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The Academy Awards, the highest honours in the movie industry, will be handed out on Sunday at a ceremony in Hollywood.
Following is a list of nominations in key categories:
Best Picture
“The Irishman” (Netflix)
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Sony Pictures)
“Parasite” (Neon)
“Marriage Story” (Netflix)
“1917” (Universal Pictures)
“Jojo Rabbit” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Joker” (Warner Bros.)
“Little Women” (Sony Pictures)
“Ford v Ferrari” (20th Century Studios)
Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix - “Joker”
Adam Driver - “Marriage Story”
Leonardo DiCaprio - “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Antonio Banderas - “Pain and Glory”
Jonathan Pryce - “The Two Popes”
Best Actress
Renee Zellweger - “Judy”
Charlize Theron - “Bombshell”
Scarlett Johansson - “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan - “Little Women”
Cynthia Erivo - “Harriet”
Best Director
Martin Scorsese - “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino - “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon Ho - “Parasite”
Sam Mendes - “1917”
Todd Phillips - “Joker”
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Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt - “Once Upon a Time in Hollywod”
Al Pacino - “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci - “The Irishman”
Tom Hanks - “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins - “The Two Popes”
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern - “Marriage Story”
Margot Robbie - “Bombshell”
Florence Pugh - “Little Women”
Scarlett Johansson - “Jojo Rabbit”
Kathy Bates - “Richard Jewell”
Best Original Screenplay
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
“Knives Out”
“1917”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“The Two Popes”
Best Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“I Lost My Body”
“Klaus”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”
Best Documentary Film
“American Factory”
“The Cave”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“For Sama”
“Honeyland”
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Best International Feature Film
“Corpus Christi - Poland
“Honeyland” - North Macedonia
“Les Miserables” - France
“Pain and Glory” - Spain
“Parasite” - South Korea
Best Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away - “Toy Story 4”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” - “Rocketman”
“I’m Standing With You” - “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown” - “Frozen 2”
“Stand Up” - “Harriet”
