Oscars 2020: Stars React to Their Nominations

Todd Phillips’ “Joker” scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations on Monday, including best picture, best director for Phillips and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix.

Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Sam Mendes’ “1917” followed close behind with 10 nods a piece.

Those films, along with “Ford v Ferrari,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story” and “Parasite” will compete for best picture.Female filmmakers were entirely shut out of the best director race.

Along with Phillips, the nominees include Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Mendes for “1917,” Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.”More from VarietyOscar Nominations: 15 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Jennifer Lopez to Adam SandlerAcademy Awards Barely Escape a Reprise of #OscarsSoWhiteNetflix Leads Oscar Nominations for the First Time Behind ‘Irishman,’ ‘Marriage Story’

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