Oscar Nominations

[Big Magilla]

Happy to see Penelope Curz and Javier Bardem have become the first married couple since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to be nominated for acting in the same year, although Bardem's performance was not one of my favorites. Let's hope that unlike previous married couple nominees, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, Rachel Roberts and Rex Harrison, and Taylor and Burton, that they stay together.

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, though Sinatra was a supporting nominee (& winner) that year.

Good catch!

[criddic3]

Happy to see Penelope Curz and Javier Bardem have become the first married couple since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to be nominated for acting in the same year, although Bardem's performance was not one of my favorites. Let's hope that unlike previous married couple nominees, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, Rachel Roberts and Rex Harrison, and Taylor and Burton, that they stay together.

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, though Sinatra was a supporting nominee (& winner) that year.

[Okri]

It's still incredible though. This is the first time in over four decades that best actor doesn't have a first time nominee.

[mlrg]

- No newcomers in the 10 leading acting nominations. On the other hand, 8 out of 10 are newcomers under supporting nominations

This is Kristin Stewart's first nomination.

I stand corrected

[Okri]

- No newcomers in the 10 leading acting nominations. On the other hand, 8 out of 10 are newcomers under supporting nominations

This is Kristin Stewart's first nomination.

[mlrg]

First quick thoughts:

- During the last few days I kept thinking about Lady Gaga missing best actress (much like music stars Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Cher for The Mask) and imagining the oscar bloggers melting down over it. I was just not brave enough to change my predictions;
- I always had my reservations about Villenueve getting in for best director, much like Nolan missed in other ocassions;
- HUGELY happy for Jessie Buckey;
- I never understood the hype around Passing and Ruth Negga. A movie that left me really cold and would be non existing if it weren't for Netflix;
- Javier Bardem and JK Simmons seem "checking boxes" type of nominations
- Licorice Pizza underperformed
- Nicolas Cage in Pig received the same treatment that Ethan Hawke
- Belfast gets 7 nominations but misses film Editing. Can it take best Picture?
- Which was the last best picture nominee to get nominated without best director, acting, screenplay or editing nomination? Nightmare Alley just did it.
- Only 1 newcomer in the 10 leading acting nominations. On the other hand, 8 out of 10 are newcomers under supporting nominations

[Reza]

Delighted about the nods for Cruz, Stewart, and Buckley.

[Big Magilla]

Big Magilla was right re Dench.

Predicting her nomination was a lucky guess, but saying that her performance was the best in the film - that is something I know I was right about. Nice to see that the discerning Academy membership agreed, or at least agreed that she was as deserving as Ciarin Hinds.

Supporting actress was a category filled with riches this year. There are at least four others - Balfe, Dowd, Negga, Plimpton, whose nominations would have been as nice.

[Okri]

Dune for screenplay but no director is just wierd. Vicissitudes of their respective races and all that, but still wierd.

[Big Magilla]

Loved these nominations overall. Loved the hosts, Tracee Ellis Smith and Leslie Jordan, the most animated nominations announcers since the whole rigmarole began. Cut-aways to guest announcers were well done, too.

Love that Nightmare Alley did as well as it did including its Best Picture nomination.

Loved that Judi Dench, against all odds, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Belfast.

Nice that Jessie Buckley was nominated against the odds in the same category.

Surprised that Kristen Stewart was nominated over Lady Gaga.

Happy to see Penelope Curz and Javier Bardem have become the first married couple since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to be nominated for acting in the same year, although Bardem's performance was not one of my favorites. Let's hope that unlike previous married couple nominees, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, Rachel Roberts and Rex Harrison, and Taylor and Burton, that they stay together.

Former child actors Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are another couple it's nice to see nominated in the same year, but as far as I know they aren't married.

[Okri]

Big Magilla was right re Dench.

[rolotomasi99]

Some real insanity here!

BEING THE RICARDOS doing well with actors but cannot beat NIGHTMARE ALLEY in Best Picture?

[Big Magilla]

BEST PICTURE

“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”

BEST DIRECTOR

Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car’
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”

BEST ACTOR

Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield, “tick, tick, BOOM!
Will Smith, "King Richard"
Denzel Washington, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

BEST ACTRESS

Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,”
Olivia Colman, "The Lost Daughter"
Penélope Cruz, "Parallel Mothers"
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ciarin Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Judi Dench, “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“CODA”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“The Lost Daughter”
“The Power of the Dog”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Worst Person in the World”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”

BEST FILM EDITING

“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“The Power of the Dog”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Cruella”
“Cyrano”
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“West Side Story”

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

“Coming 2 America”
“Cruella”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
“House of Gucci”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“Encanto”
“Parallel Mothers”
“The Power of the Dog”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Be Alive,” “King Richard”
“Dos Oruguitas,” “Encanto”
“Down to Joy,” “Belfast”
“No Time To Die,” “No Time to Die”
“Somehow You Do You,” “Four Good Days”

BEST SOUND

“Belfast”
“Dune”
“No Time To Die”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“Dune”
“Free Guy”
“No Time to Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home”

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

“Drive My Car”
“Flee”
“The Hand of God”
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”
“The Worst Person in the World”

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“Encanto”
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells Vs. The Machines”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Ascension”
“Attica”
“Flee”
“Summer of Soul…or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised”
“Writing With Fire”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball”
Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

“Affairs of the Art”
“Bestia”
“Box Ballet”
“Robin Robin”
“The Windshield Wiper”

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

“Ala Kachuu – “Take and Run”
“The Dress”
“The Long Goodbye”
“On My Mind”
“Please Hold”