James Mangold has directed several awards darlings, including “Ford v Ferrari” and “Walk the Line” but had consistently missed out on a best director nomination, until this year with “A Complete Unknown.” It may have come at the expense of Edward Berger, who missed out on a nod for “Conclave” or Denis Villeneuve for “Dune: Part Two.”

But I’ll save most of my kvetching for my Oscar predictions next month. For now, I’ll stick to the details. Controversial musical “Emilia Pérez” led the pack with 13 nominations, including best picture,

The Academy unveiled its full line-up of Oscar nods Thursday morning, with "Emilia Pérez” leading the field with 13 nominations, followed by “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” with 10 each. While guild nominations and other preliminary awards bodies can help provide a comprehensive forecast for Oscar nominations,