The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honoured the best films of 2017 and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony was held on March 4, 2018, rather than its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2018 Winter Olympics.
During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company (ABC), produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second consecutive year, making him the first person to host back-to-back ceremonies since Billy Crystal in 1997 and 1998
Gary Oldman on Sunday won the best actor Oscar for his stunning portrayal of Winston Churchill as he became Britain ’ s prime minister in May 1940 in “Darkest Hour ”
He bested a crowded field that included Timothee Chalamet (“ Call Me by Your Name ”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“ Phantom Thread ”), Daniel Kaluuya (“ Get Out ”) and Denzel Washington (“ Roman J . Israel, Esq ”)
Guillermo del Toro also won the Best Director for “The Shape of Water, ” his acclaimed fantasy about a mute janitor ’s romance with a mysterious amphibian – man creature.
Accepting the award in Hollywood amid high anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, the Mexican director declared himself an immigrant and hailed the power of cinema to “erase the line in the sand.”
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