ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 88th ACADEMY AWARDS OSCARS® NOMINATIONS IN 24 CATEGORIESÂ
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee will announce the 88th Academy Awards® nominations in all 24 Oscar® categories at a special two-part live news conference on Thursday, January 14, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
At 5:30 a.m. PT, del Toro and Lee will announce the nominees in the following categories:
- Animated Feature Film, Cinematography
- Costume Design
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short Subject
- Makeup and Hairstyling
- Original Song,
- Animated Short Film
- Live Action Short Film
- Sound Editing
- Sound Mixing
At 5:38 a.m. PT, Krasinski and Boone Isaacs will take the stage to unveil the nominations for:
- Best Actor, Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Directing
- Film Editing
- Foreign Language Film
- Original Score
- Best Picture
- Production Design
- Visual Effects
- Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay.
Guillermo, a director, producer, and writer, may be best known for “The Devil’s Backbone,†the “Hellboy†films, “Pan’s Labyrinth,†which earned him an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay, and “Crimson Peak.â€Â He also is the creator of the television series “The Strain.â€
Krasinski’s role in the “The Office†caught the public eye in 2005.  He was also in the big screen for  “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi†and “Promised Land,†which he also co-wrote and produced. He directed and stars in “The Hollars,†premiering at Sundance this month.
Lee, a two-time Oscar winner, directed and produced the 2000 Best Foreign Language Film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon†and earned Directing Oscars for “Brokeback Mountain†and “Life of Pi.â€Â His latest film, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,†is currently in post-production.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® in Hollywood, and will be aired live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Â
You can watch the global live stream available at OSCARS.ORG/LIVE