Los Angeles, United States: Oscar organizers on Tuesday began announcing the names of the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will be handed out next month.

Though no major surprises are expected during the 20-minute announcement streamed online, the field is crowded with contenders and critical darlings La La Land, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea are expected to fare well.

Among those scooping up nominations for best actor as the nail-biting announcement began were Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Andrew Garfield, (Hacksaw Ridge),  Ryan Gosling, (La La Land,) Vigo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic) and Denzel Washington, (Fences).

Here are the nominees in key categories for the 89th Academy Awards, to be handed out on February 26 in Hollywood—

Best picture:

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

La La Land

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Best director:

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best actor:

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Best actress:

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Ruth Negga, Loving

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best supporting actor:

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel, Lion

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Best supporting actress:

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best foreign language film:

Land of Mine (Denmark)

A Man Called Ove (Sweden)

The Salesman (Iran)

Tanna (Australia)

Toni Erdmann (Germany)

Best animated feature:

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Zootopia