Missed nominations

■ Best picture: In 2009, when the best-picture slate was expanded to nine nominees, the proximate cause was dismay that Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”(2008) hadn’t been nominated. With a wider slate, the thinking went, a masterly film such as Nolan’s would make the grade, even if it were a comic-book movie. No such luck. Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman”is even better than “The Dark Knight,”and arguably the year’s best film. If it didn’t merit an Oscar nomination, no comic-book movie ever will.

■ Director: Christopher Landon’s “Happy Death Day”is a little gem that combines wit and scares to a degree not seen since the

original “Scream”(1996). No matter. The Academy snubbed “Psycho”(1960), so it will never give a horror movie serious consideration.

■ Actor: Ali Fazal’s understated touch in “Victoria and Abdul”steals scene after scene out from under the redoubtable Judi Dench. The performance deserved more attention.

■ Actress: Rebecca Hall’s witty, acerbic performance in “Professor Marsden and the Wonder Women”is full of small surprises, making a terrific movie even better.

■ Supporting actor: Mel Gibson has always had a flair for comedy, and his relaxed whimsy and killer timing made “Daddy’s Home 2”a big cut above its frantic predecessor.

■ Supporting actress: Dafne Keen’s near-wordless performance in “Logan”is a marvel, and both she and Julie Walters — luminous as a Liverpudlian earth mother in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”— deserved Oscar consideration.

Unofficial ‘winners’

■ Most overhyped: “The Fate of the Furious.” If you’ve heard one tire screech, you’ve heard ‘em all.

■ Worst remake: “Flatliners.” Even worse than the original.

■ Most unnecessary remake:

Oddball stats

■ The 34 nominations in the six major categories went to 14 films, with the nine best-picture nominees