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True. Voting body is significantly different from 10 years ago. They added circa 4-5 thousand members and significantly changed the demographics (IIRC, in 2014. 97% of Academy was white, aged 65+). There is a reason why we call them dinosaurs. Yeah, it seems the old "spread the wealth" doesn't work. That said. it should be noted that 8 out of 10 Best Picture nominees got at least one Oscar. Five movies divided 8 above-the-line categories. We have three foreign-language movies, three movies directed by women in Best Picture ten. Another thing - it's a generational thing. "Oscar movie" as we define it these days was coined during 2000s and 2010s, as well as "Oscar bait". However, we see Oscar bait failing - best example: Maestro. Simply, the new generation, the new Academy and by default - the new Oscar movie. Yeah, OPPENHEIMER didn't win anything they weren't 100% predicted to win. Which means that even love for Oppy had its limits. Oppy wasn't as big as EEAAO in terms of award hype, despite two movies accumulating rather similar tally of awards. As for BAFTA, no precursor, despite its name, serves to tell us who will win the Oscar. That's not their mission, despite public, peers and critics looking at them that way. I would argue that every award-giving body wants to have great overlap with the Oscars as it makes it "the most important". BAFTA was a separate universe last year, but this year it's like they made a point to prove their relevance. That said, it should be noted that Nolan is British, Murphy is Irish, POOR THINGS and THE ZONE OF INTEREST are British movies and ANATOMY OF A FALL is French movie, and those always bode well at BAFTA. So, this year may be that BAFTA members were more connected with movies in contention. We'll see the next one. But BAFTA is known to do its own thing from time to time.
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Well, EEAAO is a Second Coming in terms of awards, as it is the most-awarded movie in history. I will argue that Lily is a heart and soul of Killers of the Flower Moon. She may not be in it for the most part, but her scenes, her narrative makes such impression that this movie feels undoubtedly hers. But, that's just my impression of it. I mean, throughout his career, Scorsese directed five Oscar-winning performances. Three male, two female. Yes, he makes male-centric movies, but he also knows how to direct a female actor into an Oscar winning role. Lily had multiple handicaps, that is undeniable. For the reasons I stated, I don't think she belonged in Supporting Category. When we talk about category fraud, it is moving from more difficult to less difficult field. Like Alicia Vikander did in 2015. You can't claim Lily/the production committed category fraud because she entered the race from a disadvantaged position. That is true. However, I wouldn't call either Emma, Lily or even Sandra undeserving, each being absolutely brilliant in their respective movies. The meritocracy argument is a code word for "that's my favorite performance". And these things are profoundly subjective so we can't speak in exact terms here. Career Oscar narratives is the oldest trick in the game. That's how we god Julianne Moore over Rosamund Pike in 2014, Laura Dern, Jamie Lee Curtis and yes... Robert Downey Jr. This year was disastrous in Supporting acting categories. I can easily make two lineups with completely different actors and actresses that would be superior to the ones we got. The one that hurts me the most is Charles Melton, as he managed to be in a movie with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, doing all that ACTING, and he managed to steal the show. For me, the best Supporting performance of the year. She was against Isabelle Huppert in "Elle" and Natalie Portman in "Jackie". Not mentioning not-nominated Amy Adams for "Arrival". Yeah, there is no doubt that one can make "she was the best" across the field, even if we expand it to make performers. Cillian won because he carried our such difficult movie and turned it into a glorious success. But Emma did something far riskier, far unconventional... This was potentially career-ending performance, and she nailed i, beyond any doubt. I am really not saying she is undeserving. Not at all. True... I mean, I am just sad a bit today... Will be fine tomorrow But, yeah... At least Lily didn't lose to something like JLC or RDJ.
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Infused myself with some coffee and now I have a break... Time to recapitulate So, 17/23. Not great, not terrible. Allowed myself into thinking too much about Academy and how they vote and opted for Spiderverse instead of "The Boy and the Heron". Expected to see some spreading the wealth in Costume, Production and MakeUp and POOR THINGS just swept like they did in BAFTA. And the one that really stings is Sound when I went with OPPENHEIMER instead of rightful winner and probably the most inspiring choice of the night - THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Last mistake was Gladstone over Stone, but that was a tossup. So... OPPENHEIMER did a bare minimum. This is not exactly a sweep, given they won 7 Oscars out of 13 nominations. POOR THINGS was obviously second, given Actress + tech combo. OPPENHEIMER didn't win anything it wasn't supposed to win, like Screenplay and Sound, which really shows that even that love had its limits. ANATOMY OF A FALL won big - Original Screenplay. Justine Triet certainly took her vengeance on French Oscar committee - she has won trifecta (movie, directing, screenplay) at European Film Awards, Cesar Awards and won in screenplay categories at both BAFTA and Oscars. This will be one of the greatest embarrassments of French Oscar committee for quite some time. Inspiring wins for Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" and Sound for "The Zone of Interest". Probably international bloc had a huge impact here and I am thrilled about it. Despite being wrong in my prediction It really seems that Academy spread the wealth rater nicely this year, unlike the last year. Eight out of ten nominated movies went with at least one award, with PAST LIVES and MAESTRO going home empty-handed. Huge departure from last year when EEAAO went 6/8 above-the-line and Women Talking winning Adaoted Screenplay. This year, we had 5 movies winning in eight above-the-line categories. Honestly, this year's set of winners - far superior than last year's. And now acting categories... No surprises with Randolph, Downey and Murphy. Not a hater of RDJ, but I think it's good we'll finally stop seeing him for some time. As for Best Lead Actress, can't say Emma was undeserving but this really reinstate the idea that POC actress needs a Second Coming of Christ to win an Oscar in this category. And please spare me the speech of meritocracy as I can easily name 10 white women who undeservedly won, including Emma (her first Oscar). And that is just in the last 15 years. Undoubtedly, Emma is worthy winner, she was absolutely brilliant. And yes, she was rather courageous in doing Bella, so one can't complain here. And I am not, just being sad for Lily, who really had absolutely amazing performance. Never mind me, just licking my wounds... Even I know Emma is more than deserving winner. As for ceremony, my god was Kimmel awful. Some of the bits were funny - like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Michael Keaton and Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling. Not sure about John Cena. And "I'm Just Ken" was absolutely smashing. That was probably one of the best Oscar performances in recent history. Scorsese went 0 out of 10 for the third time. Truly unbelievable. Another one bites the dust And forgot... In terms of relevance for Oscar predicting, BAFTA returned with a vengeance. After going 0 out of 8 in above-the-line categories, this year the overlap between BAFTA and Oscars is almost 100%. I think they only differ in Visual Effects - BAFTA giving it to POOR THINGS, Oscars to GODZILLA MINUS ONE. BAFTA matters people. Never doubt the Brits.
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Best Picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest
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Best Lead Actor Bradley Cooper, “Maestro” Colman Domingo, “Rustin” Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction” Best Director Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall” Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things” Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest” Best Lead Actress Annette Bening, “Nyad” Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall” Carey Mulligan, “Maestro” Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
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Best Sound “The Creator” “Maestro” “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One” “Oppenheimer” “The Zone of Interest” Best Original Score “American Fiction” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things” Best Original Song “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot” “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony” “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
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Best Documentary Short “The ABCs of Book Banning” “The Barber of Little Rock” “Island In Between” “The Last Repair Shop” “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” Best Documentary Feature “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” “The Eternal Memory” “Four Daughters” “To Kill a Tiger” “20 Days in Mariupol” Best Cinematography “El Conde” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Maestro” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things” Best Live-Action Short “The After” “Invincible” “Knight of Fortune” “Red, White and Blue” “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
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Best Supporting Actor Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction” Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things” Best Visual Effects “The Creator” “Godzilla Minus One” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” “Napoleon” Best Film Editing “Anatomy of a Fall” “The Holdovers” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things”
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Best International Feature “The Teachers’ Lounge,” Germany “Io Capitano,” Italy “Perfect Days,” Japan “Society of the Snow,” Spain “The Zone of Interest,” United Kingdom
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Best Makeup & Hairstyling “Golda” “Maestro” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things” “Society of the Snow” Best Production Design “Barbie” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Napoleon” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things” Best Costume Design “Barbie” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Napoleon” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things”
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Best Original Screenplay “Anatomy of a Fall” “The Holdovers” “Maestro” “May December” "Past Lives" Best Adapted Screenplay “American Fiction” “Barbie” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things” “The Zone of Interest”
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Best Animated Short “Letter to a Pig” “Ninety-Five Senses” “Our Uniform” “Pachyderme” “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” Best Animated Feature “The Boy and the Heron” “Elemental” “Nimona” “Robot Dreams” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
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Best Supporting Actress Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer” Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple” America Ferrera, “Barbie” Jodie Foster, “Nyad” Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
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Current running order for tonight’s Oscars
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There is no prerequisite in terms of language to be in Best Picture category. Only to have screened in American cinemas.
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FYI: Oscars start earlier this year! The ceremony begins at 04:00 pm PST / 07:00 pm EST For European users: 11:00pm GMT/ 00:00am CET HOST: Jimmy Kimmel MUSICAL PERFORMANCES: PRESENTERS: WHERE TO WATCH? International viewers can consult this list to find out where to watch the Oscars around the world.
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FILM AWARDS SEASON 2023/2024 (Update: Asian Film Awards - Winners)
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Actually no, That title still goes to Venice. 2023 - Poor Things, Maestro, El Conde, Io Capitano, Society of the Snow 2022 - The Banshees of Inisherin, TAR, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Blonde, The Whale, Living 2021 - Power of the Dog, Spencer, Parallel Mothers, Dune 2020 - Nomadland, Pieces of a Woman Nomadland and Poor Things won Golden Lions in their respective years. Nomadland won Best Picture, PT got 11 nominations Vanessa Kirby, Penelope Cruz and Cate Blanchett all won Volpi Cup - all nominated for Oscar All the Beauty and the Bloodshed - also won Golden Lion, nominated for Best Documentary Venice is far more appealing to English-speaking producers who intend to engage in Oscar race, simply because of the calendar. It is the perfect place to kickstart the Oscar campaign. And the list of winners is usually nominated and even win Oscar in respected categories. Cannes is more internationally oriented (not that Venice isn't). Plus it is in May, so it is very hard to keep the momentum. Not that it doesn't happen, it is still one of the biggest, if not the biggest festival in the world. -
FILM AWARDS SEASON 2023/2024 (Update: Asian Film Awards - Winners)
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Ah, it's not Oscar season if we don't get drama last minute Just a reminder, THE HOLDOVERS is nominated in Outstanding Original Screenplay at the Oscars. Here is a Variety article.
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PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED DIRECTORS AND THEIR MOVIES AT THE OSCARS Martin Scorsese's movies at the Oscars (movies he has directed) - 10 nominations, 1 win in Directing Killers of the Flower Moon: 10 nominations The Irishman: 10 nominations Silence: 1 nomination The Wolf of Wall Street: 5 nominations Hugo: 11 nominations, 5 wins The Departed: 5 nominations, 4 wins, including Best Film and Best Director The Aviator: 11 nominations, 5 wins, including Cate Blanchett for Best Supporting Actress Gangs of New York: 10 nominations Kundun: 4 nominations Casino: 1 nomination The Age of Innocence: 5 nominations, 1 win Cape Fear: 2 nominations Goodfellas: 6 nominations, 1 win - Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor The Last Temptation of Christ: 1 nomination The Color of Money: 4 nominations, 1 win - Paul Newman for Best Lead Actor Raging Bull: 8 nominations, 2 wins, including Robert De Niro for Best Lead Actor Taxi Driver: 4 nominations Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: 3 nominations, 1 win - Ellen Burstyn for Best Lead Actress Christopher Nolan's movies at the Oscars (movies he has directed) - 2 nominations for Directing Oppenheimer: 13 nominations Tenet: 2 nominations, 1 win Dunkirk: 8 nominations, 3 wins Interstellar: 5 nominations, 1 win Inception: 8 nominations, 4 wins The Dark Knight: 8 nominations, 2 wins, including Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor The Prestige: 2 nominations Batman Begins: 1 nomination Memento: 2 nominations Yorgos Lanthimos' movies at the Oscars (movies he has directed) - 2 nominations for Directing Poor Things: 11 nominations The Favourite: 10 nominations, 1 win - Olivia Colman for Best Lead Actress The Lobster: 1 nomination Dogtooth: 1 nomination
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And of course... There's HONEST TRAILER of Oscar nominees
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My predictions BEST PICTURE Will win: OPPENHEIMER Personal choice: THE ZONE OF INTEREST Shouldn't have been nominated: MAESTRO Should have been nominated: MAY DECEMBER This is an easy one. Simply, OPPENHEIMER is undeniable. It cruised through award season unchallenged and I have listened to few interesting Twitter Spaces of people saying that OPPENHEIMER is seen as the closest one to win in first round of voting. BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Christopher Nolan Personal choice: Christopher Nolan Shouldn't have been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A This is one perfect lineup. It is Nolan's time and he has been undeniable all year long. Despite the controversy, I will say I wouldn't place Gerwig in my Top 5. Would opt for Celine Song, though. But, Internet didn't lament over her snub. BEST LEAD ACTRESS Will win: Lily Gladstone Personal choice: Lily Gladstone Shouldn't have been nominated: Annette Bening Should have been nominated: Greta Lee I feel this is the only race we have. Gladstone and Stone have divided the field equally. Both are in Best Picture nominated movies, both did well with both critics and industry. I give Lily a slight advantage because she won at one place no one expected her to win - SAG-AFTRA. For a basic voting body that usually award loud, hammy performances (ahem, ahem, Jessica Chastain), this one was a huge win. With the support of Cate Blanchett (who practically said who she voted for 2 days before voting began), Kate Winslet and Spike Lee... Lily may have this in the bag. That said, it is very close. If she wins, she will be the first Native American woman to win in history, only third POC actress in this category. Lily will also be only the third actress to have won for Scorsese movie, after Ellen Burstyn won Best Lead Actress for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" in 1975 and above-mentioned Cate Blanchett for "The Aviator" in 2005. BEST LEAD ACTOR Will win: Cillian Murphy Personal choice: Cillian Murphy Shouldn't have been nominated: Bradley Cooper Should have been nominated: Teo Yoo, Andrew Scott After completing trifecta - Globe-Drama, BAFTA and SAG, this stopped being the race. Murphy is the face of the biggest movie, he was phenomenal and simply, people adore him. Paul Giamatti got CCA and Globe-Comedy, but that is pretty much that. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Will win: Da'Vine Joy Randolph Personal choice: Da'Vine Joy Randolph Shouldn't have been nominated: America Ferrera !!! Should have been nominated: Julianne Moore, Penelope Cruz, Rosamund Pike, Claire Foy, Taraji P. Henson... Absolutely nothing to say. Da'Vine Joy Randolph has been the biggest sweeper since Patricia Arquette. Won every single award that could have been won. Oscar is hers. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will win: Robert Downey Jr. Personal choice: NOT NOMINATED - Charles Melton Shouldn't have been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Charles Melton, Dominic Sessa Another secured Oscar. Downey has won Globe, CCA, BAFTA and SAG. No one loses with that combo. It's his Oscar. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Will win: American Fiction Personal choice: American Fiction Shouldn't have been nominated: Barbie (should be Original) Should have been nominated: Killers of the Flower Moon, All of Us Strangers While AMERICAN FICTION has won major awards, including, most interestingly, BAFTA, I am still torn between it and OPPENHEIMER. When sweeps happen, there is always one or two categories caught in a sweep. Now, Blunt is not winning Best Supporting Actress, but OPPENHEIMER ay win Adapted Screenplay and/or Sound. Anonymous ballots also point in that direction. Predicting AMERICAN FICTION but wouldn't be surprised with OPPENHEIMER getting this too. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Will win: Anatomy of a Fall Personal choice: Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives Shouldn't have been nominated: Maestro Should have been nominated: Barbie (in this category) We didn't get WGA this year to give us more insight but Anatomy of a Fall made quite the impression and this may be their big win. Absolutely deserving, if you ask me. BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE Will win: The Zone of Interest Personal choice: The Zone of Interest, Society of the Snow Shouldn't have been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Anatomy of a Fall (ah, France...) THE ZONE OF INTEREST is winning this, undoubtedly. Unless there happens some Netflix sorcery with SOCIETY OF THE SNOW. How crazy is this system show us that ANATOMY OF A FALL has won almost all major awards for international movie in States. Despite THE TASTE OF THINGS being a great film, French committee is under lot of fire as European, French and American audiences made quite clear what they thing about ANATOMY snub. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Will win: 20 Days in Mariupol Personal choice: Four Daughters Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Not much to be discussed here. Ukraine has been a hot topic in Hollywood for the past few years. The movie is good and Academy wants to send a message that Ukraine has not been forgotten (despite their continuous rejection of Zelensky's pleas to appear and public shift of focus on Israeli genocide.) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Will win: Spider-man: Across the Spiderverse Personal choice: The Boy and the Heron Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A The insiders tell us that it is Spiderverse who will win at the end. Simply, many don't even watch Japanese animation, plus Miyazaki doesn't care about award circuit, not participating in campaigning. The result is clear... BEST FILM EDITING Will win: Oppenheimer Personal choice: Oppenheimer Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Will win: Oppenheimer Personal choice: Oppenheimer Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A No races in Film Editing and Cinematography. These two Oscars have OPPENHEIMER already engraved. Really can't argue with this. BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Will win: Godzilla Minus One Personal choice: The Creator Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A I was so happy to have seen THE CREATOR nominated for Oscar. Nothing to be said here, Godzilla Minus One probably winning. BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Will win: Poor Things/Barbie Personal choice: Barbie Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Saltburn I am torn about this one. Personally I would have voted for Barbie, because that whole movie is Production Design on full display. I see the argument for POOR THINGS winning. It will really depend how much Academy really loved one of these movies. BEST COSTUME DESIGN Will win: Poor Things Personal choice: Poor Things Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Saltburn I loved POOR THINGS costumes more than I loved BARBIE. I think Academy is more inclined to awarding POOR THINGS given that their costumes are in line what Academy usually awards. BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING Will win: Poor Things/Maestro Personal choice: Poor Things Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: Saltburn Now, this is a conundrum as both have some amazing makeup. Makeup usually goes with some acting category (like last year, THE WHALE winning Best Actor and Best Makeup). So, if Poor Things is winning 3 craft Oscars, it is not losing for Emma. And I am more sure it'll lose for Emma, plus there is BARBIE factor. So, basically POOR THINGS go for me anywhere between zero and 4-5 Oscars. BEST ORIGINAL SONG Will win: "What Was I Made For?" Personal choice: "What Was I Made For?" Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: "Can't Catch Me Now" This is one Oscar Barbie doesn't have to worry about. Both its songs are leading the pack. I am more inclined to Billie Eilish, but there is something in "I'm Just Ken" that I can see will draw a lot of voters. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Will win: Oppenheimer Personal choice: Oppenheimer Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: The Boy and the Heron Ludwig Göransson has this in the bag and I find it rather undeniable. žGöransson is already an Oscar winner (BLACK PANTHER) and I find his work absolutely amazing. Happy for this one! BEST SOUND Will win: The Zone of Interest/Oppenheimer Personal choice: The Zone of Interest Should have not been nominated: N/A Should have been nominated: N/A This one is a tossup for me. I know Academy will give The Zone of Interest Best International Feature, but the Sound is another thing. Score and Sound don't usually go together but they can if the movie is sweeping. It really all depends how popular is THE ZONE with Academy. Hoping for THE ZONE, wouldn't be surprised with OPPY.
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I have no idea how many Oscar nominations Scorsese's movies have garnered and lost, but the number seems to go in triple-digits. Will do statistics one day. For KOTFM, it is Lily or nothing. And I really hope Lily wins.
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PRECURSOR WINS Academy Awards follow several months of various movie awards from critics and journalists to guilds and foreign academies. Naturally, there are more of these, but here are the most important ones. Now, here is the winning tally for most of the categories (shorts excluded). Only the nominees are tabulated
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*** Appropriately, this post was brought to you by AI *** Hello, fellow movie buffs! Welcome to the Oscars 2024 thread. As we approach the climax of the film awards season, which kicked off officially with the fall festivals including Venice, Telluride, New York, and Toronto, we find ourselves on the brink of the grand finale—the Academy Awards scheduled for March 10th. Reflecting on the journey thus far, it's fair to say that this year's Oscar race has been rather smooth sailing, lacking the usual twists and turns that keep us on the edge of our seats. Predictable winners have emerged in most major categories, with perhaps the exception of Best Actress, which remains a thrilling uncertainty until the final envelope is opened on Sunday night. The summer box office frenzy was dominated by what some have dubbed the "Barbenheimer phenomenon," a trend that spilled over into the award season. As many industry pundits foresaw, BARBIE enjoyed a stellar run, albeit with fewer accolades than expected given its plethora of nominations. The notable absence of Margot Robbie in the Best Actress category and Greta Gerwig in Best Director stirred considerable public controversy—perhaps more than warranted—and likely left a sour taste in the mouths of Oscar voters. Nevertheless, Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER continues to command adoration, poised to potentially clinch seven, if not nine or ten, Oscars. Looking back at the season, there's not much to critique. The Academy deserves commendation for curating a Best Picture lineup that is diverse, captivating, and truly reflective of the cinematic landscape. While personal tastes may vary, the selection represents a compelling array of the finest films of the year, particularly noteworthy for its inclusion of three female-directed films, two international projects, and two of the top five highest-grossing films worldwide. However, criticism persists over the Academy's ongoing oversight of animated films in the Best Picture category, with many lamenting the absence of contenders like Miyazaki's THE BOY AND THE HERON or SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE. Here are the nominations for 96th Academy Award in 23 categories: