“Joker†is the leading nominee for the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, with “The Irishman†close behind.
Martin Scorsese’s crime epic scored 10 nominations.
Issa Rae and John Cho announced Monday nominees in 24 categories that honor the best achievements in films released in 2019.
There are nine nominees for best picture. They are: “Ford v. Ferrariâ€; “The Irishmanâ€; “Jojo Rabbitâ€; “Jokerâ€; “Little Womenâ€; “Marriage Storyâ€; “1917â€; Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodâ€; “Parasite.â€
The nominees for best actress are: Cynthia Erivo, “Harrietâ€; Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Storyâ€; Saoirse Ronan, “Little Womenâ€; Charlize Theron, “Bombshellâ€; Renée Zellweger, “Judy.â€
The nominees for best actor are: Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Gloryâ€; Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodâ€; Adam Driver, “Marriage Storyâ€; Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popesâ€; Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker.â€
The nominees for best supporting actress are: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewellâ€; Laura Dern, “Marriage Storyâ€; Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbitâ€; Florence Pugh, “Little Womenâ€; Margot Robbie, “Bombshell.â€
The nominees for best international film are: “Corpus Christi,†Poland; “Honeyland,†North Macdeonia; “Les Miserables,†France; “Pain and Glory,†Spain; “Parasite,†South Korea.
The best director nominees are: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite;†Sam Mendes, “1917;†Todd Phillips, “Joker;†Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman;†Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodâ€
The nominees for documentary feature are: “American Factoryâ€; “The Caveâ€; “The Edge of Democracyâ€; “For Samaâ€; “Honeyland.”
The nominees for best animated feature film: “How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden Worldâ€; “Toy Story 4â€; “I Lost My Bodyâ€; “Klausâ€; “Missing Link.â€
The nominees for best supporting actor are: Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodâ€; Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes,â€; Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodâ€; Joe Pesci, “The Irishmanâ€; Al Pacino, “The Irishmanâ€.
The nominees for best original score are: “Jokerâ€; “Little Womenâ€; “Marriage Storyâ€; “1917â€; “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.â€
The nominees for best visual effects: “Avengers: Endgameâ€; “The Irishmanâ€; “The Lion Kingâ€; “1917â€; “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.â€
The nominees for costume design are: “The Irishman;†“Jojo Rabbit;†“Joker;†“Little Women;†“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.â€
This year’s nominees will bring plenty of star power to the Feb. 9 ceremony – a good thing, too, since the show will for the second straight year go without a host.
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place Feb. 9 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. ABC will again broadcast the show, viewership for which last year rose 12% to 29.6 million.
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