The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards provided plenty of surprises and snubs for Hollywood to rummage through this morning. It’s time for us to dig through them too.
Before this morning, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Straight Outta Compton and Carol were all considered frontrunners for a Best Picture nomination. But for a second year in a row, the Academy has decided to go with just eight nominations in the category. Thanks to some complicated rules (which you can read here if you are really interested), between five and 10 films can be nominated for the top award.
However, there were some very predictable nominees still and some glaring omissions, aside from those Best Picture nominations.