They were also joined by movie lovers worldwide, helping to announce this year’s nominations.
After a robust and wild awards season, there were, of course, plenty of unexpected moments.
Here, EW breaks down some of the biggest snubs and surprises of this year’s Oscar nominations list.
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But plenty of people loved it and saw another praise-worthy performance from the mercurial Leto in the wild swing.
Bonus: Both Plemons and his offscreen partner Dunst are nominated for the film.
But it wasn’t enough to propel him into an Oscar nomination.
Jared Leto plays Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci.'.MGM Studios
But in a stunning twist,A Heromissed out on the category entirely.
Across multiple categories, the Japanese filmwas the biggest surprise of nominations morning.
But the Academy saw fit to also honor its script.
Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst in ‘The Power of the Dog’.Netflix
But Academy voters didn’t see a place for Kushner’s take on the musical.
Bradley Cooper in ‘Licorice Pizza’.MGM
Ben Affleck in ‘The Tender Bar’.Claire Folger/Amazon Studios
Scott Mescudi (a.k.a. Kid Cudi) cozies up with Ariana Grande in ‘Don’t Look Up’.NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX
Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in ‘Passing.'.Netflix
Denis Villeneuve directing ‘Dune.'.Chiabella James/Warner Bros.
‘A Hero’.Amazon Studios
Musician and composer Jonny Greenwood.Burak Cingi/Redferns
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Renate Reinsve in ‘The Worst Person in the World’.Sundance Institute
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