March 9, 2023 by admin

And The Nominees Are

Movies
A House Made of Splinters, Adrien Morot, Al Nelson, Aldo Signoretti, Alfonso Cuarón, Alice Rohrwacher, All Quiet on the Western Front, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, All The Breathes, Amanda Forbis, An Irish Goodbye, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, Anders Langlands, Anders Walter, Andy Nelson, Anne Marie Bradley, Anthony Carlino, Argentina 1985, Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Bardo False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Ben Procter, Bev Dunn, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, BloodPop, Bruno Caetano, Bryan Litson, Camille Friend, Carter Burwell, Catherine Martin, Chandrabose, Charlie Mackesy, Chris Burdon, Christian M. Goldbeck, Christopher Boyes, Christopher McQuarrie. Peter Craig, Close, Craig Hammack, Cyrus Neshvad, Dan Lemmon, Dan Sudick, Daniel Barrett, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Darius Khondji, David Byrne, David Lee, Diane Warren, Dick Bernstein, Dominic Tuohy, Douglas Murray, Dylan Cole, Eddie Hamilton, Edward Berger, Ehren Kruger, Eirik Tveiten, Elvis, Empire of Light, EO, Eric Saindon, Eric Warren Singer, Ernestine Hipper, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Fire of Love, Florencia Martin, Florian Hoffmeister, Frank Kruse, Frank Petzold, Gary Summers, Gaute Lid Larssen, Geoffrey Baumann, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Haulout, Heike Merker, How Do You Measure a Year?, Ian Stokell, Ice Merchants, Ivalu, James Friend, James H. Mather, Jason Baird, Jenny Beavan, João Gonzalez, Joe Letteri, Joel Harlow, John Williams, Jonathan Redmond, Judy Chin, Julian Howarth, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Marks, Kamil Jafar, Karen Murphy, Karen O'Hara, Kazuo Ishiguro, Lachlan Pendragon, Lady Gaga, Lars Ginzel, Le pupille, Lesley Paterson, Linda Eisenhamerová, Living, Ludwig Goransson, M. M. Keeravani, Mandy Walker, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Mark Coulier, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten, Markus Frank, Markus Stemler, Martin McDonagh, Mary Zophres, Matt Villa, Matthew Freud, Michael Hedges, Michael Keller, Mike Fontaine, Mike Marino, Mikkel E. G. Nielsen, Mitski, Monika Willi, Mrs. Hamm Goes to Paris, My Year of Dicks, Naomi Donne, Navalny, Night Ride, Oscars, Pamela Ribon, Paul Rogers, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, R. Christopher White, Rebecca Pruzan, Rian Johnson, Richard Baneham, Rick Carter, Rihanna, Roger Deakins, Ross White, RRR, Ruben Östlund, Russell Earl, Ruth Carter, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Lott, Ryan Tudhope, Sara Gunnarsdóttir, Sarah Polley, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Shirley Kurata, Son Lux, Stefan Korte, Steven Spielberg, Stranger at the Gate, Stuart Wilson, Tár, Tell It Like a Woman, Tems, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, The Boy, The Elephant Whispers, The Fabelmans, The Flying Sailor, the Fox and the Horse, The Martha Mitchell Effect, the Mole, The Quiet Girl, The Red Suitcase, The Sea Beast, The Whale, Todd Field, Tom Berkely, Tony Kusher, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Turning Red, Vanessa Cole, Viktor Müller, Viktor Prášil, Volker Bertelmann, Wayne Pashley, Wendy Tilby, William Files, Women Talking
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The 95th Academy Awards are going down Sunday night and, after a year break, my woeful predictions are back. I don’t know that I’ve heard of many of these movies let alone seen them, so, with less basis in fact than most years, here’s my uneducated predictions for the non-acting awards.

Best Original Screenplay

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kusher, The Fablemans
Todd Field, Tár
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

I’ve seen none of these films, but Everything Everywhere All at Once seems to be the hot property, so I’m going to go with that.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell, All Quiet on the Western Front
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Who doesn’t love a good war movie?

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red

My best guess, having seen none of these fine films, is that Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio wins the day.

Best Cinematography

James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Darius Khondji, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Mandy Walker, Elvis
Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Florian Hoffmeister, Tár

Seems like I’m going all in with the war movie.

Best Costume Design

Mary Zophres, Babylon
Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Catherine Martin, Elvis
Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jenny Beavan, Mrs. Hamm Goes to Paris

Well, I’ve seen one of these films, so let’s go with that one.

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