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The nominations are out! And they look...a lot like the Critics' Choice nominations. This is to be expected. However! There was a lot more love for horror movies this year, which is a hugely positive development.
Best Picture
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
F1 is a little surprising for Best Picture but the rest are basically the same as Critics' Choice and Golden Globes. I'm already two up, so yay, me.
Best Director
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Again, no surprises. This category has historically been dominated by the same names over and over so it's nice to see some relatively new faces. Not really refuting the #OscarsSoWhite but Zhao is pulling double duty as both the token woman and a POC.
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
In a just world, Jordan walks away with this. It's a dual performance, meaning he literally did twice the work.
Best Actress
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia
As usual, this is a much more competitive category. Buckley is the favorite but you can't discount Byrne or Stone. Hudson is a surprise contender, sneaking the spot from Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo, I suspect.
Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
I would love to see Lindo win for this. He gave a phenomenal performance and he is overdue to be recognized.
Best Supporting Actress
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Interesting that Fanning got put in Supporting when she was up for Lead in the Critics' Choice and Golden Globes. Madigan is the big upset inclusion and it would be great (for all horror fans) if she won but I don't think it's super likely. Likewise, it's great to see Mosaku (who has quietly been putting out great performance after great performance for years) get recognized but that's probably all she's getting.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
No surprises here.
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
My fear is that Sinners will only win here, like Straight Outta Compton, because the Academy is more interested in looking progressive than actually being progressive. Hope I'm wrong.
Best Animated Feature
This is the exact same lineup as the Critics' Choice.
Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident - France
Sentimental Value - Norway
Sirat - Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia
Lockstep with the other awards.
Best Documentary Feature
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
The only two I've heard anything about are Come and See Me, which looks depressing as fuck, and Perfect Neighbor, which is on Netflix.
Best Animated Short
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Casting
Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another
Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler - Sinners
This is a new category and interestingly, a career field dominated by women. I feel like it's going to go however the nominees for Best Picture go, but we'll see.
Best Cinematography
Marty Supreme - Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman
Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
All new names this year. Exciting.
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Okay, so I have some quibbles with Avatar being included here. Nearly the entire movie is CGI, so exactly which costumes are we highlighting here? Like, I get it, but I am side-eyeing it.
Best Documentary Short
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
The Devil is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
Best Film Editing
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Live-Action Short
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Kokohu
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Several surprises here. More horror! The Smashing Machine kind of feels like even more of a snub, somehow, by being included here. And I've never even heard of Kokohu. No idea.
Best Original Score
Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet - Max Richter
One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
Best Original Song
"Golden" - KPop Demon Hunters
"I Lied to You" - Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" - Viva Verdi!
"Train Dreams" - Train Dreams
Couple of odd little inclusions considering the distinct absence of Wicked: For Good.
Best Production Design
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
All these categories are the same movies. It just makes for such a boring ceremony.
Best Sound
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Visual Effects
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Rebirth flopped super hard so I am surprised it's included here. Like the Academy thought it should have been a blockbuster because it's a franchise.
So there you have it. Ceremony is March 15th so we have a little less than two months to get everything in bold watched. The good news is that, thanks to all the repeats, we've knocked out a few of the major contenders already.
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