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The Zone of Interest could land surprise best picture win, say anonymous Oscar voters
Interviews with ‘brutally honest’ voters reveal strong support for Holocaust drama, setting stage for a potential Oscars upset against bookies’ favourite Oppenheimer
After the voting window for the Academy Awards closed on Tuesday, the intervening period before the results are announced on Sunday week is filled with fevered speculation. The Zone of Interest’s chances in this category were considerably improved after Cannes winner Anatomy of a Fall, its main non-English-language rival on the awards circuit, was not put forward for the international feature Oscar by its home country France, who opted for foodie romance The Taste of Things instead. The weight of both performances saw Hüller named by the Hollywood Reporter’s Brutally Honest voter for best actress, in a category considered hitherto as a contest between Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon and Emma Stone for Poor Things, and by two of Variety’s five anonymous interviewees.
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