The annual and prestigious Academy Awards ceremony is expected to take place in a month and a half, on March 11; the nominees were declared Yesterday, in a special broadcast. The Oscars ceremony not only provides a bit of healthy escapism, but is also a good summary of a lively film year, and this year- there is even Israeli representation.
“Golda”, an incredible film by the Israeli director Guy Nativ about the conduct of Golda Meir in the Yom Kippur War, starring the beloved pro-Israel actress Helen Mirren, is on the list of nominees that was released yesterday. This Israeli representation is a national pride, and it is especially significant at this time – with a war echoing the 1973 war so strongly.
Seeing how we, the Israelis, overcome the same challanges after decades, is truly inspiring.
Here is the list of nominees (the predicted winners are bolded):
Best picture:
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best directing:
Anatomy of a Fall: Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon: Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan
Poor Things: Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest: Jonathan Glazer
Best actor in a leading role:
Bradley Cooper: Maestro
Colman Domingo: Rustin
Paul Giamatti: The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy: Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright: American Fiction
Best actress in a leading role:
Annette Bening: Nyad
Lily Gladstone: Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller: Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan: Maestro
Emma Stone: Poor Things
Best actor in a supporting role:
Sterling K Brown: American Fiction
Robert De Niro: Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. :Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling: Barbie
Mark Ruffalo: Poor Things
Best actress in a supporting role:
Emily Blunt: Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks: The Color Purple
America Ferrera: Barbie
Jodie Foster: Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph: The Holdovers
Best original screenplay:
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best adapted screenplay:
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best animated feature film:
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best international feature film:
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers’ Lounge
The Zone of Interest
Best documentary feature film:
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
Best cinematography:
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best film editing:
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best makeup and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best original song:
The Fire Inside: Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken: Barbie
It Never Went Away: American Symphony
Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People): Killers of the Flower Moon
What Was I Made For?: Barbie
Best sound:
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible :Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Best visual effects:
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
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