The 90th Academy Award Nominees were announced as of Tuesday, Jan. 23, with “The Shape of Water” taking the  lead in the race with 13 nominations.

John Bailey, President of the Academy Awards show, was accompanied by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis as the three revealed the nominees in 24 different categories. A few of the most prominent categories include: best picture, best costume design, and best leading actor/actress.

Each “best leading actor and actress” award is between five nominees.

A few nominated lead actors include: Daniel Day-Lewis for, “Phantom Thread,” Daniel Kaluuya for the enlightening movie, “Get Out,” and Gary Oldman for, “Darkest Hour.”

On the other hand, some nominated lead actresses include: Sally Hawkins with the top hit of the awards show, “The Shape of Water,” Saoirse Ronan for, “Lady Bird,” and Meryl Streep for the recent inspirational journalistic movie, “The Post.”

A variety of ages watch the Academy Awards show, otherwise known as, “The Oscars.” For example, Precious Obidago, a senior from WHHS claims, “I love watching people doing great things and inspiring people. By winning such amazing awards, one can see all the hard work pulled off not just by the lead parts, but from all categories and behind the scenes as well. They all deserve the same credit.”Moreover, Rayna Caruso, teacher and coach from WHHS says, “I think the best part of the show is watching big awards being given to the hard workers and viewing everyone’s reaction.”

The Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel once more,  will air live on ABC on March 4. Make sure to cast your votes!