The Nominations are in for the upcoming Oscars

The Oscars are set to air live, March 10th, on ABC.  The Academy’s digital platforms announced the 96th Oscars nominations today via their international satellite feed and broadcasted media.  This year, voter participation was at an all-time high, with members submitting ballots from a record 93 countries.  Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for winners in all 23 categories beginning Thursday, February 22, through Tuesday February 27.  The following are the nominations in their own categories summarized:

   Performance by an actor in a leading role

-       Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”

-       Colman Domingo in “Rustin”

-       Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”

-       Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”

-       Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

-       Annette Bening in “Nyad”

-       Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”

-       Sandra Huller in “Anatomy of a Fall”

-       Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”

-       Emma Stone in “Poor Things”

Best International feature film of the year

-       “lo Capitano” Italy

-       “Perfect Days” Japan

-       “Society of the Snow” Spain

-       “The Teachers’ Lounge” Germany

-       “The Zone of Interest” United Kingdom

Best Motion picture of the year

-       “American Fiction”

-       “Anatomy of a Fall”

-       “Barbie”

-       “The Holdovers”

-       “The Killers of the Flower Moon”

-       “Maestro”

-       “Oppenheimer”

-       “Past Lives”

-       “Poor Things”

-       “The Zone of Interest”