Ciarán Hinds

The Oscar nominations are being announced in Los Angeles - with Dame Judi Dench and Jessie Buckley among The British acting nominees So Far .

The pair are nominated for their supporting performances in Belfast and The Lost Daughter respectively.

Ciaran Hinds , who also appeared in Belfast, is nominated for best Supporting Actor .

Overall, The Power of Dog has six nominations So Far , with Belfast and Dune following with four each.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan are currently revealing the nominations in Los Angeles .

The Announcement is split in two Halves - with The Most high-profile categories still to be announced.

British acting nominees in the leading categories could include Andrew Garfield , Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman .

Kenneth Branagh may also Pick Up a directing nod for Belfast.

The nominees for best picture will be revealed shortly, in a year which has seen The Number of slots available expanded to 10 in order to make room for a wider range of films.

Belfast, West Side Story, Dune, Licorice Pizza, Coda, Power of The Dog , Being the Ricardos and Don't Look Up are possible contenders.

There is pressure to make The Oscars more popular with and relevant to young audiences, after 2021's pared-down ceremony partly due to The Absence of big film releases during lockdown.

The Academy has confirmed The Ceremony will have a host this year, but has Not Yet revealed who it will be.

The Ceremony hasn't had a host since Jimmy Kimmel was at the helm in 2018. Instead, a variety of celebrity guests have introduced individual categories and announced winners.

This year's ceremony will take place on Sunday 27 March.

Source of news: bbc.com