Little Women-Paris Premiere

From left: Saoirse Ronan, Greta Gerwig and Florence Pugh at the Paris premiere of "Little Women" on Dec. 12, 2019. Ronan was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress and Pugh was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Gerwig received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay but not for Best Director. (OLIVER VIGERIE/SONY PICTURES FRANCE)

The nominations for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were announced Monday, thus continuing my love-hate relationship with the Oscars.

This year, there is an abbreviated awards season because the Oscars are taking place Feb. 9 — three weeks earlier than in past years.

The Farewell

Despite a good deal of award attention elsewhere, Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” was snubbed by the Academy Awards when the nominations were announced Monday. (A24 PHOTO)

Hustlers posters

"Hustlers" tells the true story of ex-strippers who conned men out of thousands of dollars. (COURTESY OF STX ENTERTAINMENT)

Booksmart

The R-rated teen comedy "Booksmart," one of the best comedies of the year, didn't stand a chance of an Oscar nominations because the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Science rarely honors comedic films and performances. (COURTESY OF ANNAPURNA PICTURES)

Parasite

The South Korean film "Parasite" was recently named Film of Year by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. (COURTESY OF NEON)

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