Following the success that was 'Wonder Woman' we were convinced that the film had its Oscar nomination in the bag, but unfortunately the privilege went to superhero film 'Logan'. In being nominated under the 'best adapted screenplay' category, the Marvel/Fox production has made history for being the first superhero film to have done so. Pixar's 'The Incredibles' won under 'best original screenplay' back in 2005, but given that it's an animated production, we'll side with the Academy: the record belongs to 'Logan'.
Horror films appear to have done well this year with Guillermo del Toro's film, 'The Shape of Water' and Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' earning 13 and 4 nominations respectively. The latter film has also broken a few records; director, Jordan Peele, has been nominated for 'best film', 'best director' and 'best original screenplay'. Peele is the third person in history to have been nominated under three different categories in their debut appearance, he is also the fifth African-American individual to obtain a nomination for best director; none of them have ever won. 'Get Out', itself, is the first horror film to have been nominated for 'best film' and 'best director' since M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' in 1999.
Netflix's 'Mudbound' has broken history for earning Rachel Morrison a nomination under the 'best cinematography' category. Morrison is the first woman to be nominated for her work in the sector. Greta Gerwig has also made history for being the fifth woman to be considered for the 'best director'. Gerwig has also been nominated for 'best original screenplay' for her work on 'Lady Bird'. The last female to receive both nominations was Jane Campion for 'The Piano' in 1993.
Meryl Streep, who is currently the most nominated person in history, received her 21st nomination this week for 'The Post'.
LGBT milestones
A number of LGBT films have received recognition in this year's Oscar nominations too. 'Call Me By Your Name' has been nominated for 'best film', a feat achieved by 'Moonlight' last year, 'Brokeback Mountain' in 2006 and 'The Crying Game' in 1992.
'The Crying Game', directed by Neil Jordan, was the first film with a transexual actor who also played a transexual role, that was 26 years ago. History is to repeat itself this year with 'A Fantastic Woman', nominated for 'best foreign language film'. The Chilean film stars Daniela Vega.
Following the #OscarSoWhite movement a few years ago, and the recent addition of new members to the academy, it appears as though the Oscars are heading in a new direction. If the amount of records broken by this year's nominations are anything to go by, we're so here for the change!
