Post by Admin on Jan 13, 2020 21:10:32 GMT
Watch the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards to see which of your favorite films and actors were nominated and who was snubbed.
There were, in fact, a number of mixed signals to be found in the nominations unveiled on Monday morning, which, taken together, paint a portrait of a movie industry in transition. The Oscars have met the streaming age -- and the flood of options coming from it -- but still appear to be figuring out how to absorb all that content, and where it fits.
Adding to the logjam, a number of performers delivered standout performances in movies that, overall, weren't equal to them. While Renee Zellweger and Cynthia Erivo overcame that in "Judy" and "Harriet," respectively, Jennifer Lopez ("Hustlers"), Taron Egerton ("Rocketman") and Adam Sandler ("Uncut Gems") didn't.
Even among the nine movies nominated for best picture -- equaling the most titles since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded from five to as many as 10 -- there is a certain been-there quality to go along with a few breakthroughs.
Both "The Irishman" and "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" are fine movies. For many, however, each paled next to signature works by the directors responsible for them -- "Irishman," another mob drama, falling short of Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas," while "Once Upon a Time" is arguably the fourth or fifth best movie from Quentin Tarantino.
Netflix also left its mark on the nominations with "The Irishman" and "Marriage Story," as well as key acting nominations for "The Two Popes." Yet as the streaming service's run through awards season has indicated, there's a gap, seemingly, between generating the requisite support to secure nominations and convincing enough people that its movies -- which essentially make theatrical pit-stops on the way to home screens -- have the credentials to win.
Perhaps foremost, the nominations reflect a resurgence among what might be called old-fashioned studio movies, which enjoyed popular appeal. The war epic "1917," "Once Upon a Time" and "Ford v. Ferrari" all occupied that lane.
At the same time, voters remain uncomfortable, clearly, with the blockbuster movies that have fueled the industry, leaving films like "Avengers: Endgame" and (in one of the bigger surprises) the animated "Frozen II" on the sidelines.