WATCH: Denzel Washington, Mary J. Blige, Jordan Peele, Daniel Kaluuya & more Nab Oscar Noms

Jan 23, 2018

Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis announced the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards on Tuesday morning from and we’re pretty excited about the long list of black celebs who nabbed the coveted nominations.

Haddish and Serkis were joined by a few more celebs including Priyanka Chopra, Selma Hayek, Rosario Dawson, Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana, while they ran through all 24 categories of the annual awards show that honors the year’s best films and performances.

The two-part, announcement presentation is a bit of a departure from the usual format of the usual format of announcing Oscar contenders and aired live from LA’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The list of nominees is also a departure from the norm, with way more African Americans nominated than we’re used to seeing. Black folks showed up in several categories, suggesting the Academy has finally taken notice of the multitude of #BlackExcellence in the film world.

Jordan Peele is nominated for Best Director and his film, Get Out will vie for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. It’s star, Daniel Kaluuya, is nominated for Best Actor. If Peele wins for best director, he will be the first black director to take home the Academy Award in that category.

Denzel Washington is nominated for his leading role in Roman Isreal, Esq.

Mary J. Blige will go up against Octavia Spencer in the Best Supporting Actress category for their roles in Mudbound and The Shape of Water.

Mudbound is a major contender n several categories. Aside from MJB’s nod, the film is up for Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, and best Original Song for Blige’s “Mighty River.” She’ll go up against Common & Diane Warren for their song, “Stand Up for Something” for Marshall.

Even Kobe Bryant got in on the Oscars action. His film, Dear Basketball, is up for Best Animated Short.

Best Picture:

Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actor:

Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Isreal, Esq.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actress:

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post

Best Supporting Actress:

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread

Best Animated Feature:

The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
The Boss Baby
Loving Vincent

Best Director:

Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan
Get Out, Jordan Peele
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro

Best Documentary Feature:

Abacus
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island

Best Original Song:

“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound

Best Original Screenplay:

The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri