Oscar Weathervane: Nominations for the Four Major Union Awards revealed
Reporting by journalist Maggie Ma los Angeles
Following the announcement of the Actors Guild nominations, the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Writers Guild and Editing Guild have also announced nominations, and voting for Oscar nominations has now officially begun. The results of several union nominations will undoubtedly have a big impact on the Oscar nominations, and it is also possible to see in advance which ones may become darlings. None of the films have been nominated in all five unions, but Dune, The Power of the Dogs, Belfast and West End Story are far ahead, accounting for the most union nominations.
Even if the Film Critics Association often plays an outpost role, because the Oscar jury is not the media or film critics, but the industry, but also from several major unions, the results of the union awards have the strongest foreshadowing of the Oscars. Among them, the Producers Guild Awards have best picture nominations, and ten films have been nominated, which has the highest overlap with the Oscar nomination for best picture. Secondly, the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Group Performance often coincide with best picture; and if it is not nominated for the Directors Guild Best Director Award, it is equally difficult to win the Oscar for Best Director.
At present, Warner's science fiction blockbuster and "Dune" based on the famous science fiction novel have been successfully nominated for the Producers Guild Best Picture, the Director Guild Best Director, the Screenwriters Guild Best Adapted Screenplay and the Editors Guild Best Editing Award. However, because there are more group scenes in this film, many actors participate, and none of the characters have outstanding performances, and the advantages are mainly in special effects, soundtrack, sound effects, scene design and costumes. However, judging from the current situation, "Dune" has locked in the Oscar for best picture, and it is expected to win most of the technical awards. "Dune" is also considered to be the most suitable movie to be watched in the cinema in 2021, because its sound and visual effects will be much worse than the theater if you watch it at home. Therefore, "Dune" is affirmed by most of the film workers who support theaters in the industry, and hope to use this film as a sample to tell people that in the era of streaming media, some movies are still specially created for movie theaters, even if streaming media is released at the same time, it is still worth going to the theater to watch.
"The Power of dogs" is currently optimistic about winning the Oscar for Best Picture, because it has not only been shortlisted for the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Screenwriters Guild Awards, but also won the Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, as well as many Film Critics Guild Best Picture and Best Director, and also has a great advantage in the competition for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, and is likely to eventually become the most beautiful film on the Oscars. And this is actually a small-budget Western, the pace is slow, where is its charm? The main story of bullying and anti-bullying is easy to resonate in reality, and the actors' performances are really outstanding.
"Belfast" melts the hearts of each audience with an optimistic attitude and warm affection, and is a small but easy to touch people's hearts. "King Richard," which is also about family and very inspirational, is currently nominated for the Producers Guild Best Picture, and actor Will Smith also has an advantage in the competition for the film emperor, but unfortunately missed the director's guild award nomination. "Being the Ricardos," which tells the life of American comedy star Lucille Ball in the 50s, came to the top and is currently strong in best original screenplay, best picture and performance, after all, the Oscars have always favored live-action biographies, especially the film also satirizes the changes and problems of the film industry itself, which will resonate with many filmmakers. Spielberg's song and dance film "West End Story" also made a steady entry into the producer, writer, and director's guild nominations.
Among those who are popular for their performances but are completely overlooked in the directors, writers, and producers guild awards include House of Gucci, which will greatly reduce its chances of winning the Oscars.
In addition, it's worth noting that three of the ten films shortlisted for Best Picture by the Producers Guild are Netflix movies by streaming giant, including "The Power of dogs," "Don't look up" and "Tick Tick Boom." All three movies are currently available on Netflix. Most of the other finalists have been streamed or on-demand, and only Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is still only available in theaters.
Producers Guild Award Nominations: Results announced on February 26
Best Picture:
The Ricardo Family
Belfast
"Hearing Girl"
"Don't Look Up"
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Inuyama Chronicles
Countdown
West End Story
Best Animated Feature:
Full House of Magic
"Sunny Days in Summer"
Michelle's Vs Robots
The Legend of the Dragon Quest
The Voice of Joy 2
Director's Guild Award Nominations: The results of the awards will be announced on March 12
Best Theatrical Film Director Nominations:
Paul Thomas Anderson,"Licorice Pizza"
Kenneth Branagh belfast
Jane Campion's Inuyama
Steven Spielberg, The West End Story
Dennis Villeneuve, Dunes
Screenwriting Guild Award Nominations: Results announced on March 20
Best Original Screenplay:
The Franco-Rite
Best Adapted Screenplay:
"Jade Face Love Demon"
The Oscar nominations were announced on February 8 and awarded on March 27.