After months of anticipation, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in, with Emilia Pérez leading the way with a total of 13 nods. Many other acclaimed movies made the cut, while other worthy films and performances were ignored, and here are five snubs and surprises that we didn’t see coming. Snub: Angelina Jolie, Maria The […]
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]]>After months of anticipation, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in, with Emilia Pérez leading the way with a total of 13 nods. Many other acclaimed movies made the cut, while other worthy films and performances were ignored, and here are five snubs and surprises that we didn’t see coming.
Snub: Angelina Jolie, Maria
The race for the best actress has been pretty competitive this year, but it was still a shocker to see Angelina Jolie miss out on a nomination for Maria. Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) also failed to make the cut.
Surprise: The Apprentice
Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong have both given stellar performances in The Apprentice, and it was a pleasant surprise to see the Academy recognize their outstanding work.
Snub: Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Even though Emilia Pérez received 13 Oscar nods, a supporting actress nomination for Selena Gomez wasn’t one of them. Margaret Qualley (The Substance) and Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl)) have also been shut out of this category.
Surprise: The Substance
After ignoring the horror genre time and time again, the Academy has finally given some love to The Substance and awarded it with five nominations, including best picture, director, and actress for Demi Moore.
Snub: Challengers
Challengers has always been a long shot in the main categories, but it was a shocker to see it miss out on nominations for best score and editing.
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Another Cannes Film Festival is behind us, and it marked the world premiere of many highly-anticipated films. From the Palme d’Or winner Anora to the Jury Prize recipient Emilia Pérez, here are five films you should put on your watch list after this year’s festival. Anora Sean Baker collected the coveted Palme d’Or for Anora, […]
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]]>Another Cannes Film Festival is behind us, and it marked the world premiere of many highly-anticipated films. From the Palme d’Or winner Anora to the Jury Prize recipient Emilia Pérez, here are five films you should put on your watch list after this year’s festival.
Anora
Sean Baker collected the coveted Palme d’Or for Anora, which chronicles the tale of an exotic dancer from New York, whose life takes a wild turn when she elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch.
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos’s star-studded anthology film Kinds of Kindness has been described as “a triptych fable” about three individuals on their path to take charge of their own destiny.
The Apprentice
Led by Sebastian Stand and Jeremy Strong, this acclaimed biopic sees the young Donald Trump relying on power, corruption, and deception to start his real estate empire with the help of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.
The Substance
Demi Moore received some of the best reviews of her career for her role in The Substance, the tale of a fading celebrity who decides to take a shady cell-replicating substance to create a younger, better version of herself.
Emilia Pérez
Adriana Paz, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña received the best actress role for their work in Emilia Pérez, which sees a former cartel boss embark on a unique journey of self-discovery.
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