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‘Oppenheimer’ Garners 13 Nominations to Lead Oscars Race
- Director Nolan is looking for his first wins in key categories
- ‘Poor Things’ Gets 11 nominations; Scorsese’s ‘Killers’ 10
Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh on the red carpet for the UK premiere of "Oppenheimer" in July.
Photographer: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesChristopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, a film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, captured 13 Academy Award nominations including best picture and best director, to lead this year’s race for the Oscars.
Poor Things earned the second-highest number of nominations with 11, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said Tuesday. Killers of the Flower Moon got 10, while Barbie got eight. The Oscars ceremony will be held on March 10 in Los Angeles and hosted by ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel.