THB #307: Oscar Noms Morning

The big surprise of Oscar nod morning (here are the nominees) was not really that much of a surprise… All Quiet On The Western Front has been getting a lot of positivity for months from voters. I don’t agree personally… but why would anyone care but me? I like the film, but think it’s been overrated severely. But Netflix, which remains loaded with brilliant minds even if they f-ed up Glass Onion, reset to focus on All Quiet in the last few weeks before nominations and even on nominations week. They knew it was well loved, but convincing voters that it was not a wasted vote to put it in their Best Picture Top 3 was the challenge… and they succeeded in closing the deal.

Apple got focused on Brian Tyree Henry about 6 weeks ago and brought that home.

Second biggest surprise is Triangle of Sadness getting both Picture and Director nods (as well as the less surprising Original Screenplay)… especially after Dolly DeLeon didn’t get a Supporting Actress nomination. Gotta give it to Neon. There…