Participants, Highlights and (not) Expected Winners: All that is known about the Oscar awards
In a statement of his announcement, the CEO of the Academy Bill Kramer and President Janet Young noted: « His remarkable ability to connect with the audience will unite the viewers to do what the Oscar is doing best-to read the best films and directors of this year. »
Who are nominated
This is the first time the two musicals, Emilia Perez and the Viper, have been nominated for Best Picture in five decades after « Merry Girl » and « Oliver » in 1969. The last musical to win the Best Picture Award is « Chicago » in 2003, the BBC recalls.
« Anorah », « brutalist » or « conclave » – the battle for « Oscar » is becoming increasingly unprecedented
The « substance » is the first body horror to ever nominate for the best film, and only the seventh horror after « The Exorcist », « The Silence of the Lambs », « Get out », « Jaws », « Six Sense » and « Black Swan ».
Adrian Brody is already holding an Oscar record and can break another one if he wins the best actor category. So far, he is the youngest winner of the award – he was 29 years old when he won for his performance at the Pianist in 2002.
| But if Timothy Shalame defeated him for his role as Bob Dylan in « Completely Unknown », he will improve Brody's record for the youngest winner. |
The director of « Anorau » can become the first person to win four Oscar for the same movie, as Sean Baker can personally win the awards for best movie, installation, directing and script. No one has done this before, the BBC writes. Walt Disney won four statuettes on the same night in 1953, but for four different films.
Who have the biggest chances of winning
Everyone knows that the likely winners are not always the most deserves, notes Hollywood Reporter, and experts in this sphere from the magazine-Scott Fineberg and film critic David Rooney suggest that « anora » will be selected as the Best Picture, but it should be the « brutalist ».
« The stunning ambition of the Brutalist is something we rarely see these days, especially from a director working with a minimal budget. At a time when promises and betrayal of the American dream are in the minds of many people, this is a movie that has something to show for the present moment, » Rudney writes.
According to Variti, the greatest chance of winning is also « Anorage », accordingly, Sean Baker is also expected to receive a director's award, according to film critics, although some of them believe the winner should be Brady Corbet.
In the race for the best actor, almost all are unanimous that Adrian Brody will win his second Oscar and Demi Moore – his first, for his game in the Body Horror « The Substance ».
| « Demi Moore's victory would be a delayed Hollywood history for Cinderella, an acknowledgment of a star that was underestimated during her 40-year career, » said critic David Rooney. |
« I got tired of the debate Adrian Brody/ Timothy Shalame and frankly I would prefer to see Colman Domingo beat both of them. For me, he is one of the most brilliant actors working today, and Sing Sing deserves more attention to this season. »
Some critics note that it should not be overlooked that Timothy Shalame won the race at the Guild of Actors and that the Academy loves the transformation of actors who recreate real figures such as Gary Oldman in the role of Winston Church in 2018, Rami Malek – Freddie Malek 2020
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For a supportive masculine role, critics point to the winner Kiran Culkin for « real pain », while in the maintenance female role according to « Variti » it is likely that this is Isabella Roselini for her appearance in « conclave ». Most commentators, however, rely on Zoe Saldana.
« Zoe Saldana had to be nominated for the best actress, not a supporting role for Emilia Perez, as she obviously has more screen time than anyone else in this movie.
Will there be anything different in this ceremony
The show on Sunday will show support to people who are recovering from fires, while paying tribute to the best performances in cinema, the Academy President Janet Young said during dinner with the nominees with the nominees.
In a statement before, she and Bill Kramer said the ceremony would honor Los Angeles as a city of dreams, showing his beauty and endurance, as well as his role as inspiration for directors and creative visionaries. « The members of the Academy always share how important it is for us to unite as a community and we are determined to use this opportunity to celebrate our sustainable and compassionate industry, » they say.
| The event will also pay tribute to all who were on the first line in the fight against fires. |
Behind the brilliance of the awards season, the culmination of which is the award of an Oscar on Sunday, Hollywood leads the battle to keep its place in the center of the world film business, Reuters reports, BTA quotes.
None of the films in the race for the leading award of the American Cinema Academy was filmed in Los Angeles. For years, film and television production has left Hollywood, targeting places with tax breaks, which makes the shooting process cheaper. The employees in this industry hoped for the restoration of Los Angeles after the strikes of actors and screenwriters in 2023, but statistics show that it is slow.
Forest fires, which destroyed parts of Los Angeles in January, have intensified that producers can look for other places and that operators, costume designers, sound operators and other workers behind the scenes can move outside the city instead of relying on its restoration, Reuters notes.
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Who will participate
This year, the tradition of the stage will be violated to present the performances that compete in the category for the best original song, writes Vog. The ceremony will focus on song authors, rather showing the stories and inspiration behind this year's nominees. However, the musical moments will not be missing, with a joint performance of the stars of the « villain » – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, as well as the appearance of the singers Doge Kat, Ray, Quinn Latif and Lisa from Blackpink.
Among the awarding statuettes will be the winners of last year Emma Stone, Kilio Murphy, Robert Downey-Junior and Da'ine Joy Randolph, along with Khali Berry, Penelope Cruz, William Defoe, Ana de Arms, Lili Dep, El Fanning, Harrison Ford Goldie Hown, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Oprah Winfrey and more.
