The Academy announced in June 2018 it had invited 928 new members of the filmmaking profession to join its ranks.
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday 22 January.
The Academy has released shortlists for nine of this year’s 24 categories on 17 December 2018.
The categories drastically whittled down were: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.