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LIVE VIDEO: Watch the 86th Oscars Nominations Announcement

By Sun-Times Wire

Watch the Oscar nominations live with us at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16.

The nominations will be announced by actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, then posted on Oscar.com.

Meantime, you can take a peek at our Richard Roeper’s predictions who will be nominated (and keep score).

Who do you think will get a nod? Discuss the nominations as they happen here:

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