There were a number of shocking snubs in this year’s Oscar nominations, which were announced on Tuesday morning, January 22, But awards are a zero-sum game, so for every surprise omission there was a surprise inclusion. This year, across all categories, there were 27 nominees our racetrack odds missed the boat on. Scroll down to see which nominees caught us off guard, and check out the complete list of nominations here.
There was only one nominee so unexpected it wasn’t even in our predictions center: “Never Look Away” for Best Cinematography. That German drama, also a surprise nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, was lensed by Caleb Deschanel, who has now been nominated in the category six times without a win. And this nomination also meant that three out of the five contenders for cinematography are foreign language films.
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There was only one nominee so unexpected it wasn’t even in our predictions center: “Never Look Away” for Best Cinematography. That German drama, also a surprise nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, was lensed by Caleb Deschanel, who has now been nominated in the category six times without a win. And this nomination also meant that three out of the five contenders for cinematography are foreign language films.
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- 1/22/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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