“Joker,” an R-rated blockbuster, led the list of Oscar nominations, becoming the rare comic book film to be a hit with awards voters.
The best picture contender earned a leading 11 nominations, but the story of the morning will be the lack of diversity among the leading nominees and the exclusion of female filmmakers.“Joker” will vie for top honors at the 92nd Academy Awards with “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” and “1917,” all of which earned 10 nominations.
There are nine best picture contenders in total — a group that also includes “Ford v Ferrari,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” and “Parasite.”In the major categories, it was a list of mostly white nominees, one that will likely inspire fierce debate and pushback about the lack of diversity.
Only one person of color, Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), was nominated in the acting categories.
Female directors such as Greta Gerwig
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