“The Zone of Interest,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Creator,” America Ferrara in “Barbie” and Colman Domingo’s turn in “Rustin” were among the surprises that turned up when nominations to the 96th Academy Awards were announced by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid in Beverly Hills this morning.

America Ferrara was a surprise nominee for best supporting actress in the beloved blockbuster “Barbie,” and Ryan Gosling — as expected — landed a best supporting actor nomination. But Margot Robbie wasn’t nominated for best actress in the title role, nor was her director, Greta Gerwig.

Bradley Cooper was nominated for best actor and best original screenplay in “Maestro,”which was also nominated in the ten-film field for best picture this year. But Cooper wasn’t nominated as best director.

The Best Picture nominees are “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” the favorite — “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” and the Holocaust chiller “The Zone of Interest.”

Ricky Gervais probably has a joke about that last one.

For those keeping score at home, “Oppenheimer” leads the field with 13 nominations, “Poor Things” garnered 11, “Killers of the Flower Moon” grabbed 10 and “Barbie” landed eight.

The full list of nominees can be found here.

It’s a pretty diverse selection of nominees, driven in part — as Academy President Janet Yang suggested — by their enlarged 11,000 voting members in 93 countries. While there may not be another “#Oscarsowhite” protest, the lack of Asian representation stands out.

The Best Actress nominees are “Nyad” star Annette Bening, “Killers of the Flower Moon” newcomer Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller of “Anatomy of a Fall,” Oscar winner Emma Stone for laying it all out there in “Poor Things” and Carey Mulligan’s lovely, long-suffering wife turn in “Maestro” was honored with a nomination.

The Best Actor nominations are led by Domingo’s terrific performance as a forgotten gay Civil Rights icon and March on Washington organizer, “Rustin,” Cooper’s turn as Bernstein in “Maestro,” Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti’s work in “The Holdovers,” Cillian Murphy as “Oppenheimer” and Jeffrey Wright‘s droll dance through “American Fiction.”

Domingo’s had quite a year, and Murphy, Giamatti and Wright have had great careers. Somebody worthy will win this one. A Cooper win might make up for the sting of not earning a Best Director nomination.

Netflix still scored big, as “Maestro” was joined by “Nyad,” which landed nominations for co-stars Jodie Foster and Bening, in the title role, Domingo’s “Rustin” turn, the Best Animated Feature nominee “Nimona” and “Society of the Snow” earned a Best Hair and Makeup nomination.

Snubs, those left out of possible, in some cases expected nominations? Julianne Moore (“May December”), Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”), Claire Foy (“All of Us Strangers”), Taraji P. Henson (“The Color Purple”), Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”) and Greta Lee (“Past Lives”) had earned buzz as contenders. There was talk of Leonardo DiCaprio meriting a nomination (“Killers of the Flower Moon”). Not from me, mind you.

Directors Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”), Cooper (“Maestro”) and How-do-you-explain-this? Greta Gerwig for “Barbie” were left out.

I thought her fellow directors, who nominated her for the DGA award, loved Greta G?

Blitz Bazawule for “The Color Purple” and Todd Haynes for “May December” also could have been in the best director mix.

The Best Director field — Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall,” not a fan), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”) and Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer.”

When you give a nomination to Scorese for his slack, downbeat and most pedestrian looking picture in ages, somebody good is going to miss out on a little “life and career changing” recognition.

The Best Animated Feature Oscar might belong to Hiyao Miyazaki’s latest “farewell,” “The Boy and the Heron,” but he’ll have to wrestle it away from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,” Netflix’s “Nimona,” Pixar’s “Elemental” and “Robot Dreams.”

They forgot the striking “TMNT: Mutant Mayhem,” didn’t they?

Sound and visual effects threw love at “Mission: Impossible — Dead Recking, Part 1” and “The Creator,” which turned up in no other categories. “Godzilla Minus One” also got a Best Visual Effects nomination. “Napoleon” managed nominations for Best Costume and Best Visual Effects.

Best supporting actress will pit Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) against Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”), Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”), and past Oscar winner Jodie Foster, nominated for the coach/manager who sticks with Diana “Nyad.”

Best Supporting Actor features no Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”) or Colman Domingo (“The Color Purple”), but does have sentimental favorite Robert Downey, Jr. (“Oppenheimer”), Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”), the much-Oscar-honored Robert DeNiro (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Mark Ruffalo, terrific in “Poor Things,” and my favorite, Sterling K. Brown in support of “brother” Wright in “American Fiction.”

I reviewed a lot of documentaries this year, figuring a couple would turn up as nominees. Naah. That corner of the Academy paddles its own canoe.

“The Color Purple” stands out as one of the bigger losers this Oscar season, and the holiday blockbuster “Wonka” managed to prance through the winter without a single technical, makeup, production design or whatever nomination. That’s a snub.

Best Original Screenplay features almost all serious-minded material. “Maestro,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Past Lives,” “The Holdovers” (OK, that’s comic enough) and “May December” are the contenders.

I’m most happy for Wright, a longtime favorite, and Bening, who is obnoxious and thrilling as an egomaniac jock/TV sports reporter not going gently into that good night. But I’m bummed for Dafoe, a great actor who never catches a break, and Tariji and Greta G., for not getting their due.

The 96th annual Academy Awards will be handed out on ABC-TV and online — Also on Youtube? — the evening of March 10.