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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. \u2014 The latest on the 89th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from Beverly Hills, California (all times local):
9:20 a.m.
Director Denis Villeneuve is trying to find the right balance of coffee and champagne.
The director learned about his first Oscar nomination Tuesday for \u00ab\u00a0Arrival\u00a0\u00bb while surrounded by the film’s post production crew, who are also putting the finishing touches on \u00ab\u00a0Blade Runner 2049. \u00a0\u00bb
Villeneuve says, \u00ab\u00a0We had the bad idea to mix strong coffee with Champagne. So it’s both extremes. I’m trying to find the equilibrium right now. \u00a0\u00bb
The mix of euphoria, caffeine and alcohol might not make for the most productive editing day.
Villeneuve says, \u00ab\u00a0I’m going to work today but I don’t know what kind of day it will be. Because we are like already (in party mode) and it is 6 o’clock in the morning. \u00a0\u00bb
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8:45 a.m.
Andrew Garfield’s agent is faster than Twitter, at least when it comes to Oscars news.
The actor, who received his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday, says he was in London watching his Twitter feed to see if he was nominated when his British agent called. Garfield says the call surprised him, \u00ab\u00a0Why the hell is she calling me, does she not know that I’m waiting for the nominations to come out? \u00a0\u00bb
Her screams were confirmation that Garfield had been nominated for his work on \u00ab\u00a0Hacksaw Ridge. \u00a0\u00bb The actor plays pacifist medic in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his heroics during the battle of Okinawa.
The actor also starred in Martin Scorsese’s \u00ab\u00a0Silence,\u00a0\u00bb which had Oscar ambitions but was almost entirely shut out on Tuesday. Garfield says he’s equally proud of both films, saying that Scorsese’s film will be talked about for decades and Mel Gibson’s best director nomination represents a \u00ab\u00a0new dawn\u00a0\u00bb after years of being ostracized.
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8:20 a.m.
Michael Shannon says his manager is the one who did the screaming Tuesday after learning the actor was nominated for an Oscar.
Shannon was nominated for best supporting actor for his role in \u00ab\u00a0Nocturnal Animals\u00a0\u00bb and is currently in Newcastle, England, working on his next film. He says his manager’s hoots and hollers on the other end of the telephone alerted him to the honor. Shannon says his reaction was, \u00ab\u00a0Oh, cool. \u00a0\u00bb
The actor is doing rehearsals on Tuesday, and says he probably won’t get a chance to reflect on his second Oscar nomination until late in the day.
But he says he is honored by the recognition considering that so many peers he respects voted to nominate him. He says, \u00ab\u00a0It’s hard not to be flattered by that, I guess. \u00a0\u00bb
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6:20 a.m.
Seven is the magic number of first-time Oscar acting nominees.
The film academy gave seven actors their first acting Oscar nominations for a variety of performances, from Andrew Garfield’s portrayal of a pacifist World War II medic in \u00ab\u00a0Hacksaw Ridge\u00a0\u00bb to Ruth Negga’s performance in \u00ab\u00a0Loving\u00a0\u00bb as a woman fighting racial prejudice in the Deep South.
Other first-time acting nominees include Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris for \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight,\u00a0\u00bb Lucas Hedges for \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea,\u00a0\u00bb Dev Patel for \u00ab\u00a0Lion,\u00a0\u00bb and Isabelle Huppert for \u00ab\u00a0Elle. \u00a0\u00bb
Several Oscar favorites, including previous winners Denzel Washington and Jeff Bridges, were also nominated.
And so too was Meryl Streep, who extended her edge as the most nominated performer in Oscars history with her 20th nomination for \u00ab\u00a0Florence Foster Jenkins. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:48 a.m.
The candy-colored love letter to musicals \u00ab\u00a0La La Land\u00a0\u00bb has landed a record-tying 14 Academy Awards nominations, matching it with \u00ab\u00a0Titanic\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0All About Eve\u00a0\u00bb for most nominations ever.
\u00ab\u00a0La La Land\u00a0\u00bb has earned nods for best picture, its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, its songs and its 32-year-old writer-director, Damien Chazelle.
The other nominees for best picture are: \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbArrival,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbManchester by the Sea,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHell or High Water,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbLion,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbFences,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHidden Figures\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Hacksaw Ridge. \u00a0\u00bb
Following two years of \u00ab\u00a0OscarsSoWhite\u00a0\u00bb furor, the Academy of Motion Pictures fielded a notably more diverse field of nominees, led by Barry Jenkins’ luminous coming-of-age portrait \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight,\u00a0\u00bb Denzel Washington’s \u00ab\u00a0Fences\u00a0\u00bb and Theodore Melfi’s \u00ab\u00a0Hidden Figures. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:43 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best actress in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: Isabelle Huppert, \u00ab\u00a0Elle\u00a0\u00bb; Ruth Negga, \u00ab\u00a0Loving\u00a0\u00bb; Natalie Portman, \u00ab\u00a0Jackie\u00a0\u00bb; Emma Stone, \u00ab\u00a0La La Land\u00a0\u00bb; Meryl Streep, \u00ab\u00a0Florence Foster Jenkins. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:40 a.m.
The musical ‘La La Land’ leads Academy Award nominations with 14 bids.
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5:38 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: \u00ab\u00a0Arrival,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbFences,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHacksaw Ridge,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHell or High Water,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHidden Figures,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbLa La Land,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbLion,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbManchester by the Sea,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbMoonlight. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:34 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best supporting actress in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: Viola Davis, \u00ab\u00a0Fences\u00a0\u00bb; Naomie Harris, \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight\u00a0\u00bb; Nicole Kidman, \u00ab\u00a0Lion\u00a0\u00bb; Octavia Spencer, \u00ab\u00a0Hidden Figures\u00a0\u00bb; Michelle Williams, \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:33 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best animated feature have been announced by the film academy. They include: \u00ab\u00a0Kubo and the Two Strings,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbMoana,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbMy Life as a Zucchini,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbThe Red Turtle,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbZootopia. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:32 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best supporting actress in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: Viola Davis, \u00ab\u00a0Fences\u00a0\u00bb; Naomie Harris, \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight\u00a0\u00bb; Nicole Kidman, \u00ab\u00a0Lion\u00a0\u00bb; Octavia Spencer, \u00ab\u00a0Hidden Figures\u00a0\u00bb; Michelle Williams, \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:30 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best documentary feature have been announced by the film academy. They include: \u00ab\u00a0Fire at Sea,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbI Am Not Your Negro,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbLife, Animated,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbO. J.: Made in America,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bb13th. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:25 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best original song in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: \u00ab\u00a0Audition (The Fools Who Dream)\u00a0\u00bb from \u00ab\u00a0La La Land,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbCan’t Stop the Feeling! \u00a0\u00bb from \u00ab\u00a0Trolls,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbCity of Stars\u00a0\u00bb from \u00ab\u00a0La La Land,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbThe Empty Chair\u00a0\u00bb from \u00ab\u00a0Jim: The James Foley Story,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbHow Far I’ll Go\u00a0\u00bb from \u00ab\u00a0Moana. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:22 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best actor in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: Casey Affleck, \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea\u00a0\u00bb; Andrew Garfield, \u00ab\u00a0Hacksaw Ridge\u00a0\u00bb; Ryan Gosling, \u00ab\u00a0La La Land;\u00a0\u00bb Viggo Mortensen, \u00ab\u00a0Captain Fantastic\u00a0\u00bb; Denzel Washington, \u00ab\u00a0Fences. \u00a0\u00bb
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5:21 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best foreign language film have been announced by the motion picture academy. They include: \u00ab\u00a0Land of Mine,\u00a0\u00bb Denmark; \u00ab\u00a0A Man Called Ove,\u00a0\u00bb Sweden; \u00ab\u00a0The Salesman,\u00a0\u00bb Iran; \u00ab\u00a0Tanna,\u00a0\u00bb Australia; \u00ab\u00a0Toni Erdmann,\u00a0\u00bb Germany.
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5:20 a.m.
The Oscar nominees for best supporting actor in a motion picture have been announced by the film academy. They include: Mahershala Ali, \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight\u00a0\u00bb; Jeff Bridges, \u00ab\u00a0Hell or High Water\u00a0\u00bb; Lucas Hedges, \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea\u00a0\u00bb; Dev Patel, \u00ab\u00a0Lion\u00a0\u00bb; Michael Shannon, \u00ab\u00a0Nocturnal Animals. \u00a0\u00bb
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5 a.m.
Final preparations are underway for the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees, which are expected to offer more diversity after two years of the \u00ab\u00a0Oscars So White\u00a0\u00bb backlash.
Jennifer Hudson and Brie Larson are among the previous Oscar winners who will announce this year’s slate of nominees around 5:20 a.m. The films \u00ab\u00a0La La Land,\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00bbMoonlight\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Manchester by the Sea\u00a0\u00bb are among this season’s front-runners, including for best picture.
Departing from a decades-old practice, the nominations won’t be announced before a live audience of reporters, publicists and academy officials. Instead, the reveal will come during a closed program fed live to Oscars.org and \u00ab\u00a0Good Morning America. \u00a0\u00bb
The 89th Annual Academy Awards will be presented in a Feb. 26 ceremony hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel and aired live on ABC.
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4:45 a.m.
After two straight years of all-white acting nominees and an overhauling of the motion picture academy, the Oscars are poised to trend in a different direction Tuesday.
Barry Jenkin’s luminous coming-of-age tale \u00ab\u00a0Moonlight,\u00a0\u00bb the crowd-pleasing African-American mathematician drama \u00ab\u00a0Hidden Figures\u00a0\u00bb and Denzel Washington’s fiery August Wilson adaption \u00ab\u00a0Fences\u00a0\u00bb are set to lead a notably more diverse group of contenders when nominations to the 89th Academy Awards are announced Tuesday morning beginning at 8:18 a.m. EST.
One of the morning’s big questions is just how many nominations \u00ab\u00a0La La Land\u00a0\u00bb will land. Damien Chazelle’s exuberant love letter to musicals is expected to lead all films and could rival the record 14 nods received by \u00ab\u00a0All About Eve\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Titanic. \u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n

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