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THB #632: The @*#&ing Globe Noms

THB #632: The @*#&ing Globe Noms

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Dec 09, 2024
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I am awake. Not to watch the noms. But I was awake, so I did. Let’s do a quick run around the 15 bloated categories, shall we?

Best Motion Picture - Drama
6 nominees… 6 different studios… surprise!
The only real surprises here are the absence of Gladiator II and the inclusion of A Complete Unknown as a Drama instead of as a Musical.
Happy to see September 5 get some love.
Could be won by The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown or Conclave depending on where the wind blows in the next month.

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
What a coincidence! 6 nominees… 6 different studios… again!
Is Challengers really a comedy?
Wicked can chalk this one up unless Anora has more heat as a potential Oscar winner in the next month…. and even then…

Best Motion Picture - Animated
Do I need to point it out again? 5 nominees… 5 different studios…
I have no idea what will win here. Could go popular or smaller.

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Yes, it’s the idiot award.
With 7 nominees and 4 of the current Top 1…

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