Films strongly expected to be in the running for Best Picture this year include acclaimed drama Call Me By Your Name, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, The Shape of Water from Guillermo del Toro and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which has emerged as a frontrunner following recent wins at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards.
This afternoon, at around 1.22pm GMT (5.22am PST), the 2018 nominees will be announced by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.
Another year, more films battling for Oscars glory are set to be announced.
Horror film Get Out is also expected to be in the running with many keeping their fingers crossed for Daniel Kaluuya’s nomination in the Best Actor category.