Pop singer Lady Gaga, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and African-American filmmaker Spike Lee were among scores of Oscar nominees who gathered for a group photo on Monday ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony in three weeks time.
Actors Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek and Amy Adams, along with dozens of producers, editors, costume designers, documentary makers and musicians in 24 categories were also among those attending the annual Oscar nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills.
John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences whose members vote on the Oscar winners, said the class of 2019 was notable for its diversity.
Cream of the crop: Seated (L-R): 1. Graham King, 2. Jason Ruder, 3.Vincent Lambe, 4. Rodney Rothman, 5. Nuria Gonzalez Blanco, 6. Anthony Rossomando, 7. Gabriela Rodriguez, 8. Christopher Miller, 9. Diane Quon, 10. Brandon Proctor, Eric Roth, Raymond Mansfield, Mary Zophres, Sean McKittrick, Viggo Mortensen, Marianne Farley, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Greg Cannom 2nd Row Left to Right: Bobby Pontillas, Darren Mahon, Patrick J. Don Vito, Marie-Helene Panisset, Dan Deleeuw, John Casali, John Warhurst, Peter Devlin, Louise Bagnall, Jeffrey Friedman, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Nicolas Britell, Talal Derki, Tristan Myles, Ethan Van der Ryn, Evan Hayes, Will Fetters, Gordon Sim, Skye Fitzgerald, Barbara Enriquez, Su Kim, Charles B. Wessler, Kathy Lucas. 3rd Row Left to Right: Adam McKay, Yuichiro Saito, Melissa Berton, Willem Dafoe, Diane Warren , Craig Henighan, Jeff Whitty, Barry Alexander Brown, Rich Moore, Mahershala Ali, Marc Shaiman, Bob Persichetti, Benjamin A. Burtt, David Rabinowitz, Jose Antonio Garcia, Mark Ronson, Patricia Dehaney, Dede Gardner, John Walker , Marshall Curry, Bing Liu, Patrick Tubach, Kevin Willmott, Erik Aadahl, Trevor Jimenez, Ed Perkins, Kelly Port, Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Andrew Chesworth. 4th Row Left to Right: Kevin Messick, Scott Wittman, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Phil Johnston ,Dan Sudick, Nina Hartstone, Julie Cohen, Mamoru Hosoda, Jaime Ray Newman, John Ottman, Sergio Diaz, Bill Gerber, Jimmy Chin, Ian Hunter, Jeremy Comte, Skip Lievsay, Alice Felton, Nicole Holofcener, Becky Neiman-Cobb, Rayka Zehtabchi, Peter Ramsey, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Grady Cofer, Ludwig Goransson, David Fine, uy Nattiv, Fiona Crombie, Steve Morrow, Joslyn Barnes, Jim Burke, Tony McNamara 5th Row Left to Right: Jon Taylor, Dean Zupancic, Paul Massey, Rob Epstein
'This year has the largest class of women nominees. Far from parity, and of course we need to do better. Gender parity is an industry matter, not just an Academy matter,' Bailey told the guests.
'Inclusion, diversity, racial, ethnic and gender equality are not just buzzwords. They go to the heart of what our Academy is doing,' he added.
But some Twitter users felt differently, as they took to the platform to point out the lack of racial diversity.
'I knew the oscar photo was gonna be mostly white people but oh my god... that's so bad' wrote @brieIrsons.
Another person tweeted: 'the oscar noms photo is so white i had to lower the brightness of my screen and put on sunglasses to see it'.
Cream of the crop: Glenn Close, Rami Malek, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are seen along the back row
It comes three years after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in 2016 when all 20 actors nominated in the lead and supporting acting categories were white, for a second year in a row.
After the 2015 nominations were revealed, BroadwayBlack.com managing editor April Reign created the trending Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.
In total, four black men have won Best Actor (Sydney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Forrest Whitaker and Jamie Foxx) one has won Best Actress (Halle Berry); five have won Best Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr, Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding Jr, Morgan Freeman and Mahershala Ali); and seven have won Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, Whoppi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Monique, Luipta N’yongo, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis).
The luncheon took place with still no official word on whether the February 24 Oscar ceremony would go ahead without a host for only the second time in its 91-year history.
The Oscar show producers urged the eventual winners to keep their acceptance speeches short on the big night, particularly as the Academy has pledged to cut this year's telecast by about 30 minutes to three hours.
Biggest names: Richard E. grant, Regina King and Yalitza Aparicio are seen along the back row in this section. Melissa MCarthy is pictured in the row in front of them
Spot the stars: Sam Elliott, Amy Adams and Spike Lee are seen in the back row in this section. Christian Bale is seen next to Rachel Weisz one row forward
'So bad': Some Twitter users felt there was a lack of diversity within the Oscar nominees again, as they took to the platform to point out it looked mostly white
Another person tweeted: 'the oscar noms photo is so white i had to lower the brightness of my screen and put on sunglasses to see it'
Producer Glenn Weiss said the goal was to deliver 'an enjoyable and entertaining evening while we work hard to produce a three-hour show for the first time.'
Cuaron's Roma and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos comedy The Favourite lead nominations for the Oscars with 10 apiece.
The nominations this year have been historic, with a superhero movie nominated in the best picture category for the first time and foreign language film Roma getting 10 nods.
Black Panther making the best picture category was a major milestone for the superhero/comic genre.
Three stars from one movie; Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, have nominations for The Favourite.
The period dark comedy is also up for Best Picture alongside Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Gathering: The luncheon happens every year at The Beverly Hilton Hotel about three weeks before the Oscars
All love: Regina and Mahershala embraced as they caught up at the event while costars Sam and Bradley chatted away
Pals: Amy and Rami also enjoyed a natter during the luncheon before guests were seated
Glam: Gaga was giving some old school Hollywood vibes as she entered the venue
Lady Gaga grabbed two nominations for A Star Is Born, and will take on Glenn Close for best actress as both women hope to walk home with their first Oscar when the winners are announced on February 24 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
The film also earned an acting nod for star Bradley Cooper, who was not nominated for Best Director.
Black Panther picked up eight nominations overall, and will battle with A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, BlacKkKlansman, Roma, If Beale Street Could Talk, Mary Poppins Returns and Crazy Rich Asians.
Glowing: Best supporting actress nominee Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) was ballerina chic in blush satin embellished with a floral design
Color accent: Best actress nominee Melissa McCarthy looked fantastic in a navy v-neck midi dress with patent orange heels. She brought along her mom Sandy to celebrate with her
In best actor, the expected front runner Christian Bale was nominated for his transformation into Cheney in Vice (Bale's fourth Oscar nod), along with Cooper (A Star Is Born), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Viggo Mortensen (Green Book).
Along with Lady Gaga, Olivia Colman and Yalitza Aparicio, the best lead actress nominees were Glenn Close (The Wife) and Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).
The Supporting Actor category will see Mahershala Ali (Green Book) and Sam Rockwell (Vice) take on Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born) and Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman).
The supporting actress category consists of Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Amy Adams (Vice), Rachel Weisz (The Favourite), Emma Stone (The Favourite) and Marina de Tavira (Roma).
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