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Something about me? I have been a nerdy cinephile for as long as I can remember. Putting the two together is living my best life. That notwithstanding, I was born to express, not to impress, so I blog because I don't have friends. In other news, I like hashtags because they look like waffles, prefer my puns intended, and I always give 100% unless I'm donating blood. Thanks for reading.
Now that we are basking in the Golden Globes afterglow, it’s time for AMPAS to remind us they have some hard work ahead. Namely, they must determine the OSCARS Best Picture. At the 96th annual Academy Awards, 321 films are vying for contention.
However, let’s be honest: If AMPAS thinks we believe it will be a difficult decision to bypass Razzie hopefuls such Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Five Nights at Freddy’s, House Party, and Expendables 4, they underestimate today’s typical cinephile.
Back to the arduous task of narrowing down 256 movies for OSCARS Best Picture, The Hollywood Reporter summarized it best:
To be eligible in the general categories, films (meaning a runtime of more than 40 minutes) must open in a commercial theater in at least one of the following areas: Los Angeles County; the city of New York; the Bay Area; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; and Atlanta, Georgia, between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2023. Additionally, it must complete a minimum qualifying run of seven consecutive days in the same venue.
Of course, narrowing down the haughty list will not take much effort from all AMPAS voting members. Most movie fans could write down their respective top ten films of 2023 without much effort. Such films include Oppenheimer, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives, The Holdovers, American Fiction… Well, you get it. All the ones that won gold or hubbub at the Golden Globes.
Yet, if you think two hundred and sixty-five (265) eligible films are an overwhelming amount, then it’s more an average year than anything. Last year, there were 301 films. In 2020, the highest amount of films were produced–366–since 1970, when Hollywood put out 374 movies. For grins, AMPAS shares the record in 1927 when 562 films were knocked out and the first “talkie” was released.
Not for nothing, that is. Thanks to the guidelines for OSCARS Best Picture, that means one horrible thing–Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is not eligible. Sorry, Swifties.
Something about me? I have been a nerdy cinephile for as long as I can remember. Putting the two together is living my best life. That notwithstanding, I was born to express, not to impress, so I blog because I don't have friends. In other news, I like hashtags because they look like waffles, prefer my puns intended, and I always give 100% unless I'm donating blood. Thanks for reading.
