The nomineesare in and wooh, does the internet have opinions.
But lets unpack this mornings particular pinata of crazy.
At least, I bet thats what Ethan Hawke and theFirst Reformedposse are telling themselves this morning.
Especially whatisand whatisnta comedy.
And kindly remind me howGreen Bookis a comedy or a musical when those arent?
But what are you gonna do?
And yet Im heartened by the fact that three of the Best Picture Drama finalists were directed by African-Americans.
I wonder if that will carry over to the Oscars; I suspect not.
Eighth Grades Elsie Fisher yay!
NoCold WarorThe Guiltyin the foreign film slot (boo!).
Remembering Charlize Theron forTully, a movie that came out an eternity ago (yay!).
No Sissy Spacek forThe Old Man & the Gun(boo!).
Richard E. Grant (big yay!
If anyone was going to make that call correctly, its the populist and celeb-friendly Globes.
He builds thoseMissionmovies from the ground up, essentially,sometimes without even a script.
but agree has a pretty fundamental problem with glibness.
(Though why no Nicholas Hoult for Best Supporting??)
And just to make some enemies,Lady Gagais very good inStar Is Bornand she will absolutely win this.
Thats my horse-trading plea, and I predict it has a zero-point-zero chance of succeeding.
But yeah, as a predictor for other nods to come?
Then again, maybe the glut of popular choices likePantherandStarandBohemianare just the permission the Academy needs.
Bring it on,Bumblebee.
