Lip, Cheek, Eye, Skin, Chin, Forehead, Shoulder, Eyebrow, Collar, Iris, pinterest
Netflix

The 2018 Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and they were a delight, mostly thanks to hosts Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis. The Shape of Water, Dunkirk, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri lead in nominations, but there was plenty of room for records to be broken, firsts, and even Beauty and the Beast. Below, some of the brighter spots of the class of 2018:

1. Octavia Spencer has tied Viola Davis as the most nominated black actress of all time. Octavia, who is up for Best Supporting Actress for The Shape of Water, was previously nominated for The Help (which she won in 2012)and last year's Hidden Figures. Viola won in last year for Fences and was previously nominated for The Help and 2008's Doubt. In 2017, the two actresses, along with Naomie Harris, made history for becoming the first three black actresses to be nominated in the same acting category.

2. Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are first-time Oscar nominees. The husband-wife duo are up for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Sick. They're partying hard on Twitter right now:

xView full post on X

3. Lady Bird'sGreta Gerwig is the fifth woman ever to be nominated for Best Director. Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, and Kathryn Bigelow now have some excellent company. FYI: Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman who's won the award (The Hurt Locker, 2010).

4. Jordan Peele is the fifth African-American ever to be nominated for Best Director. The Get Out director follows Berry Jenkins (Moonlight), Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), Lee Daniels (Precious), and John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood). Jordan is also the fourth African-American ever to be nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

Ear, Lip, Mouth, Cheek, Chin, Forehead, Eyebrow, Jaw, Organ, Temple, pinterest
Universal Pictures

5. Get Out's Best Picture nomination makes it the second time in Oscars history that a film released in February has been nominated. The film follows The Silence of the Lambs, released February 1991. At the 1992 Oscars, The Silence of the Lambs took home Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

6. Mudbound'sRachel Morrison is the first woman ever to be nominated for Best Cinematography. This is a big deal for the 90-year-old awards show. As Entertainment Tonight notes, Rachel's nomination marks the last of any non-gender specific categories to nominate a woman.

7. Mary J. Blige's Best Supporting Actress nomination for Mudbound marks the first time an actor or actress has been nominated for a film directed by a woman of color. It's too bad director Dee Rees couldn't join Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele in the Best Director category.

8. Mary J.'s other nomination for Best Original Song for "Mighty River" in Mudbound also makes her the first person to be nominated in both a performance and original song category in the same year. It's Mary J.'s year. Everyone else go home.

9. Dee Rees is the first black woman to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. The Mudbound director worked with Virgil Williams to adapt from the 2008 novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan.

Human, Hat, Sun hat, Headgear, Fashion accessory, Vintage clothing, Cowboy hat, Fedora, Costume hat, American frontier, pinterest
Netflix

10. Meryl Streep broke her own record. If you've been keeping count, that's 21 Oscar nominations for Queen Meryl, who's up for Best Actress for The Post this year. And yes, she is still the most nominated performer of all time.

11. Beauty and the Beast scored two nominations. The 2017 live-action remake is up for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.

12. Baby Driver is up for three Oscars. Unfortunately, Ansel Elgort did not get recognized for his beautiful driving in the film, but keep those fingers crossed for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing.

Follow Peggy on Twitter and Cosmo Celeb on Facebook.

From: Cosmopolitan US