It seems like an effort to give more commercially appealing movies a push. As long as it doesn’t get too out of hand, I think it could be a good idea.
Way too early Best Picture prediction:
One Battle After Another (WB)
Bugonia (Focus)
Wicked For Good (Universal)
Hamnet (Focus)
Marty Supreme (A24)
Ann (No distribution rn)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Die, My Love (No distribution rn)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Mission Impossible (Paramount)
Mission Impossible is my big swing but I think it gets the blockbuster spot this year. I don't believe in F1. I think Avatar is going to start having diminishing returns at the Academy. The Academy loves Tom Cruise and this is the final film in one of the greatest franchises in Hollywood history. If it debuts with 90%+ on RT I think it has a shot. If they kill Ethan Hunt Cruise might get nominated for Best Actor who knows.
Three and a half months later and I'm revising a lot of the list. Adding Sinners obviously as it's a lock for a nomination at this point. Mission Impossible (lol) and Die, My Love are coming off the list. Taking Hamnet off because I think Focus is going to make Bugonia their main player and they're not the type of studio that would campaign for two films.
Netflix is a major wildcard. They have so many films coming this year that I can't see them not getting two noms, which two films though is impossible to say. There's Jay Kelly, A House of Dynamite, Frankenstein, The Ballad of a Small Player, and Train Dreams. Releasing films by Noah Baumbach, Kathryn Bigelow, Guillermo del Toro, and Edward Berger all within two months is insane honestly. Despite that, I'm still going with the underdog in Train Dreams to grab a nomination. Netflix is giving it a theatrical release so I think they believe in it.
Sinners (WB)
One Battle After Another (WB)
Bugonia (Focus)
Wicked For Good (Universal)
Marty Supreme (A24)
Ann Lee (No distribution rn)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Rental Family (Searchlight)
No idea who wins out of this field. I do feel like Bugonia, Sinners, and Wicked aren't major contenders though.
Way too early Best Picture prediction:
One Battle After Another (WB)
Bugonia (Focus)
Wicked For Good (Universal)
Hamnet (Focus)
Marty Supreme (A24)
Ann (No distribution rn)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Die, My Love (No distribution rn)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Mission Impossible (Paramount)
Mission Impossible is my big swing but I think it gets the blockbuster spot this year. I don't believe in F1. I think Avatar is going to start having diminishing returns at the Academy. The Academy loves Tom Cruise and this is the final film in one of the greatest franchises in Hollywood history. If it debuts with 90%+ on RT I think it has a shot. If they kill Ethan Hunt Cruise might get nominated for Best Actor who knows.
i think this is gonna end up being more accurate than the updated one lol
Wicked shouldn't be nominated for anything this year, I'm sorry
maybe original song (if they include a new song)
Conan's writing staff already making jokes about "One Battle After Another" being a Netflix movie
Celebration of cinema streaming on YouTube
Getting an ad right when best picture is announced