Margot Robbie has been nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for her much-hyped role as controversial ice skating identity Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.
It’s the first of such nominations for the Queensland-born actress, arriving just five years after her breakout role in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
The 27-year-old actress is yet to comment on the happy news, but a slew of images and videos shared on social media (below) prove the blonde beauty has simply been too busy celebrating to formally acknowledge the nod — and we can’t blame her!
But she’s not the only homegrown talent to receive a look-in!
Australian editor Lee Smith has picked up a nomination for his work on World War II epic Dunkirk and Australian filmmakers Derin Seale and Josh Lawson have also been nominated for their live-action short film, The Eleven O’Clock.
Elsewhere, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro’s monster romance The Shape of Water emerged from the pack as this year’s clear front runner. The film scored a whopping 13 nominations, falling just short of tying for the record of 14 nominations shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
What’s more, the fallout from Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandal appears to have been felt in this year’s nominations.
Greta Gerwig became the fifth woman ever nominated for best director for her semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story Lady Bird, while Rachel Morrison made history with the first nomination ever (!!) for a female cinematographer for Mudbound.
It seems women can direct and film movies too — shocking!
WATCH: Margot Robbie opens up about her role of a lifetime in I, Tonya. Post continues…
Will Margot’s portrayal of Tonya Harding (L) land her an Oscar?
There were also a few nominations that felt like direct responses to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
James Franco, who is facing allegations of sexually inappropriate and exploitative behavior, was noticeably absent from this year’s lineup. Meanwhile, Christopher Plummer scored a nomination for best supporting actor after replacing Kevin Spacey in All The Money In The World at the last minute.
The 90th annual Academy Awards will be held on March 4.
See below for the full list on nominations!
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Actress in a Supporting Role
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Actor in a Supporting Role
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman
The Insult
Loveless
On Body and Soul
The Square
Documentary (Short)
Edith + Eddie
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
Documentary Feature
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island
Original Song
Mighty River, Mudbound
Mystery of Love, Call Me by Your Name
Remember Me, Coco
Stand Up For Something, Marshall
This is Me, Greatest Showman
Animated Feature Film
The Boss Baby
The Breadman
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Adapted Screenplay
Call Me by Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound
Original Screenplay
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Actress in a Leading Role
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Director
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best Picture
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Production Design
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Cinematography
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria and Abdul
Sound Editing
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Sound Mixing
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Animated Short Film
Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
Live Action Short Film
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child
Watu Wote/All of Us
Original Score
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes
Film Editing
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Makeup and Hairstyling
Darkest Hour
Victoria and Abdul
Wonder
