“I’m in shock, it’s magnificent”! Contacted by Le Figaro, the producer of Anatomy of a Fall is over the moon! The team can open several bottles of champagne. The Academy of Oscars revealed their nominations on Tuesday afternoon before the ceremony, which will be held on the night of Sunday March 10. The Palme d’Or did much better than expected. Justine Triet’s legal drama was a hit with five nominations. In the expected categories: best film, actress for Sandra Hüller, best screenplay. And in categories that seemed less playable: best editing and best direction.
The French director is the only woman in the directing category, overtaking her American colleagues Greta Gerwig and Celine Song (Past Lives). A feat when you know to what extent this section is a “boys club”. The members of the Academy of Oscars seem not to have fallen under the spell of Barbie. In the running for the Oscar for best film, Greta Gerwig’s comedy is absent from categories that seemed taken for granted. No nomination for Margot Robbie. Greta Gerwig is just in the running for the trophy for best adaptation in the main categories.
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Even if the CNC did not choose it to compete for the Oscar for best foreign film, Justine Triet’s legal drama could be nominated in the general categories. The CNC’s decision will be all the more criticized as The Passion of Dodin Bouffant was not selected in the best foreign film category. A hell of a snub.
With five nominations, Anatomy of a Fall becomes the most nominated French dialogue film in French cinema. Only The Artist did better but the film was silent! On March 10, the competition will be tough for Justine Triet who will face Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Martin Scorsese (Killers Of The Flower Moon) and Yorgos Lantimos (Poor Creatures). The most winnable category appears to be Best Screenplay.
As predicted, Oppenheimer once again leads the nominations with thirteen chances of statuettes, followed by Poor Creatures with eleven, Killers Of The Flower Moon ten and Barbie eight thanks to the reinforcement of the technical categories.
The portrait of the creator of the atomic bomb is present in all major categories: actor (Cilian Murphy), supporting roles (Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr), adaptation, direction. Cilian Murphy’s most dangerous rival will undoubtedly be Paul Giamatti, loser teacher from Winter Break.
Among the women, Sandra Hüller will not have it easy. The German actress who maintains doubt in Anatomy of a Fall is caught between the two favorites: Emma Stone (nymphomaniac Frankenstein creature in Poor Creatures) and Lily Gladstone, the Native American revelation of Scorsese’s great fresco.
Among the disappointed and forgotten are the trio of dangerous liaisons from May December (Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton). British hopes around Saltburn and Without Knowing Us were swept away. Conversely, Bradley Cooper’s biopic on the composer Leonard Bernstein Maestro and the actresses of the sports portrait Unsinkable are more successful than expected.
Best film
American Fiction, by Cord JeffersonAnatomy of a Fall, by Justine TrietBarbie, by Greta GerwigWinter Break, by Alexander PayneKillers of the Flower Moon, by Martin ScorseseMaestro, by Bradley CooperOppenheimer, by Christopher NolanPast Lives, by Celine SongPoor Creatures, by Yórgos LánthimosLa Area of Interest, by Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Justine Triet for Anatomy of a FallMartin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower MoonChristopher Nolan for OppenheimerYorgos Lanthimos for Poor CreaturesJonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest
Best actress
Annette Bening in UnsinkableLily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower MoonSandra Hüller in Anatomy of a FallCarey Mulligan as MaestroEmma Stone in Poor Creatures
Best actor
Bradley Cooper as MaestroColman Domingo as RustinPaul Giamatti as Winter BreakCillian Murphy as OppenheimerJeffrey Wright as American Fiction
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt as OppenheimerDanielle Brooks as The Color PurpleJodie Foster as NyadDa’Vine Joy Randolph as Winter BreakAmerica Ferrera as Barbie
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown in American FictionRobert De Niro in Killers of the Flower MoonRobert Downey Jr. in OppenheimerRyan Gosling in BarbieMark Ruffalo in Poor Creatures
Best International Film
Me, Captain, by Matteo Garrone (Italy)Perfect Days, by Wim Wenders (Japan)The Snow Circle, by J. A. Bayona (Spain)The Teachers’ Lounge, by Ilker Çatak (Germany)The Zone of Interest, by Jonathan Glazer (UK)
Best Adapted Screenplay
American FictionBarbieOppenheimerPauvres créaturesZone d’intérêt
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a FallWinter BreakMay DecemberPast LivesMaestro
Best Photography
El CondeKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimerPauvres Créatures
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the HeronElementaryNimonaSpider-man: Across the Spider-VerseMy Friend Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig, de Tal KantorNinety-Five Senses, de Jared Hess et Jerusha HessPachyderme, de Stéphanie ClémentOur Uniform, de Yegane MoghaddamWar Is Over ! Inspired by the Music of John
Best documentary film
Bobi Wine: The People’s President, by Christopher Sharp, Moses BwayoThe Eternal Memory, by Maïté Alberdi20 Days in Mariupol, by Mstyslav ChernovLes Filles d’Olfa, by Kaouther Ben HaniaTo Kill a Tiger, by Nisha Pahuja
Best Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning, de Trish Adlesic, Nazenet Habtezghi et Sheila NevinsThe Barber of Little Rock, de John Hoffman, Christine TurnerIsland in Between, de S. Leo ChiangThe Last Repair Shop, de Kris Bowers et Ben ProudfootNǎi Nai
Best short fiction film
The After, Misan HarrimanInvincible, Vincent René-LortieKnight of Fortune, Lasse Lyskjær NoerRed, White and Blue, Nazrin ChoudhuryHenry Sugar, Wes Anderson
Best editing
Anatomy of a FallWinter BreakKillers of the Flower MoonOppenheimerPoor Creatures
Best Original Song
It Never Went Away, dans American SymphonyI’m Just Ken, dans BarbieWhat Was I Made For ?, dans BarbieThe Fire Inside, dans Flamin’ HotWahzhazhe (A Song For My People), dans Killers of the Flower Moon
Best film score
American Fiction, music by Laura KarpmanIndiana Jones and the Clock of Destiny, music by John WilliamsKillers of the Flower Moon, music by Robbie RobertsonOppenheimer, music by Ludwig GöranssonPoor Creatures, music by Jerskin Fendrix
Best decors
BarbieKillers of the flower moonNapoleonOppenheimerPauvres créatures
Best costume
BarbieKillers of the Flower MoonNapoleonOppenheimerPauvres créatures
Best Makeup and Hairstyle
Golda, by Guy NattivMaster, by Bradley CooperNapoleon, by Ridley ScottOppenheimer, by Christopher NolanPoor creatures, by Yórgos LánthimosSociety of the Snow, byJ. A. Bayona
Best sound mixing
The Creator, Gareth EdwardsMaestro, Bradley CooperMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part 1, Christopher McQuarrieOppenheimer, Christopher NolanThe Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
Best visual effects
The Creator, by Gareth EdwardsGodzilla Minus One, by Takashi YamazakiGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, by James GunnMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part 1, by Christopher McQuarrieNapoleon, by Ridley Scott
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