01/casey-affleck-academy-awards-withdrawal-best-actress-me-too-movement-controversy-1202269196/|url-status=live}} Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence presented the award together in his place. The Best Actor award was presented by actresses Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/jennifer-lawrence-jodie-foster-oscars-casey-affleck-best-actress-1202715914/|title=Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster to Present Best Actress Oscar, Replacing Casey Affleck (Exclusive)|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|date=March 2, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=March 3, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303022829/http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/jennifer-lawrence-jodie-foster-oscars-casey-affleck-best-actress-1202715914/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last1=Lawrence|first1=Derek|url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/03/02/jennnifer-lawrence-jodie-foster-presenters-oscars/|title=Jennifer Lawrence, Jodie Foster reportedly presenting Best Actress at Oscars|date=March 2, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 3, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303195022/http://ew.com/awards/2018/03/02/jennnifer-lawrence-jodie-foster-presenters-oscars/|url-status=live}}

At the time of the nominations announcement on January 23, 2018, the combined gross of the nine Best Picture nominees at the North American box offices was $568.2 million, with an average of $63.1 million per film. When the nominations were announced, Dunkirk was the highest-grossing film among the Best Picture nominees with $188 million in domestic box office receipts. Get Out was the second-highest-grossing film with $175.6 million, followed by The Post ($45.7 million), Darkest Hour ($41 million), Lady Bird ($39.1 million), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ($32.2 million), The Shape of Water ($30.4 million), Call Me by Your Name ($9.1 million), and Phantom Thread ($6.3 million).{{cite news |title=Box office totals for best picture Academy Awards nominees |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180123/entlife/301239921 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=Daily Herald |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308204603/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180123/entlife/301239921 |url-status=live }}

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets received the broadcast positively. Hank Stuever of The Washington Post remarked, "In his second year, Kimmel has shown that the telecast needn't be anything but sharp and sure, with a funny host whose bits are manageable, shareable and – best of all – forgotten. We're not making showbiz history here; we're just trying to get through another Oscar night."{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/a-boring-oscars-show-might-have-helped-soothe-hollywoods-year-of-being-fed-up/2018/03/05/898d2786-1fff-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html|title=Review: That boring Oscars show might have helped soothe Hollywood's year of being fed up|last=Stuever|first=Hank|date=2018-03-05|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305084805/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/a-boring-oscars-show-might-have-helped-soothe-hollywoods-year-of-being-fed-up/2018/03/05/898d2786-1fff-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html|url-status=live}} CNN's Brian Lowry quipped, "The Oscars are a big, unwieldy beast, which invariably try to serve too many masters. Yet if the intent was ultimately to maintain a celebratory tone without ignoring either the outside world or the elephant in the room throughout this year's awards, host Jimmy Kimmel and the show itself largely succeeded."{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/04/entertainment/oscars-review/index.html|title='The Shape of Water' wins, as Oscars tackle the serious without losing the fun|first=Brian|last=Lowry|agency=CNN|access-date=2018-03-05|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305082243/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/04/entertainment/oscars-review/index.html|url-status=live}} Television critic Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "How did Kimmel do overall? With the exception of the theater stunt and two unnecessary toss-off Matt Damon jokes — Kimmel really can't resist — I thought he was good, probably even better than last year."{{cite news |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |title=90th Academy Awards: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/oscars-2018-review-1091628 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 4, 2018 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209234602/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/oscars-2018-review-1091628 |url-status=live }}

Others were more critical of the show. Television critic Maureen Ryan of Variety said, "All things considered, the show had a more or less low-key vibe. Normally it takes about two hours for the numbing effect to set in, but despite host Jimmy Kimmel's best efforts, Sunday's telecast started to feel a bit languid and low-energy far earlier." She also added, "The ceremony probably felt so ambiguous and conflicted in part because everyone in that room — and many at home — know how much more work needs to be done before true inclusion is the norm and all the offenders are driven from the industry."{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/columns/oscars-2018-review-academy-awards-jimmy-kimmel-abc-1202717830/|title=TV Review: The 90th Academy Awards Ceremony on ABC|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|date=2018-03-05|work=Variety|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en-US|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323223729/http://variety.com/2018/tv/columns/oscars-2018-review-academy-awards-jimmy-kimmel-abc-1202717830/|url-status=live}} Time television columnist Daniel D'Addario commented, "Kimmel, a talk show host who has been inspiring and catalyzing in the past year while discussing issues personally connected to him, seemed flat and uninspired in his monologue when dealing with topics that demanded laceration."{{cite magazine |last1=D'Addario |first1=Daniel |title=Inclusivity Reigned at the Oscars. Except When It Didn't |url=https://time.com/5185473/oscars-2018-jimmy-kimmel-review-recap/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Time |date=March 5, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202034618/https://time.com/5185473/oscars-2018-jimmy-kimmel-review-recap/ |url-status=live }} David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Even the hope that the noise of clapping might keep the audience at home and in the theater awake, there was little of that for anything except the entrance of actors of advance age."{{cite news |first=David |last=Wiegand |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/A-lot-of-political-punches-pulled-in-wearying-12727613.php |title=A lot of political punches pulled in wearying Oscars |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2018-03-06 |orig-year=2018-03-04 |access-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305092521/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/A-lot-of-political-punches-pulled-in-wearying-12727613.php |url-status=live }}

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 26.5 million people over its length, which was a 19% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.{{cite magazine|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/03/05/oscars-2018-ratings/|title=Oscars 2018 ratings point to a record low|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305182650/http://ew.com/awards/2018/03/05/oscars-2018-ratings/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |last2=Otterson |first2=Joe |title=TV Ratings: Oscars Hit New Viewership Low With 26.5 Million |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/oscars-early-ratings-shape-of-water-down-1202718015/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |work=Variety |date=March 5, 2018 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521142901/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/oscars-early-ratings-shape-of-water-down-1202718015/ |url-status=live }} The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 14.9% of households watching the ceremony.{{cite web |title=Academy Awards ratings |publisher=Television Bureau of Advertising |url=https://www.tvb.org/Portals/0/media/file/tracts/Academy_Awards.pdf |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808235818/https://www.tvb.org/Portals/0/media/file/tracts/Academy_Awards.pdf |url-status=dead }} In addition, it garnered a lower 18–49 demo rating with a 6.8 rating among viewers in that demographic.{{cite news |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |last2=Hayes |first2=Dade |title=Oscars Ratings Drop Sees ABC Offering Advertisers Guarantees For First Time; Network Denies |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/oscars-ads-abc-ratings-concerns-threshold-guarantees-1202562868/ |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616231602/https://deadline.com/2019/02/oscars-ads-abc-ratings-concerns-threshold-guarantees-1202562868/ |url-status=live }} At the time, it earned the lowest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974.{{cite magazine |last1=Gajanan |first1=Mahita |title=Last Night's Oscars Ratings Were the Lowest in 44 Years – by Far |url=https://time.com/5186280/oscars-2018-ratings-low/ |access-date=May 10, 2020 |magazine=Time |date=March 5, 2018 |archive-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405052055/https://time.com/5186280/oscars-2018-ratings-low/ |url-status=live }} In July 2018, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/|title=Emmy Nominations: 'Game Of Thrones' Tops Noms, With Netflix & HBO Leading Way – Full List|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=July 12, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 13, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/|url-status=live}} Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Glenn Weiss's direction of the telecast.{{cite news |last1=Bitran |first1=Tara |title=Emmy Winner Proposes to His Girlfriend During Live Broadcast |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/emmys-proposal-glenn-weiss-1202946237/ |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=Variety |date=September 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811015604/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/emmys-proposal-glenn-weiss-1202946237/ |url-status=live }}

The annual "In Memoriam" segment was introduced by Jennifer Garner. Singer Eddie Vedder performed the Tom Petty song "Room at the Top" during the tribute.{{cite news|last1=Saperstein|first1=Pat|title=Eddie Vedder sings Tom Petty song during Oscars In Memoriam segment|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/envelope/ct-eddie-vedder-sings-tom-petty-song-during-oscars-in-memoriam-segment-20180304-story.html|access-date=March 5, 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202635/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/envelope/ct-eddie-vedder-sings-tom-petty-song-during-oscars-in-memoriam-segment-20180304-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/oscars/2018/03/04/oscars-2018-in-memoriam/ |title=Oscars 2018 In Memoriam honors Sam Shepard, Jerry Lewis, and more |last=Li |first=Shirley |date=March 4, 2018 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142119/https://ew.com/oscars/2018/03/04/oscars-2018-in-memoriam/ |url-status=live }}

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• John G. Avildsen – Director
• Toni Ann Walker – Hairstylist
• June Foray – Actress, animator
• Walter Lassally – Cinematographer
• Chuck Berry – Singer-songwriter
• Robert Osborne – Columnist, television host, writer
• Jill Messick – Producer
• Harry Dean Stanton – Actor
• Terence Marsh – Production designer
• Rita Riggs – Costume designer
• Mary Goldberg – Casting director
• Anthony Harvey – Director, film editor
• Thérèse DePrez – Production designer
• Debra Chasnoff – Documentarian
• Jóhann Jóhannsson – Composer
• Jonathan Demme – Director
• Michael Ballhaus – Cinematographer
• Les Lazarowitz – Sound mixer
• Idrissa Ouédraogo – Director, writer
• Joe Hyams – Public Relations
• John Heard – Actor
• Martin Landau – Actor
• Glenne Headly – Actress
• Eric Zumbrunnen – Film editor
• Roger Moore – Actor
• Sam Shepard – Actor, writer
• Allison Shearmur – Executive, producer
• John Mollo – Costume designer
• Jeanne Moreau – Actress, director
• Loren Janes – Stuntman
• George A. Romero – Director, producer
• Rance Howard – Actor
• Sridevi – Actress
• Haruo Nakajima – Actor
• Martin Ransohoff – Producer
• Hiep Thi Le – Actress
• Ron Berkeley – Makeup artist
• Joseph Bologna – Actor, writer
• Fred J. Koenekamp – Cinematographer
• Murray Lerner – Documentarian
• Don Rickles – Actor, comedian
• Seijun Suzuki – Director
• Bernie Casey – Actor
• Shashi Kapoor – Actor, producer
• Tom Sanders – Production designer
• Danielle Darrieux – Actress
• Jerry Greenberg – Film editor
• Brad Grey – Executive producer, manager
• Míriam Colón – Actress
• Luis Bacalov – Composer
• Jerry Lewis – Actor, comedian, director, writer

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• 75th Golden Globe Awards
• 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 71st British Academy Film Awards
• 38th Brit Awards
• 60th Annual Grammy Awards
• 42nd Laurence Olivier Awards
• 72nd Tony Awards
• List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role
• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

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Official websites

• {{Official website|http://oscar.go.com/|Academy Awards official website}}
• {{Official website|http://www.oscars.org/|The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website}}

News resources

• [https://www.theguardian.com/film/oscars-2018 Oscars 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222120017/https://www.theguardian.com/film/oscars-2018 |date=February 22, 2018 }} at The Guardian

Analysis

• [https://www.imdb.com/awards-central/oscars Academy Awards, USA: 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224173042/http://www.imdb.com/awards-central/oscars |date=December 24, 2016 }} IMDb
• [http://www.filmsite.org/aa2017.html 2017 Academy Awards winners and History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307022543/http://www.filmsite.org/aa2017.html |date=March 7, 2018 }} at the Filmsite.org

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