This morning Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s portrait of the father of the atomic bomb, leads the pack with 13 nominations, including best picture.
The nine other films vying for the Best Picture prize are Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”
Triet, Scorsese, Nolan, Lanthimos and Glazer were also recognized in the best director category.
“Barbie” secured eight nominations, including nods for supporting actor Ryan Gosling and supporting actress America Ferrera. However people were shocked that “Barbie” star Margot Robbie was overlooked in the ebst actress category while Greta Gerwig was locked out of the best director category.
“Poor Things,” a feminist spin on the Frankenstein story, nabbed 11 nominations; “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a chronicle of the Osage murders of the 1920s, earned 10.
The nominees for best actor are Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) and Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”).
In the best actress race, the nominees are Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”) and Emma Stone (“Poor Things”).
No performer may be more of a lock for an Oscar than The Holdovers star Da’Vine Joy Randolph in the best supporting actress category. Randolph, who recently snagged Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards plays a cafeteria manager mourning the death of her son in Vietnam.
Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the awards show March 10 — his fourth time as the emcee.
As for other snubs, I saw that people were also upset that Zac Efron was overlooked for his role in The Iron Claw, Fantasia was snubbed in the best actress category for The Color Purple, Charles Melton and Leonardo DiCaprio were snubbed in the best actor in May December and Killers of the Flower Moon, respectively, as was Willam Defoe for his role in Poor Things.
On the queer cinema front, Rosamund Pike and Emereld Fennell from Saltburn didn't secure a nomination, and All of Us Strangers was completely shut out of nominations, as was Pedro Almodovar's Strange Way of Life, about two gay gunslingers who reunite after 25 years.
Check out the full list of nominations below...
Best picture
“American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Best Actress
Annette Bening, “Nyad”
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon
”Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer
”Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
America Ferrera, “Barbie”
Jodie Foster, “Nyad”Da’Vine
Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”
Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best costume design
“Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best makeup and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Best live-action short film
The After
Invincible
Night of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best animated short film
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over!
Best original song
“The Fire Insider” from “Flamin’ Hot”
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
Best original score
“American Fiction”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”“Poor Things”
Best documentary
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
"The Eternal Memory”
“Four Daughters”“To Kill a Tiger”
“20 Days in Mariupol”
Best documentary, short
“The ABCs of Book Banning”
“The Barber of Little Rock”
“Island in Between”
“The Last Repair Shop”
“N?i Nai and Wài Pó”
Best international feature
“Io Capitano”
“Perfect Days”
“Society of the Snow”
“The Teachers’ Lounge”
“The Zone of Interest”
Best animated feature
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Elemental”“Nimona”
“Robot Dreams”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Best production design
“Barbie”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Best film editing
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“The Holdovers”
"Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”“Poor Things”
Best sound
“The Creator”
“Maestro”
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning”
“Oppenheimer”
“The Zone of Interest”
Best visual effects
“The Creator”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning”
“Napoleon”
Best cinematography
“El Conde”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”