Oscar Nominations 2019: Emma Stone and More Nominees React

A talented contingent of celebrities woke up to good news in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 22. After the 2019 Oscar nominations were announced — with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross revealing the nominees bright and early at 5:20 a.m. PT — those honored expressed their excitement in statements and on social media. Keep reading to see the nominees’ jubilant reactions.

The 91st Academy Awards air live on ABC on Sunday, February 24, at 8 p.m. ET.

Emma Stone

“Working on The Favourite alongside my brilliant friends Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and the whole cast was nothing short of incredible,” the supporting actress nominee said in a statement. “I was grateful every day and am honored by this nomination. [Director] Yorgos [Lanthimos] created a palace for us all to play in. I am forever indebted to him and the whole team that brought this insane vision to life. Thank you to Fox Searchlight for their invaluable support and thank you to the Academy for recognizing our work.”

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Amy Adams

“Thank you so much to the Academy for this recognition,” the Vice star said in a statement upon picking up a supporting actress nod. “It is an honor to be nominated for a film that I loved making. I am grateful to [writer-director] Adam [McKay] for writing such rich material and for creating such a wonderful work environment. I also want to congratulate the other nominees, my cast members, the crew and everyone who worked so hard on this film!”

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Yalitza Aparicio

“From the very first casting call to this morning, my Roma journey has been extraordinary,” the lead actress nominee said in a statement to Us Weekly. “As a daughter of a domestic worker and an indigenous woman myself, I am proud this movie will help those of us who feel invisible be seen. I am eternally grateful to the Academy for recognizing Roma and am honored to be part of [writer-director Alfonso Cuarón’s] vision. Congratulations to Alfonso, the entire cast and crew, and my dear friend [supporting actress nominee] Marina de Tavira. I am so humbled and honored. Thank you.”

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Rami Malek

“It’s a once in a lifetime moment,” the Bohemian Rhapsody star and new lead actor nominee told Entertainment Weekly Opens a New Window. . “I think people will say you never know, but it’s pretty once-in-a-lifetime. … It’s just something you never expect to happen. It’s like a distant dream that actors have and hope for to some degree. But it’s never really felt in the realm of possibilities. … There’s something about hearing the words that you’re an Oscar-nominated actor that [is] still going to be incredibly shocking. It’s a profoundly humbling moment for me.”

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Willam Dafoe

“I’m over the moon with this nomination,” the actor said in a statement about his nomination, his fourth Oscar nod but his first in the lead actor category. “Playing Vincent Van Gogh in Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate was a gift. The making was so transforming and my working with Julian was so complete and close that sometimes it felt like we were the same person. I share this honor with him. I’m so proud of this movie and this recognition means the film will have greater visibility and be seen by more people, which is a VERY gratifying reward.”

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