Every 2018 Oscar Nominee Ranked From Worst To Best

14. Lady Bird

Saoirse Ronan lady bird
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Nominations: 5 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf), Best Original Screenplay

Writer-director Greta Gerwig takes the typical coming-of-age formula and giddily reinvents it with a witty, charming and affecting tale of one young woman trying to figure out her place in the world.

Gerwig has a distinct, singular voice which allows Ronan to deliver the strongest work of her stellar career to date, while the ever-brilliant Laurie Metcalf and an hilarious Timothee Chalamet provide strong support.

It may not be "about" enough for some, but as a staggeringly authentic slice-of-life dramedy, it feels like cinema at its most lived-in.

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