Are This Year's Oscar Nominees More Inclusive? A Look at the Full List


The Oscar nominees were announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, and while there were no huge upsets, there were a couple of surprises ? good surprises in terms of increased diversity. The Big Sick's?Kumail Nanjiani and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross revealed the contenders Tuesday morning, including those in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Original Score and more. The list seems to indicate that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is making attempts at inclusiveness and representation of the actual diversity seen on film and behind the scenes as well. There's always more to be done, but it's a start that indicates change for the future.

Roma tied with The Favourite for the most nominations, with 10 apiece. The?Mexican art film produced by Netflix (but also shown in theaters) marks an achievement for writer-director Alfonso Cuarón: His foreign-language production is the first to earn that many nods since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon did it in 2001.

Some also will point to blockbuster Black Panther, the first all-black superhero movie and?the first superhero movie ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman as examples of positive changes in the wake of the Academy Awards' seemingly discriminatory past voting choices, something that in recent years saw the ceremony branded with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and led many to boycott the ceremony.

This year's show promises to be particularly musical, with both Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star Is Born nominated in the major categories (awards show performances by both Queen and Lady Gaga are no-brainers). With no host this year after the Kevin Hart mess, here's hoping the producers make up for less banter with more spectacle and production value. And, of course, we hope to see some eye-popping fashion from all the attendees.

The Academy Awards will be presented at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, Feb. 24. It will be televised on ABC live at 5 p.m. PST. More info at oscars.org.


Best Picture

Black Panther

BlacKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Roma

A Star Is Born

Vice


Best Actress

Yalitza Aparicio, Roma

Glenn Close, The Wife

Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams, Vice

Marina de Tavira, Roma

Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Emma Stone, The Favourite

Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Actor

Christian Bale, Vice

Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate

Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Viggo Mortensen, Green Book



Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman

Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born

Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Sam Rockwell, Vice

Best Director

Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War

Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite

Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Adam McKay, Vice

Best Original Screenplay

The Favourite, Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

First Reformed, Paul Schrader

Green Book, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly

Roma, Alfonso Cuarón

Vice, Adam McKay

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

BlacKkKlansman, Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee

Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty

If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins

A Star Is Born, Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters

Best Cinematography

Lukasz Zal, Cold War

Robbie Ryan, The Favourite

Caleb Deschanel, Never Look Away

Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Matthew Libatique, A Star Is Born



Best Production Design

Black Panther

The Favourite

First Man

Mary Poppins Returns

Roma


Best Costume Design

Mary Zophres, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Ruth Carter, Black Panther

Sandy Powell, The Favourite

Sandy Powell, Mary Poppins Returns

Alexandra Byrne, Mary Queen of Scots

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Border, Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer

Mary Queen of Scots, Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Jessica Brooks

Vice, Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney

Best Original Score

Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther

Terence Blanchard, BlacKkKlansman

Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk

Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs

Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns

Best Original Song

All the Stars, Black Panther

I'll Fight, RBG

The Place Where Lost Things Go, Mary Poppins Returns

Shallow, A Star Is Born

When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Best Film Editing

BlacKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Vice



Best Sound Editing

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

First Man

A Quiet Place

Roma


Best Sound Mixing

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

First Man

Roma

A Star Is Born


Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Infinity War

Christopher Robin

First Man

Ready Player One

Solo: A Star Wars Story


Best Animated Feature Film

Incredibles 2

Isle of Dogs

Mirai

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse


Best Foreign-Language Film

Capernaum

Cold War

Never Look Away

Roma

Shoplifters



Best Documentary Feature

Free Solo

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Minding the Gap

Of Fathers and Sons

RBG


Best Documentary Short Subject

Black Sheep

End Game

Lifeboat

A Night at the Garden

Period. End of Sentence.


Best Animated Short Film

Animal Behaviour

Bao

Late Afternoon

One Small Step

Weekends


Best Live-Action Short Film

Detainment

Fauve

Marguerite

Mother

Skin

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