Olivia Colman's royal romp The Favourite and Netflix's black‑and‑white epic Roma lead this year's Oscar race, with 10 nominations each.
The other contenders include A Star Is Born and Vice with eight each, followed by Black Panther with seven.
The Marvel blockbuster is the first superhero movie ever to be nominated for best picture.
Colman is among the British acting nominees, alongside her co‑star Rachel Weisz and Christian Bale for Vice.
The best actress category also includes Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born.
Rami Malek is nominated for best actor for playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, Gaga's co‑star Bradley Cooper is nominated in the best actor category, but he missed out on a nod for best director.
The frontrunners for the best actor statuette are two men who earned acclaim for portraying real‑life public figures.
The Oscars ceremony will take place on 24th of next month, but is still without a host after Kevin Hart pulled out.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/22/the-full-list-of-nominations-oscars-2019
[Source: BBC]
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