Now that the Academy Award nominations have been announced, the real conversations can begin. Because prior to the nominations being read aloud on Thursday morning, all we had were educated guesses by “experts” who read tea leaves, and often get things wrong. Remember when the top prognosticators swore Denzel Washington was the frontrunner in his category for "Gladiator 2?" Well, he didn’t even get nominated. So let’s look over the actual nominees, and try to spot some trends that could lead to wins at the Academy Awards on March 2. Because from what we see, James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" got some real love in some important categories, which might indicate a momentum surge.
Right now, the three favorites for Best Picture at the Academy Awards appear to be "Emilia Perez" – which led all nominated films with 13 Oscar nods – "The Brutalist" (10 nominations) and "Wicked" (10 nominations). We were pleasantly surprised, however, to see "A Complete Unknown" following those movies by racking up eight nominations, including a few very important ones that we think bodes well for the movie’s Oscars chances.
Right now, the three favorites for Best Picture at the Academy Awards appear to be "Emilia Perez" – which led all nominated films with 13 Oscar nods – "The Brutalist" (10 nominations) and "Wicked" (10 nominations). We were pleasantly surprised, however, to see "A Complete Unknown" following those movies by racking up eight nominations, including a few very important ones that we think bodes well for the movie’s Oscars chances.
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