During an award season with no clear front-runner, "Joker" finally catapulted to the lead Monday morning. Director Todd Phillips' villainous origin story scored 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, while "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," "1917" and "The Irishman" each scored 10 nods. 






"Once Upon a Time" star Brad Pitt, armed with a Golden Globe win and a ton of goodwill, could be on the road to Oscar glory with a nomination for supporting actor. He'll take on the "Irishman" duo Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, Tom Hanks ("A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood") and Anthony Hopkins ("The Two Popes").


Erivo was the lone woman of color nominated in a predominately white acting field that also snubbed Golden Globe winner Awkwafina ("The Farewell"), Screen Actors Guild nominee Jamie Foxx ("Just Mercy") and Globe nominee Eddie Murphy ("Dolemite Is My Name").


Gerwig scored a nomination for "Little Women" in adapted screenplay, a category that also features "Joker," "Irishman," "Jojo Rabbit" and "The Two Popes." Up for original screenplay are Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time," Bong's "Parasite," Mendes' "1917," Baumbach's "Marriage Story" and Rian Johnson's murder mystery "Knives Out."
