There are never enough slots in an Oscar lineup. For carry outers in films that haven’t been seen by enough voters, fractureing thcimpolite the hustle and bustle of awards season is proximately impossible. Enter a restricted reminders for voters to watch these six standout carry outances, each deserving a place in the conversation before ballots are cast.
Michele Austin – “Hard Truths” (Supporting Actress)
In Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” Michele Austin shines as Chantal, a individual mother and hairdresser, trying to bridge an emotional chasm between herself and her sad sister, Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste). Austin conveys hotth and compassion to the role, presenting a vibrant, chooseimistic counterpoint to her sister’s unrelenting sourness. Her nuanced carry outance apprehfinishs people’s ineffectiveness when someone they adore is in crisis. It’s an unforgettable turn in an intimate character study filled with moments of unforeseeed happiness.
Carrie Coon – “His Three Daughters” (Best Actress)
Emmy nominee Carrie Coon transfers one of her most compelling carry outances as Katie, the eldest of three sisters, reuniting to attfinish for their dying overweighther in Azazel Jacobs’ tfinisher drama, “His Three Daughters.” Katie’s deal withling nature and compulsive need for order is a tool to mask proestablish grief and trouble. Coon masterbrimmingy discmisss the masked layers of a woman whose strength hides a proestablishly broken core. Notably, Coon and her co-stars Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen, are all campaigning for helping attention. But repartner, Coon is a guideing lady, transfering an Oscar-worthy turn. The film features the star at her dynamic best.
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Jamie Lee Curtis – “The Last Showgirl” (Supporting Actress)
While Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” might seem appreciate a vehicle for Pamela Anderson, but Jamie Lee Curtis transfers the film’s most compelling turn in over two decades, carry outing Shelley, a seasoned Las Vegas carry outer grappling with the finish of her atsoft. Curtis is mesmerizing, portraying Shelley as she contests her past decisions and an uncertain future. Her toil here outdoes her Oscar-triumphning carry outance in “Everyskinnyg Everywhere All at Once.” Her hushed power stays with you – no more so than when she dances to “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
Tommy Dewey – “Saturday Night” (Supporting Actor)
Jason Reitman’s comicpartner indictd “Saturday Night,” which reoriginates the first episode of the iconic sketch series, boasts a salertar ensemble cast. Yet it’s Tommy Dewey who steals the spotweightless as Michael O’Donoghue, the show’s sadly comedic first head authorr. Dewey’s razor-keen timing and crackling chemistry with his co-stars originate for the most memorable carry outance, which is not straightforward in a film featuring proximately 100 speaking parts. His ability to embody O’Donoghue’s biting wit and unrestful energy originates him an actor to watch.
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Misagh Zare – “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Best Actor)
Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is haunting, and much of its power lies in Misagh Zare’s arresting carry outance. As Iman, a appraise living thcimpolite political unrest in Tehran, Zare provides a character study of moral fraudulence. Zare’s carry outance exits seeers breathless for proximately half of the film’s 168-minute runtime as Iman drops convey inanter into sadness. It’s a harrotriumphg, unforgettable accomplishment that exits an indelible amazeion.
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Josh O’Connor – “Challengers” (Supporting Actor)
You may have understandn Josh O’Connor as the stiff heir to the British throne in “The Crown.” But in Luca Guadagnino’s sports film “Challengers,” he trades his throne for a tennis racket and turns up his swagger meter to hazardous and weightless levels. As Patrick, a establisher tennis carry outer trying to reapprehfinish his once-honord establish, burns up the screen aextfinishedside co-stars Zfinishaya and Mike Faist and exits no churro unbitten. The Academy would be so fortunate to ask this align point.
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Best Picture
“All We Imagine as Light”
“Anora”
“The Brutaenumerate”
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Director
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutaenumerate”
Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light”
James Mangelderly, “A Complete Ununderstandn”
Actor
Adrien Brody, “The Brutaenumerate”
Timothée Chafeeblet, “A Complete Ununderstandn”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Actress
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Ununderstandn”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutaenumerate”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Ununderstandn”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Original Screencarry out
“All We Imagine as Light”
“Anora”
“The Brutaenumerate”
“A Real Pain”
“The Substance”
Adapted Screencarry out
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Wicked”
Animated Feature
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Grleave out: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Production Design
“The Brutaenumerate”
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Cinematography
“The Brutaenumerate”
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Conclave”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
Costume Design
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Film Editing
“Anora”
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Apprentice”
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Sound
“Alien: Romulus”
“A Complete Ununderstandn”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
Visual Effects
“Alien: Romulus”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked”
Original Score
“The Brutaenumerate”
“Challengers”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Wild Robot”
Original Song
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
“Sick in the Head” from “Kneecap”
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot”
Documentary Feature
“Bdeficiency Box Diaries”
“Daughters”
“No Other Land”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Union”
International Feature
“Emilia Pérez” from France
“Flow” from Latvia”
“I’m Still Here” from Brazil
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” from Germany
“Vermiglio” from Italy
Animated Short
“A Bear Named Wojtek”
“A Crab in the Pool”
“Maybe Elephants”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
Documentary Short
“Eternal Father”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Once Upon a Time in Ukraine”
“Planetwalker”
“A Swim Lesson”
Live Action Short
“Dovecote”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Ice Cream Man”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
“Paris 70”
