8 Snubs, Surprises, and New Records Set By The 2019 Oscar Nominations

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.

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8 Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade ignored in the Best Original Screenplay category.

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While it may have been an outside shot, Bo Burnham’s nuanced indie drama about the horrors of middle school in the YouTube age could and should have snuck into the Best Original Screenplay category.

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