Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Everett Collection (WILLA, Neon, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros., Netflix, Sabrina Lantos/Sony Pictures Classics, Madman Films, GKIDS, Universal Pictures) |
Call this Oscars lineup a classic Sally O’Malley, because the voters nominated FIFTY, yes, 50, combined features and short films across its 24 categories. Six films landed eight or more nominations, by far the most that have reached that milestone in a single year, with One Battle After Another scoring a massive 13, which would lead the pack in almost any other year that didn’t include Sinners — that one smashed the record for most nominations with 16.
That kind of accolade hoarding doesn’t lend itself to a wide array of nominated movies, but the voters squeezed in some unexpected choices here and there. The breadth of quality across the films is wide. Laudable visual effects or an original song that caught the voters’ fancy do not necessarily make for a great — or even good — film. Ranking all 50 films is a challenge. Luckily, I landed on the exact correct order. |
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The Brit in the big pants yearns to laugh. |
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“We don’t need your hateful ‘love,’” Hudson Williams and François Arnaud wrote in a statement that was shared by several co-stars. |
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It’s not about whether these characters look better, but if their glow-ups make the story better. |
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Andrew Martin’s funny but overly earnest Down Time is the latest entry in this genre. |
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The director wrote a letter to Rosanna Arquette after she criticized his use of the N-word. |
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His recent comments about Taylor Swift were misconstrued by media outlets, which has made him “less and less interested in doing interviews.” |
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Play the latest Cinematrix and crossword. |
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