The jury has spoken. The nominations are out. And now we play the waiting game. The countdown for the 92nd Academy Awards has officially commenced.
The nominees in every category are looking uncompromisingly resolute, with incredible films taking up all the top spots on the list. But the icing on the cake in this year’s nominations is that some glorious original Netflix productions have also found themselves placed among the list of contenders for the prestigious golden statuette.
Scorsese’s The Irishman alone has received 10 nominations, the second most after box-office sensation Joker that bagged 11. Similarly, Marriage Story has 6 nominations to its name.
Here are the various nominees listed categorically:
BEST PICTURE
The Irishman
Marriage Story
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Anthony Hopkins – Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
ANIMATED FEATURE
I Lost My Body
Klaus
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Two Popes – Anthony McCarten
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Johnathan Pryce – Two Popes
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Irishman
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Irishman
COSTUME DESIGN
The Irishman
ORIGINAL SCORE
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Irishman
FILM EDITING
The Irishman
It looks like Netflix would possibly have its hands full (of golden statuettes) at the end of the awards night.
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