On Monday, February 6, over 165 Oscar nominees came together at the Beverly Hilton Hotel when the The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honoured this year’s contenders at its annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.
Present at the event were this year’s Oscar lead actor and actress nominees, Casey Affleck, Ryan Gosling, Isabelle Huppert, Viggo Mortensen, Ruth Negga, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Denzel Washington.
Supporting actor and actress nominees Mahershala Ali, Jeff Bridges, Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Octavia Spencer and Michelle Williams also joined in the celebratory lunch.
Oscar 2017, to be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live on February 26 from 7 p.m. ET.
The show also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
