By Emily Krauser
10:35 AM PST, February 21, 2019
You may recognize quite a few names on the list of celebs who are nominated for their very first Academy Award this year -- and be pretty surprised that they haven't been up for statuettes before! Meet the famous faces who are up for awards at the 2019 Oscars, plus the newcomers you need to know.
Lady Gaga
for Best Actress for A Star Is Born. (Gaga was previously nominated for Best Original Song, but this is a notable first in the acting category.)
Olivia Colman
for Best Actress for The Favourite.
Yalitza Aparicio
for Best Actress for Roma.
Rami Malek
for Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody.
Regina King
for Best Supporting Actress for If Beale Street Could Talk.
Adam Driver
for Best Supporting Actor for BlacKkKlansman.
Sam Elliott
for Best Supporting Actor for A Star Is Born.
Richard E. Grant
for Best Supporting Actor for Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
Spike Lee
for Best Director for BlacKkKlansman. (Lee was previously nominated for Best Screenplay, but this is a notable first in the directing category.)
Kendrick Lamar
for Best Original Song for "All the Stars."
Mark Ronson
for Best Original Song for "Shallow."