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Reactions from the nominees

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“We will take ‘Mary Poppins’ out. I’m not competitiv­e with the other movies, but I am competitiv­e with ‘Mary Poppins.’ Dick Cheney is going for her.”

“Vice” director Adam McKay “I’m just overwhelme­d with joy. I was with my pops. He was the one who woke me up, actually. He said he loved me.”

John David Washington, son of Denzel Washington and nominee for best actor in a movie drama for “BlacKkKlan­sman

“It never gets old. It’s all about the part. And a part like this doesn’t come along very often.”

Glenn Close, nominated for best actress in a film drama for “The Wife.”

“I’m in the tub, and I’m putting deodorant on, I’m heading to work. It’s cold.”

Willem Dafoe, nominated for best actor in a drama for “Eternity’s Gate.”

“I naturally woke up and stared at my phone for about 25 to 30 minutes until it started ringing. Then I said to myself, ‘Thank God.’ I started getting a little nervous. You never know.”

Peter Farrelly, nominated for best director for “Green Book.”

“It was a nice surprise to be woken up to. I thought it was another evacuation.”

Marco Beltrami, in an interview, who was nominated for his score for “A Quiet Place,” who had to evacuate from his studio for a week in last month’s wildfire in Southern California.

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