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Oscars 2019: A season of firsts

Netflix, Spike Lee and a superhero movie are those reaping benefits as the Oscar nominations bestow favor in new directions in 2019.
 
Director Alfonso Cuaron’s intimate personal story “Roma” and the regal catfight “The Favourite” lead the overall nominations with 10 nods each. Marvel's "Black Panther" earned four nominations, including best picture, while "A Star Is Born" grabbed eight but failed to find favor for Bradley Cooper in the best director category.
 
Meanwhile, the unevenly reviewed biopics "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Vice" prove that critics don't always know best, landing major nominations including best picture.

Here are the Oscar nominations

An Oscar statue is a familiar sight about this time of year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Between Jan. 15, when Academy Award nominations are announced, and Feb. 22, film fans flock to the theaters to see the nominated works.<br>Matt Sayles, Invision/AP
An Oscar statue is a familiar sight about this time of year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Between Jan. 15, when Academy Award nominations are announced, and Feb. 22, film fans flock to the theaters to see the nominated works.<br>Matt Sayles, Invision/AP

List of the 2019 Academy Awards nominees

The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards include fan favorites, dubious choices and more than a little star power.

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  • Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu star in "Crazy Rich Asians," which likely would have gotten an Academy Award nomination if the popular films category had been instituted.<br>Warner Bros. Pictures
    Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu star in "Crazy Rich Asians," which likely would have gotten an Academy Award nomination if the popular films category had been instituted.<br>Warner Bros. Pictures

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    Popular film Oscar might have made nominations morning a mess

    The Motion Picture Academy’s idea for a popular film Oscar category proved unpopular enough for the group to shelve it -- or, at least, pause it -- less than a month after it announced its creation in August. That cancellation did disappoint a few people, though -- namely, the producers of the movies that would have likely been the inaugural nominees in the fledgling category.

  • Adam Driver, left, got a best supporting actor nomination from the Academy Awards for "BlacKkKlansman," which got six nominations, also starring John David Washington. The 91st Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 24.<br>Focus Features/AP
    Adam Driver, left, got a best supporting actor nomination from the Academy Awards for "BlacKkKlansman," which got six nominations, also starring John David Washington. The 91st Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 24.<br>Focus Features/AP

    The 2019 Oscar nominations were full of problematic favorites - and pleasant surprises

    The 2019 Oscar nominations were revealed Jan. 22, with the Academy members showing a lot of love for "Roma" and "The Favourite." But even more than the question of who takes home the trophies on Feb. 24, this year’s nominations are exciting for the conversations they have the potential to spark. Washington Post writer Alyssa Rosenberg and Post contributor Sonny Bunch got together to talk about the contenders.

  • T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is at the center of "Black Panther," which might owe a debt to a superhero film that came before it where its Oscars best picture nomination is concerned. <br>Marvel Studios
    T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is at the center of "Black Panther," which might owe a debt to a superhero film that came before it where its Oscars best picture nomination is concerned. <br>Marvel Studios

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    'Dark Knight' paved the way for 'Black Panther's' best picture Oscar nod

    "Black Panther" received a nomination for best picture Jan. 22, becoming the first superhero movie ever to bag that honor. The acknowledgment arrives 10 years to the week after DC’s "The Dark Knight" was snubbed for a best picture nom, forcing Hollywood to re-examine how it viewed such popular fare as animated films and comic-book adaptations.

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