Context: Vampire period horror film Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, smashed the all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations, the Academy announced. The tally included a best actor nomination for Michael B. Jordan.
One Battle After Another came in second with 13 nods including best picture, best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson.
Guillermo del Toro’s monster epic Frankenstein, Timothee Chalamet-led ping-pong drama Marty Supreme and Norwegian arthouse favourite Sentimental Value each bagged nine nominations. Period drama Hamnet secured eight nods including best actress for Jessie Buckley.
- Mr. DiCaprio, Mr. Chalamet and Mr. Jordan will battle for the best actor Oscar, along with Ethan Hawke for Broadway period drama Blue Moon and Wagner Moura from Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent. For best actress, Ms. Buckley will compete with Emma Stone in conspiracy theorist drama Bugonia, Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value, Kate Hudson in music biopic Song Sung Blue, and Rose Byrne in indie hit If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
- Persian-language Palme d’Or winner It Was Just An Accident, Spain’s hippie odyssey Sirat and heart-wrenching Palestinian docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab will compete for best international film.