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The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday and it was a big morning for “Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.”
After acknowledgement of the impact of ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles by Academy leadership, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott revealed the nominees for the film industry’s top prize, previewing the race that will play out in the weeks to come, culminating at the March ceremony.
“Emilia Pérez” led with 13 nominations, followed by “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” with 10 each.
The musical “Emilia Pérez” has seen success in spite of some controversy. The movie’s four Golden Globe wins did some to calm the criticism over many aspects of the film, including Selena Gomez’s perceived struggles with her character’s Spanish dialogue and various issues with the movie’s representation of the transgender community.
“The Brutalist,” by director Brady Corbet, stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones as Hungarian refugees who come to the US after WWII. The film, which won big at the Golden Globes, was recently embroiled in controversy over its use of artificial intelligence in dialect, with Corbet giving an assertive defence of his performers amid the debate.
“Wicked,” meanwhile, certainly had the blockbuster audience vote and this time that also translated into awards recognition. The musical from director Jon M. Chu scored a nomination for best picture as well as individual honours for stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the latter of whom was a first-time nominee. Erivo was previously nominated for best actress for her role in “Harriet.” (If she adds an Oscar to her awards collection, she will achieve EGOT status, joining fewer than 30 artists who have each won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards.)
With “Wicked” and “Emilia Pérez,” this year marks the first time two musicals have been nominated in the best picture category since 1968 when “Oliver!” and “Funny Girl” both scored nominations, according to the Academy.
The acting categories were largely dominated by first-time nominees, with 13 individuals scoring their first Oscar nods, including Kieran Culkin, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini and Zoe Saldaña.
Conan O’Brien is set to host the ceremony, taking place on March 2 and airing on ABC.
A list of nominees follows below.
Best picture
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best actor in a leading role
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Best actress in a leading role
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Best actor in a supporting role
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Best actress in a supporting role
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Best director
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
Best international feature film
“I’m Still Here”
“The Girl with the Needle”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Flow”
Best adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Best original screenplay
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Best live-action short film
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“A Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Best animated short film
“Beautiful Men”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
Best animated feature film
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Best documentary short
“Death By Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
Best documentary feature film
“Black Box Diaries”
“No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Best original song
“El Mal,” from “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey,” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird,” from “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino,” from “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late,” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Best original score
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best costume design
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Best editing
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
Best sound
“A Complete Unknown”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best production design
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Best visual effects
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked”
Temi Nkem has emerged winner of the eleventh edition of BBNaija on Sunday.
She emerged winner after eleven weeks of rigorous activities in the House.
Details shortly….
Nigerian comedian and actor, Julius Agwu, has revealed that he lost sexual function after undergoing brain surgery in the United States in 2015.
Agwu made the disclosure during a recent episode of the Beer Parlour Talk Show, uploaded on Saturday, while reflecting on the physical and personal effects of the surgery.
Asked whether the brain condition or the operation had affected other parts of his body, including his sexual function, Agwu said, “After I do am, prick no dey work again now. He no dey work.”
The discussion subsequently focused on the part of the brain involved in the procedure and the connection between a nerve and the brain, with other guests, including Mr Patrick, explaining the possible link to the effect Agwu described.
The comedian underwent the surgery in 2015 after doctors discovered three tumours in his brain, one of which was reportedly the size of a golf ball.
Agwu has previously spoken about the health challenge and its impact on his career and personal life. His latest comments revealed another effect of the surgery that he had not discussed as prominently before.
During the programme, he also reflected on his contribution to the Nigerian comedy industry, particularly his role in developing music comedy.
“Music comedy na me form am o, that is to tell you how my brain dey work,” he said.
Agwu became emotional while discussing his career and what he described as feelings of betrayal and abandonment from some people close to him.
“God wey I dey serve, anybody wey get hand for wetin happen to me. I go dey look. My friends deserted me. They stopped talking to me, many of them. It is well,” he said.
Veteran Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has revealed how Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and late poet and playwright, Prof. J.P. Clark, influenced his values of discipline, punctuality and responsibility.
RMD disclosed this while speaking at a recent event, where he also reflected on the values instilled in him by his mother while growing up.
The actor said his mother constantly reminded him of his background and the responsibility that came with it.
According to him, one statement she repeatedly made to him was, “Don’t forget whose child you are.”
He said the lesson stayed with him and taught him that people represent more than themselves at different stages of their lives.
“She nurtured me and taught me that, at different points in our lives, we represent different people, families and institutions,” he said.
RMD also credited the schools he attended and people he worked with for shaping his approach to discipline and punctuality.
“I was also fortunate to have been well trained in the schools I attended and by the people I had the opportunity to work with. They taught me the importance of discipline, punctuality and responsibility,” he said.
The actor recalled his encounters with J.P. Clark and Soyinka, saying their commitment to punctuality left a lasting impression on him.
He said he first encountered J.P. Clark in 1984 while serving as a resident actor at the J.K. Randle Centre.
“I also had the opportunity to encounter Wole Soyinka as a director. If you have encountered Soyinka, you would understand what I mean. If he says 4pm and you get there at 3:30pm, he is already there,” RMD said.
He added that the experiences influenced his own attitude to time.
“Timeliness is important to me. If someone tells you to be somewhere at 8 o’clock, you should get there by 7:30. That way, when they encounter you, you are already prompt and ready to take off,” he said.
RMD expressed hope that people who interact with him would also learn from the values he has embraced throughout his career.
“I was privileged to work with people who embodied those values. Those are the kinds of people I have had the opportunity to work with, and I imbibed that culture. I hope that those who encounter me will also be conscious of what they can learn from me,” he said.
Reflecting on his experience in public service, RMD said he served in government for eight years and came to understand the potential of government to bring about positive changes.
However, he said individuals entering the system need deeply rooted values to avoid being influenced by negative practices.
“I served government for eight years, and during that period, I realised that government has tremendous potential for good. You see that you have the ability to change things for good, but the system is sometimes built in such a way that when good people come into it, if their values are not deeply rooted, the system can suck them in,” he said.
RMD said his experience in government reinforced his belief that people should remain committed to their values.
“When I came into government, I was determined to fight to change the attitude that some people brought into the system. That experience taught me something important: if you can’t fight the system, get out and go build somewhere else,” he said.
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