After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards Tuesday on Christopher Nolan香蕉视频直播檚 blockbuster biopic, 香蕉视频直播淥ppenheimer,香蕉视频直播� which came away with a leading 13 nominations.

, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan香蕉视频直播檚 direction; acting nominations for Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt; and multiple honors for the sweeping craft of the J. Robert Oppenheimer drama. Though Nolan is regarded as the big-canvas auteur of his era, he香蕉视频直播檚 never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. This, though, could be his year.

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Both Martin Scorsese香蕉视频直播檚 Osage epic and Yorgos Lanthimos香蕉视频直播� Frankenstein riff 香蕉视频直播淧oor Things香蕉视频直播� were also widely celebrated. 香蕉视频直播淧oor Things香蕉视频直播� landed 11 nods, while 香蕉视频直播淜illers of the Moon香蕉视频直播� was nominated for 10 Oscars.

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That group, which mirrored the Producers Guild Awards nominees, went much as expected and, as critics noted, a remarkably strong collection of films. For the first time, three of the best picture nominees were directed by women: 香蕉视频直播淧ast Lives香蕉视频直播� by Celine Song; 香蕉视频直播淎natomy of a Fall香蕉视频直播� by Justine Triet, who was also nominated for best director; and Gerwig香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淏arbie.香蕉视频直播�

But surprises abounded in other categories.

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Best actress was also closely contested. Along with Gladstone and Stone, the nominees were Carey Mulligan (香蕉视频直播淢aestro香蕉视频直播�), Annette Bening (香蕉视频直播淣yad香蕉视频直播�) and Sandra H眉ller (香蕉视频直播淎natomy of a Fall香蕉视频直播�). That left out Margot Robbie, the star of 香蕉视频直播淏arbie,香蕉视频直播� and Fantasia Barrino from 香蕉视频直播淭he Color Purple.香蕉视频直播�

In supporting actress, the frontrunner Da香蕉视频直播橵ine Joy Randolph of 香蕉视频直播淭he Holdovers香蕉视频直播� continued her march to her first Oscar. She was joined by Blunt, Danielle Brooks (香蕉视频直播淭he Color Purple香蕉视频直播�), Jodie Foster (香蕉视频直播淣yad香蕉视频直播�) and America Ferrera (香蕉视频直播淏arbie香蕉视频直播�).

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The nominees for best international film are: 香蕉视频直播淪ociety of the Snow,香蕉视频直播� (Spain); 香蕉视频直播淭he Zone of Interest,香蕉视频直播� (United Kingdom); 香蕉视频直播淭he Teachers香蕉视频直播� Lounge香蕉视频直播� (Germany); 香蕉视频直播淚o Capitano香蕉视频直播� (Italy) ; 香蕉视频直播淧erfect Days香蕉视频直播� (Japan).

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The best-picture collection of films 香蕉视频直播� all of which played in theaters for at least a month, including Netflix香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淢aestro香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� reflected the industry香蕉视频直播檚 rebalancing after years of experimentation during the pandemic. Netflix came away with the most nominations of any studio with 18, but industry consensus has, for now, turned back to believing cinemas play a vital role in the rollout of most movies. Apple and Amazon, which in 2022 acquired MGM, have each made theatrical a priority.

In heaping nominations on 香蕉视频直播淥ppenheimer,香蕉视频直播� Oscar voters are poised to do something they haven香蕉视频直播檛 done in a long time: Hand its top award to a big-budget blockbuster. Granted 香蕉视频直播淥ppenheimer香蕉视频直播� isn香蕉视频直播檛 your average big-screen spectacle, but the academy has for years favored smaller films for best picture, movies like 香蕉视频直播淐ODA,香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播淣omadland香蕉视频直播� and last year香蕉视频直播檚 winner, 香蕉视频直播淓verything Everywhere All at Once.香蕉视频直播� Ben Affleck香蕉视频直播檚 2012 film 香蕉视频直播淎rgo香蕉视频直播� was the last best picture winner to surpass $100 million domestically. 香蕉视频直播淥ppenheimer香蕉视频直播� grossed $326.8 million in the U.S. and Canada, and nearly $1 billion globally.

Historically, blockbusters have helped fueled Oscar ratings. Through the pile-up of award shows (an after-effect of last year香蕉视频直播檚 strikes) could be detrimental to the Academy Awards, the Barbenheimer presence could help lift the March 10 telecast on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host, with the ceremony moved up an hour, to 7 p.m. EST.

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