Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday. Some quick facts:
Are any of the Oscar nominees from Virginia?
At least one. Jack Fisk, who is nominated for his art direction of “There Will Be Blood,” lives in the Charlottesville area. It’s Fisk’s first nomination, but his wife won one Oscar and has been nominated for five others. Her name is Sissy Spacek.
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