After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards Tuesday on Christopher Nolan害羞草研究所檚 blockbuster biopic, 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer,害羞草研究所� which came away with a leading 13 nominations.
, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan害羞草研究所檚 direction; acting nominations for Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt; and multiple honors for the sweeping craft of the J. Robert Oppenheimer drama. Though Nolan is regarded as the big-canvas auteur of his era, he害羞草研究所檚 never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. This, though, could be his year.
The year害羞草研究所檚 biggest hit, 害羞草研究所淏arbie,害羞草研究所� came away with a nominations haul slightly less than its partner in Barbenheimer mania. , with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales, was nominated for eight awards, including best picture; Ryan Gosling for best supporting actor; and two best-song candidates in 害羞草研究所淲hat Was I Made For害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 Just Ken.害羞草研究所�
Gerwig was surprisingly left out of the best director field. She was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, 害羞草研究所淟ady Bird.害羞草研究所� At the time, Gerwig was just the fifth woman nominated for the award. Since then, Chlo茅 Zhao (害羞草研究所淣omadland害羞草研究所�) and Jane Campion (害羞草研究所淭he Power of the Dog害羞草研究所�) have won best director. Before those wins, Kathryn Bigelow (害羞草研究所淭he Hurt Locker,害羞草研究所� in 2010) was the only woman to win the Oscar害羞草研究所檚 top filmmaking honor.
Both Martin Scorsese害羞草研究所檚 Osage epic and Yorgos Lanthimos害羞草研究所� Frankenstein riff 害羞草研究所淧oor Things害羞草研究所� were also widely celebrated. 害羞草研究所淧oor Things害羞草研究所� landed 11 nods, while 害羞草研究所淜illers of the Moon害羞草研究所� was nominated for 10 Oscars.
, star of 害羞草研究所淜illers of the Flower Moon,害羞草研究所� became the first Native American nominated for best actress. For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor. The late Robbie Robertson, , also became the first Indigenous person nominated for best score.
害羞草研究所淧oor Things,害羞草研究所� a about Bella Baxter害羞草研究所檚 sexual awakening, received nominations for Lanthimos害羞草研究所� direction, Emma Stone害羞草研究所檚 leading performance, Mark Ruffalo害羞草研究所檚 supporting performance and widespread nods for the .
The were: 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淏arbie,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淧oor Things,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淜illers of the Flower Moon,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淭he Holdovers,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淢aestro,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淎merican Fiction,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淧ast Lives,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淎natomy of a Fall害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淭he Zone of Interest.害羞草研究所�
That group, which mirrored the Producers Guild Awards nominees, went much as expected and, as critics noted, a remarkably strong collection of films. For the first time, three of the best picture nominees were directed by women: 害羞草研究所淧ast Lives害羞草研究所� by Celine Song; 害羞草研究所淎natomy of a Fall害羞草研究所� by Justine Triet, who was also nominated for best director; and Gerwig害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淏arbie.害羞草研究所�
But surprises abounded in other categories.
The best actor category had been seen one of the most competitive. In the end, the nominees were Murphy, , , Bradley Cooper (害羞草研究所淢aestro害羞草研究所�) and . Domingo害羞草研究所檚 nomination, for his performance as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, made him just the second openly gay man to be nominated for playing a gay character, following Ian McKellen for the 1998 film 害羞草研究所淕ods and Monsters.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淎merican Fiction,害羞草研究所� about a frustrated novelist, had an especially good day, collecting five nominations. That included a nod for Sterling K. Brown for best supporting actor. Robert De Niro (害羞草研究所淜illers of the Flower Moon害羞草研究所�) rounded out that category with Downey Jr. and Gosling.
Best actress was also closely contested. Along with Gladstone and Stone, the nominees were Carey Mulligan (害羞草研究所淢aestro害羞草研究所�), Annette Bening (害羞草研究所淣yad害羞草研究所�) and Sandra H眉ller (害羞草研究所淎natomy of a Fall害羞草研究所�). That left out Margot Robbie, the star of 害羞草研究所淏arbie,害羞草研究所� and Fantasia Barrino from 害羞草研究所淭he Color Purple.害羞草研究所�
In supporting actress, the frontrunner Da害羞草研究所橵ine Joy Randolph of 害羞草研究所淭he Holdovers害羞草研究所� continued her march to her first Oscar. She was joined by Blunt, Danielle Brooks (害羞草研究所淭he Color Purple害羞草研究所�), Jodie Foster (害羞草研究所淣yad害羞草研究所�) and America Ferrera (害羞草研究所淏arbie害羞草研究所�).
Lead nominees 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淏arbie,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淧oor Things害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淜illers of the Flower Moon害羞草研究所� made for a maximalist quartet of Oscar heavyweights. Nolan害羞草研究所檚 sprawling biopic. Gerwig害羞草研究所檚 near-musical. Scorsese害羞草研究所檚 pitch-black Western. Lanthimos害羞草研究所� sumptuously designed fantasy. Each utilized a wide spectrum of cinematic tools to tell big, often disturbing big-screen stories. And each 害羞草研究所� even Apple害羞草研究所檚 biggest-budgeted movie yet, 害羞草研究所淜illers of the Flower Moon害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� had robust theatrical releases that saved streaming for months later.
The Associated Press in the news organization害羞草研究所檚 178-year history with 害羞草研究所�20 Days in Mariupol,害羞草研究所� of the besieged Ukrainian city and of the last international journalists left there after the Russia invasion. It was nominated for best documentary, along with 害羞草研究所淔our Daughters,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淏obi Wine: The People害羞草研究所檚 President,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淭he Eternal Memory害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淭o Kill a Tiger.害羞草研究所�
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The nominees for best international film are: 害羞草研究所淪ociety of the Snow,害羞草研究所� (Spain); 害羞草研究所淭he Zone of Interest,害羞草研究所� (United Kingdom); 害羞草研究所淭he Teachers害羞草研究所� Lounge害羞草研究所� (Germany); 害羞草研究所淚o Capitano害羞草研究所� (Italy) ; 害羞草研究所淧erfect Days害羞草研究所� (Japan).
The nominees for best animated film are: 害羞草研究所淭he Boy and the Heron害羞草研究所�; 害羞草研究所淓lemental害羞草研究所�; 害羞草研究所淣imona害羞草研究所�; 害羞草研究所淩obot Dreams害羞草研究所�; 害羞草研究所淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.害羞草研究所�
The best-picture collection of films 害羞草研究所� all of which played in theaters for at least a month, including Netflix害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淢aestro害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� reflected the industry害羞草研究所檚 rebalancing after years of experimentation during the pandemic. Netflix came away with the most nominations of any studio with 18, but industry consensus has, for now, turned back to believing cinemas play a vital role in the rollout of most movies. Apple and Amazon, which in 2022 acquired MGM, have each made theatrical a priority.
In heaping nominations on 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer,害羞草研究所� Oscar voters are poised to do something they haven害羞草研究所檛 done in a long time: Hand its top award to a big-budget blockbuster. Granted 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer害羞草研究所� isn害羞草研究所檛 your average big-screen spectacle, but the academy has for years favored smaller films for best picture, movies like 害羞草研究所淐ODA,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淣omadland害羞草研究所� and last year害羞草研究所檚 winner, 害羞草研究所淓verything Everywhere All at Once.害羞草研究所� Ben Affleck害羞草研究所檚 2012 film 害羞草研究所淎rgo害羞草研究所� was the last best picture winner to surpass $100 million domestically. 害羞草研究所淥ppenheimer害羞草研究所� grossed $326.8 million in the U.S. and Canada, and nearly $1 billion globally.
Historically, blockbusters have helped fueled Oscar ratings. Through the pile-up of award shows (an after-effect of last year害羞草研究所檚 strikes) could be detrimental to the Academy Awards, the Barbenheimer presence could help lift the March 10 telecast on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host, with the ceremony moved up an hour, to 7 p.m. EST.
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