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Thelma Schoonmaker, a graduate of Ridgewood High School, was nominated for Best Film Editing for "Killers of the Flowers Moon." Schoonmaker is a longtime collaborator of director Martin Scorsese and has been nominated for nine Oscars, winning for "Raging Bull," "The Aviator" and "The Departed."
"Killers of the Flowers Moon" is a 206-minute epic Western about the murder of the Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma after oil is discovered on their tribal land. The movie received 10 nominations, including Best Picture.
Edward Lachman, a Morristown native, was nominated for Best Cinematography for "El Conde." This is Lachman's third nomination, having previously been nominated for "Carol" and "Far From Heaven."
"El Conde" which streams on Netflix, imagines Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire.
The Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 10.
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