6 days til Oscar nominations. Who's about to get their 6th honor?
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 9:19AM by Nathaniel R
We'll try to have final Oscar predictions up tomorrow but in the meantime, another discussion prompt. The following people are hoping to snag their 6th career nominations next Monday. Who do you think will actually pull it off? Will any of them win? What's your favourite of their five nominations to date. The names and Oscar honors after the jump.
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Father
Previous nominations: Silence of the Lambs (91 -win), Remains of the Day (93), Nixon (95), Amistad (97), Two Popes (19)...
FRANCES MCDORMAND Nomadland
Previous nominations: Mississippi Burning (88), Fargo (96 - win), Almost Famous (00), North Country (05), Three Billboards (17 -win)
ALEXANDRA BYRNE, Costume Design for Emma.
Previous nominations: Hamlet (96), Elizabeth (98), Finding Neverland (04), Elizabeth The Golden Age (07 - win), Mary Queen of Scots (18)
NATHAN CROWLEY, Production Design for Tenet
Previous nominations: The Prestige (06), The Dark Knight (08), Interstellar (14), Dunkirk (17), First Man (18)
WILLIAM GOLDENBERG, Film Editing for News of the World
Previous nominations: The Insider (99), Seabiscuit (03), Zero Dark Thirty (12), Argo (12 - win), Imitation Game (14)
They've all won Oscars already except for Nathan Crowley. What's your favourite nomination for each of them?
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Reader Comments (21)
Hopefully not Crowley whose design tends to stick to certain themes and asthetics.
McDormand and Hopkins are a given though neither is winning which is a shame as they are both clearly the best in their field except for Ahmed for SOM in Best Actor.
Who knows now Bafta just through a major curveball into play
Hopkins - Remains of the Day
McDormand - Fargo
Byrne - Hamlet
Crowley - The Prestige
Goldenberg - Zero Dark Thirty
Hopkins: Silence of the Lambs
McDormand: Fargo
Alexandra Byrne: I assume Hamlet. But...not really a fan of Alexandra Byrne, sorry. Even 5 is a bit much in terms of the nomination count and the win makes me go...but why? Every other nominee was worthier in 2007.
Nathan Crowley: First Man, easy. There's at least character in some of that set work, even if there isn't style. And, sorry, he shouldn't have been nominated for any of his Nolan films in the first place, because production design is pretty much the weakest aspect of Nolan's filmography across the board.
William Goldenberg: Zero Dark Thirty.
HOPKINS - Remains of the Day (sure for a 6th)
MCDORMAND - Almost Famous (for the 6th: I hope not)
BYRNE - Elizabeth (OK for a 6th nom)
CROWLEY - The Prestige (I don’t think he will get his 6th this year)
GOLDENBERG - The Insider (no 6th this year)
Hopkins, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993)
McDormand, FARGO (1996)
Byrne, HAMLET (1996)
Crowley, THE PRESTIGE (2006)
Goldenberg, THE INSIDER (1999)
Hopkins - The Two Popes. This isn’t his best, but favorite because it was so great to have him back as a nominee and because he seemed to be really enjoying himself while acting. Hopkins, like Streep, gives off a sort of unmatched energy when he’s enjoying himself in a role that connects you with his character.
McDormand - Almost Famous. All the focus was on Kate’s star making turn, but I think McDormand really grounds the main storyline in this film, shading in dimensions of her own character and the leads. Also, I tend to think of this nom as one celebrating her brilliant turn in Wonderboys.
Byrne: Hamlet - this is an ambitious film and I love how costumes the play scenes are.
Crowley: The Dark Knight and First Man. It’s easy to dismiss Knight, but if you compare it to superhero films before and after, it’s a really interesting take on Gotham. There’s a muted sort of realism and an ugliness that enhances the story and themes. First man just looks great - that home is fairly memorable for its mid century practicality, serving as the perfect reminder of how much ordinary things can matter to those who do the unthinkable.
Goldenberg: The Insider. I don’t always get editing, but this is my favorite of the films listed.
Hopkins: Remains of the Day
McDormand: Almost Famous
Byrne: Elizabeth
Crowley: The Prestige
Goldenberg: The Insider
How Bafta got their groove back!
Idea for a list:
Actors who've been nominated at least twice in both Lead and Supporting, and have won all their nominations in one of those categories and lost all their nominations in the other.
I got this idea last year when I realized that Frances McDormand has so far lost all her Supporting bids and won both of her Lead bids. My Wikipedia research tells me that only two other actors have accomplished this feat: Anthony Quinn and Michael Caine, both of whom won both of their Supporting Actor nominations but lost all their Lead Actor nominations.
Looks to me like McDormand will soon be leaving this small club though, as I doubt she'll win for Nomadland in this competitive year.
Hopkins -- The Remains of the Day
McDormand -- Mississippi Burning
Byrne -- Hamlet
Crowther -- The Dark Knight
Goldenberg -- Zero Dark Thirty
As has been pointed out, both Hopkins and McDormand are guaranteed nominations this year.
Hopkins won't win; this year's ceremony will be a Chadwick Boseman coronation.
I dearly want Carey Mulligan to take Best Actress but am steeling myself for a McDormand victory here.
Anthony Hopkins, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Frances McDormand, FARGO
Alexandra Byrne, ELIZABETH
Nathan Crowley, FIRST MAN
William Goldenberg, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Hopkins: The silence of the lambs
McDormand: Almost famous
Byrne: Hamlet
Crowley: The prestige
Goldenberg: Zero dark thirty
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#BAFTAsSoJuried
Hopkins - THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
McDormand - THREE BILLBOARDS
Byrne - ELIZABETH
Crowley - THE DARK KNIGHT
Goldenberg - ARGO
Hopkins- The Two Popes
McDormand- Fargo
Byrne- Elizabeth
Crowley- The Prestige
Goldenberg- Argo
I'm so happy for the Anthony Hopkins resurgence. He went 22 years without a nomination, which was mostly his fault for turning into Robert De Niro and accepting any old job offered to him. Now he may have back to back nominations. Maybe he will take over the Christopher Plummer roles. Hopkins is also a delight on Instagram.
I forgot to do the assignment.
Hopkins - "The Remains of the Day." It was on TCM this weekend and his watery eyes were Oscar-worthy.
McDormand - "Almost Famous." I think of it as the quintessential McDormand performance, flinty yet warm. She had a good year with Wonder Boys as well.
Byrne - Hamlet. That film was so visually appealing.
Crowley - Probably "The Prestige" simply because it's my favorite Nolan film.
Goldenberg - Ugh, probably "The Insider." Not a fan of the other nominated films.
McDormand will have her 6th and 7th this year , she is one of the producers of Nomandland
Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs, though The Father is a close second
McDormand - Fargo previously, but Nomadland will become my favorite for her
Byrne - Elizabeth
Crowley - Great work on Dunkirk; I think it edges out The Prestige for me (think of designing those boat traps)
Goldenberg - Zero Dark Thirty was gripping from start to finish