Questions about the show

Perhaps fittingly in such a scattershot year, the ceremony itself is shaping up as a mystery. No host has been named; the academy’s first choice, Kevin Hart, dropped out after (initially) refusing to apologize for past anti-gay ramblings on Twitter. It is also unclear how the 91st Academy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 24, will handle a major change in its format: To keep the show to three hours, up to eight categories will be moved to commercial breaks, with the winning moments edited and aired later in the telecast. The academy has not said which categories (there are 24 total) will be jettisoned from the live show.

The academy’s leaders — with urging from ABC, which broadcasts the ceremony — decided to take such drastic action because viewership has been plummeting. A record low of 26.5 million people watched last year’s telecast, a nearly 20 percent drop from a year earlier. As recently as four years ago, the Academy Awards had an audience of nearly 44 million viewers.

Another effort to attract more viewers, the creation of an Oscar for “outstanding achievement in popular film,” was abandoned by the academy in September. The academy was trying to make room for blockbusters, which voters have increasingly tended to ignore in favor of little-seen art films. But this year ended up as an exception: “Black Panther,” with $1.35 billion in global ticket sales, was the No. 1 movie of 2018. It is the first superhero movie nominated for best picture. “A Star Is Born” collected $409 million, an astounding total for a drama.

Hollywood’s future arrives

In some ways, Oscar voters appeared to be saying that Hollywood has room for both the future (Netflix, which also secured three nods for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”) and the past (classic studio stories like “A Star Is Born,” which is the fourth version of that film to receive nominations).

The academy’s old guard had resisted an aggressive push by Netflix to join the best picture club, arguing that, since the streaming service does not release its films in a traditional theatrical manner, its offerings should be better considered by Emmy voters. “Roma” has played in a smattering of theaters in North America, but major chains have refused to show it because Netflix made it available online in short order. AMC and Regal said on Tuesday that they would not include “Roma” in their annual showcases of best picture nominees.

Netflix has relentlessly campaigned for Oscars, though, making inroads first with documentaries and then, last year, with “Mudbound,” which missed a best picture nomination but received attention in other prominent categories.</s>BEVERLY HILLS — The latest on the announcement of nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, which are being announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California (all times local):

The Oscar nominees for best picture have been announced. Eight films are vying for the top honors at February’s Academy Awards.

The nominees are: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice.”

The Oscar nominees for best original song have been announced.

The nominees are: “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”; “All The Stars” from “Black Panther”; “I’ll Fight” from “RBG”; “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns”; “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.”

The Oscar nominees for best animated film have been announced.

They are: “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Mirai,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”

The Oscar nominees for best foreign language film have been announced.

The nominees are: Germany’s “Never Look Away”; Japan’s “Shoplifters”; Lebanon’s “Capernaum”; Mexico’s “Roma”; Poland’s “Cold War.”

The Oscar nominees for best supporting actor have been announced.

The nominees are: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”; Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”; Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”; Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”; Sam Rockwell, “Vice.”

The Oscar nominees for best original score have been announced.

They are: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Mary Poppins Returns.”

The reading of the nominations for the 91st annual Academy Awards has begun.

The nominees for best supporting actress have been announced.

They are: Amy Adams, “Vice”; Marina de Tavira, “Roma”; Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”; Emma Stone, “The Favourite”; Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite.”

The reading of this year’s Oscar nominations are about to begin.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani will announce nominees in 24 categories highlighting everything from the best picture and acting performances to production and costume design beginning at 5:20 a.m.

The entire announcement can be watched at Oscars.com and Oscars.org .

The presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.

The Oscars will be broadcast live on Feb. 24 on ABC.

The Oscars may not have a host for their main ceremony, but they’ll have two when nominees for the 91st Academy Awards are read Tuesday morning.

Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross will emcee the announcement of nominees for the best in film in 24 categories.

It could be a big morning for films like “A Star Is Born,” “Black Panther,” “The Favourite” and “Roma.” A best picture nomination for “Roma” would Netflix’s first, and Spike Lee could finally get his first best director nomination.

Another film likely to be a best picture contender is “Green Book,” which won the top award at Saturday’s Producer Guild Awards, which is a reliable Oscar barometer.

The Oscars will be broadcast on ABC on Feb. 24.</s>This post was originally published on this site

Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani, live from from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos’ period piece The Favourite led the pack with 10 nominations apiece.

Black Panther also surprised, with seven nominations, including Marvel Studios’ first-ever Best Picture nomination. Indeed, it’s the first superhero EVER to have a Best Picture nomination. Another first: Roma is the first Best Picture nod from Netflix.

And Spike Lee also logged a first: his first nomination for Best Director, for the multiply-nominated BlacKkKlansman.

The Best Picture field had eight nominees; it could have had as many as 10. In addition to Black Panther, the field includes Roma, Green Book, Vice, A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman and The Favourite.

Here are the main nominees:

Yalitza Aparicio – Roma 

Glenn Close – The Wife 

Olivia Colman – The Favourite 

Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born 

Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Mahershala Ali – Green Book 

Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman 

Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born 

Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

Sam Rockwell – Vice

Amy Adams – Vice 

Marina de Tavira – Roma 

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk 

Emma Stone – The Favourite 

Rachel Weisz – The Favourite

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Joel Coen , Ethan Coen

BlacKkKlansman – Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, 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, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Incredibles 2 – Brad Bird

 Isle of Dogs – Wes Anderson

Mirai – Mamoru Hosoda

Ralph Breaks the Internet – Rich Moore, Phil Johnston

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

“All the Stars” from Black Panther

“Shallow” from A Star Is Born

“I’ll Fight” from RBG

“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns

“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs</s>The List of Nominees for the 91st Academy Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” have led all films with 10 nominations each heading to the 91st Academy Awards.

The nominees for best picture are: “A Star Is Born,” ”Roma,” ”Green Book,” ”The Favourite,” ”Black Panther,” ”BlacKkKlansman,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Vice.”

With “Roma,” Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Marvel, too, joined the club with “Black Panther,” the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture.

Spike Lee has been nominated for his first directing Oscar 30 years after a writing nod for 1989’s “Do the Right Thing.”

The Oscars are Feb. 24. Following Kevin Hart’s exit as emcee, the telecast is currently host-less.

A full list of nominations are below:

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” have led all films with 10 nominations each heading to the 91st Academy Awards.

Spike Lee has been nominated for his first directing Oscar 30 years after a writing nod for 1989′s “Do the Right Thing.”

The Oscars are Feb. 24. Following Kevin Hart’s exit as emcee, the telecast is currently host-less.

The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards:

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 supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”; Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”; Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”; Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”; Sam Rockwell, “Vice.”

Original Song: “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” music and lyrics by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch; “All The Stars” from “Black Panther,” music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and lyrics by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and Solana Rowe; “I’ll Fight” from “RBG,” music and lyrics by Diane Warren; “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns,” music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman; “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born,” music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt.

Foreign language film: Germany’s “Never Look Away”; Japan’s “Shoplifters”; Lebanon’s “Capernaum”; Mexico’s “Roma”; Poland’s “Cold War.” Documentary feature: “Free Solo,” ”Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” ”Minding the Gap,” ”Of Fathers and Sons,” ”RBG”

Documentary feature: “Free Solo,” ”Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” ”Minding the Gap,” ”Of Fathers and Sons,” ”RBG”

Documentary short subject: “Black Sheep,” ”End Game,” ”Lifeboat,” ”A Night at The Garden,” ”Period. End of Sentence.”

Adapted screenplay: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; “BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and 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, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters

Best animated film: “Incredibles 2,” ”Isle of Dogs,” ”Mirai,” ”Ralph Breaks the Internet,” ”Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”</s>'Roma' and 'The Favourite' lead Academy Award nominations with 10 bids each

NEW YORK (AP) — 'Roma' and 'The Favourite' lead Academy Award nominations with 10 bids each.</s>Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" led all films with 10 nominations each to the 91st Academy Awards, while Netflix and Marvel each scored their first best picture nomination.

The nominees for best picture are: "A Star Is Born," ''Roma," ''Green Book," ''The Favourite," ''Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Vice."

With "Roma," Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Marvel, too, joined the club with "Black Panther," the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture.

Spike Lee was nominated for his first directing Oscar 30 years after a writing nod for 1989's "Do the Right Thing." Notably left out of the category was Bradley Cooper, whose "A Star Is Born" landed eight nominations, including best actress for Lady Gaga, but was overlooked for Cooper's direction.

On behalf of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, presenters Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross unveiled nominations Tuesday morning from Los Angeles' Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.

The nominees for best actor are Cooper, Christian Bale ("Vice"), Willem Dafoe ("At Eternity's Gate"), Rami Malek ("Bohemian Rhapsody") and Viggo Mortensen ("Green Book").

Up for best actress are Yalitza Aparicio ("Roma"), Glenn Close ("The Wife"), Olivia Colman ("The Favourite"), Lady Gaga and Melissa McCarthy ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?").

The nominees for best supporting actress are Amy Adams ("Vice"), Marina De Tavira ("Roma"), Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk"), Emma Stone ("The Favourite") and Rachel Weisz ("The Favourite"). Tavira was something a surprise, while Claire Foy of "First Man" was left out.

Up for best supporting actor are: Mahershala Ali ("Green Book"), Adam Driver ("BlacKkKlansman"), Sam Elliott ("A Star Is Born"), Richard E. Grant ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?") and Sam Rockwell ("Vice"). Notably snubbed was Timothy Chalamet ("Beautiful Boy").

The lead-up to Tuesday's nominations was rocky for both the film academy and some of the contending movies. Shortly after being announced as host, Kevin Hart was forced to withdraw over years-old homophobic tweets that the comedian eventually apologized for. That has left the Oscars, one month before the Feb. 24 ceremony, without an emcee, and likely to stay that way.

Some film contenders, like Peter Farrelly's "Green Book" and the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," have suffered waves upon waves of backlash, even as their awards tallies have mounted. On Saturday, "Green Book" won the top award from the Producers Guild, an honor that has been a reliable Oscar barometer. In the 10 years since the Oscars expanded its best-picture ballot, the PGA winner has gone on to win best picture eight times.

The season's steadiest contender — Cooper's "A Star Is Born" — looked potentially unbeatable until it got beat. Despite an enviable string of awards and more than $400 million in worldwide box office, Cooper's lauded remake was almost totally ignored at the Golden Globes. Still, "A Star Is Born" was the sole film to land top nominations from virtually every guild group.

The academy is reportedly planning to go host-less following Hart's exit, something it has tried only once before in an infamous 1989 telecast that featured a lengthy musical number with Rob Lowe and Snow White.

The Oscars last year hit a new ratings low, declining 20 percent and averaging 26.5 million viewers. Though ratings for award shows have generally been dropping, the downturn prompted the academy to revamp this year's telecast. Though initial plans for a new popular film category were scuttled, the academy is planning to present some awards off-air and keep the broadcast to three hours.

Editor’s Note: At noon join Tribune film critic Michael Phillips for a special Facebook Live smackdown on the nominations. Tribune senior content editor Janine Schaults will be there, too.

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Christian Bale in “Vice”

Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born”

Willem Dafoe in “At Eternity's Gate”

Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role</s>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the announcement of nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, which are being announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California (all times local):

Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" have led all films with 10 nominations each heading to the 91st Academy Awards.

The nominees for best picture are: "A Star Is Born," ''Roma," ''Green Book," ''The Favourite," ''Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Vice."

With "Roma," Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Marvel, too, joined the club with "Black Panther," the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture.

Spike Lee has been nominated for his first directing Oscar 30 years after a writing nod for 1989's "Do the Right Thing."

The Oscars are Feb. 24. Following Kevin Hart's exit as emcee, the telecast is currently host-less.

The Oscar nominees for best director have been announced.

The nominees are: Alfonso Cuaron, "Roma"; Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"; Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"; Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite"; Adam McKay, "Vice."

The Oscar nominees for best actor and best actress have been announced.

The best actor nominees are: Christian Bale, "Vice"; Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"; Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody"; Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"; Willem Dafoe "At Eternity's Gate."

The best actress nominees are: Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma"; Glenn Close, "The Wife"; Olivia Colman, "The Favourite"; Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"; Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

The Oscar nominees for best picture have been announced. Eight films are vying for the top honors at February's Academy Awards.

The nominees are: "Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''Bohemian Rhapsody," ''The Favourite," ''Green Book," ''Roma," ''A Star Is Born," ''Vice."

The Oscar nominees for best original song have been announced.

The nominees are: "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"; "All The Stars" from "Black Panther"; "I'll Fight" from "RBG"; "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns"; "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born."

The Oscar nominees for best animated film have been announced.

They are: "Incredibles 2," ''Isle of Dogs," ''Mirai," ''Ralph Breaks the Internet," ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

The Oscar nominees for best foreign language film have been announced.

The nominees are: Germany's "Never Look Away"; Japan's "Shoplifters"; Lebanon's "Capernaum"; Mexico's "Roma"; Poland's "Cold War."

The Oscar nominees for best supporting actor have been announced.

The nominees are: Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"; Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"; Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"; Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"; Sam Rockwell, "Vice."

The Oscar nominees for best original score have been announced.

They are: "Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''If Beale Street Could Talk," ''Isle of Dogs," ''Mary Poppins Returns."

The reading of the nominations for the 91st annual Academy Awards has begun.

The nominees for best supporting actress have been announced.

They are: Amy Adams, "Vice"; Marina de Tavira, "Roma"; Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"; Emma Stone, "The Favourite"; Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite."

The reading of this year's Oscar nominations are about to begin.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani will announce nominees in 24 categories highlighting everything from the best picture and acting performances to production and costume design beginning at 5:20 a.m.

The entire announcement can be watched at Oscars.com and Oscars.org .

The presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.

The Oscars will be broadcast live on Feb. 24 on ABC.

The Oscars may not have a host for their main ceremony, but they'll have two when nominees for the 91st Academy Awards are read Tuesday morning.

Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross will emcee the announcement of nominees for the best in film in 24 categories.

It could be a big morning for films like "A Star Is Born," ''Black Panther," ''The Favourite" and "Roma." A best picture nomination for "Roma" would Netflix's first, and Spike Lee could finally get his first best director nomination.

Another film likely to be a best picture contender is "Green Book," which won the top award at Saturday's Producer Guild Awards, which is a reliable Oscar barometer.

The Oscars will be broadcast on ABC on Feb. 24.</s>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on the announcement of nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, which are being announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California (all times local):

The Oscar nominees for best animated film have been announced.

They are: "Incredibles 2," ''Isle of Dogs," ''Mirai," ''Ralph Breaks the Internet," ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

The Oscar nominees for best foreign language film have been announced.

The nominees are: Germany's "Never Look Away"; Japan's "Shoplifters"; Lebanon's "Capernaum"; Mexico's "Roma"; Poland's "Cold War."

The Oscar nominees for best supporting actor have been announced.

The nominees are: Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"; Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"; Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"; Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"; Sam Rockwell, "Vice."

The Oscar nominees for best original score have been announced.

They are: "Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''If Beale Street Could Talk," ''Isle of Dogs," ''Mary Poppins Returns."

The reading of the nominations for the 91st annual Academy Awards has begun.

The nominees for best supporting actress have been announced.

They are: Amy Adams, "Vice"; Marina de Tavira, "Roma"; Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"; Emma Stone, "The Favourite"; Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite."

The reading of this year's Oscar nominations are about to begin.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani will announce nominees in 24 categories highlighting everything from the best picture and acting performances to production and costume design beginning at 5:20 a.m.

The entire announcement can be watched at Oscars.com and Oscars.org .

The presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.

The Oscars will be broadcast live on Feb. 24 on ABC.

The Oscars may not have a host for their main ceremony, but they'll have two when nominees for the 91st Academy Awards are read Tuesday morning.

Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross will emcee the announcement of nominees for the best in film in 24 categories.

It could be a big morning for films like "A Star Is Born," ''Black Panther," ''The Favourite" and "Roma." A best picture nomination for "Roma" would Netflix's first, and Spike Lee could finally get his first best director nomination.

Another film likely to be a best picture contender is "Green Book," which won the top award at Saturday's Producer Guild Awards, which is a reliable Oscar barometer.

The Oscars will be broadcast on ABC on Feb. 24.</s>The list of nominees for the 91st Academy Awards

The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards:

Best picture: Black Panther," ''BlacKkKlansman," ''Bohemian Rhapsody," ''The Favourite," ''Green Book," ''Roma," ''A Star Is Born," ''Vice."

Best actor: Christian Bale, "Vice"; Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"; Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody"; Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"; Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate."

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 supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"; Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"; Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"; Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"; Sam Rockwell, "Vice."

Best supporting actress: Amy Adams, "Vice"; Marina de Tavira, "Roma"; Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"; Emma Stone, "The Favourite"; Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite."

Original Song: "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," music and lyrics by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch; "All The Stars" from "Black Panther," music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and lyrics by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and Solana Rowe; "I'll Fight" from "RBG," music and lyrics by Diane Warren; "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns," music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman; "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born," music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt.

Original Score: "Black Panther," Ludwig Goransson; "BlacKkKlansman," Terence Blanchard; "If Beale Street Could Talk," Nicholas Britell; "Isle of Dogs," Alexandre Desplat; "Mary Poppins Returns," Marc Shaiman.

Foreign language film: Germany's "Never Look Away"; Japan's "Shoplifters"; Lebanon's "Capernaum"; Mexico's "Roma"; Poland's "Cold War."

Documentary feature: "Free Solo," ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening," ''Minding the Gap," ''Of Fathers and Sons," ''RBG."

Documentary short subject: "Black Sheep," ''End Game," ''Lifeboat," ''A Night at The Garden," ''Period. End of Sentence."

Adapted screenplay: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; "BlacKkKlansman," Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and 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, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters.

Original screenplay: "The Favourite," Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara; "First Reformed," Paul Schrader; "Green Book," Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly ; "Roma," Alfonso Cuaron; "Vice," Adam McKay.

Costume design: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," Mary Zophres; "Black Panther," Ruth Carter; "The Favourite," Sandy Powell; "Mary Poppins Returns," Sandy Powell; "Mary Queen of Scots," Alexandra Byrne.

Cinematography: Lukasz Zal, "Cold War"; Robbie Ryan, "The Favourite"; Caleb Deschanel, "Never Look Away"; Alfonso Cuaron, "Roma"; Matthew Libatique, "A Star Is Born."

Best animated film: "Incredibles 2," ''Isle of Dogs," ''Mirai," ''Ralph Breaks the Internet," ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

For full coverage of the Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/AcademyAwards .</s>Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” with a leading 10 nominations to the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and Marvel — each scored their first best picture nomination.

Though many expected “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper’s tear-inducing revival of one of Hollywood’s most oft-remade show-business myths, to top nominations, Cooper was surprisingly overlooked as director and the academy instead put its fullest support behind a pair of smaller films by international directors.

With “Roma,” Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Cuaron tied the record for most decorated Oscar nominee ever for one film with four nods for his black-and-white, memory-drenched masterpiece. The Mexican-born director earned nods for direction, cinematography, original screenplay and best picture. Only Orson Welles (“Citizen Kane”) and Warren Beatty (“Reds,” ″Heaven Can Wait”) have landed four.

Lanthimos’ period romp “The Favourite” resounded most in the acting categories thanks to its trio of actresses: Olivia Colman in the best actress category, and Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in supporting.

Along with “Roma” and “The Favourite,” the nominees for best picture are: “A Star Is Born,” ″Green Book,” ″Black Panther,” ″BlacKkKlansman,” ″Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Vice.”

Marvel also joined the club with “Black Panther,” the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture. Despite the overwhelming popularity of comic book movies, they had previously been shunned from Hollywood’s top honor, to the consternation of some industry insiders. After “The Dark Knight” was snubbed, the academy expanded the best picture category from five to up to 10 nominees.

There has also been some resistance among some academy members to Netflix films since the company typically bypasses movie theaters. Steve Spielberg has said Netflix films are more like TV movies and deserve an Emmy, not an Oscar. Netflix altered its policy for “Roma” and two other films, premiering them first in theaters.

Spike Lee was nominated for his first directing Oscar 30 years after a writing nod for 1989′s “Do the Right Thing.” Notably left out of the category was Bradley Cooper, whose “A Star Is Born” landed eight nominations, including best actress for Lady Gaga, but was overlooked for Cooper’s direction. The other nominees were Lanthimos, Cuaron, Pawel Pawlikowski (“Cold War”) and Adam McKay (“Vice”).

On behalf of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, presenters Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross unveiled nominations Tuesday morning from Los Angeles’ Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.

The nominees for best actor are Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale (“Vice”), Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”).

Up for best actress are Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), Glenn Close (“The Wife”), Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”), Lady Gaga and Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”).

The nominees for best supporting actress are Amy Adams (“Vice”), Marina De Tavira (“Roma”), Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Emma Stone (“The Favourite”) and Rachel Weisz (“The Favourite”). Tavira was something a surprise, while Claire Foy of “First Man” was left out.

Up for best supporting actor are: Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”), Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”), Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born”), Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Sam Rockwell (“Vice”). Notably snubbed was Timothy Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”).

The lead-up to Tuesday’s nominations was rocky for both the film academy and some of the contending movies. Shortly after being announced as host, Kevin Hart was forced to withdraw over years-old homophobic tweets that the comedian eventually apologized for. That has left the Oscars, one month before the Feb. 24 ceremony, without an emcee, and likely to stay that way.

Some film contenders, like Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” and the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” have suffered waves upon waves of backlash, even as their awards tallies have mounted. On Saturday, “Green Book” won the top award from the Producers Guild, an honor that has been a reliable Oscar barometer. In the 10 years since the Oscars expanded its best-picture ballot, the PGA winner has gone on to win best picture eight times.

The season’s steadiest contender — Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” — looked potentially unbeatable until it got beat. Despite an enviable string of awards and more than $400 million in worldwide box office, Cooper’s lauded remake was almost totally ignored at the Golden Globes. Still, “A Star Is Born” was the sole film to land top nominations from virtually every guild group.

The academy is reportedly planning to go host-less following Hart’s exit, something it has tried only once before in an infamous 1989 telecast that featured a lengthy musical number with Rob Lowe and Snow White.

The Oscars last year hit a new ratings low, declining 20 percent and averaging 26.5 million viewers. Though ratings for award shows have generally been dropping, the downturn prompted the academy to revamp this year’s telecast. Though initial plans for a new popular film category were scuttled, the academy is planning to present some awards off-air and keep the broadcast to three hours.
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards, honoring the best in cinema in 2018 are announced, with Roma and The Favourite leading with 10 nominations each.