Australian Margot Robbie received two nominations in the best supporting actress category
But the nomination announcement has been mired in controversy with not a single person of colour nominated in the best acting categories., the well-reviewed but controversial film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a tortured comic book villain, leads the nominations with 11 in total. The film's accolades include a best actor nod for Phoenix, who won a Golden Globe Sunday for the role and is expected to be among the best actor nominees at the Oscars next month.
Among those shut out of the leading actress category were Lupita Nyong'o, who impressed critics with her macabre turn in Jordan Peele'searned her a Golden Globe nod; and - perhaps most glaringly - Awkwafina, who won a statuette Sunday for her dramatic breakout in Lulu Wang'sJennifer Lopez, meanwhile, failed to get a nomination in the supporting actress category despite already earning a Golden Globe nomination for her acclaimed performance inApril Reign, the activist who created the...
Since some BAFTA members are also in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the nominations prompted some to urge the Oscars not to make the same mistakes.
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