Nominations for the 2016 Academy Awardsarrived at 8:30 a.m.
ET on Thursday, immediately snatching peoples attention alotof peoples attention, according to Twitter.
Tweets with the hashtag #OscarNoms peaked at 2,100 per minute at 8:28 a.m.
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ET and carried that rate to 8:51 a.m.
ET, less than 10 minutes afterthe Best Picture nominees were announced.
There were some marquee moments from the nominees.
Lady Gaga typed a thank you note on her typewriter and shared appreciation for her score forThe Hunting Ground.
It garnered almost 8,000 retweets as of posting.
After learning of her Best Actress nod,Golden Globe winner Brie Larsonthanked the cast and crew ofRoom.
Larsons tweet got nearly 1,000 retweets as of this posting.
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The Oscars air Feb. 28 on ABC.
