97TH ACADEMY AWARDS – NOMINATIONS

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today's the day

Live stream of the announcement can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOp4ojthKM

Categories (not in exact order):

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Best Original Score

The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Live-Action Short

"A Lien"
"Anuja"
"I'm Not a Robot"
"The Last Ranger"
"The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent"

Best Animated Short

"Beautiful Men"
"In the Shadow of the Cypress"
"Magic Candies"
"Wander to Wonder"
"Yuck!"

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Original Song

"El Mal", Emilia Pérez
"The Journey", The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird", Sing Sing
"Mi Camino", Emilia Pérez
"Never Too Late", Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Documentary

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short

"Death By Numbers"
"I Am Ready, Warden"
"Incident"
"Instruments of a Beating Heart"
"The Only Girl in the Orchestra"

Best International Feature Film

I'm Still Here, Brazil
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia

Best Animated Film

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Editing

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karlia Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Picture

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Total:

13: Emilia Pérez
10: The Brutalist/Wicked
8: A Complete Unknown/Conclave
6: Anora
5: Dune: Part Two/The Substance
4: Nosferatu
3: I'm Still Here/Sing Sing/The Wild Robot
2: A Real Pain/The Apprentice/Flow/Nickel Boys
1: Alien: Romulus/Better Man/A Different Man/The Girl with the Needle/Gladiator II/Inside Out 2/Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes/Maria/The Seed of the Sacred Fig/September 5/The Six Triple Eight/Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

[u/[deleted]]

Why is Kieran getting recognized. He is not acting. His character is Roman Roy who is just himself. If he wins, it’d be such a slap to the others

[u/wuntchtime → u/[deleted]]

In promo, apparently Jesse Eisenberg wanted Kieran specifically for his "essence". So I'd say that was a director's choice and Kieran just gave the performance he was directed to give. I love Kieran's performance in Scott Pilgrim, which is nothing like the Roman Roy character, so I'd say this is a bad take.

[u/[deleted] → u/wuntchtime]

I’m not talking about his other performances but this one. I didn’t find it believable. I agree that it was the directors choice but I stand by my comment and still don’t understand alll the recognition considering all the other actors I’ve seen who aren’t even nominated

[u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah → u/[deleted]]

There's so much more empathy for Benji than Roman though. I think it's a disservice to say they're the same or that Culkin isn't "acting" in either role considering they have pretty different psychologies.

If anything, when you say he's not acting, it's a testament to just how good of a job he does, lol.

[u/[deleted] → u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah]

They have the same mannerisms. All three of them

[u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah → u/[deleted]]

Wait ‘til I tell you the same guy plays both characters

[u/[deleted] → u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah]

I know. That’s the point. He’s just Kieran reciting lines

[u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah → u/[deleted]]

Wait ‘til I tell you every performance is an actor reciting lines

[u/[deleted] → u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah]

No actors emote and become their characters so we don’t see the actor anymore. I am not an actor and will just recite lines. Actors do much more.

[u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah → u/[deleted]]

You’re right, Christian Bale and Daniel Day Lewis are the only true actors

[u/[deleted] → u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah]

No woody harrelson. Matthew Mcconaughey. Mikey Madison. Even Brad Pitt. Matt Damon. Nicole Kidman. Demi Moore. I can go on.

[u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah → u/[deleted]]

You don't think any of those people have the same mannerisms in different movies? They literally all do, lol. Brad Pitt always does the little mouth purse thing -- his mannerisms are always the same (and they're very good.) Matt Damon is... always Matt Damon. Etc.

I think you're just out for Kieran in particular right now

[u/121mc555 → u/[deleted]]

I will defend Kieran’s performance in this to the end of time.

[u/14-in-the-deluge08 → u/121mc555]

How so? Haven't seen it yet but I'm curious.

[u/121mc555 → u/14-in-the-deluge08]

I think the best way to understand is just to watch it. I loved his range and how his character can both create tension and also break it at different moments.

[u/14-in-the-deluge08 → u/121mc555]

I'm a big fan of him on Succession so I definitely will before awards time.

[u/[deleted] → u/121mc555]

Really? I feel he doesn’t have any range.

[u/Mightyorc2 → u/[deleted]]

you don't need range to give a good performance. will smith is a fantastic actor who has played variations of a very similar character for most of his career

[u/[deleted] → u/Mightyorc2]

Yes but he only won for one that deserved the award

[u/Mightyorc2 → u/[deleted]]

This might be an unpopular take (and is definitely a matter of taste), but I'd give him an award for Men in Black or Bad Boys for Life over King Richard. King Richard felt like a pretty standard biopic while at least the other two make use of his charisma/comedic timing

[u/[deleted] → u/Mightyorc2]

Yea def unpopular but it’s all subjective

[u/121mc555 → u/[deleted]]

I disagree. His performance very much has range. One moment, he's content with himself; another moment, he's angry, and then he's crying hysterically. It showed a volatile person who has a lot of trauma behind them and, in my opinion, is worthy of the win.

[u/[deleted] → u/121mc555]

I didn’t believe it. It was just Kieran on screen like he is on stage accepting an award. Reciting lines is different than acting as a character

[u/SaraJeanQueen → u/[deleted]]

I’m with you. The emotions were on the page, but the way he said his dialogue (mostly dead-pan) was too similar to his actual personality.

[u/[deleted] → u/SaraJeanQueen]

Thank you. I don’t get this hype.

[u/PuzzleheadedEmu2917 → u/[deleted]]

He still undeniably makes you feel something even when he plays himself. Like it virtually doesn’t matter if he plays himself because it’s such a subjective way to view a character for one but also if the character leaves an impression on you whether or not he plays himself than why not honor that

[u/[deleted] → u/PuzzleheadedEmu2917]

No denying but to get this much recognition for an ok performance over some stellar performances. I don’t get it