Can Emilia Pérez do better on Sunday, March 2, than Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist, which walked away in 2012 with five statuettes, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor? Jacques Audiard’s musical drama about the gender transition of a Mexican drug dealer is, in any case, among the big favorites in the Oscar race after receiving 13 nominations on Thursday, January 23 – a record for a non-English language film.
Another historic achievement for Emilia Pérez is Karla Sofia Gascon becoming the first transgender woman nominated for the Best Actress award at the Oscars. She’ll have her work cut out in this year’s competitive category, up against Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Demi Moore (The Substance), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).
Another striking choice from these nominations is the strong performance of genre films. The musical Wicked is nominated in 10 categories, The Substance in five, including Best Picture and Best Director for Coralie Fargeat, Denis Villeneuve’s second installment of Dune also in five, and Nosferatu by Robert Eggers in four categories. On the drama side, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads with 10 nominations, ahead of Edward Berger’s Conclave with eight. Sebastian Stan could win Best Actor for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice.
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