It’s the start of another year in tMbU’s State of the Race! Be sure to check back in often for all awards news through the season! The Gotham awards start us off every year. While we can’t learn a lot from what get’s nominated in these early nominations and award shows, we can learn a lot from what doesn’t. The big movies I wanted to see hold par were “Marriage Story” and “The Farewell” Let’s check out the rest of the nominees!
Best Feature (2 Best Picture Oscar Nominees last year):
The Farewell
Hustlers
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Waves
Best Documentary (2 Best Documentary Oscar nominees last year, including winner):
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Edge of Democracy
Midnight Traveler
One Child Nation
Best Actor (2 Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominees last year):
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Aldis Hodge (Clemency)
Andre Holland (High Flying Bird)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Actress (1 Best Lead Actress Oscar nominee last year):
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell)
Mary Kay Place (Diane)
Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
Alfre Woodard (Clemency)
Best Screenplay (2 Best Screenplay Oscar nominees last year, both original):
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Tarell Alvin McCraney (High Flying Bird)
Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot and Rob Richert (The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Ari Aster (Midsommar)
Best Breakthrough Actor (1 Best Lead Actress Oscar nominee last year):
Julia Fox (Uncut Gems)
Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale)
Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty)
Noah Jupe (Honey Boy)
Jonathan Majors (The Last Black man in San Francisco)
Best Breakthrough Director:
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang)
Kent Jones (Diane)
Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)
Olivia Wilde (Booksmart)
Phillip Youmans (Burning Cane)
Takeaways: “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” had early buzz and could start to get some back here. A strong showing for sure. Marriage Story cleans up, although Scarlett Johannson being left off could prove interesting moving forward. Farewell getting a screenplay nom could mean good things for it and bad things for “Booksmart” as for as Oscar noms go, even with the latter’s nomination in the Breakthrough Director category for Olivia Wilde. We’ll have to wait and see. Willem Dafoe and Adam Driver should be in most top 5’s for Best Leading Actor at the Oscars, but a lot could change between now and then. And Florence Pugh seems to be picking up steam at the right time for her performance in Ari Aster’s sophomore effort “Midsommar.”
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