With a few favorites, a 95th Oscar premiere is very close

The season’s hottest favorite is actor Brendan Fraser, who is getting huge support from the audience. His starring role in La Ballena marked his triumphant return to Hollywood a few years after he almost disappeared, playing only supporting roles after traumatic events that deeply affected him.

He received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an overweight professor trying to reconnect with his daughter. With widespread support on social media, the public is eager to see Fraser get his redemption by getting his hands on the award-winning golden statuette. For that he has to beat another favorite, the young Austin Butler, known for his version of Elvis.

In previous encounters, Butler had won the Golden Globes and BAFTAs, while Fraser had beaten the Critics Choice and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

Another nominee who shares a similar story is Ke Huy Quan, who returned to the forefront of Hollywood after a 30-year hiatus for his performance in Everything Everywhere at Same Time and even earned his first Oscar nomination for Support. Actor. To achieve his goal, Quan must surpass young Barry Keoghan, who received his first nomination for an award for his performance in The Island Spirits.

Keoghan surprised by winning the Bafta, while Quan won the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice and SAG.

Actress. Another main competition takes place in the Best Actress category, with Chinese commentator Michelle Yeoh, who was shortlisted for her performance in Everything at the Same Time. In past awards, the love and admiration of their peers has been expressed through the interest and response to the congratulatory and acceptance speeches.

Yeoh will compete for the prize with actress Cate Blanchett, who has two figurines in her home during the Oscars gala. In addition to Michelle SAG, the Australian translator has also won Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and BAFTAs, as well as a Golden Globe.

The other two players who share the Favorites title also compete for the supporting actress statuette. On one side is Angela Bassett, who returned to the awards 29 years later for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. On the other hand, there is the charismatic Jamie Lee Curtis, who simultaneously made his Oscar debut for his peerless portrayal of Everything.

movies. When it comes to movies, there is a lot of anticipation surrounding the shortlist for foreign films with a South American representative, Argentina, 1985 film directed by Santiago Miter and starring Ricardo Darín. The neighboring country was shortlisted again 9 years later when it was subpoenaed by Wild Tales in 2014. On the other hand, in 2009, Darín personally attended the awards ceremony to receive the award for El secreto de sus ojos.

The main competitor on this shortlist is the German All Quiet on the Front, which, in addition to the main prize of this award, also won the corresponding category at the Bafta. Argentina won the Golden Globe and Goya awards in 1985.

Opinions on the Best Picture shortlist are pretty divided given its unpredictability. The huge success last year propelled Top Gun: Maverick to fame in the same category they appeared in: Avatar: The Path of Water; Spirits of the Island; The Fabelman Family, Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical tape, etc.

Favorites include Tár, who has won a total of six entries for the award; With no front-line news, Netflix has made a bet on this season, with nine nominations; Elvis is receiving positive reviews from critics and will compete on eight shortlists for the statuette; and Everywhere Simultaneously, Everywhere Simultaneously, which garnered a lot of attention last year, adding significant awards to its predecessors, confidently competing in the 11 categories it was nominated for.