Oscars 2019: Nominations for Best Picture, Director, Acting

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And the nominees are...

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Bright and early Tuesday morning, Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards. See who’s in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, and all of the acting categories, ahead.

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BEST PICTURE: Black Panther

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Wakanda forever. Black Panther made history as the first comic-book movie to make the Best Picture race — not to mention its six other nominations.

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BEST PICTURE: BlacKkKlansman

David Lee/Focus Features

This Spike Lee joint picked up six nominations, among them Best Picture and Best Director for Lee himself.

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BEST PICTURE: Bohemian Rhapsody

Twentieth Century Fox

The controversial but crowd-pleasing Queen biopic was the champion at the Golden Globes at the beginning of the year, and now it’s up for five Oscars as well, including the top honor.

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BEST PICTURE: The Favourite

Atsushi Nishijima/Fox Searchlight

Yorgos Lanthimos’ period piece was certainly among the Academy’s favourites, with a Best Picture nod among its 10 nominations.

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BEST PICTURE: Green Book

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Following its success with the Golden Globes and the Producers Guild, Green Book is in the running for the biggest prize of all (in addition to four others).

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BEST PICTURE: Roma

Carlos Somonte/Netflix

Alfonso Cuarón’s deeply personal film defied Oscar trends as the only black-and-white, non-English-language Best Picture nominee — not to mention the first Netflix release ever to get a nod in the top category. Roma tied with The Favourite for the most nominations, with 10 each.

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BEST PICTURE: A Star Is Born

Warner Bros. Pictures

Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut can count a Best Picture nod among its many accolades; recognized in eight categories, the melodrama’s pool of Oscar nominations is far from the shallow now.

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BEST PICTURE: Vice

Matt Kennedy/Annapurna Pictures

The Big Short director Adam McKay’s latest fast-paced retelling of recent American history has a shot at a victory of presidential proportions, with a haul of eight nominations, Best Picture among them.

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BEST DIRECTOR: Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

David Lee/Focus Features

Lee appeared on the Best Director list for the first time this year with a nomination for BlacKkKlansman.

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BEST DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War

Amazon Studios

The Best Director race was filled with surprises, including this recognition of Pawel Pawlikowski’s heartbreaking romantic drama — the filmmaker’s first nomination in the category.

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BEST DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite

Atsushi Nishijima/Fox Searchlight

Lanthimos landed his first Best Director nomination with a nod for The Favourite.

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BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Carlos Somonte/NETFLIX

With the Golden Globe already gleaming on his mantle (not to mention an Oscar for Gravity), Cuarón is the Best Director to beat.

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BEST DIRECTOR: Adam McKay, Vice

Matt Kennedy/Annapurna Pictures

McKay scored his second Best Director nomination for the tale of Dick Cheney.

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BEST ACTRESS: Yalitza Aparicio, Roma

Carlos Somonte/Netflix

First time’s the charm for Roma star Aparicio, nominated for her debut role.

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BEST ACTRESS: Glenn Close, The Wife

Graeme Hunter/Sony Pictures Classics

The Wife marks the seventh nomination (without a win — so far) for Close, who also took home the Golden Globe for her role in the drama.

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BEST ACTRESS: Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Atsushi Nishijima/Fox Searchlight

Following her coronation at the Golden Globes, Olivia Colman scored an Oscar nod for her performance as Queen Anne.

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BEST ACTRESS: Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

Clay Enos/Warner Bros.

A pop star was reborn as a leading lady in 2018, and the Oscars recognized the arrival of Lady Gaga (who had one previous nomination, for Best Original Song) with nods for Best Actress and Best Original Song.

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BEST ACTRESS: Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Mary Cybulski/Fox Searchlight

The Academy found McCarthy’s portrayal of Lee Israel to be more than forgivable, honoring the actress with her second nomination.

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BEST ACTOR: Christian Bale, Vice

Matt Kennedy/Annapurna Pictures

The chameleonic Bale’s transformation into Dick Cheney netted him his fourth Oscar nomination (with one win already under his belt) in addition to a Golden Globe.

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BEST ACTOR: Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born

Peter Lindbergh/Warner Bros.

Though he was snubbed for Best Director, Bradley Cooper picked up his fourth acting nod for his performance in his filmmaking debut. He’s the only actor in the category nominated for playing a fictional character rather than a real person.

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BEST ACTOR: Willem Dafoe, Eternity's Gate

Lily Gavin/CBS Films

Dafoe’s sensitive portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh certainly left a (post-)impression on the Academy, who awarded the actor with his fourth nomination.

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BEST ACTOR: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Alex Bailey/Fox

Don’t stop him now: Hot on the heels of his Golden Globe win, Malek scored his first Oscar nod for his performance as Freddie Mercury.

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BEST ACTOR: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Universal Pictures

For his role as Tony Vallelonga in Green Book, Mortensen picked up his third Oscar nomination.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams, Vice

Matt Kennedy / Annapurna Pictures

Adams logged her sixth Oscar nomination (but no win yet!) for her performance as Lynne Cheney.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marina de Tavira, Roma

Carlos Somonte/Netflix

The Mexican actress will make her Oscars debut with a nod for her role in Cuarón’s Roma.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Tatum Mangus/Annapurna Pictures

King followed up that her Best Supporting Actress win at the Golden Globes with her first Oscar nomination.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Emma Stone, The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos/Fox Searchlight

The Best Actress winner from 2017 is in the running for the third time with a nod for The Favourite.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos/Fox Searchlight

Oscar voters couldn’t choose just one of The Favourite‘s two supporting ladies, honoring both Stone and Weisz (who won in the category in 2006) with nominations.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Universal Pictures

Another Golden Globes winner scored a nod at the Oscars, with Ali — who won in this category two years ago.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman

David Lee/Focus Features

Kylo Ren earned his first Oscar nomination for his supporting role in Spike Lee’s film.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born

Clay Enos/Warner Bros.

The beloved actor picked up his first nomination for his affecting role in Cooper’s music drama.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Mary Cybulski/Fox Searchlight

Grant scored his first nomination for his turn in Marielle Heller’s Lee Israel biopic.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sam Rockwell, Vice

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Rockwell followed up his 2018 win with another nomination in the same category, this time for playing POTUS 43.

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And the nominees are...

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BEST PICTURE: Black Panther

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BEST PICTURE: BlacKkKlansman

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BEST PICTURE: Bohemian Rhapsody

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BEST PICTURE: The Favourite

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BEST PICTURE: Green Book

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BEST PICTURE: Roma

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BEST PICTURE: A Star Is Born

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BEST PICTURE: Vice

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BEST DIRECTOR: Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

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BEST DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War

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BEST DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite

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BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

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BEST DIRECTOR: Adam McKay, Vice

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BEST ACTRESS: Yalitza Aparicio, Roma

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BEST ACTRESS: Glenn Close, The Wife

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BEST ACTRESS: Olivia Colman, The Favourite

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BEST ACTRESS: Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

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BEST ACTRESS: Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

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BEST ACTOR: Christian Bale, Vice

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BEST ACTOR: Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born

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BEST ACTOR: Willem Dafoe, Eternity's Gate

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BEST ACTOR: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

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BEST ACTOR: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams, Vice

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marina de Tavira, Roma

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