The 2019 Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday morning in Los Angeles. A wider range of selections in genres highlights the list of nominees.
“Black Panther” is now the first superhero film ever to be nominated in the best picture category. “Roma” – a black-and-white Spanish-language period drama – will be the first movie released by Netflix to be in the running for film of the year as well. Both signal a shift in how critics perceive certain genres and how audiences are watching movies.
Smash hits “A Star is Born” and “Vice” also earned best picture nominations in unsurprising fashion.
The Academy decided to go back in time to decades and centuries ago in choosing the Freddy Mercury-centric biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody," 18th century drama/dark comedy “The Favourite," the 1960s-set “Green Book” and “BlacKkKlansman," which takes place in the 1970s, for a total of eight best picture nominations.
The award for actress in a leading role looks to be a tight competition between singer-turned-actress Lady Gaga for her role in “A Star is Born” and the now seven-time nominated legend Glenn Close for her work in “The Wife." But the brilliant acting of Yalitza Aparicio in “Roma” may lead to an upset.
Olivia Colman as the queen in “The Favourite” and Melissa McCarthy from “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” round out this category.
Another intriguing race has been set up in the best actor category. Breathtaking transformations by Christian Bale as former Vice President Dick Cheney in “Vice” and Rami Malek as Freddy Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody” highlight the group.
Accompanying them are veteran actors Viggo Mortenson for his role in “Green Book," Bradley Cooper in “A Star is Born” and Willem Dafoe as painter Vincent van Gogh in “At Eternity’s Gate."
Marvel Comics superheroes are well represented in several categories. Aside from the “Black Panther” best picture nod, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” garnered a best animated feature film nomination and “Avengers: Infinity War” is up for best visual effects. “Black Panther” is also in consideration for several other awards, including costume design and sound mixing.
The 91st Academy Awards will be handed out during the televised live ceremony which will air Feb. 24, 2019, on ABC at 7 p.m. CDT.
For the full list of nominations, see below:
BEST PICTURE
"Black Panther"
"BlacKkKlansman"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"The Favourite"
"Green Book"
"Roma"
"A Star Is Born"
"Vice"
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"
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"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Capernaum"
"Cold War"
"Never Look Away"
"Roma"
"Shoplifters"
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
"Black Sheep"
"End Game"
"Lifeboat"
"A Night at the Garden"
"Period. End of Sentence."
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Free Solo"
"Hale County This Morning, This Evening"
"Minding the Gap"
"Of Fathers and Sons"
"RBG"
ORIGINAL SONG
"All The Stars" — "Black Panther"
"I'll Fight" — "RBG"
"Shallow" — "A Star Is Born
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" — "Mary Poppins Returns"
"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" — "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Incredibles 2"
"Isle of Dogs"
"Mirai"
"Ralph Breaks the Internet"
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
"BlacKkKlansman"
"Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
"If Beale Street Could Talk"
"A Star Is Born"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"First Reformed"
"Green Book"
"Roma"
"The Favourite"
"Vice"
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale, "Vice"
Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"
Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate"
Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma"
Glenn Close, "The Wife"
Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"
Olivia Colman, "The Favourite"
Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"
Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"
Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite"
Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma"
Adam McKay, "Vice"
PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Black Panther"
"The Favourite"
"First Man"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
"Roma"
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Cold War"
"The Favourite"
"Never Look Away"
"Roma"
"A Star Is Born"
COSTUME DESIGN
"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
"Black Panther"
"The Favourite"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
"Mary Queen of Scots"
SOUND EDITING
"A Quiet Place"
"Black Panther"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"First Man"
"Roma"
SOUND MIXING
"Black Panther"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"First Man"
"Roma"
"A Star Is Born"
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"Animal Behaviour"
"Bao"
"Late Afternoon"
"One Small Step"
"Weekends"
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"Detainment"
"Fauve"
"Marguerite"
"Mother"
"Skin"
ORIGINAL SCORE
"Black Panther"
"BlacKkKlansman"
"If Beale Street Could Talk"
"Isle of Dogs"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
VISUAL EFFECTS
"Avengers: Infinity War"
"Christopher Robin"
"First Man"
"Ready Player One"
"Solo: A Star Wars Story"
FILM EDITING
"BlacKkKlansman"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Green Book"
"The Favourite"
"Vice"
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
"Border"
"Mary Queen of Scots"
"Vice"
