And the Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards Are…
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12 min readFeb 8, 2022
At 5:18am Pacific Time this morning, Tracie Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards, which are set to air on ABC on March 27th. There were shocking snubs, surprise inclusions, and new records abound. Below I list the key takeaways and the nominees in the major categories, along with their Oscar history.
10 Key Headlines from This Morning’s Oscar Nominations
- Lady Gaga, Denis Villeneuve, Aaron Sorkin, Catriona Balfe, and Tony Kushner are shockingly excluded. Usually, the headlines on Oscar nomination morning are about who got the most nominations. This year, however, it feels like the biggest story is about how many people were snubbed. It must be said that “snubbed” is a horribly overused term. Most journalists and awards enthusiasts use it every time someone they think or hope will get nominated doesn’t. That’s not a snub. In fact, not nominating someone for anything really isn’t really a snub at all. However, it feels like a snub when someone is excluded from the list of nominees despite feeling like a heavy favorite (or “lock”) for a nomination…
