‘Favourite,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman’ among films nominated for best picture Oscar
Jan. 22, 2019 Updated Tue., Jan. 22, 2019 at 6:46 p.m.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” scored the most Oscar nominations with 10 nominations each heading to the 91st Academy Awards.
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.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani announced the nominees in 24 categories Tuesday morning.
The presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California and will be broadcast live on Feb. 24 on ABC.
Oscar nominees for best director
The nominees are: Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”; Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”; Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”; Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”; Adam McKay, “Vice.”
Oscar nominees for best actor and best actress
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?”
Oscar nominees for best picture
The nominees are: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice.”
Oscar nominees for best original song
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.”
Oscar nominees for best animated film
They are: “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Mirai,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Oscar nominees for best foreign language film
The nominees are: Germany’s “Never Look Away”; Japan’s “Shoplifters”; Lebanon’s “Capernaum”; Mexico’s “Roma”; Poland’s “Cold War.”
Oscar nominees for best supporting actor
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.”
Oscar nominees for best original score
They are: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Oscar nominees for best supporting actress
They are: Amy Adams, “Vice”; Marina de Tavira, “Roma”; Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”; Emma Stone, “The Favourite”; Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite.”

This image released by Netflix shows Yalitza Aparicio, center, in a scene from the film “Roma,” by filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron. On Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, the film was nominated for an Oscar for both best foreign language film and best picture. The 91st Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 24. (Carlos Somonte/Netflix / Associated Press)
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