Pencils down, pass your ballots to the front because the Oscar nomination voting is now closed. Speaking to voters over the past week, it’s been relatively clear about what voters like and wh…
” from Netflix. You could also add “West Side Story” from 20th Century Studios as a dark horse possibility, especially since its tally seems to be trending between seven and 12 noms. Still, the latter number would mean a perfect day that also included Rachel Zegler in lead actress and an accompanying Rita Moreno in supporting actress, alongside Ariana DeBose, in addition to six tech mentions.
Something like this is a rarity, especially within the director’s branch. The closest we’ve come to this feat was when Charles Crichton squeaked into the lineup for “A Fish Called Wanda” alongside Mike Nichols , Alan Parker , Martin Scorsese and eventual winner Barry Levinson . It’s also worth noting that it’s been 23 years since we had an entire first-time director nominee lineup .
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