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Motion Picture Academy announces Oscar nomination shortlists in 9 Categories

The shortlists will be winnowed by individual Academy branches to determine the nominees, which will be announced Jan. 13.
Credit: Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. An animated film about Grendel, a drama about a transgender woman and a documentary about a girl finding her birth parents in China are among the Student Academy Awards gold medal winners. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the 46th edition of the event Thursday night, Oct. 17, 2019, in Beverly Hills. The awards spotlight emerging student filmmaking talent. Notable alumni include Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga and Spike Lee. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)

SAN DIEGO — Oscar nominations won't be announced until next month, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released shortlists of potential nominees in nine categories Monday.

The shortlists will be winnowed by individual Academy branches to determine the nominees, which will be announced Jan. 13.

Fifteen films earned spots on the shortlist for original score, while 10 are still in the running for makeup and hairstyling. Fifteen songs are on the shortlist for best original song, with Disney's "The Lion King," earning two spots in the list -- for Elton John's "Never Too Late" and Beyonce's "Spirit."

The nominees on the shortlists are:

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Advocate"

"American Factory"

"The Apollo"

"Apollo 11"

"Aquarela"

"The Biggest Little Farm"

"The Cave"

"The Edge of Democracy"

"For Sama"

"The Great Hack"

"Honeyland"

"Knock Down the House"

"Maiden"

"Midnight Family"

"One Child Nation"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"After Maria"

"Fire in Paradise"

"Ghosts of Sugar Land"

"In the Absence"

"Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)"

"Life Overtakes Me"

"The Nightcrawlers"

"St. Louis Superman"

"Stay Close"

"Walk Run Cha-Cha"

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Czech Republic, "The Painted Bird"

Estonia, "Truth and Justice"

France, "Les Miserables"

Hungary, "Those Who Remained"

North Macedonia, "Honeyland"

Poland, "Corpus Christi"

Russia, "Beanpole"

Senegal, "Atlantics"

South Korea, "Parasite"

Spain, "Pain and Glory"

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

"Bombshell"

"Dolemite Is My Name"

"Downton Abbey"

"Joker"

"Judy"

"Little Women"

"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

"1917"

"Once upon a Time*in Hollywood"

"Rocketman"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

"Avengers: Endgame"

"Bombshell"

"The Farewell"

"Ford v Ferrari"

"Frozen II"

"Jojo Rabbit"

"Joker"

"The King"

"Little Women"

"Marriage Story"

"Motherless Brooklyn"

"1917"

"Pain and Glory"

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

"Us"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

"Speechless" from "Aladdin"

"Letter To My Godfather" from "The Black Godfather"

"I'm Standing With You" from "Breakthrough"

"Da Bronx" from "The Bronx USA"

"Into The Unknown" from "Frozen II"

"Stand Up" from "Harriet"

"Catchy Song" from "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part"

"Never Too Late" from "The Lion King"

"Spirit" from "The Lion King"

"Daily Battles" from "Motherless Brooklyn"

"A Glass of Soju" from "Parasite"

"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"

"High Above The Water" from "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"

"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from "Toy Story 4"

"Glasgow" from *Wild Rose"

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Dcera (Daughter)'

"Hair Love"

"He Can't Live without Cosmos"

"Hors Piste"

"Kitbull"

"Memorable"

"Mind My Mind"

"The Physics of Sorrow"

"Sister"

"Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"Brotherhood"

"The Christmas Gift"

"Little Hands"

"Miller & Son"

"Nefta Football Club"

"The Neighbors' Window"

"Refugee"

"Saria"

"A Sister"

"Sometimes, I Think about Dying"

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Alita: Battle Angel"

"Avengers: Endgame"

"Captain Marvel"

"Cats"

"Gemini Man"

"The Irishman"

"The Lion King"

"1917"

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

"Terminator: Dark Fate"

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