"I am honored beyond measure by this nomination for a film I love, a film that stands in defense of press freedom, and inclusion of women's voices in the movement of history," the Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee stated. "Proud of the film, and all her filmmakers. Thank you from a full heart."
"My heart is bursting with pure elation for the cast and crew of The Shape Of Water," the nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role said via a statement. "Guillermo has given us all a dream job and to be recognized by the Academy is so deeply moving. I am jumping for joy from Park City for all of the nominees this morning! Congratulations everyone."
"To have been a part of a film like Ladybird was a true privilege and I am incredibly grateful to the academy for recognizing this wonderful story about the beauty and strength of women," the nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role said via a statement. "I am especially thrilled to share this moment with our leader and director Greta Gerwig, who, like Ladybird, is an incredible woman and a dear friend."
"I want to sincerely thank the Academy for my nomination for ROMAN J. ISRAEL," the nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role said via a statement. "I am truly honored to be recognized by the Academy for such a rich character that was beautifully written by Dan Gilroy."
"Firstly, I want to congratulate my fellow nominees, both in the acting categories and across the board," the nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role said via a statement. "To be in such company is deeply, genuinely, humbling. To have the chance to play an iconic leader like Winston Churchill at this point in my career, was the opportunity of a lifetime and I am so happy that my colleagues and partners on this wonderful film have also been honored with nominations. I am overjoyed to be nominated, and proud to be part of this wonderful thing known as movie making!"
"This nomination is for every single one of us who brought our hearts to this film," the nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role said via a statement. "I am here because of the greatness of others. I stand on the shoulders of giants. Guillermo handed me a gift with this role, this film. I am so delighted for us all. To be honored by the acknowledgement of my colleagues of fellow actors, filmmakers, writers, crew members is truly humbling. It is a privilege to tell such stories and to be able to make films that show there is a life beyond the life that people know - one that is not always seen. To be considered in this category along side these exceptional women is a real honor and gift in itself. Thank you with eternal gratitude dear Academy!"
"THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. NOTHING LONGER MAKES SENSE ANYMORE," the nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role said via a statement. "I'm walking around in a daze. I'm so proud of Team Get Out. What a ride. What an experience. What a year. WHAT A TEAM. I'm so happy and proud of King Peele. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing us, wow. This is mental." He also said, "I don't even understand, nothing makes sense. I cannot believe this, honestly."
"Wow, what an incredible morning," the nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role said via a statement. "I'm a bit in shock. The feeling of gratitude I have at the moment has less to do with individual achievement and more with the appreciation for the artists past honored in this category and all of the nominees of this year. I am in awe of the pedigree of the Academy. I am truly honored." He then continued, "I've been traveling with Armie Hammer the last twelve hours. We land in two hours and we will be back in Italy together for the first time in a year and a half. Tonight we're getting dinner with Luca Guadagnino. Without Luca's true mastery and vision, and without Armie's trust and guidance, without the public arts funding that made my high school education at LaGuardia possible, I wouldn't be in this position. Thank you to those that made this possible, and the Academy, for this recognition."
"Thank you to the academy for recognizing my crew, my cast, and the exceptional and brilliant Daniel Kaluuya," the director said about his three nominations. "I am so proud of this film—it has been an unbelievable journey for any movie, let alone a horror film that came out a year ago. Thank you for the audience that bought tickets, that told their friends, that kept championing this film. Today, I celebrate not only Get Out, but every voice that is told that they don't fit the mold, and that they don't belong. And to all of those who came before me and broke down doors for African-American filmmakers and genre films, I stand on your shoulders with gratitude and a commitment to continue to make room for those who follow."
"I am so incredibly proud to be a part of the I, Tonya team!" the nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role said via a statement. "Congratulations to Tatiana Riegel for her brilliant editing and to the amazing Margot Robbie who is an absolute treasure. And the fact that my first Oscar nomination comes from a part that my dear friend, Steven Rogers, wrote for me makes it all the more sweet. Thank you to the Academy for your recognition!"
"This is like a super day. These days don't happen. This is crazy," she told E! News in regards to learning of her Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination. She also later said, "What a morning. I'm thrilled to be recognized with the incredible actresses in my category, and am grateful to the Academy for this amazing honor. Congrats to our fearless leader Greta and my 'Lady Bird' Saoirse Ronan for their nominations as well!"
"I am absolutely thrilled to have received this nomination by the Academy," the nominee for Best Actor in a Supporting Role said via a statement. "It was quite unexpected but incredibly gratifying. Everything has happened so quickly of late that I am still a trifled stunned but excited by it all."
"This is an unbelievable honor and I am beside myself with joy and gratitude," the director said about her two nominations. "The entire team who made Lady Bird poured their heart and soul into it, and I am so deeply grateful to the Academy for their recognition. I couldn't be prouder of my brilliant women who led the cast, Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, and I am so thrilled that they were nominated for their beautiful performances. I am struggling to find the words to express how much the nomination for best director and best screenplay means to me—in a year where there are so many brilliant films by so many of my heroes of cinema—all I can say is thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"I'm very happy to be recognized by the Academy for my role in Sean Baker's The Florida Project," the nominee for Best Actor in a Supporting Role stated. "I am very proud of this movie that authentically expresses the human's spirit's natural impulse to extend itself to others even in difficult circumstances."
"I'm so excited and thrilled by the nomination and for The Shape of Water team lead by Guillermo the Great," the nominee for Best Actor in a Supporting Role stated. "It is rare and humbling to be part of something so special."
"We are thrilled and honored to be nominated for The Big Sick," the couple said in regards to their Best Original Screenplay nomination. "We got a masterclass in storytelling from our producers, Barry Mendel and Judd Apatow, and from our director Michael Showalter—all of whom pushed us to dig down, be more honest, and be willing to make changes when the story called for it. It was an incredibly unique challenge to take some of the most vulnerable, painful, and beautiful moments from our life together and turn it into a movie. At times we worried it would be insurmountable, or would rip us apart, or even worse—that no one would like it. The fact that it connected with audiences is exhilarating, and this nomination proves that our love is real. We have decided to stay married."
"Wow, this is an incredible honor. Thank you so much to the Academy," the nominee for Best Actor in a Supporting Role said via a statement. "I am truly humbled and proud to be nominated alongside Willem, Richard, Christopher, and of course Woody. The support for our film has been remarkable and I share this recognition with the entire cast and crew. Thank you to Fox Searchlight for your unwavering support. I have been a working actor for a long time and this really means a lot."
"Oh. My. God. Get Out is officially a Best Picture Oscar nominee," she wrote on Instagram. "And @jordanpeeleis too, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, and @danielkaluuya, for Lead Actor. I am cheering for you both and love you to no end...I am so proud to be in a movie that breaks all the rules and does it well. And I'm so grateful that the Academy noticed! What a wild, incredible ride this has been. ❤️��❤️ @getoutmovie."
"I am rather giddy with excitement at the wonderful news and extremely thankful and grateful that the Academy have honored Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis, JoAnne Sellar, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi, Mark Bridges and Jonny Greenwood alongside myself with nominations today," the nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role said via a statement. "It is also quite a day for my son Alfie Oldman—having both parents nominated in the same year."
"Congratulations to the extraordinary @pasekaandpaul 2 of the most talented, funny, kind hearted men I know!" the actor tweeted after learning of the film's Best Original Song nomination. "And, to @kealasettle for bringing #thisisme to the world like no one else could have. #NowItIsYourFault #soundtrack @GreatestShowman @Zendaya @ZacEfron #GreatestShowman." He also congratulated James Mangold on his Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Logan, which Jackman starred in.
"I don't know if I can describe how honored and blessed I feel to be nominated for a song that is featured in a film about the great Thurgood Marshall," he said about the nomination for Best Original Song. "Collaborating with Diane Warren, whose passion always shines through, and performing this song with Andra Day brings me to the soul of what this song was created to be; a beacon of light in times of darkness. We believe that art can change the world for the better. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing our art."
"It is a great honor and joy to be here, today with a picture that remains faithful to all my convictions and the images I have loved since infancy," the director said about his three nominations. "I want to thank the Academy and my professional colleagues for their kind disposition towards The Shape of Water. I share these nominations with all the young filmmakers in Mexico and Latin America who put their hopes in our craft and the intimate stories of their imagination…"
"We are thrilled that the Academy has recognized the craft and talent of so many of the incredible people that brought the story of Dunkirk to life," the two said about the film's eight nominations. "But most of all, this recognition helps us to believe that we have done some justice to honoring all those whose lives were affected by the real life events at Dunkirk."
"What?? This is beyond the realm of imagination," the writer and executive producer of the animated short film Dear Basketball said via a statement. "It was always expected of me to be in the basketball finals, but never this. It means so much that the Academy deemed Dear Basketball worthy of contention. Thanks to the genius of Glen Keane and John Williams for taking my poem to this level. What an honor to be on this team."