![]() ![]() ![]() Domingo’s nomination, for his performance as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, made him just the second openly gay man to be nominated for playing a gay character, following Ian McKellen for the 1998 film “Gods and Monsters.” In the end, the nominees were Murphy, Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”), Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”) and Colman Domingo (“Rustin”). The best actor category had been seen one of the most competitive. ![]() For the first time, three of the best picture nominees were directed by women: “Past Lives” by Celine Song “Anatomy of a Fall” by Justine Triet, also nominated for best director and Gerwig’s “Barbie.”īut surprises abounded in other categories. That group, which mirrored the Producers Guild Awards nominees, went much as expected and, as critics noted, a remarkably strong collection of films. The 10 films nominated for best picture were: “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Holdovers,” “Maestro,” “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest.” “Poor Things,” a dark Victorian era fantasy about Bella Baxter’s sexual awakening, received nominations for Lanthimos’ direction, Emma Stone’s leading performance, Mark Ruffalo’s supporting performance and widespread nods for the old-school craft of its fantastical design. “It’s a real moment of restoration, placing Indigenous talent in these roles, spotlighting their humanity, their their characters, just the way that all of the sisters exist on screen, I think is shattering a lot of stereotypes people have about Indigenous women, particularly Native American women.” “It happens to be that I’m carrying this honor right now (but) it’s all so long overdue,” Gladstone said by phone from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, where she traveled to be close to her character. The late Robbie Robertson, who died in August, also became the first Indigenous person nominated for best score. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor. For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Lily Gladstone, star of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” became the first Native American nominated for best actress. Before those wins, Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker,” in 2010) was the only woman to win the Oscar’s top filmmaking honor.īoth Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” and Martin Scorsese’s Osage epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” were also widely celebrated, with 11 and 10 nods apiece. Since then, Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) have won best director. She was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, “Lady Bird.” At the time, Gerwig was just the fifth woman nominated for the award. Gerwig was surprisingly left out of the best director field. ![]()
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