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Oscars: Has Netflix Finally Found Its Best Picture Winner? Could Fernanda Torres Pull Off an Upset? And What About ‘Wicked’?
Oscar nominations analysis shows Netflix and Fernanda Torres looking strong going into the phase two period.
After Torres won the Globe for best actress, triumphing over A-listers Angelina Jolie (“Maria”) and Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), many Academy voters told Variety they were seeking out the film, with feedback being overwhelmingly positive. Torres was not nominated for a SAG or BAFTA Award, meaning she will not face her competitors — Demi Moore (“The Substance”), Erivo, Mikey Madison (“Anora”), or Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez”) — until Oscar night. However, Baker’s four individual nominations — best picture, directing, original screenplay, and editing — place him among an elite group of filmmakers, including Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”), Alfonso Cuarón (“Roma”), and Orson Welles (“Citizen Kane”).
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