Oscar season has a way of turning otherwise reasonable people into amateur statisticians, astrologists, and armchair Hollywood prognosticators. We scrutinise guild awards like tea leaves, debate anonymous ballots as if decoding some ancient script, and pore over every campaign stop, hunting for the moment a frontrunner might slip or, just as thrillingly, the instant an…
The Best Picture nominees at this yearâs Oscars include two movies whose main characters embody a political truth that escapes too many of Americaâs Republicans and Democrats. Unfortunately, only one of the films allows viewers to see it. In Conclave, a drama about the selection of a new pope, Cardinal Lawrence (played by Ralph Fiennes)…
Ralph Fiennes in a still from âConclaveâ | Photo Credit: Focus Features Oscar voting has long been shrouded in mystery, but anonymous ballots sometimes reveal surprisingâand bafflingâdecision-making. A recent Variety report uncovered a striking example: two Academy voters admitted they didnât select Ralph Fiennes for Best Actor in Conclave because they believed he had âalready…
Payal Kapadiaâs âAll We Imagine As Lightâ lost the BAFTA in the Best Film Not in the English Language category to French title âEmilia Perezâ. Payal Kapadia’s critically acclaimed movie “All We Imagine As Light” lost the BAFTA in the Best Film Not in the English Language category to French title “Emilia Perez”. Despite controversy…
Papal thriller â Conclave â led the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical â Emilia PĂ©rez â facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season longshot. âConclaveâ is nominated in 12 categories, including best picture, best director for Edward Berger…
A still from âConclaveâ | Photo Credit: X/ @FocusFeatures Focus Features has unveiled the first trailer for Conclave, its new papal thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Edward Berger, known for his work on All Quiet on the Western Front. The film stars two-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes (The Menu) and is poised to be a major…
