The Oscar nominations will be announced later, with Leonardo DiCaprio’s politically-charged thriller One Battle After Another expected to lead the field.
Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value, Bugonia and The Secret Agent are also expected to perform strongly when the shortlists are announced from 13:30 GMT.
It’s a weaker year for UK talent – Wunmi Mosaku from vampire horror Sinners is one of the few British stars with a chance of securing an acting nomination.
But Irish actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are expected to be recognised for their roles in the screen adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet.
US comedian Conan O’Brien will return to host this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place on 15 March.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Oscar nominations.
Two of the biggest films at the box office last year were Wicked: For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash, but it looks as if both sequels will pick up fewer nominations than their predecessors.
Wicked’s second instalment was far less well received than the first film, while the third Avatar movie could get less traction due to fatigue with the franchise and director James Cameron’s nonchalant approach to Oscar campaigning.
“You can play the awards game, or you can play the game I like to play and that’s to make movies people actually go to,” Cameron said last month. “Sorry!”
If best picture nominations for these two blockbusters are unlikely, we’re certainly not feeling hopeful for A Minecraft Movie.
