By: Valentina Ortiz 10A

The Academy Awards is a ceremony that is celebrated annually on the month of March. This year was special because it was the 90th anniversary of the ceremony. This year, the host of the awards was Jimmy Kimmel:  An American comedian that has hosted the awards for the second, consecutive time. There were 24 categories in the night to award.  Also, there were many movies nominated but the three that had the most nominations were: The Shape of Water, leading all nominees with thirteen nominations; Dunkirk came second with eight nominations, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri came third with seven.

In my opinion, I recommend all of the readers to go and watch all these great films. The movies are so different appealing to many types of viewers. You are not to late to watch them, you can go with your significant other, with your family, and your friends. I can swear one of them you will like.

Now the nominees….

1. Shape of water: An American drama fantasy film written and directed by the famous writer Guillermo del Toro. It is a fantastic story that is set in Baltimore in 1963 during the Cold War in the United States. The plot follows Elisa, a mute, who works at a high security government laboratory and falls in love with a creature that is captured by the American Government. It was nominated for 13 awards.

2. Dunkirk: A war film written, directed, and co-produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. It is a movie that had 8 nominations for the awards.

3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Drama film written by Martin Mcdonagh. The plot tells the story of a mother, Renata three, billboards to call attention to her daughter’s unsolved murder. It was nominated for 7 awards.

4. Darkest Hour: British war drama film. It stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and it tells the story of his early days as Prime Minister. It also tells what happened between Nazi Germany in Western Europe: it threatened to defeat the United Kingdom during World War II and lead to friction at the highest levels of government between those who would make a peace treaty with Hitler and Churchill, who refused. It was nominated to 6 awards.

5. Lady Bird: American comedy-drama film. Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, it is a coming-of-age story of a high-school senior (Ronan) and her turbulent relationship with her mother (Metcalf). It was nominated to 5 awards.

6. Get out: American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. Tells the story of Chris, a black man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. A thrilling story. It was nominated for 4 awards.

7. Call Me by Your Name: It is a coming-of-age drama film, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman. Set in Northern Italy in 1983, it is a chronicle of the romantic relationship between Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a 17-year-old living in Italy, and his father's American assistant, Oliver. It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards.

8. Mudbound: American period drama film directed by Dee Rees, based on the novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan. The film tells the story of two World War II veterans – one white, one black – who return to rural Mississippi each to address racism and PTSD in his own way. It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards.

9. I, Tonya: American biographical black comedy film. It follows the life of figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. It features an interview with the characters in mockumentary-style set in the modern day. As well, Tonya breaks the fourth wall. It was nominated to 3 Academy Awards.

10. The Post: American historical drama political thriller film, directed and produced by the most iconic Steven Spielberg. It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, the director of the Washington post. Set in the early 1970s, the film tells the true story of attempts made by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon    11. Papers: classified documents regarding the 30-year involvement of the United States’ government in the Vietnam War. It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards.