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10.Nightmare Alley
Our just happy to be here nominee.
A craft trophy or two is possible, but the big prize is likely out of reach.
(Adapted Screenplay will be a tougher battle.)
A rush of excitement that slowly turns bittersweet?
Thats Paul Thomas Anderson, baby!
Steven Spielberg made the grade in Best Director … but his collaborator Tony Kushner got snubbed in Adapted Screenplay.
The film hits HBO Max and Disney+ on March 2 will that be enough to grow the cult?
Even so,Dunestill wound up second in total nominations toPower of the Dog.
Could that Director snub rally support aroundDune, as we previously saw withArgoandGreen Book?
2.Belfast
BelfastandPower of the Doghad been running neck-and-neck since Telluride.
The Oscar nominations finally broke the deadlock, asPOTDled the field whileBelfastreceived two notable snubs in Editing and Cinematography.
Its rivals will cling for hope to these facts.
(1) The anti-Netflix factor could be real.
Of course, you could have said that aboutParasiteandNomadland, too, and look how that ended.
