The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and as ever, there was plenty to applaud, plenty to shrug at, and plenty to be enraged by depending on your preferences. Though the two most nominated films—The Favourite and Roma—are acclaimed and generally well-liked, there were plenty of divisive choices on the list, not to mention the inevitable slew of disappointing snubs.
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Here are the biggest snubs, surprises and new records set by today's nominations for the 91st Academy Awards.
2 Netflix earns its first Best Picture nomination.
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Two years ago, much was made of the fact that Amazon had beaten Netflix to the Oscar punch, becoming the first streaming service to earn a Best Picture nomination with Manchester By The Sea. Today, Netflix finally made it into the category with Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, which also earned nine other nominations, including Best Actress (Yalitza Aparicio) and supporting actress (Marina De Tavira).
