Even for a small movie this year, Everything Everywhere All at Once, an adventure where kaleidoscopic martial arts meets existential horror, lived up to common sense expectations. With the most nominations of the day (11), the arthouse sensation continues its stealth campaign of world domination, launched by Midas-touch indie studio A24 last April, through you’ve-gotta- over the summer. , became a cult phenomenon. See this review and relentless repeat viewing.
Fan enthusiasm for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made the film a smash hit. The film is directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and is known as ‘Daniels’. performance income. Even viewers who find the film arcane, repetitive, and undisciplined will resist Daniels’ earnestness and devastating vision. And no one is immune to its star charm and compelling narrative: martial artist and Best Actress nominee Michelle Yeoh, and 1984’s Indie Such as Ke Huy Quan, best known for playing “Short Round” in Jones and the Temple of Doom. After a mostly quiet career, he now has a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
So far as expected. But just as veteran Oscar-watchers were thinking of new ways to say “the usual suspects,” they were blindsided by genuine surprise. But while dismayed that he wasn’t recognized for the film credited with bringing audiences back to theaters last year, fans of Bill Nighy know that the consistently agile and sensitive actor has finally made it. I was thrilled to receive his award. his characteristically understated lead performance on “Living”. Also, admirers of Paul Mescal, who until now is best known for co-starring in his Hulu series ‘Normal People’, were overjoyed to see him recognized for his impressionist coming-of-age drama ‘Aftersun’. bottom. His troubled father took her little daughter on vacation in Turkey. Bryan Tyree Henry, who had a supporting role opposite Jennifer Lawrence in “Causeway,” is widely admired for his soulful confidence.
“Living,” “Aftersun,” and “Causeway” are exactly the kind of little, rarely-seen movies that are ready to get a boost from moviegoers who want to know what the fuss is about (” Living and Aftersun are still in theaters, and Causeway is on Apple TV Plus.) They also show how important precinct building is in the Oscar campaign, even relatively late in the game.
Designated dark horses such as “Everything Everywhere All at Once” spent most of the year building a following, but at least two latecomers could spot your men and take them out quickly. Proving that it can be done. Andrea Riseborough barely made an appearance in the official Oscars conversation in his October when the film opened in several theaters. and video on demand. However, Riseborough has gained a following for her performance in the strong precinct since “To Leslie,” which premiered at South By Her Southwest the previous spring.
According to recent reports from Variety and IndieWire, Michael Morris, who wrote and directed the film for the first time, and his wife, actor Mary McCormack, began recruiting supporters this summer. Their friend Howard Stern raved about Riseborough and the film on his Sirius XM radio show. Charlize Theron and Edward Norton. (Morris has directed episodes of her television series, including “Better Call Saul,” “Shameless,” and “Bloodline.”) Riseborough was nominated for her Spirit Award at the Independent in November. and created an organic momentum among her fellow actors. MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCE — Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow and other mind-boggling people joined her grassroots campaign, shouted her out on social media, and tastemaker’s By hosting the screening, the building began.
The last time the actor did something similar was in 2011, when Melissa Leo placed her own trade ad for her supporting role in “The Fighter.” 😉 But Riseborough’s campaign was undoubtedly driven by her management and PR team, but the result of colleagues watching her perform and endorsing it. The same can be said for “Quiet on the Western Front,” which earned her a staggering nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
Edward Berger’s adaptation — the first German-language adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I novel — is a Netflix movie, but its nominations are the result of one of the streamer’s notoriously aggressive awards campaigns. There was not. It was built on the thoughtful and strategic exploitation of the steady support the film has won with audiences, particularly the Craft Guild, which is recognized for its excellent cinematography, sound design, and visual effects.
“Hush on the Western Front” has also benefited from changes in the Academy over the past five years, with a dramatic increase in non-American members of the organization. The achievements of the Academy’s internationalization can already be seen with landmark victories such as “Parasite” winning his 2020 Best Picture award (“Silence on the Western Front” is her received her BAFTA nominations of 14).
This year, Oscar supporters have a strong global impact, with strong performances in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for “Silence on the Western Front” and the contemporary class satirical “Triangle of Sorrow”. It can be seen that And the success of actors such as Nye, Mezcal, Henley, and Riseborough has heightened the encouraging prospect that the inevitability lies not in big corporate spending, but in something as nuanced and fundamental as a great performance. increase.
“I don’t think the idea that we need infinite resources is necessarily true,” Riseborough told Variety’s Marc Malkin on Tuesday. “People who have confirmed that are our community.”
