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Actress Sandra Hülser is nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress

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The 96th Academy Awards will be presented on March 10th in Los Angeles.

This time Germany's film industry is also getting involved: Actress Sandra Hülser is nominated for her leading role in the drama "Anatomy of a Case" by French director Justine Triet.

Hülser competes in the category with Hollywood stars Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Annette Bening (“Nyad”).



There were also five nominations on Tuesday in Los Angeles for “The Zone of Interest,” in which Hülser plays the wife of concentration camp commander Rudolf Höß.

The drama can win both the international category and the royal category as best film of the year at the awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Hülser had recently been nominated for a Golden Globe, but at the award ceremony in early January she lost in the “Best Actress in a Drama Film” category to the American Lily Gladstone (37, “Killers of the Flower Moon”).

In December, Hülser was awarded the European Film Prize for Best Actress.

There are also German candidates in the “Best International Film” category: the German film “The Teacher’s Room” is there, as is director Wim Wenders with the Japanese production “Perfect Days”.

The British film “The Zone of Interest,” in which Hülser plays one of the main roles, is also nominated.

The winner in this year's Oscar nominations is Christopher Nolan's three-hour work "Oppenheimer" with 13 chances.

Although Nolan is considered the award-winning author of his time, he has yet to win an Oscar, nor has any of his films won Best Picture.

“Poor Things,” a feminist “Frankenstein” adaptation produced in Great Britain, received the second most nominations.

The film has eleven nominations, including Emma Stone in the lead role, who is considered great competition for Hülser.

The true crime film “Killers of the Flower Moon” with Leonardo Di Caprio is also doing well with ten nominations.

There were surprises especially around the box office hit "Barbie": Greta Gerwig's comedy, which is considered the most successful film of the year, has been nominated eight times, including twice for the songs "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and "I'm Just Ken,” sung by actor Ryan Gosling.

To the surprise of many fans, “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa came away empty-handed.

But Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were not voted into the “Best Actress” and “Best Director” categories.

Supporting actors Ryan Gosling and America Ferrara are each nominated.

Voters from a record 93 countries cast ballots for this year's nominations, according to the academy.

Last year, the science fiction spectacle “Everything Everywhere All at Once” clearly won out at the Oscars.

The Oscar nominations in the most important categories at a glance:

Best movie

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • »Killers of the Flower Moon«

  • "Maestro"

  • “Anatomy of a Case”

  • »Past Lives«

  • »The Zone of Interest«

  • "Barbie"

  • "Poor Things"

  • »American Fiction«

  • »The Holdovers«

Best Direction

  • Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)

  • Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”)

  • Giorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”)

  • Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”)

  • Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Case”)

Best main actress

  • Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)

  • Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”)

  • Sandra Hülser (“Anatomy of a Case”)

  • Annette Bening (“Nyad”)

  • Emma Stone (“Poor Things”)

Best Actor

  • Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”)

  • Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”)

  • Colman Domingo (“Rustin”)

  • Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”)

  • Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”)

The best supporting actress

  • Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”)

  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”)

  • Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”)

  • Jodie Foster (“Nyad”)

  • America Ferrera (“Barbie”)

Best supporting actor

  • Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”)

  • Robert De Niro (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)

  • Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”)

  • Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”)

  • Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”)

Best International Feature Film

  • Germany (“The Teacher’s Room”)

  • Italy (“Io Capitano”)

  • Great Britain (“The Zone of Interest”)

  • Spain (“The Snow Company”)

  • Japan (“Perfect Days”)

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