As strong a contender as 'The Power of the Dog' remains, there’s now a chance the best picture statuette could go to 'CODA', 'Belfast', 'West Side Story', 'Dune' or 'King Richard'. We look at why.
Unlike a recent presidential election, campaigns for Academy Awards don’t involve unhinged accusations of voter fraud, ballot dumping and rigged counting software. But even if nominees don’t engage in the kind of public mudslinging found in most every battle for elected office, this year’s Oscar race is becoming increasingly polarized and even a bit negative.
Those divisions are most evident in voting for best picture. The presumptive favorite is writer-director Jane Campion’s adaptation of the Thomas Savage novelhave told me they’re not going to mark it down for the top trophy.itself. Several voters instead said they’re reacting to what they describe as the film’s sense of entitlement, reflected in Campion’s recent remarks about Serena and Venus Williams when commenting on Hollywood’s misogyny.
Consequently, as balloting for the Academy Awards begins Thursday, the best picture race is not coming into clearer focus, as is often the case at this point in time. As strong a contender as
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