CLAUDIA’s bets for the 2019 Oscars

Differently from other years, in which the favorites were clear to the public, the 91st edition of the oscar it is full of mysteries and questions. Starting with the list of nominees, which snubbed big names.

It’s hard to predict who will win, but among those who have a chance and those who don’t, CLAUDIA split the stakes. Check out:

pop takes over

The Academy even considered creating a new category this year, that of popular films. Sign of desperation to increase the audience of the ceremony? Perhaps, but the fact is that the idea was abandoned. However, blockbusters entered the dispute once and for all. Starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born, for example, grossed more than $400 million worldwide. Bohemian Rhapsody, the biography of Freddie Mercury with Rami Malek, took almost 800 million dollars. The highest-grossing film, however, remains Black Panther, with $1.3 billion.

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They do

Actresses who are not popular but give a talent show and can win a statuette

1. Yalitza Aparicio (Pomegranate)

An elementary school teacher in a rural area of ​​Mexico, she was chosen by Alfonso Cuarón to be the star of his film, an intimate story about the nanny who raised the director.

2. Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

She shone in series, such as American Crime and The Leftovers, shown in Brazil on AXN and HBO, respectively, and now she delights as the mother of a teenager who becomes pregnant and then sees her boyfriend being unfairly arrested. The film, set in the 1970s,
is by Barry Jenkins, director of Moonlight.

3. Olivia Colman (The favorite)

She had small roles in the series The Night Manager (aired in Brazil by AMC) and Broadchurch (Netflix), and still stole the spotlight. She now plays Queen Elizabeth in the upcoming season of The Crown and another whimsical monarch in Yorgos Lanthimos’ film.

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They do not

The work on screen was excellent, but these artists did not get a spot among the nominees.

1. Brian Tyree Henry (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best known as rapper Paper Boi from the series Atlanta (Netflix), he has been standing out. In Barry Jenkins’ new movie, he’s practically in a single scene – but it’s breathtaking!

2. John David Washington (Infiltrated the Klan)

The actor, as the name implies, is the son of award-winning Denzel Washington. As a child, he had a cameo in Malcolm X, and, after a career in football, returns to the movies as an undercover cop in the Ku Klux Klan.

3. Elsie Fischer (Eighth Grade)

In comedian Bo Burnham’s debut feature, she fascinates, at age 15, as an introverted teenager in the last week of school before entering high school.

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Waiting

One of the greatest actresses of her generation, Glenn Close (first photo) was nominated six times for an Oscar without winning any. At the age of 71, she can finally take the statuette for The Wife, by Björn Runge, about a woman who accompanies her husband to Stockholm, where he will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Amy Adams (second photo) is younger, 44 years old, but has already accumulated five nominations without a win. Once again, she deserves the award – it’s in Vice, a biography of US Vice President Dick Cheney.

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The first…

1. …Netflix fiction film to be nominated

Critics debate whether the streaming app – which has been releasing great independent content – ​​deserves to be on the pros’ list at least in the best production category. It seems the time has come with Roma, by Mexican Alfonso Cuarón, a drama in Spanish.

2. …Oscar for Spike Lee (Infiltrated the Klan)

The director, who began his career in the 1970s and is one of the most influential in world cinema, was never nominated for his role. He was nominated for the screenplay for Do the Right Thing (1989) and for the documentary 4 Little Girls (1997) and received an honorary Oscar in 2016. who became a member of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization that preaches white supremacy.

3. …Marvel movie to be nominated (Black Panther)

Marvel blows up at the box office, but is often overlooked at the awards – or only makes it into the technical categories. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has everything to change that. The film arrived at the right time, extolling the presence of minorities and women on screen, with an almost all-black cast and inspiring female characters. It should also stand out for its costumes, an area that has never been pre-selected in any of its productions.

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Where are the women?

It is common to hear that women do not stand out in some categories, such as direction, because there are few of them in the area. This year, they will have to come up with another excuse for their absence among the nominees, as incredible professionals were snubbed by the Academy. Two of the most sensitive films
2018 have women in charge. In Taming Destiny, Chloe Zhao unveils the universe of rodeo riders on an indigenous reserve. No Trace, from Debra Granik, deals with the relationship between a father and his teenage daughter, who live in the forest. In the photo, Rachel Morrison, who became, last year, the first woman to be nominated in this category, for Mudbound – Tears over Mississippi, signs Black Panther. Already Charlotte Bruus Christensen did a brilliant job on John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. Both were left out of the contest. Hannah Beachlerfrom Black Panther, secured her spot as the first black woman to compete for Production Design. Domee Shi already made history as the first female director to sign a Pixar film: the short film Bao, inspired by her Chinese family traditions, and was nominated. Who will have a chance in the Foreign Film category is the Lebanese Nadine Labaki (pictured), which brought viewers to tears with the story of a 12-year-old boy who sues his parents for neglect in Capernaum, one of the most celebrated non-English language films of the year.

they in focus

Gradually, things seem to be changing in Hollywood. There are more real women (complex, funny and super competent) at the center of the stories. Brad Bird’s Incredibles 2 put the main character from the beginning of the franchise, Mr. Incredible, a little aside to give the protagonist to the Elastic Woman (photo). In The Favourite, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz compete for the attention of the self-centered queen played by Olivia Colman. Two Queens, directed by Josie Rourke, shows the dispute between Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) and Maria Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) for the Crown of England.

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Up, Mexico!

A directing Oscar for Alfonso Cuarón would be the fifth for a Mexican in the category in six years. He won for Gravity in 2014; and Alejandro González Iñárritu, for Birdman in 2015 and for O Regresso in 2016. Last year, it was Guillermo del Toro’s turn for The Shape of Water. Really close, they are called “the three friends”. Alfonso can also take the statuette for cinematography, screenplay and editing by Roma.

Equality for all

In addition to Rome, Infiltrated in the Klan and Black Panther, other films have discussed issues such as racism and representation. The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, by John M. Chu, was a success with its cast of Asian descent, and the romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk is a successful adaptation of the book by James Baldwin, which scrutinized the experiences of black Americans. . Green Book – The Guide, by Peter Farrelly, tells the story of a racist white driver (Viggo Mortensen) and a refined black musician (Mahershala Ali) on tour in the southern United States in the 1950s. a white as the savior of the black and for controversies in the team. Only Mahershala Ali escaped unscathed and is among the favorites for best supporting actor.

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the biographies

They are stamped figures at the awards, but this time they focused on male characters. From there come some of the favorite actors for the categories of the type. Rami Malek (pictured) as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody and Mahershala Ali playing pianist Don Shirley in Green Book – The Guide are on the list, in addition to Christian Bale, playing Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice. Surprisingly, Ryan Goslinglike astronaut Neil Armstrong in First Man, failed to be nominated, nor Timothée Chalametwhich recalls Nic Sheff, a drug-addicted teenager in Beloved Boy, and Lucas Hedges, which stars Boy Erased, about a boy forced by his parents to enter a gay healing program.

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