With 10 Oscar nominations, here's when Sam Mendes' film 1917 will release in India

Sam Mendes' multiple Oscar-minated war drama "1917", which has been backed by Reliance Entertainment and Amblin Partners, will hit Indian screens on January 17. film bagged 10 minations at 92nd Acemy Awards including best picture, best director and best original score. awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 9.

"1917", "one continuous shot" war thriller, is inspired by Mendes' grandfar's stories and stars George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman. Reliance Entertainment is releasing film in India.

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Jennifer Lopez, Awkwafina, Lupita Nyong'o and Robert De Niro were actors who were snubbed at Oscar minations this year. Though Acemy Awards ds anuncement on Monday, coming close on heels of Bafta awards which was criticised for its lack of diversity, somehow tried to balance scales with Cythia Erivo's best actress mination for "Harriet", Antonio Banderas' best actor inclusion for Spanish film "Pain and Glory" and a best picture mination for Greta Gerwig-directed "Little Women".

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However, Gerwig and or women directors were snubbed in best director category. But acting exclusions -- Lopez ("Hustlers"), Awkwafina (" Farewell", Nyong'o ("Us) -- were glaring, with se three films registering zero minations. Also snubbed were veteran actor De Niro for " Irishman", Taron Egerton for "Rocketman", Christian Bale for Ford v Ferrari and Eddie Murphy for Dolemite Is My Name in best actor list.

In supporting actor category, according to Acemy voters, Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy) could t make cut. Celebrated French-Senegalese production "Atlantics" didn't find a mention in top five of international feature category. Apollo 11" was overlooked in documentary category, but a bigger snub was, probably, for "Frozen 2" as film didn't qualify in animated feature category.

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However, animated feature "Klaus" was a surprise entry in list. Ar least expected mination was for veteran actor Kathy Bates in supporting actress category for Clint Eastwood's "Richard Jewell". 

(With PTI inputs)