Tracee Ellis Ross & Leslie Jordan to announce 94th Oscars nominations

Live presentation begins Tuesday, Feb. 8; 94th Oscars airs Sunday, March 27, on ABC

Emmy Award-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan (“Will & Grace,” “The Help”) and Emmy-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish,” “The High Note”) will host the announcement of the 94th Oscars nominations in all 23 Academy Award categories in a live presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 8, via global livestream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), NY and LA Switch pool ports and satellite downlink feed, and national broadcast and streaming news programs, including ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “ABC News Live.”

Starting at 8:18 a.m. EST, nominees will be announced in the following categories (not listed in order of presentation and subject to change):

• Actor in a Supporting Role 
• Actress in a Supporting Role 
• Animated Short Film 
• Costume Design 
• Live Action Short Film
• Music (Original Score) 
• Sound
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Writing (Original Screenplay)

At 8:31 a.m., nominees will be presented for:

• Actor in a Leading Role 
• Actress in a Leading Role 
• Animated Feature Film 
• Best Picture
• Cinematography 
• Directing 
• Documentary Feature 
• Documentary Short Subject 
• Film Editing
• International Feature Film 
• Makeup and Hairstyling 
• Music (Original Song) 
• Production Design 
• Visual Effects

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