A talented contingent of celebrities woke up to good news in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 22. After the 2019 Oscar nominations were announced — with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross revealing the nominees bright and early at 5:20 a.m. PT — those honored expressed their excitement in statements and on social media. Keep reading to see the nominees’ jubilant reactions.
The 91st Academy Awards air live on ABC on Sunday, February 24, at 8 p.m. ET.
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A talented contingent of celebrities woke up to good news in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 22. After the 2019 Oscar nominations were announced — with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross revealing the nominees bright and early at 5:20 a.m. PT — those honored expressed their excitement in statements and on social media. Keep reading to see the nominees’ jubilant reactions. [ami-related id="1427688" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/oscar-nominations-2019-biggest-snubs-and-surprises/" title="Oscar Nominations 2019: Biggest Snubs and Surprises" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Oscar-Nominations-2019-Biggest-Snubs-and-Surprises-Including-Bradley-Cooper-Timothee-Chalamet-and-More.jpg"] The 91st Academy Awards air live on ABC on Sunday, February 24, at 8 p.m. ET.
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A talented contingent of celebrities woke up to good news in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 22. After the 2019 Oscar nominations were announced — with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross revealing the nominees bright and early at 5:20 a.m. PT — those honored expressed their excitement in statements and on social media. Keep reading to see the nominees’ jubilant reactions. [ami-related id="1427688" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/oscar-nominations-2019-biggest-snubs-and-surprises/" title="Oscar Nominations 2019: Biggest Snubs and Surprises" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Oscar-Nominations-2019-Biggest-Snubs-and-Surprises-Including-Bradley-Cooper-Timothee-Chalamet-and-More.jpg"] The 91st Academy Awards air live on ABC on Sunday, February 24, at 8 p.m. ET.
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“It’s surreal to say the least. I’m humbled and thankful to the Academy and feel privileged to represent this film in a setting such as this; especially with [Best Director nominee] Spike Lee, [film editing nominee] Barry Brown and [Best Original Score nominee] Terence Blanchard. Three people whose past collaborations have been an inspiration in my life,” the BlacKkKlansman actor said of his Best Supporting Actor nomination. “I’m so grateful to the crew, the cast, especially my friend John David Washington, and Spike for giving me the opportunity to be a part of a film that is equal parts joy and primal scream. Getting to work with people you admire and respect is a miracle in and of itself, but when it connects on a larger scale like this it’s hard to articulate.”
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“Wow, wow, wow,” the If Beale Street Could Talk star raved after scooping up a supporting actress nod. “The word I keep coming back to is proud. Proud of our cast and crew with all the work we put into this amazing, yet still timely story. I’m grateful to Barry Jenkins for creating this beautiful role out of the great James Baldwin’s words. Collaborating with Barry has been a highlight of my career and this recognition is icing on the cake! And thank you to The Academy!”
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“Working on The Favourite alongside my brilliant friends Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and the whole cast was nothing short of incredible,” the supporting actress nominee said in a statement. “I was grateful every day and am honored by this nomination. [Director] Yorgos [Lanthimos] created a palace for us all to play in. I am forever indebted to him and the whole team that brought this insane vision to life. Thank you to Fox Searchlight for their invaluable support and thank you to the Academy for recognizing our work.”
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“Thank you to The Academy for recognizing The Favourite in so many categories,” the supporting actress nominee stated. “I’m immensely proud to be part of it and to be nominated in the company of such talented women. Congratulations to my incredible fellow actors Emma and Olivia, our brilliant director Yorgos, and to everyone who participated in the making of this extraordinary film. Thank you to Fox Searchlight for their unwavering support and for having the guts to make a film with three complex female protagonists.”
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“Thank you so much to the Academy for this recognition,” the Vice star said in a statement upon picking up a supporting actress nod. “It is an honor to be nominated for a film that I loved making. I am grateful to [writer-director] Adam [McKay] for writing such rich material and for creating such a wonderful work environment. I also want to congratulate the other nominees, my cast members, the crew and everyone who worked so hard on this film!”
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“From the very first casting call to this morning, my Roma journey has been extraordinary,” the lead actress nominee said in a statement to Us Weekly. “As a daughter of a domestic worker and an indigenous woman myself, I am proud this movie will help those of us who feel invisible be seen. I am eternally grateful to the Academy for recognizing Roma and am honored to be part of [writer-director Alfonso Cuarón’s] vision. Congratulations to Alfonso, the entire cast and crew, and my dear friend [supporting actress nominee] Marina de Tavira. I am so humbled and honored. Thank you.”
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“I’m so honored with this nomination, thank you to the Academy for this breathtaking recognition,” de Tavira said in her own statement. “Forever grateful to Afonso Cuarón for trusting me with this beautiful character and thank you to Netflix for making this movie visible throughout the world. I share this with Yalitza and with all of the incredible team that worked on Roma.”
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“Thank you to the Academy for recognizing Roma across these categories,” the best directing and screenwriting nominee said in a statement. “Human experience is one [and] the same, and it’s so gratifying that a black and white film about life in Mexico is being celebrated around the world. We are living a great moment in cinema where diversity is embraced by audiences. This kind of visibility pushes our industry forward and creates more opportunity for new voices and perspectives to emerge. It is a testament of how late we’re arriving to this moment, in which stories of the invisible among us — the domestic workers and indigenous women — are put at the center of our narratives. I share this with my cast, crew, producers, and most importantly, with my family and Mexico.”
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“It’s a once in a lifetime moment,” the Bohemian Rhapsody star and new lead actor nominee told Entertainment Weekly. “I think people will say you never know, but it’s pretty once-in-a-lifetime. … It’s just something you never expect to happen. It’s like a distant dream that actors have and hope for to some degree. But it’s never really felt in the realm of possibilities. … There’s something about hearing the words that you’re an Oscar-nominated actor that [is] still going to be incredibly shocking. It’s a profoundly humbling moment for me.”
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“I’m over the moon with this nomination,” the actor said in a statement about his nomination, his fourth Oscar nod but his first in the lead actor category. “Playing Vincent Van Gogh in Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate was a gift. The making was so transforming and my working with Julian was so complete and close that sometimes it felt like we were the same person. I share this honor with him. I’m so proud of this movie and this recognition means the film will have greater visibility and be seen by more people, which is a VERY gratifying reward.”
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“Hot damn!” exclaimed the Best Supporting Actor nominee in a statement to Us. “I am so truly honored to be recognized by the Academy again this year. Vice is such a special and important film to be a part of and I’m thrilled for [writer-director] Adam [McKay], Christian [Bale], Amy [Adams] and [editor] Hank [Corwin], as well as all of the cast and crew.”
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“I’m always overseas when noms come out and I don’t watch. Instead my publicist slips notes under my door and I find them when I return,” the If Beale Street Could Talk writer-director tweeted, showing off the notes touting his Best Adapted Screenplay nod and the film’s two other nominations. “MUCH love from the @BealeStreet family to QUEEN @ReginaKing [nominated for Supporting Actress] and my right hand @NicholasBritell [nominated for Original Score] on their Oscar Noms!!!”
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“For a boy growing up in Swaziland, the smallest country in the southern hemisphere, becoming an actor seemed an impossible dream, let alone being nominated for an Oscar,” the Can You Ever Forgive Me? star said in a statement to Us about his Supporting Actor nod. “Am literally levitating!!”
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