Tuesday’s Oscar nominations can boost blockbusters

NEW YORK – A year after streaming won Hollywood’s top honor for the first time, the big screen is poised to top the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday.

Nominees will be announced at 8:30am EST from the school’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. It will be broadcast live on ABC’s “Good Morning America” ​​and featured on Oscars.org, Oscars.com and on several of the academy’s websites. Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) and Allison Williams (“M3gan”) will read the nominations.

If things go as expected, “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Elvis” could be among the six to nine nominations. If last year’s Oscars were led by streaming – Apple TV + “CODA” won the best picture and Netflix got 27 nominations – the films that attract film lovers to increase are the producers of many of the competitors this year.

This includes “Everything Everywhere at Once,” an A24 sci-fi indie song. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s multiverse-skipping tale ends with a strong selection on Tuesday, including Michelle Yeoh and returning child Ke Huy Quan.

Also at the front of the pack is “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh’s Irish-black drama, which is set to score four nods, including nominations for Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” has struggled to please the audience, but the news about the director’s age is expected to earn Spielberg his 20th Oscar nomination and accept the eighth title as a great director. Longtime songwriter John Williams is set to extend his career with an Oscar nomination for a living actor. Another acceptance of good scores will give Williams his 53rd nomination, a number that is only behind Walt Disney’s 59.

Many questions remain, however, whether the romance of “Top Gun: Maverick” will go far enough to win Tom Cruise’s best nomination. Another blockbuster of the year, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” is set to do well in the tech industry, although it’s unclear whether director James Cameron will step into the role of director for the best. achievements for female filmmakers – Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) in 2021, Jane Campion (“Power of the Dog”) last year – no women are expected to be nominated for best director.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences will truly celebrate the best motion pictures full of blockbusters. Television ratings have been steadily increasing over the years as movies become more and more popular. Last year’s awards looked like a repeat of the Oscars before the “slap” explained the ceremony. After that, the school banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years. Although he would have been nominated, Smith’s performance as a runaway slave in “Emancipation” did not happen.

Last year’s broadcast attracted 15.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen, a 56% increase from the 10.5 million viewers expected on television in 2021. This year, ABC is bringing back Jimmy Kimmel to host the March 12 event, which will be seen as a return to the scene of the shooting.

But bigger concerns surround the movie industry. Last year saw a resurgence of success in theaters, such as the success of “Top Gun: Maverick,” after two years of pandemic. But in part due to the increased number of releases, ticket sales for the year were only about 70% of pre-pandemic business. Regal Cinemas, the country’s second largest cinema group, announced the closure of 39 cinemas this month.

At the same time, storm clouds entered the land after what seemed like endless years. Shares fell as Wall Street looked to advertising services for profit, not just to increase subscribers. Layoffs have followed, as the industry once again enters a head of uncertainty.

In stark contrast to last year’s Academy Awards, this year won’t see any competing titles for the Oscars – although the final spot in the 10 best picture category is still up for grabs. The best Netflix movies are instead coming in other categories, especially with the likes of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and the German title, “All Quiet on the Western Front.”