Mar 15, 2026
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The awards ceremony erased last year's disappointment over Hollywood's silence in the face of Trump and Netanyahu's excesses.
The 2026 Oscars try a Hollywood look in dreadlocks
Next Sunday's awards ceremony may wipe out the disappointment that the industry was silenced last year by the excesses of Trump and Netanyahu.
Paul Thomas Anderson and his film 'One Battle After Another' are also featured as favourites.
Hollywood disappointed last year with its cowardly silence.The 2025 Oscars, which could have been a rare speaker against Trump's policies, was an expression of the fear of Hollywood professionals to retaliate... the war in Iran, the war in Ukraine, the recent anger of the President of the United States - including murders at the hands of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - and killing people who know nothing. atmosphere and make them react with force.
Until early next March 15, we will not know whether US moviegoers (with the already known exceptions: Robert De Niro, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, John Cusack...) still care more about their careers or the destruction of cities and the persecution and murder of citizens on the streets of the country.Signs of resistance and protest were evident in other ways.
The biggest award, the best film, Going through one war after another by Paul Thomas Anderson is a story that makes people angry, describes the racism back and there are some cases of Latinos fleeing the immigration authorities.
Real life
The film, extraordinary, certainly deserves it, but that, knowing the vagaries of competitions and awards, is never a guarantee.This time, however, real life has favored a filmmaker and a film that likes to point fingers and identify the planet's evildoers.One of the awards season shows and Oscar promotion came just days after intensive care nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by the Border Patrol in Minneapolis.Shortly before, Agent Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good.
These tragic coincidences ultimately supported the film.voted for it, and was second in nominations (13) with four Golden Globe Awards, six BAFTA Awards and recognition from all the critics' associations in the country, not to mention the character played by Sean Penn, Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw, who faces the evils of the United States and embodies the law enforcement forces of the current terror administration.
This will finally be the year that Paul Thomas Anderson goes home with the Oscar.The author of the great video, he is not yet recognized by the organization.The only person who holds it today is Ryan Coogler (Criminals), who if he wins will be the first black director to win that statue.
Yes, the story of African-American community, Irish-led vampires, exploitation and resistance - which has the most nominations in 16 categories - could win several Oscars, including best original screenplay, best new cast and original score.The film is also among the favorites for cinematography (Autumn Dorald, the first black cinematographer to be nominated and the first woman to win in the category), costumes and original score (I Lied to You, Ludwig Goranson and Rafael Saadiq).
For his part, the group fights one-on-one in an adapted script with Hemnet;He has many opportunities in photography (Michael Baumann) and editing (Andy Jorgensen).
The aforementioned Sean Penn will compete closely for the best supporting actor Oscar with Stellan Skarsgård, who has never been nominated before, and if there is any justice, he will be rewarded for his emotional and emotional performance.left.
And only the main character of the Brazilian film (also nominated for the best film).Wagner Moura is one of the candidates for the best actor of the Oscar, one of the most controversial categories.Although Timothée Chalamet's big role in Marty Suplier seems to be guaranteed so far, the last day of the actor's award, said Michael B.
Jessie Buckley will win the best actress Oscar for her role as Agnes, Shakespeare's wife in Hamnet, while Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Order") and Amy Madigan ("Arms") will take home supporting actress awards.
The possibility of the film directed by Oliver Lax decreased in recent weeks and the Oscar for the best sound, nominated by Yasmina Praderes, Laia Casanova and Amanda Villavia, lost steam compared to the nomination of F1.Film and sins.
Korean pop stars K-Pop Warriors and Disney's popular "Animals of Zootopia 2" are going to compete for the Oscar in the category of best animated film - the former will win the award for the original song. A recruitment center for the war in a small town in Ukraine.
The 2026 Oscars will likely reserve some statuettes (for visual effects) for Avatar and some technical awards (costumes, makeup and hair, production design) for Frankenstein.The cards will be drawn and the prizes announced on the 15th, although the great, valuable, necessary and anticipated unknown will be whether Hollywood will publicly rebel against Trump, Israel and the other despots of the planet.
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