This might be a spot where they hold sway. The academy’s international membership has grown over the last few years, and you can see their influence increase annually in both the nominations and the awards. She’s in a better movie and gives, arguably, a career-best performance - though she has been wonderful in every movie she has made with Pedro Almodóvar. And why not? It’s her third nomination ( she’s due!), her colleagues like her (Chastain received a huge ovation at the Oscar nominees luncheon) and she’s up for a movie in which she had to sing, emote and wear a ton of appearance-altering makeup.Ĭruz could pull off an upset, though.
Three weeks ago, I wrote that the “only certainty when it comes to this year’s lead actress Oscar race is that there is no certainty.” Then Chastain won the SAG prize, shedding some tears during a moving acceptance speech, and had some fun on Twitter after receiving the meaningless Critics Choice award. Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” What other surprises are in store? Here are my final predictions for the 94th Academy Awards, making note of the categories that could be ripe for an upset. How about a director winning an Oscar, but her movie getting nothing else? It might happen with Jane Campion and “The Power of the Dog.”
You want a best picture winner with only three total nominations? “CODA” has you covered. With the Oscar ceremony’s traditions being turned upside down, it feels appropriate that the awards themselves are probably going to go their own way this year, bucking precedents left and right. We’ll wait and see about the other two buzzwords. Packer promises a ceremony that will be “vital, kinetic and relevant,” and with a skateboarder and snowboarder in the house, it looks like he’s got the “kinetic” part covered. At least that’s how the show’s producer, Will Packer, is putting it, and who am I to argue with the guy who dares to move eight Oscars off Sunday’s live telecast to make room for. This year’s Oscars are all about wild swings.
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