At the crack of dawn, Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid unveiled eight categories from the 96th Oscars nominations from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. The remaining 15 categories were announced — and there were some major strides when it comes to LGBTQ nominations. There were also some glaring snubs.
Good news first: there were plenty of historic nominations this morning, one of them being Colman Domingo who received his first Oscar nomination for his performance as the titular civil rights icon in the George C. Wolfe-directed biopic Rustin. In addition, Jodie Foster earned her fifth Oscar nomination for her role in Nyad. Surprisingly, Domingo and Foster make history as members of the LGBTQ community who have received Oscar nominations for portraying queer characters. Domingo is also the first Afro-Latino actor to receive a nomination in the Best Actor category.
In addition, the force that is Lily Gladstone made history for receiving a Best Actress nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon. This marks the first time a Native American has been nominated for Best Actress. She is nominated alongside Foster’s Nyad co-star Annette Bening.
The Netflix animated feature Nimona based on the 2015 graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson is in the running for Best Animated Feature Film. Nimona stars Eugene Lee Yang as well as Riz Ahmed, Frances Conroy, and Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular shape shifter.
As for snubs, Andrew Haigh‘s All of Us Strangers is very absent with absolutely no love in the writing categories or for Andrew Scott‘s stirring performance. Surprisingly, besides Danielle Brooks‘s Best Supporting Actress nod, there wasn’t much love for the movie musical The Color Purple from director Blitz Bazawule.
Barbie received eight nominations and Billie Eilish‘s “What Was I Made For?” as well as the movie’s unlikely anthem “I’m Just Ken” are competing in the Best Original Song category. The pic also received a Best Picture nod while America Ferrera and Ryan Gosling nabbed acting nods but Margot Robbie was shut out of Best Actress. Greta Gerwig earned a nom for Best Adapted Screenplay but not for Best Director.
It’s no surprise that Oppenheimer leads with 13 nominations while Yorgos Lanthimos‘s Poor Things is in a close second with 11. The 96th Oscars will be held on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.
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