Oscar nominees take part in annual luncheon

LOS ANGELES -- The countdown to the Oscars is on, and the Academy hosted its most star studded event until the awards show: The Annual Nominees Luncheon.

Almost 200 nominees from every category took part in the event Monday. The luncheon allows the actors, directors, writers and other craftsmen the chance to congratulate one another before the craziness of Oscar Sunday.

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Those guests included Felicity Jones, Bradley Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Eddie Redmayne and Robert Duvall, among many others.

There are only 20 days left until the Oscars.