What are your 4 wishes for nomination morning?
Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 5:20PM Yesterday was the final day of voting for the nominations for 93rd annual Academy Award nominations. Since there are four days until the nominations are announced please name your 4 non-locked up dreams for Monday morning. I'll go first...
- A surprise nomination for my pfavourite pfilm star Michelle Pfeiffer who feels like she's running in 7th place but hasn't quit campaigning (very unlike her to do this much press!) so you never know. Whether or not you love French Exit (or have even seen it) -- she was in the dread sixth spot for me* which hurts me more than you know, trust -- three nominations for that level of talent is shamefully stingy. If I ran the world she'd have 7 nominations and 3 Oscars already. (Yes, equal to Ingrid Bergman's Oscar stats; she's that much of a movie goddess)
- For Youn Yuh-Jung to get a Best Supporting Actress nomination. I know pundits, professional and amateur alike, think she's locked up but she's really not. Oscar has been so stingy with Asian actors even when their films are Best Picture locks as we've noted many times over the years at TFE. Would be nice if the Academy could finally get over this hurdle with Minari since they haven't been able to get over it with other Asian-centric movies that they themselves loved like Slumdog, Memoirs of a Geisha, Crouching Tiger, Parasite, Ran, and The Last Emperor. All of those films, no matter what you think of them individually, had at least one but sometimes two obvious options for acting honors. Obviously not every buzzed performance was nomination worthy -- just as it's always been with any random group of films starring white actors -- but the fact that none happened despite other big nominations is telling. And not flattering to AMPAS.)
- For First Cow to get at least 1 nomination (Director? Adapted Screenplay? Cinematography?). It would be a pity for it not to have any after being in the critical conversation for so much of 2020.
- For Sound of Metal, one of my own Best Picture nominees*, to have a good morning. It feels like it's on the cusp of several categories but only secure in two: Actor and Sound.
* P.S. Yes, the Film Bitch nominations are done in all the Oscar parallel categories with 11 more "special" awards to come (Limited Performance x 2 and all seven "Best Scene" categories). We'll try to finish them all within a week's time so we can put 2020 behind us. I don't pay much attention to Film Bitch stats since the fun is in making the lists but out of curiousity I looked it up because the nomination stats seemed very low and I was right to be curious. Minari and Nomadland are now the joint record-holders of lowest nomination tally for a nomination leader (six nods each). The previous record holder was Lady Bird (2017) with 7 nominations in its year. While I was looking this up I discovered that Moulin Rouge! (2001) is the all time most nominated picture at the Film Bitch Awards with 14 nominations and 12 Years a Slave (2013) is in second place with 13 nominations. These stats are mostly very surprising to me. I know I know. We should put it in all book form. Who will buy ;) ?
Reader Comments (84)
@ Robert G
But PYW isn’t a horror movie. It falls under a few other genres Oscar hasn’t always been amenable to, however: black comedy, satire, thriller. But I think of Misery, Get Out, Fatal Attraction, Birdman, Parasite, to name a few, and that calms me.
1. Quo Vadis, Aida? in Best Int'l Film. I think it will get nominated, but if I'm wishing just to make sure. It should win the Oscar in my book.
2. Emma and/or The Personal History of David Copperfield to get a nomination in costumes and/or production design. Both are so much more interesting design job than the Best Picture contenders.
3. A major surprise acting nomination. The acting categories-- esp. the supporting ones-- seem so open-ended. I'd love to see someone shock with a nomination. I'm talking Marina de Tavira (for Roma) or Jacki Weaver (for Silver Linings Playbook) level surprises, not presumed 6th/7th place contenders.
4. "Husavik" in Best Original Song. I just have the sneaking suspicion it'll be snubbed.
1. Michelle Pfeiffer or Sophia Loren to get an Actress nod.
2. Ellen Burstyn to get a Supporting Actress nod.
3. I'm Thinking of Ending Things getting a nod anywhere.
4. No nomination for Zendaya.
By the way, I would love to see more archival Film Bitch Awards happenings. The site only goes as far as 2009... that's not enough!
Pfuck your dream ;)
I would definitely buy a Film Bitch Awards book — even if it's an ebook
If you have a large amount of Claudio to pad out the book I'd buy it. I'd probably just be constantly refreshing and referencing the online archives if you set them up properly. God, the page clicks your complacency is letting you miss out on! Silly boy you are sometimes. Xo
Oscar nominations to:
1. First Cow in director, screenplay, cinematography, score, actor
2. Dear Comrades
3. Nicole Beharie, Tahar Rahim, Sidney Flanigan, Dan Stevens, Glenn Close
4. I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Vast of Night for Cinematography
I'm Thinking about E.T. (Ending Things) for Best Picture
Eli Goree for Lead or Supporting for One Night in Miami
Mark Rylance for Supporting. He is just as good as Sacha B. C.
Also, I wish that people posting would share their wishes for what WILL be nominated instead of wishing something or someone NOT be nominated. Negativity is a choice. Keep it to yourself.
Fuck that Three Artful. If she's going to Geraldine Page it do it for a worthy upcoming project. Or better yet, get nommed, lose and then we'll talk about Glenn Closeing it!!!
(The win in Lead as justice for herself AND Norma Desmond is guaranteed so long as the Sunset Blvd. film gets made. Much sweeter result. Although for you an undeserved first Oscar to go with her deserved lead win is more your sensibility)
Palm Springs for screenplay!
A Claudio collab is a genius idea! He guarantees the buyers with your film bitch as a little added incentive. Love your generosity with the spotlight Nat, you should do it!
1) Borat gets in for Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress (win), Adapted Screenplay (win) and Song.
2) Da 5 Bloods getting in for Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor (Boseman), Original Screenplay, Score, Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound
3) Collective getting Picture, Director, Screenplay, Documentary, International Film
4) Husavik for Song
Last night I caught Quo Vadis, Aida at a local film fest and I was stunned. Aside from the brilliant direction, Jasna Djuricic was magnificent and I would love to see her nominated for an Oscar although I realize that's wishful thinking.
Yass, get published, and give Claudio the forword for taking your blog single-handedly into the stratosphere! It would be an honor to have his written word on my coffee table! Plus a little Nathaniel just for a chaser.
1. MUSIC in costume design
2. Bakalova in lead
3. Ellen Burstyn in SAactress
4. Colman Domingo in SActor
and the entire cast of Babyteeth nominated
Someone to notice "The Dig."
Thomas Vinterberg for either BD or Original Screenplay. I don't know, I just want to see something foreign gets recognized.
-Maria Bakalova in
-FIRST COW for anything, preferably Director
-Delroy Lindo in
-Pfeiffer & Mahaffey in
My four wishes on nom day:
1) Paul Raci, Alan Kim, Bo Burnham
2) Steven Yuen n Tahar Rahim
3) Kirby n Moss (for Shirley)
4) Youh n Close
I dun tink Bafta will upend alotsa frontrunners but Kim, Rahim n Fishback might juz ride on the coattails
1) Sophia Loren in Best Actress
2) Bo Burnam in Best Supporting Actor
3) Palm Spring in Best Original Screenplay
4) Alan Kim AND Paul Raci in Best Supporting Actor
you said not locked !
So:
Kingsley Ben-Adair - best actor fifth spot (for Oldman)
Ben Mendelson - will not happen but ...
King & Zeller & Fennel for best director ! (thats 3 wishes in 1)
Glenn finally winning (I leave my last wish for Oscar night ;-) .... then we can move on - and she is (hammy) but good enough ...
Oh I would definitely buy that book !
Such a great reference - especially if it compares to the real Oscar nom. and all the great nominations that where nearly there ! Combine it with the "Almost There" - series and you got a great read and flick through and inspiration.
(Even though the net lists everything I often get my 2 Oscar books out to check on movies I rewatch (80 years of Oscar & Unofficial History) ... and I check on your FBitch side to see if you listed a performance I loved)
Mine would be:
1) Amanda Seyfried getting in for Mank. Just in general I want Mank, my favorite movie of 2020, to have a good morning (I think it should hit double digits, and would on my ballot), but Seyfried isn't the kind of actor who will get parts this good again (she always seems to be part of projects that ignore or fail her talents), so this would be such a cool nomination.
2) The Father making it for editing. Sony's bungled this campaign all season, but it would be criminal if that cost this movie a nomination for totally reinventing the editing game.
3) Minari making it for Best Score...come on music branch, Thomas Newman & Alexandre Desplat don't need nominations this year, give it to a Best Picture contender & crown a man who is clearly the new genius in film music.
4) Emma for Production Design. It should be a lock, but the ADG snub has me worried-such ingenuity...how could you pick News of the World or Chicago 7 over this?
I can’t count to four right now, but Mads is #1. And maybe throw an Original Screenplay nomination at The Kid Detective, too?
1. Da 5 Bloods overperforms and gets Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Score, at a minimum
2. Bill Murray gets Supporting Actor
3. Minari is the nomination leader
4. The Assistant surprises with a nomination somewhere (anywhere... Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Editing)
1. Would love for "I'm thinking of ending things" to get something - ANYTHING. Best Adapted Screenplay is a possibility, I guess. Jessie Buckley would be ideal as that is my favourite performance of the year. Cinematography? Score?
2. Husavik in Best Original Song please
3. Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar is technically eligibile. Edgar's Prayer please, Best Picture PLEASE
4. Emerald Fennell - Best Director
The Father and Another Round everywhere
Sophia Loren
Pedro Almodóvar
Underperformance of overrated Minari
Delroy Lindo
I would delight in HILLBILLY ELEGY scoring four Oscar nominations:
1. Best Picture
2. Best Actress: Amy Adams
3. Best Supp Actress: Glenn Close
4. Best Hair & Make-up.
Also, how I wish there was a "Best Food Styling" category. Haley Bennett served up some badass fried bologna sandwiches in the film.
It would make my pandemic to see the heads of the film's vitriolic critics/commenters simply explode. LOL
I would definitely buy the "Film Bitch Awards" book :)
I'm very late in my viewing schedule, but my two wishes so far would be :
- "Husavik" for Best Song
- "Two of Us" for Best International Film, and maybe even for a win :)
Ryan, Lynn, Chris, Antoine, BVR, Martin, Charlie -- thanks for your enthusiasm on the book idea. It warms my heart. I keep changing my mind about the exact form of it which is why it hasn't been done yet. Maybe two books. One per decade? And I think maybe we should try for a "yearbook" of 2020 first just to make sure we understand how to do it properly before attempting a big book or something.
OpinionGiver -- i totally hear you.... PALM SPRINGS is delicious. original screenplay would be such a nice get for it.
Yalitza, Jesus, Rosalita -- don't be mean and silly simultaneously. The Film Bitch Awards have nothing to do with anyone but me. I am not a "bonus" or "chaser" in a book specifically about the Film Bitch Awards. That would be... um... imposslble? Just dont buy it if it happens if you dont like my work. it's really no biggie. To each their own.
John -- i'm not a huge Reichardt fan but I love WENDY AND LUCY and FIRST COW.
Robert G -- i share the same worry about SPEED CUBERS even though i think it should win.
Evan -- i also have that worry about Husavik. Which is insane. it should be locked and loaded but the music branch really does love those end credits song that have little to do with the movie.
William -- you are an anarchist and i love you. lol. But i will be so mad at you if it happens all the same. haha.
1. First Cow showing up anywhere, even original score where William Tyler's work is simple but essential to the film's success.
2. Recognition for Radha Blank. Acting or director nods seem unlikely but screenplay would be nice.
3. Delroy Lindo for Da 5 Bloods. He seemed to have this in the bag but now he's fallen completely off the radar.
4. Glynn Turman for Ma Rainey. On par with Boseman and Davis.
Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock is better than any of the laureled contenders this year and a slew of his "Small Axe" actors (John Boyega and Steve Toussaint spring to mind) deserve recognition. Alas, that ship has long since sailed. Great film is great film, regardless of the medium.
I'd say Paul Raci, too, but he's a virtual lock for a nod. I'm really happy Sound of Metal found its audience.
Agree about Pfeiffer a thousand percent. Her nomination would make me scream with absolute delight.
Steven Yeun (I have a sinking feeling he will be a surprise snub, but hope not)
Tahar Rahim (another scream)
Candice Bergen (she has no chance, but her performance in "Let Them All Talk" is sassy magic)
My four wishes:
1. Minari love pushes Yeri Han into a nomination for Best Actress. The best performance in the film!
2.Driveways surprises in Original Screenplay.
3. Jingle Jangle for Original Song - it's an original musical, f'heaven's sake, it's why the category exists in the first place!
4. Tenet for Best Sound (seriously!).