Take a look at the 10 biggest snubs and surprises from this year’s batch of nominations. And that makes the handful of nominations it earned this year surprising (Best Picture, Daniel Kaluuya for Best Actor, Peele for Best Director and Best Screenplay). But while it did receive a nod for Spielberg in the Best Picture category, he was eclipsed by fresher directors, Geta Gerwig for Lady Bird and Jordan Peele for Get Out in the Best Director category. In The FadeGolden Globe winning German film In The Fade was expected to be the front-runner in the Best Foreign Film category at the 2018 Oscar nominations. Martin McDonaghA significant snub was also suffered by the Oscar Best Picture front-runner Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri in one shocking category — Martin Mcdonagh for Best Director.

Source: Indian Express January 24, 2018 07:41 UTC