Here comes the annual Oscars post to sustain this blog... for unknown reasons.
My friend Griz's predix are in purple, as usual.
PICTURE
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Poor Things
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Alt. The Color Purple
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
That's a bingo!
DIRECTOR
Greta
Gerwig – Barbie x Justine Triet - Anatomy of a Fall
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Alexander
Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Alt. Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest *
Greta Gerwig - Barbie
Jonathan Glazer - The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things
Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon
Alt: Alexander Payne - The Holdovers
Wow, Greta missed. How? Maybe Barbie does not have as much support from the Academy as we thought, judging on the other missed categories for Barbie. Well, except the weird America Ferrera nom.
And Payne missed too. The DGA led me down!
ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Margot
Robbie – Barbie x !!!
Emma Stone – Poor things
Alt. Annette Benning - NYAD*
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower
Moon
Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Margot Robbie - Barbie
Emma Stone - Poor Things
Alt: Greta Lee - Past Lives
The two driving forces (Margo and Greta) behind the biggest movie of the year missed their 'surefire' nominations. Wow. What does this all mean???
ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Alt. Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of
the Flower Moon
Bradley
Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Alt: Leonardo DiCaprio - Killers of the Flower Moon
The two horses race is on!
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Penelope
Cruz – Ferrari x I blame the SAG
Jodie Foster – NYAD
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Alt. Sandra Huller - The Zone of Interest*
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
Penelope Cruz - Ferrari
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
Alt: Rosamund Pike - Saltburn
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sterling
K. Brown – American Fiction
Willem
Dafoe – Poor things x Mark Ruffalo
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Alt. Charles Melton – May December
I actually saw
May December, and Charles was great in it! <-- Shame he didn't get nominated. It's a better performance than Gosling in Barbie (the only other performance I have seen in this category). OH WELL.
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower
Moon
Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Charles Melton - May December
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
Alt: Sterling K. Brown - American Fiction
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
May December
Past Lives
Maestro
Alt. Saltburn
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Alt: Saltburn
The internet was correct for this one.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
Killers of the Flower Moon x
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Barbie
Alt. The Zone of Interest*
American Fiction
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Alt: Barbie
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
Alt. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem
I can't believe I got all of these.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
20
Days in Mariupol x Io Capitano
Fallen
Leaves x Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The
Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest
Alt. The Teacher's Lounge