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Oscars Nomination Analysis: Musicals, Popes, ‘Brutalist’, Netflix, Demi, Dylan, Sex Workers & Trump Make Big Noise


An analysis of the Oscar nominations with big days for Emilia Perez, Demi Moore, Bob Dylan, Wicked, Donald Trump, The Brutalist, Conclave and more

Plus the uber-competitive Best Actress race has two non-Americans with Spain’s Karla Sofia Gascon ( Emilia Perez) becoming the first trans performer ever nominated, and Brazil’s Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres ( I’m Still Here). And while we are on the subject of Emilia Perez, landing Netflix a record – for them – 13 nominations, the musical is in rarefied air at the Oscars and represents the streamer’s real first best chance to finally take Best Picture after Apple became the first with CODA. Considering after its Cannes premiere no one in Hollywood wanted to release this until finally Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff took a chance and now has two Oscar nominations for their efforts, the Academy actor’s branch should take a bow, especially since Stan was competing against himself for his Golden Globe winning A Different Man making it doubly difficult to amass the votes needed for his Apprentice performance .

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