After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards Tuesday on Christopher Nolan91裸聊视频檚 blockbuster biopic, 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer,91裸聊视频� which came away with a leading 13 nominations.
, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan91裸聊视频檚 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, he91裸聊视频檚 never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. This, though, could be his year.
The year91裸聊视频檚 biggest hit, 91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频淲hat Was I Made For91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 Just Ken.91裸聊视频�
Gerwig was surprisingly left out of the best director field. She was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, 91裸聊视频淟ady Bird.91裸聊视频� At the time, Gerwig was just the fifth woman nominated for the award. Since then, Chlo茅 Zhao (91裸聊视频淣omadland91裸聊视频�) and Jane Campion (91裸聊视频淭he Power of the Dog91裸聊视频�) have won best director. Before those wins, Kathryn Bigelow (91裸聊视频淭he Hurt Locker,91裸聊视频� in 2010) was the only woman to win the Oscar91裸聊视频檚 top filmmaking honor.
Both Martin Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 Osage epic and Yorgos Lanthimos91裸聊视频� Frankenstein riff 91裸聊视频淧oor Things91裸聊视频� were also widely celebrated. 91裸聊视频淧oor Things91裸聊视频� landed 11 nods, while 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Moon91裸聊视频� was nominated for 10 Oscars.
, star of 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淧oor Things,91裸聊视频� a about Bella Baxter91裸聊视频檚 sexual awakening, received nominations for Lanthimos91裸聊视频� direction, Emma Stone91裸聊视频檚 leading performance, Mark Ruffalo91裸聊视频檚 supporting performance and widespread nods for the .
The were: 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淧oor Things,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢aestro,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎merican Fiction,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淧ast Lives,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Zone of Interest.91裸聊视频�
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: 91裸聊视频淧ast Lives91裸聊视频� by Celine Song; 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall91裸聊视频� by Justine Triet, who was also nominated for best director; and Gerwig91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏arbie.91裸聊视频�
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 (91裸聊视频淢aestro91裸聊视频�) and . Domingo91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频淕ods and Monsters.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淎merican Fiction,91裸聊视频� 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 (91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频�) 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 (91裸聊视频淢aestro91裸聊视频�), Annette Bening (91裸聊视频淣yad91裸聊视频�) and Sandra H眉ller (91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall91裸聊视频�). That left out Margot Robbie, the star of 91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� and Fantasia Barrino from 91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple.91裸聊视频�
In supporting actress, the frontrunner Da91裸聊视频橵ine Joy Randolph of 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers91裸聊视频� continued her march to her first Oscar. She was joined by Blunt, Danielle Brooks (91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple91裸聊视频�), Jodie Foster (91裸聊视频淣yad91裸聊视频�) and America Ferrera (91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频�).
Lead nominees 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淧oor Things91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� made for a maximalist quartet of Oscar heavyweights. Nolan91裸聊视频檚 sprawling biopic. Gerwig91裸聊视频檚 near-musical. Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 pitch-black Western. Lanthimos91裸聊视频� sumptuously designed fantasy. Each utilized a wide spectrum of cinematic tools to tell big, often disturbing big-screen stories. And each 91裸聊视频� even Apple91裸聊视频檚 biggest-budgeted movie yet, 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� had robust theatrical releases that saved streaming for months later.
The Associated Press in the news organization91裸聊视频檚 178-year history with 91裸聊视频�20 Days in Mariupol,91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频淔our Daughters,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏obi Wine: The People91裸聊视频檚 President,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Eternal Memory91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭o Kill a Tiger.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频�20 Days91裸聊视频� is a joint production between The Associated Press and PBS91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淔rontline.91裸聊视频�
The nominees for best international film are: 91裸聊视频淪ociety of the Snow,91裸聊视频� (Spain); 91裸聊视频淭he Zone of Interest,91裸聊视频� (United Kingdom); 91裸聊视频淭he Teachers91裸聊视频� Lounge91裸聊视频� (Germany); 91裸聊视频淚o Capitano91裸聊视频� (Italy) ; 91裸聊视频淧erfect Days91裸聊视频� (Japan).
The nominees for best animated film are: 91裸聊视频淭he Boy and the Heron91裸聊视频�; 91裸聊视频淓lemental91裸聊视频�; 91裸聊视频淣imona91裸聊视频�; 91裸聊视频淩obot Dreams91裸聊视频�; 91裸聊视频淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.91裸聊视频�
The best-picture collection of films 91裸聊视频� all of which played in theaters for at least a month, including Netflix91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢aestro91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� reflected the industry91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer,91裸聊视频� Oscar voters are poised to do something they haven91裸聊视频檛 done in a long time: Hand its top award to a big-budget blockbuster. Granted 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� isn91裸聊视频檛 your average big-screen spectacle, but the academy has for years favored smaller films for best picture, movies like 91裸聊视频淐ODA,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淣omadland91裸聊视频� and last year91裸聊视频檚 winner, 91裸聊视频淓verything Everywhere All at Once.91裸聊视频� Ben Affleck91裸聊视频檚 2012 film 91裸聊视频淎rgo91裸聊视频� was the last best picture winner to surpass $100 million domestically. 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� 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 year91裸聊视频檚 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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