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Greg Evans
Jan 22, 2019
The 91st Oscar nominations were announced today in Hollywood with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross doing the hosting duty.
Popular films included A Star is Born, Black Panther, Vice, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and Roma, with the latter two receiving ten nominations each.
As always with any major film nominations, there is a lot of hubbub and vitriol after the announcements - and this year did not disappoint.
Maybe the biggest and most noteworthy story was the nomination of Black Panther for Best Picture, making it the first ever superhero and Marvel movie to pick up such a prestigious nod.
As you can probably guess people were very excited about this.
Meanwhile, there were mixed fortunes for A Star is Born,which picked up eight nominations but saw Bradley Cooper snubbed for Best Director.
SMASH CUT TO BRADLEY COOPER REACTING— kirsten howard (@kirsten howard) 1548164491
Elsewhere, Olivia Colman's ascension from car insurance adverts to Oscar nominee is something that we can all appreciate and get behind.
Congratulations on the nomination Olivia Colman! #OscarNoms https://t.co/PGWeBZQP7o— Dale 👽 (@Dale 👽) 1548164864
People were upset that some movies got snubbed.
Steve McQueen to Widows' marketing team. #OscarNoms https://t.co/kaLPjWEAZ7— 🇬🇭 Carl Anka 🇬🇭 (@🇬🇭 Carl Anka 🇬🇭) 1548165094
Maybe the Academy just forgot to watch Mamma Mia 2 #OscarNoms— Sophie Hall (@Sophie Hall) 1548166205
Seriously, BR but no If Beale Street Could Talk? #OscarNoms https://t.co/KiKqV7S0OK— Terri White (@Terri White) 1548165348
#JUSTICEFORPADDINGTON2!!!— Helen O'Hara (@Helen O'Hara) 1548164603
When Ethan Hawke isn't nominated https://t.co/yM2NebxFUB— Laurie Crosswell (@Laurie Crosswell) 1548167000
There were smaller films to champion, though.
Snack on this: #Bao is nominated for Best Animated Short! #OscarNoms https://t.co/8I6jV9AQar— Pixar (@Pixar) 1548165445
Unfortunately, the Academy chose to overlook women directors again, leaving the likes of Lynne Ramsey, Debra Granik and Chloe Zhao unacknowledged.
Couldn’t squeeze one little ‘woman’s picture’ into these eight noms 🤦♀️ https://t.co/Qc6Pk2ctjG— Another Gaze / Another Screen (@Another Gaze / Another Screen) 1548164524
Chloé Zhao for the Rider, Marielle Heller for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Lynne Ramsay for You Were Never Really Here… https://t.co/oO6jls48Qm— Girls on Tops (@Girls on Tops) 1548166042
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