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It’s ‘awards season’, which means that we’re going to be hearing “it’s an honour just to be nominated” often over the next few weeks.

Earlier this month, the full list of Golden Globe nominations was released. We can only assume the judging panel was inebriated when they made their decisions because Emily in Paris received two nominations (best series and best actress), while actual credits to the industry like Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods received no nominations at all.

Thankfully, this year the Oscar nominations seem to be a little more on the ball, with nothing overly offensive in line for a statue.

Shortlists for nine categories have been released, with more to come.

For now, a proudly South African shout-out to My Octopus Teacher, which made the shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.

Here’s a first look at a few of the shortlists, which will eventually be trimmed down when the nominees are announced, via Variety:

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• All In: The Fight for Democracy – directed by Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus
• Boys State –  directed by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
• Collective – directed by Alexander Nanau
• Crip Camp – directed by James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham
• Dick Johnson Is Dead – directed by Kirsten Johnson
• Gunda – directed by Viktor Kosakovskiy
• MLK/FBI – directed by Sam Pollard
• The Mole Agent – directed by Maite Alberdi
• My Octopus Teacher – directed by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
• Notturno – directed by Gianfranco Rosi
• The Painter and the Thief – directed by Benjamin Ree
• 76 Days – directed by Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous
• Time – directed by Garrett Bradley
• The Truffle Hunters – directed by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
• Welcome to Chechnya – directed by David France

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

• Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa
• Call Center Blues
• Colette
• A Concerto Is a Conversation
• Do Not Split
• Hunger Ward
• Hysterical Girl
• A Love Song for Latasha
• The Speed Cubers
• What Would Sophia Loren Do?

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Quo Vadis, Aida? – directed by Jasmila Žbanić
• Chile, The Mole Agent – directed by Maite Alberdi
• Czech Republic, Charlatan – directed by Agnieszka Holland
• Denmark, Another Round – directed by Thomas Vinterberg
• France, Two of Us – directed by Filippo Meneghetti
• Guatemala, La Llorona – directed by Jayro Bustamante
• Hong Kong, Better Days – directed by Derek Tsang
• Iran, Sun Children – directed by Majid Majidi
• Ivory Coast, Night of the Kings – Philippe Lacôte
• Mexico, I’m No Longer Here –  directed by Fernando Frias
• Norway, Hope – directed by Maria Sødahl
• Romania, Collective – directed by Alexander Nanau
• Russia, Dear Comrades! – directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
• Taiwan, A Sun – directed by Chung Mong-hong
• Tunisia, The Man Who Sold His Skin – directed by Kaouther Ben Hania

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
• Emma
• The Glorias
• Hillbilly Elegy
• Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
• The Little Things
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank
• One Night in Miami
• Pinocchio

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

• Ammonite – Dustin O’Halloran, Volker Bertelmann
• Blizzard of Souls – Lolita Ritmanis
• Da 5 Bloods – Terence Blanchard
• The Invisible Man – Benjamin Wallfisch
• Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – John Debney
• The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) – Gabriel Yared
• The Little Things – Thomas Newman
• Mank – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• The Midnight Sky – Alexandre Desplat
• Minari – Emile Mosseri
• Mulan – Henry Gregson-Williams
• News of the World – James Newton Howard
• Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• Tenet – Ludwig Göransson
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Daniel Pemberton

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

• ‘Turntables’ from All In: The Fight for Democracy
• ‘See What You’ve Done’ from Belly of the Beast
• ‘Wuhan Flu’ from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• ‘Husavik’ from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
• ‘Never Break’ from Giving Voice
• ‘Make It Work’ from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
• ‘Fight For You’ from Judas and the Black Messiah
• ‘lo Sì (Seen)’ from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)
• ‘Rain Song’ from Minari
• ‘Show Me Your Soul’ from Mr. Soul!
• ‘Loyal Brave True’ from Mulan
• ‘Free’ from The One and Only Ivan
• ‘Speak Now’ from One Night in Miami
• ‘Green’ from Sound of Metal
• ‘Hear My Voice’ from The Trial of the Chicago 7

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

• Burrow
• Genius Loci
• If Anything Happens I Love You
• Kapaemahu
• Opera
• Out
• The Snail and the Whale
• To Gerard
• Traces
• Yes-People

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

• Bittu
• Da Yie
• Feeling Through
• The Human Voice
• The Kicksled Choir
• The Letter Room
• The Present
• Two Distant Strangers
• The Van
• White Eye

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
• Bloodshot
• Love and Monsters
• Mank
• The Midnight Sky
• Mulan
• The One and Only Ivan
• Soul
• Tenet
• Welcome to Chechnya

The nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, March 15.

[source:variety]