90th Academy Awards

90th Academy Awards
Poster for the 2018 Oscars
Official poster
DateMarch 4, 2018
SiteDolby Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted byJimmy Kimmel[1]
Preshow hosts
Produced byMichael De Luca
Jennifer Todd[3]
Directed byGlenn Weiss[4]
Highlights
Best PictureThe Shape of Water
Most awardsThe Shape of Water (4)
Most nominationsThe Shape of Water (13)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 53 minutes[5]
Ratings26.5 million[6]
14.9% (Nielsen ratings)[7]

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 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.[8] During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss.[9][10] Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second consecutive year.[11]

In related events, the Academy held its 9th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 11, 2017.[12] On February 10, 2018, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Patrick Stewart.[13]

The Shape of Water won four awards, including Best Picture.[14] Other winners included Dunkirk with three awards, Blade Runner 2049, Coco, Darkest Hour, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri with two awards, and Call Me by Your Name, Dear Basketball, A Fantastic Woman, Get Out, Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405, I, Tonya, Icarus, Phantom Thread, and The Silent Child with one.[15] The telecast garnered 26.5 million viewers in the United States.

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