The 98th Oscar Nominations were hosted this morning by Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Here’s a look into the API nominations.
As the Golden Globes foreshadowed, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet secured eight nominations. The nominations were for:
Best Picture
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
Best Director
Chloé Zhao
Best Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
Best Original Score
Max Richter
Best Casting
Nina Gold
Best Costume Design
Malgosia Turzanska
Best Production Design
Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
KPop Demon Hunters was another API-led film to secure multiple nominations. The nominations were:
Best Animated Feature Film
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
Best Original Song
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters; music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
Other notable nominees of the ceremony are:
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Best Costume Design
Marty Supreme
Miyako Bellizzi
Best Documentary Feature Film
Cutting Through Rocks
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee
Best Live Action Short Film
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
