And the Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards Are…
At 5:30am Pacific Time this morning, Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, which are set to air on ABC on March 10th . There were high-profile 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.
Key Headlines from This Morning’s Oscar Nominations
1.) It Was a Great Morning for Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Anatomy of a Fall, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and Nyad. A handful of films showed up in every single category they were realistically expected to. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Manhattan Project drama Oppenheimer lead the field with 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and 3 acting nominations for stars Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey, Jr., and Emily Blunt. Yorgos Lanthimos’s bizarre and beautiful sci-fi comedy Poor Things was close behind with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and 2 acting nominations for Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. Justine Treit’s complex French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall scored 5 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress for Sandra Huller. Cord Jefferson’s racial satire American Fiction scored 5 nominations…
