When the dust settled on the morning of Oscar nominations, the biggest surprise might have been that there were no real surprises in the best picture race. All nine films were also PGA-nominated — …
” kicked off by winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and from there has racked up accolades and box office. Director/co-writer Todd Phillips is unflinching in his portrait of an ordinary man’s descent, buoyed by a fantastic performance from Joaquin Phoenix.The biggest box office of any contender, the most nominations of any film and that star turn by Phoenix.Genre bias.
The story has been told on film before, most recently a 1994 adaptation that earned three Oscar noms.Noah Baumbach’s heartbreaking take on a divorcing couple has hit all the major precursors, earning best picture noms from BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice and winning four Gotham Awards. It landed six nominations, three of those for its stars.
Though neither one is a deal breaker, the combined Netflix bias and lack of a director nom could be tough.Despite hitting theaters in July, Quentin Tarantino’s latest walked away with 10 nominations, including for director and screenplay. Both loving homage and incisive study of a golden age of Hollywood, the movie filled with tension and laughter and career-best performances from none other than Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, both also nominated.
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