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Sep 20, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Earlier this year, Christopher Nolan finally won Best Director at the Academy Awards. He picked up prize for helming Best Picture champ “Oppenheimer.” That victory came after five prior Oscar nominations, all of which ended in losses. Anyhow, Nolan has now finally been given the rewards his talents deserve. But there are still plenty of filmmakers who are overdue a Best Director gong. Scroll down for a list of five overdue filmmakers who could compete for the award at the 2025 Oscars.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
It’s an often-touted cliche that a great way to win an Oscar is for a performer to portray a real-life person. Cillian Murphy won Best Actor earlier this year for playing J.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Jacob Sarkisian
3 days agoCan you feel the love tonight? Following an unprecedented year of SAG-AFTRA strikes that disrupted and delayed the 2023 Emmys ceremony, the show is back to its regularly scheduled programming. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards returned to ABC on Sunday, September 15, 2024, to celebrate the best in …
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Earlier this year, Robert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards for “Oppenheimer.” This followed two unsuccessful bids spanning three decades. At long last, the dynamic Downey Jr. was rewarded. That is one overdue thespian taken care of but there are plenty more performers out there who have yet to receive the Oscar their talents and careers deserve.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Earlier this year, Issa Rae starred in not one but two Best Picture nominees. She played President Barbie in Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” and also featured as author Sintara Golden, whose book becomes the subject of Jeffrey Wright‘s scorn in “American Fiction.” That was a nice double-whammy for Rae but it isn’t the first time a performer has featured in multiple Best Picture nominees.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Earlier this year, Emma Stone was the only one of the four acting Oscar champs who had already taken home an Oscar. She prevailed for “Poor Things,” which followed her 2017 Best Actress win for “La La Land.” Best Actor victor Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), Best Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”), and Best Supporting Actress champion Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) all won their first Oscars.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Seven of the 2024 Oscars‘ 20 acting nominees were already previous nominees: Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”), Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”). The other 13 nominees were either first-timers (Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt, for example) or previous winners (Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, for example). But let’s focus on those previous nominees.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
“Succession” star Kieran Culkin is poised to make the journey from the Emmys to the Oscars thanks to his role in the red-hot film, “A Real Pain.” From , “A Real Pain” is written and directed by actor Jesse Eisenberg, who made his debut as writer-director in 2022 with the acclaimed “When You Finish Saving The World.” This one follows Eisenberg and Culkin as a pair of mismatched cousins who tour through Poland in an attempt to honor their grandmother.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Universal‘s movie adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” is flying into theatres this year and brings with it a flurry of stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh. But those stars aren’t the only ones who may shine bright in the film as the movie’s trailer displayed a dazzling array of designs that could mean it’s set for Oscar attention. In particular, it could be a key player for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
goldderby.com | Jacob Sarkisian
Denzel Washington has consistently delivered standout performances — including as a director in recent years! — across his decades-long career. He already has two Oscars to his name and could be on his way to a third Academy Award with his role in Ridley Scott‘s “Gladiator II.”This follow-up to the 2000 Best Picture champ stars Lucius (Paul Mescal) as Lucius, the grandson of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
