The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a list of nominees for the Academy Award in 2019. The top eight contenders for the title of Best Movie include Ryan Kugler's Black Panther, Spike Lee's Black Clanman, Brian Singer's Bohemian Rhapsody, Yorgos Lantymos's Favorite, Peter Farrelli's Green Book, Alfonso Cuarone's Roma, Zvezdey born "Bradley Cooper and Adam Mackay's" Power ".

It is noteworthy that this year bookmakers made a special bet on getting “Roma” Alfonso Cuarón among the nominees for the “Best Film”. The picture was the tenth non-English speaking tape admitted to this category. Previously, academics made an exception for the "Great Illusion" by Jean Renoir, "Zetas" of Costa Gavras, "Emigrants" by Jan Truel, "Whispers and Shouts" by Ingmar Bergman, "Postman" by Michael Redford, and the films "Life is Beautiful" by Roberto Benigni, " A crouching tiger, a hidden dragon "Ang Lee," Letters from Iwo Jima "by Clint Eastwood (shot in Japanese), and" Love "by Mahael Haneke.

The Best Direction category includes Spike Lee, Pavel Pavlikovsky, Yorgos Lantimos, Alfonso Cuaron and Adam McKay.

Among men, Christian Bale (“Power”), Bradley Cooper (“The Star was Born”), Willem Dafoe (“Van Gogh. On the Eve of Eternity”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Viggo Mortensen compete for the best actor's work award. ("Green Book"). In the same female category, Yalitsa Aparisio (“Roma”), Glenn Close (“Wife”), Olivia Coleman (“Favorite”), Lady Gaga (“Star was born”) and Melissa McCarthy (“Can you forgive me?”) Are nominated .

In the nominations for best supporting roles for the golden statuette, Mahershala Ali (“The Green Book”), Adam Driver (“The Black Clanman”), Sam Elliott (“The Star Is Born”), Richard E. Grant (“Can you forgive me?” Claim ") And Sam Rockwell (" The Power "), as well as Amy Adams (" The Power "), Marina de Tavira (" Roma "), Regina King (" If Beal Street Could Speak "), Emma Stone and Rachel Weiss ( both - "Favorite").

In addition, academics noted the work of screenwriters tapes "Favorite", "Shepherd's Diary", "The Green Book", "Roma" and "Power." In the category “The Best Adapted Scenario” were the paintings “Ballad of Buster Scruggs”, “Black Clanman”, “Can you forgive me?”, “If Beal Street could start talking” and “The Star was born”.

The Incredibles 2, Dog Island, Mirai Future, Ralph vs. the Internet, and Spiderman: Through Universes will compete for the title of Best Animated Feature Film.

The tape of the Russian-Kazakhstan director Sergei Dvortsevogo "Aik", which was included in the short list of the award, did not reach the final list of the best films in a foreign language. This category included Roma by Alfonso Cuaron of Mexico, Naperin Labaki from Libya, Capernaum from Libya, Pavel Pavlikovsky's Polish Cold War, Japanese Hirokazu Koreeda's Shopkeeper Thieves and Florien Henkel von Donnersmarck from Germany.

Oscars for the best music can get soundtracks for Black Panther, Black Clanman, Dog Island, If Beal Street could talk, and Mary Poppins is back. Also the All-Stars songs from Black Panther, I'll Fight from RBG, The Place Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns, Shallow from Star Born and When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from Buster Scruggs.

Among the full-length documentary films were “Free Climbing Alone”, “Hale County in the Morning and Evening”, Minding the Gap (“Without Forgetting.” - RT), “On Fathers and Sons” and RBG.

Voting among academics will begin on February 12 and will last until the 19th. The 91st Academy Awards will be held February 24 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. This time, the timing of the event will be significantly reduced due to the falling ratings in recent years: instead of the usual five hours, the awards will be awarded to no more than three.

Also at the 2019th, we planned a presentation of the new category “Best Popular Movie” (it had to take into account successful mainstream movies like Marvel and DC projects). However, after a wave of criticism addressed to her, the Academy postponed the innovation for an indefinite period in order to finalize the project.

Apparently, for the first time since 1989, the Oscars will be held without a presenter. Initially, the presenter was to become a comedian and actor Kevin Hart, however, after the accusations of homophobia by the media, he abandoned this work (for more information about the incident, see material RT). According to the available information, other candidates refused to take his place.

Prior to that, the 61st Academy Award ceremony took place without a lead. In the press, she was called (and continues to be called) a complete failure.