Some Oscar nominees got extra family time in while celebrating their nominations.
Theron, 44, brought her mom Gerda to the event as her date. Presenter Illeana Douglas sweetly called out the pair as she read the long list of nominees. Theron is nominated for Best Actress for her performance inBombshell.
“We had dinner once in 1987 you had the crunchy crab,” Douglas said to Theron as she made her way to the stage for the group picture. “You win the prize for best date bringing your mom today.”
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Before the event got underway, Academy president David Rubin asked for a moment of silence from everyone in attendance to pay tribute to 2018 Oscar winnerKobe Bryant, whodiedSunday in a helicopter accident. Bryant, 41, won the Best Animated Short Film Oscar forDear Basketball.
In the class photo, the nominees, who total to just under 100, gathered around three Oscar trophies, against a white background and looked up towards the camera.
The Academyshared the photoon Twitter writing, “Meet this year’s class of Oscar nominees! #OscarsLunch.“
The Oscar nominations were announced in early January withJokerleading the pack with 11 nominations.
Martin Scorsese’sThe Irishman,Sam Mendes’1917and Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywoodcame in second with 10.Little Women, Marriage Story, Jojo RabbitandParasiteeach picked up six nods, whileFord v Ferraricame away with four.
source: people.com