There are three films that stand out from the rest of this edition's nominees (Photo Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
All nominations for the Oscar, the highest award in international cinema, have been confirmed. Although previous galas like Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes They gave several hints about what will be seen on March 10th, there are already some surprises that have caused a lot of conversation.
This is the case of Barbie, which, despite being one of the most nominated films in previous awards, will enter the Oscars with only a more discreet participation eight nominationsamong which there is neither the award “Best Actress” nor “Best Director”, which causes all kinds of reactions on the networks.
Barbie surprised with just five nominations (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
On the contrary, the film remained the big favorite throughout the awards season Oppenheimer. Responsible for Christopher Nolanthis film that tells the life and work of the father of the atomic bomb will compete in a total of 13 categories at the OscarsThis makes it the film with the most nominations this edition.
Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Filmare the standout categories in which the heavy favorite competes, which also represents the clearest chance Nolan has had throughout his career of taking home the coveted statuette.
It's worth remembering The director was nominated for an Oscar in three previous editions. The first film to compete for the Best Original Screenplay award was “Memento” in 2002. In 2011, Nolan competed again in this category and in the Best Picture category for Inception. Finally, in 2018 he was nominated for “Dunkirk” in the “Best Director” and “Best Film” categories. He always left the awards ceremony empty-handed.
But the immediate history speaks for him this time: Nolan won the awards for best film and best director at both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards. The director's fans hope that this will be his year and that he will win the Oscar once and for all.
Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” leads the Oscar nominations with 13 nods. UNIVERSAL CULTURAL IMAGES
Another film that caused a lot of conversation during awards season was Poor things from Yorgos Lanthimos, which tells the story of a girl who is brought back to life thanks to a mad scientist. In this second occasion the character is played by Bella Emma Stonewill question the concepts of the time and his own beliefs.
Poor things compete in 11 categories, And although many experts believe he has no chance against Oppenheimer's resounding success, there is at least one category in which, it is speculated, he is guaranteed an Oscar: best main actress.
Stone's work in Lanthimos' film was highly praised and won Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards. Now Emma is one step away from winning her second Oscar for Best Actress, repeating her 2018 success with Lalaland.
Yorgos Lanthimos' “Poor Things” follows “Oppenheimer” with twelve Oscar nominations
And is in third place in the nominations Flower Moon Killer, from the award-winning director Martin Scorsese. Although the story of the Osage Massacre has gone somewhat unnoticed at previous awards shows takes part in the Oscars in 10 categorieswith Best Director, Best Film, Best Actress and Best Photography highlighted.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” came away empty-handed at the Critics Choice Awards, while it won a single statuette at the Golden Globes thanks to outstanding participation Lily Gladstonewho, in a turn of events, could steal the Oscar from Emma Stone.
Killers of the Flower Moon comes in third place with a total of 11 nominations. Lily Gladstone is Emma Stone's main competitor for Best Actress. Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon for AppleTV+
This is also worth mentioning Scorsese Another distinguishing feature achieved: At 81, he is the oldest director nominated for a Hollywood Academy Award. He reached the final in the directing category for the tenth time, which he won in 2007 with “Departed Unterwegs”.