Leading Actress Oscars 2019 Nominees Include Lady Gaga, Glenn Close & More

Leading Actress Oscars 2019 Nominees Include Lady Gaga, Glenn Close & More

The Oscars 2019 nominations for Actress in a Leading Role have been announced! Five actresses are now competing to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the winner revealed when the Oscars air LIVE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 8e|5p on ABC. The nominees for Actress in a Leading Role are: Yalitza Aparicio in ROMA, Glenn Close in THE WIFE, Olivia Colman in THE FAVOURITE, Lady Gaga in A STAR IS BORN, and Melissa McCarthy in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?  For all the details, you can see some of the nominee's performances in their film trailers and read more about the nominees below. You can also explore other Oscar nominees 2019 and see the complete Oscar nominations 2019 list right here on Oscar.com.

OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2019 - ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Yalitza Aparicio ROMA

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See some of Yalitza Aparicio's performance as Cleo in the trailer for ROMA

Nominated Role As Cleo, Yalitza Aparicio plays a maid of Mixteco heritage working for a doctor's family in Mexico City during the early 1970s.

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Glenn Close THE WIFE

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See some of Glenn Close's performance as Joan Castleman in the trailer for THE WIFE

Nominated Role As Joan Castleman, Glenn Close plays a self-sacrificing woman who gave up her aspirations to support her author husband, who is about to realize his life's crowning achievement.

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Olivia Colman THE FAVOURITE

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See some of Olivia Colman's performance as Queen Anne in the trailer for THE FAVOURITE

Nominated Role Olivia Colman portrays Queen Anne, the temperamental ruler of Great Britain whose devious courtiers joust for her favor and political power during the early 1700s.
Lada Gaga A STAR IS BORN

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See some of Lady Gaga's performance as Ally in the trailer for A STAR IS BORN

Nominated Role Lady Gaga portrays Ally, an insecure singer-songwriter guided along the path to stardom by her famous husband, whose alcoholism and jealousy threaten their marriage.
Melissa McCarthy CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

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See some of Melissa McCarthy's performance as Lee Israel in the trailer for CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Nominated Role As Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy plays a biographer fallen on hard times who discovers that she has a talent for forging letters allegedly written by famous authors.
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