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Jane Campion’s gothic western "The Power of the Dog" led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood’s top honors.

Some of the nominees were films that went straight to homes during a tumultuous pandemic year for Hollywood.

‘Dog’ director Jane Campion, a nominee for 1993′s "The Piano," becomes the first woman to ever be nominated twice for best director.

Some of the nominees were films that went straight to homes during a tumultuous pandemic year for Hollywood.

NEW YORK (AP) — After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films made with big-screen grandeur that were also streamed into homes: Jane Campion's gothic western “The Power of the Dog” and Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic “Dune.”

The Netflix film "The Power of the Dog" has topped this year's Oscar nominations with 12. The sci-fi epic "Dune" followed closely behind with 10 nods once the names were read Tuesday morning.

After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films made with big-screen grandeur that were also streamed into homes: Jane Campion's gothic western "The Power of the Dog" and Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic "Dune."

Will Smith and Denzel Washington are included in several categories. Check full list here.

This years Oscar nominees have been announced. See the complete list here.

Some of the nominees were films that went straight to homes during a tumultuous pandemic year for Hollywood.