The biggest names in Hollywood have gathered at the Kodak Theater in the Hollywood and Highland center for the 90th AnnualThe Academy Awardstonight, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. As theOscarsare handed out, we’ll be updating this story live with all of the big winners, so you can keep refreshing to find out the latest news, if you’re unable to watch from home. There will definitely be a number of intriguing stories to keep an eye on tonight, one of which being how prevalent the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements are at the ceremony.
During the Golden Globes in January, a number of stars, male and female alike, sported special pins in support of theTimes Up Now movement, while also wearing black to support the cause. Times Up Now was formed at the beginning of this year by a coalition of over 300 women in the entertainment industry, from actresses to writers, directors, agents, producers, entertainment executives and more. The movement has raised over $13 million for a defense fund for less privileged women, with stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Maggie Gyllenhaal and writer-producer Shonda Rhimes supporting the movement. It remains to be seen if Times Up supporters will be wearing black at the Oscars this Sunday night as well.
As forThe Academy Awardsthemselves,The Shape of Waterlead all contenders with a whopping 13 nominations, including nominations in four of the top five major categories, Best Picture, Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) and Best Original Screenplay (Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor). The front runner for the Best Picture award, though, may still beThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which won the Best Picture - Drama award at the Golden Globes in January.Three Billboardsis up for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell), Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh), Best Film Editing (Jon Gregory) and Best Original Score (Carter Burwell).
There are a number of historicOscar nominationsthis year, includingGet Outwriter and director Jordan Peele, who became the first black filmmaker and just the third ever to receive nominations for Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Director for their first ever feature film. The only two to previously achieve this feat was actor Warren Beatty for his directorial debutHeaven Can Wait(1978) and James L. Brooks forTerms of Endearment(1983).Lady Birdfilmmaker Greta Gerwig also became just the fifth female director to be nominated for Best Director, following Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties, 1976), Jane Campion (The Piano, 1993), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, 2003) and Kathryn Bigelow, the first female to win the Best Director Oscar forThe Hurt Locker(2009). Rachel Morrison also became the first female to be nominated for Best Cinematography, for her work inMudbound.
Christopher Plummer also became the oldest actor to ever be nominated for an Oscar, for his supporting performance inAll the Money in the World, at 88 years of age. The actor already holds the record for being the oldest Oscars winner, taking home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance inBeginnersat the age of 82. Take a look at all of the Oscars winners and nominees below, and keep refreshing throughout the night for the latest Oscar winners, with winners coming directly fromThe Academy of Arts and Sciences.
