nominees

This year's nominees may be more recognisable than previous acts were at this stage in their careers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly brought up Trump's supposed "mandate" while pushing the president's controversial Cabinet nominees.

At the time of the Nov. 5 election, there were 47 vacancies on the federal bench, with 17 nominees awaiting confirmation.

But I can also see many academy members — the ones who put “The Zone of Interest” among the best picture nominees last year — placing it atop their ballots.

He appears to see it as a bonus if one of his nominees or allies has faced such allegations.