Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan's war drama DUNKIRK won top sound honours at the 90th Academy Awards here.

The film won the gold statue in — Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing category.

Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten picked the Best Sound Mixing honour for the film, and Alex Gibson and Richard King took the Best Sound Editing trophy.

It was a fourth win for Landaker, second for Rizzo and first for Weingarten.

They were in the race to win the Oscar with Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis and Julian Slater for BABY DRIVER, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth for BLADE RUNNER 2049, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier and Brad Zoern for THE SHAPE OF WATER and Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Stuart Wilson for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.

"Thanks for bestowing us with the great honour. I would like to thank the whole team. I I love you," they said while accepting the award at the gala on Sunday night.

There was a special mention for Nolan as they expressed their gratitude to the filmmaker for pushing them to make interesting sound for the film.

The film, which has also been written by Nolan, brings the story of Operation Dynamo as it unfolds on land, sea and air.

The narrative of DUNKIRK follows three major threads covering different periods of time — one beginning on land and covering one week, one on the sea and covering one day, and one in the air covering one hour. These are interwoven in a non-linear narrative.

For the Best Sound Editing award, the film was in contention with BABY DRIVER (Julian Slater), BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Theo Green and Mark Mangini), THE SHAPE OF WATER (Nelson Ferreira and Nathan Robitaille) and STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Ren Klyce and Matthew Wood).

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 90th Award gala was held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday night here.

LCARUS was named as the Best Documentary (Feature) at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here, and director Bryan Fogel hopes the documentary is a wake-up call for everyone to tell the truth.

"We hope LCARUS is a wake-up call about, yes, Russia but also about telling the truth, now more than ever," said Fogel while accepting the honour by Greta Gerwig and Laura Dern.

LCARUS is about doping in Russian sports.

The film was competing with "Abacus: Small Enough to Jaila by Julie Goldman, Steve James and Mark Mitten, "Faces Placesa by Agnes Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda, "Last Men in Aleppo" by Kareem Abeed, Feras Fayyad and Soren Steen Jespersen, and "Strong Island" Joslyn Barnes and Yance Ford.

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan's war drama DUNKIRK won top sound honours at the 90th Academy Awards here.

The film won the gold statue in — Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing category.

Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten picked the Best Sound Mixing honour for the film, and Alex Gibson and Richard King took the Best Sound Editing trophy.

It was a fourth win for Landaker, second for Rizzo and first for Weingarten.

They were in the race to win the Oscar with Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis and Julian Slater for BABY DRIVER, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth for BLADE RUNNER 2049, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier and Brad Zoern for THE SHAPE OF WATER and Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Stuart Wilson for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.

"Thanks for bestowing us with the great honour. I would like to thank the whole team. I I love you," they said while accepting the award at the gala on Sunday night.

There was a special mention for Nolan as they expressed their gratitude to the filmmaker for pushing them to make interesting sound for the film.

The film, which has also been written by Nolan, brings the story of Operation Dynamo as it unfolds on land, sea and air.

The narrative of DUNKIRK follows three major threads covering different periods of time — one beginning on land and covering one week, one on the sea and covering one day, and one in the air covering one hour. These are interwoven in a non-linear narrative.

For the Best Sound Editing award, the film was in contention with BABY DRIVER (Julian Slater), BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Theo Green and Mark Mangini), THE SHAPE OF WATER (Nelson Ferreira and Nathan Robitaille) and STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Ren Klyce and Matthew Wood).

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 90th Award gala was held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday night here.

LCARUS was named as the Best Documentary (Feature) at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here, and director Bryan Fogel hopes the documentary is a wake-up call for everyone to tell the truth.

"We hope LCARUS is a wake-up call about, yes, Russia but also about telling the truth, now more than ever," said Fogel while accepting the honour by Greta Gerwig and Laura Dern.

LCARUS is about doping in Russian sports.

The film was competing with "Abacus: Small Enough to Jaila by Julie Goldman, Steve James and Mark Mitten, "Faces Placesa by Agnes Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda, "Last Men in Aleppo" by Kareem Abeed, Feras Fayyad and Soren Steen Jespersen, and "Strong Island" Joslyn Barnes and Yance Ford.

COCO was named as Best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars 2018, and co-director Lee Unkrich dedicated the honour to the people and culture of Mexico, saying "representation matters".

Disney-Pixar'sCOCO narrates the story of an aspiring musician's journey into the Land of the Dead.

"COCO is proof that art can change and connect the world, and this can only be done when we have a place where everyone and anyone who feels like another to be heard," said producer Darla K. Anderson in her acceptance speech on Sunday night.

"The biggest thank you of all (goes) to the people of Mexico," said Unkrich.

"COCO could not exist without your endlessly beautiful culture and traditions. With COCO, we tried to take a step forward toward a world where all children can grow up seeing characters in movies that look and talk and live like they do. Marginalised people deserve to feel like they belong. Representation matters."

COCO marks Unkrich's second Oscar win after his win for TOY STORY 3 in the same category.

InCOCO, aspiring musician Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) teams up with charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) on an extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead.

The movie, which took six years to produce in a pursuit to get the intricacies of portraying the culture on the big screen right, showcases the importance of family, honouring one's ancestors and following dreams.

The winners also thanked their same-sex partners.

The film was pitted against THE BOSS BABY, THE BREADWINNER, FERDINAND, and LOVING VINCENT.

COCO was named as Best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars 2018, and co-director Lee Unkrich dedicated the honour to the people and culture of Mexico, saying "representation matters".

Disney-Pixar'sCOCO narrates the story of an aspiring musician's journey into the Land of the Dead.

"COCO is proof that art can change and connect the world, and this can only be done when we have a place where everyone and anyone who feels like another to be heard," said producer Darla K. Anderson in her acceptance speech on Sunday night.

"The biggest thank you of all (goes) to the people of Mexico," said Unkrich.

"COCO could not exist without your endlessly beautiful culture and traditions. With COCO, we tried to take a step forward toward a world where all children can grow up seeing characters in movies that look and talk and live like they do. Marginalised people deserve to feel like they belong. Representation matters."

COCO marks Unkrich's second Oscar win after his win for TOY STORY 3 in the same category.

InCOCO, aspiring musician Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) teams up with charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) on an extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead.

The movie, which took six years to produce in a pursuit to get the intricacies of portraying the culture on the big screen right, showcases the importance of family, honouring one's ancestors and following dreams.

The winners also thanked their same-sex partners.

The film was pitted against THE BOSS BABY, THE BREADWINNER, FERDINAND, and LOVING VINCENT.

Actress Allison Janney took home her first Oscar in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her powerful performance in I, TONYA at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here.

She won the trophy for her role as Tonya Harding's mother LaVona Golden in the biopic I, TONYA.

"I did it all by myself," she joked in her acceptance speech, then paused for a moment before saying "that's nothing farther from the truth".

Her comment was met with a round of applause.

The actress, who looked elegant and stylish in a red gown, went on to thank the whole team of the film and important people in her life.

Janney, who exclaimed that she did not see this coming, thanked her fellow nominees and said: "You represent everything that is good and right and human."

"Joanne Woodward, thank you for your encouragement and generosity that gave me the confidence to think I could pursue a career in acting. To my mother and father, Jay; my family; my family of friends; the staff. I love you," she added.

She was in the race to win the coveted trophy with Mary J. Blige (MUDBOUND), Lesley Manville (PHANTOM THREAD), Laurie Metcalfe (LADY BIRD) and Octavia Spencer (THE SHAPE OF WATER).

The 90th award gala was held her at Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.

Actress Allison Janney took home her first Oscar in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her powerful performance in I, TONYA at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here.

She won the trophy for her role as Tonya Harding's mother LaVona Golden in the biopic I, TONYA.

"I did it all by myself," she joked in her acceptance speech, then paused for a moment before saying "that's nothing farther from the truth".

Her comment was met with a round of applause.

The actress, who looked elegant and stylish in a red gown, went on to thank the whole team of the film and important people in her life.

Janney, who exclaimed that she did not see this coming, thanked her fellow nominees and said: "You represent everything that is good and right and human."

"Joanne Woodward, thank you for your encouragement and generosity that gave me the confidence to think I could pursue a career in acting. To my mother and father, Jay; my family; my family of friends; the staff. I love you," she added.

She was in the race to win the coveted trophy with Mary J. Blige (MUDBOUND), Lesley Manville (PHANTOM THREAD), Laurie Metcalfe (LADY BIRD) and Octavia Spencer (THE SHAPE OF WATER).

The 90th award gala was held her at Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.

Filmmaker James Ivory, who once worked closely with late Indian star Shashi Kapoor, became the oldest Oscar winner at 89 for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name.

The screenplay of the gay romance movie, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the eponymous novel by Andre Aciman.

Ivory beat other movies contenders for THE DISASTER ARTIST, LOGAN, MOLLY'S GAME and MUSBOUND for the award.

This was Ivory's fourth Oscar nomination, but the first in the adapted screenplay ategory.

Earlier, Ivory had received directing nominations for A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1986), HOWARDS END (1992) and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993).

Ivory, flaunting a shirt emblazoned with the face of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME star Timothee Chalamet, on Sunday night thanked his deceased Merchant Ivory partners Ismail Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as well as Aciman.

"I wouldn't be standing up here without the inspired help I received from my life's partners, who are gone," he said. He continued, giving his "profound thanks to the members of the Academy", and giving a nod to Sony Pictures Classics.

Ivory and his partners collaborated on multiple films. Some, like THE HOUSEHOLDER, SHAKESPEARE WALLAH, THE GURU, BOMBAY TALKIE and IN CUSTODY, featured Bollywood star Shashi Kapoor, who died in December last year.

Filmmaker James Ivory, who once worked closely with late Indian star Shashi Kapoor, became the oldest Oscar winner at 89 for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name.

The screenplay of the gay romance movie, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the eponymous novel by Andre Aciman.

Ivory beat other movies contenders for THE DISASTER ARTIST, LOGAN, MOLLY'S GAME and MUSBOUND for the award.

This was Ivory's fourth Oscar nomination, but the first in the adapted screenplay ategory.

Earlier, Ivory had received directing nominations for A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1986), HOWARDS END (1992) and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993).

Ivory, flaunting a shirt emblazoned with the face of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME star Timothee Chalamet, on Sunday night thanked his deceased Merchant Ivory partners Ismail Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as well as Aciman.

"I wouldn't be standing up here without the inspired help I received from my life's partners, who are gone," he said. He continued, giving his "profound thanks to the members of the Academy", and giving a nod to Sony Pictures Classics.

Ivory and his partners collaborated on multiple films. Some, like THE HOUSEHOLDER, SHAKESPEARE WALLAH, THE GURU, BOMBAY TALKIE and IN CUSTODY, featured Bollywood star Shashi Kapoor, who died in December last year.