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By Kayleigh Donaldson | Film | January 23, 2024
The Oscar nominations are in. Everyone has feelings on the subject, of course, and now the real campaigning begins. Most nominees send out a press release expressing their gratitude. It used to be terribly gauche to admit you got up at 5:30 am, L.A. time, to watch the nominations be announced. Nowadays, it’s half the fun. You can check out a list of very touching thank yous on Awards Daily, but for us, the most fun ones are the live reactions. For all of the ragging we do on the Oscars being silly and kind-of worthless, you can’t deny that it makes your heart sing a little to see these people’s hard work pay off so wonderfully.
Godzilla Minus One received a somewhat surprising nomination for Best Visual Effects (I say ‘surprising’ because the competition was tight and this category tends to lean very Hollywood.) Director Takashi Yamazaki and his team watched the noms live and had the party streamers out. Notice how all of their little Godzillas on the table were also waiting expectantly.
歴史的瞬間。 pic.twitter.com/gOO2o7hRrR
— 野島達司 / TatsujiNojima (@tatsujinojima) January 23, 2024
Spanish animation Robot Dreams landed in Best Animated Feature, fending off competition from the likes of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The team of Robot Dreams reacting to the Oscar nomination for best animated film. pic.twitter.com/KyxJommxwI
— Ronaldo Trancoso Jr (@ronaldotrancoso) January 23, 2024
Justine Trief became only the eighth woman to receive a Best Director nomination for Anatomy of a Fall, which received five nods overall, including for Best Picture. Please enjoy these happy French people.
anatomy of a fall team reacting to their oscar nominations 🥹 pic.twitter.com/orBNTdrhsT
— kenza 🍉 (@mstowe_) January 23, 2024
The Last Repair Shop is a short documentary on a team of craftspeople working out of an L.A. warehouse to repair musical instruments. The filmmakers and crafts teams were in the warehouse watching the news come in of their nomination.
The team of The Last Repair Shop reacting to the Oscar nomination for best documentary short film. pic.twitter.com/HgClZaqQi4
— Ronaldo Trancoso Jr (@ronaldotrancoso) January 23, 2024
Colman Domingo spoke to ABC’s Good Morning America after hearing the news, and admitted he was in the bathroom when his Best Actor nomination was announced.
Colman Domingo reacts to his first Oscar nomination for his lead role in "Rustin," which tells the story of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. The movie was produced by the Obama's production company Higher Ground.
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 23, 2024
More reactions from Oscar nominees: https://t.co/EFAhrphJK1 pic.twitter.com/em78BPcYfD
An audibly emotional Danielle Brooks, nominated in Best Supporting Actress for The Color Purple, also shared her reaction with GMA.
Danielle Brooks' touching reaction to her first Oscar nomination will bring tears to your eyes: "To have my own dream fulfilled in this way. It's huge."
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 23, 2024
More reactions from Oscar nominees: https://t.co/EFAhrphJK1 pic.twitter.com/Sy9YL2ZjJS
It was a big day for the Poor Things team.
What a day in @ElementPictures HQ. We are absolutely thrilled and so immensely proud of our POOR THINGS team, sending huge congratulations to all the nominees! @TheAcademy #Oscars #PoorThingsFilm pic.twitter.com/OYFiTzWvE3
— Element Pictures (@ElementPictures) January 23, 2024
Sterling K. Brown took to Instagram with his reaction to a surprise Best Supporting Actor nom for American Fiction.
As did Billie Eilish.
Lily Gladstone called into GMA too, on the morning of her historic Best Actress nomination (ABC hosts the Oscars, so this is probably why.)
lily’s reaction to her oscar nomination 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/4ZImSpGuaE
— m (@bigIttIeIies) January 23, 2024
We are, of course, waiting on Francesca Scorsese to post a TikTok of her dad’s reaction later this week.
