Oscar history for star Streep

MERYL Streep has become the first star to be nominated for 20 Oscars as she received a best actress nod for her role in Florence Foster Jenkins.

Hollywood musical La La Land has tied with Titanic and All About Eve to become one of the most nominated films in the Academy’s history, racking up 14 nods.

British stars Andrew Garfield, Naomie Harris and Dev Patel lead the British hopes for Oscar glory, with nods for their work in Hacksaw Ridge, Moonlight and Lion respectively.

Streep, described as “over-rated” by Donald Trump after she criticised him at the Golden Globes earlier this month, is nominated in the best actress category for her role as a tone-deaf opera singer alongside Irish-Ethiopian star Ruth Negga for Loving, French star Isabelle Huppert for Elle, Natalie Portman for Jackie and Emma Stone for La La Land.

Garfield, who received a nod for his performance as a US Army medic in Mel Gibson’s war drama, will go up against Ryan Gosling, who is nominated for La La Land and Casey Affleck, nominated for Manchester By The Sea.

They are joined by Denzel Washington, who is recommended for Fences and Viggo Mortensen, proposed for Captain Fantastic.

Slumdog Millionaire star Patel is in line for the best supporting actor for playing a man separated from his family and using Google Earth to find his way home.