Introductions
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", which has become commonly known by its nickname "Oscar". The sculpture was created by George Stanley. The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS.
The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony.
Most awards: The Shape of Water (4)
Most nominations: The Shape of Water (13)
Awardees
The List of 2018 Oscar Awards Winners
| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill |
| Best Actress | Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Officer Jason Dixon |
| Best Supporting Actress | Allison Janney – I, Tonya as LaVona Golden |
| Best Original Screenplay | Get Out – Written by Jordan Peele |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory based on the novel by André Aciman |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Coco – Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson |
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Fantastic Woman (Chile) in Spanish – Directed by Sebastián Lelio |