already to be correspondent lisa lu is reporting tonight lisa thank you. for the nominations for this year's academy awards have been announced in los angeles the dark comic book film drama joker has done particularly well it leads the pack with all of the nominations including best picture here's a look at the films on the short list. joaquin phoenix earned a nomination for best actor with his performance in joker a dark psycho thriller the tells the origin story behind the comic book villain of the same name the film also won nominations for best director best picture and 8 other categories. that prior yes i have framed is a jimmy hoffa. the irishman directed by martin scorsese took 10 nominations including best picture best director and best actor. the gangster epic tells the story of a mafia hit man who gets wrapped up in the fate of the legendary teamster boss jimmy hoffa in the 1970 s. when. clinton turn tino's latest production also looks set to collect a few oscars once upon a time in hollywood just set in the summer of 1969 with leonardo di caprio