Evan D. It is hard to argue that The Academy has not improved over the years as they have diversified their membership. What gets nominated for their annual best in film awards has also seen its average quality improve in tandem. Although familiar names — Guillermo del Toro, Chloe Zhao, Joseph Kosinski and Yorgos Lanthimos — return to the biggest races, their films elide what we have come to think of as standard Oscar bait. Leading the way with a record 16 nominations is Ryan Coogler’s starkly original Sinners. Not far behind with 13 is Paul Thomas Anderson’s sizzling One Battle After Another. I can quibble with a few nominations here and there but on balance its a great group. As always, we will be breaking down the flashy, above the line categories: All 4 Acting categories, Directing and Best Picture. We’ll also try to highlight as many films as possible so if your favorite “snub” was left out leave a comment below.
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