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Into the Woods star Chris Pine and his Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, alongside Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, are set to announce the nominations Thursday morning during a special news conference at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
After the Golden Globes on Sunday, several frontrunners emerged as likely Oscar nominees.
The Theory of Everything, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Selma, Whiplash, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, Nightcrawler and American Sniper may have reason to celebrate, while others left off the shortlists will make the early morning Oscar snub lists.
The press conference begins at 5:30 a.m. PT, when Cuaron and Abrams are set to announce the nominees for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, Original Song, Film Editing, Production Design, Live Action Short Film, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects.
Pine and Isaacs take the stage immediately after to announce the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Directing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
