20:16 – Martin Scorsese breaks Oscar record previously held by Steven Spielberg
This year, Martin Scorsese received his tenth nomination for the Oscar for Best Director. Thanks to this, the American director managed to beat a record that was previously held by Steven Spielberg: that of the living director with the most Oscar nominations. The 81-year-old filmmaker was nominated for Raging Bull (in 1981), The last temptation of Christ (in 1989), The Freedmen (in 1991), Gangs of New York (in 2003), Aviator (in 2005), Infiltrators (in 2007), Hugo Cabret (in 2012), The wolf of Wall Street (in 2014), The Irishman (in 2020) and Killers of the Flower Moon (in 2024). He only won one statuette, for Infiltrators in 2006. If Martin Scorsese wins the statuette tonight, he will also become the oldest winner in this category. Clint Eastwod currently holds this title, having won the Academy Award for Best Director for Million Dollar Baby at 74 years old.
19:33 – Barbie nominations are controversial
barbie is one of the most nominated films of this 96th edition of the Oscars, with no less than 8 citations including two in the “Best Original Song” category. However, the announcement of the nominations sparked controversy when it was announced that the filmmaker of the film, which is one of the biggest box office hits of the year 2023, had not been nominated for the nomination. Oscar for Best Director. Nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actor for barbieRyan Gosling, however, spoke in a press release the day after his nomination, denouncing the fact that the director, but also the main actress of the film Margot Robbie, had not been entitled to a nomination: “He there is no Ken without Barbie, there is no barbie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people responsible for this film, celebrated worldwide and which made history,” he laments.
19:01 – A track record already established? Our predictions before knowing the winners
The Oscars can have surprises in store every year, especially since many votes are won behind the scenes, well before the evening, which may explain why some editions have surprises in store. But for this 2024 edition, the winners already seem relatively established as Oppenheimer is announced as the big favorite. Already winner of numerous prizes, he has every chance of winning the Oscar for Best Film, of Best actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. The Oscar for Best actress could be given to Emma Stone, already winner of several awards for her role in Poor creaturesbut Lily Gladstone of Killers of the Flower Moon could also win the prize. For the Oscar for Best DirectionMartin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan are two serious competitors, while the Oscar for Best Animated Film could be won hands down by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseunless The boy and the heron does not create a surprise.
18:32 – Why “Anatomy of a Fall” is not nominated for the Oscar for Best International Film
Anatomy of a fall is nominated in five categories at the Oscars this year: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (for Sandra Hüller) and Best Editing. You read correctly, Justine Triet’s film is not nominated for the Oscar for Best International Film. The commission responsible for designating the film which represents France at the Oscars has in fact decided to send The Passion of Dodin Bouffant at the Oscars. According to information from Variety, voters believed that Tran Anh Hung’s film had a better chance of winning the prize, on paper at least, since the feature film evokes a long romance set against a backdrop of French gastronomy. The objective: to seduce the Academy with a feature film which focuses on the image of France and nostalgia. A gamble that did not pay off since The Passion of Dodin Bouffant was ultimately not selected among the five films competing for the Best International Film award. France undoubtedly lost the opportunity to win its first Oscar for Best Foreign Film since 1993 with the coronation ofIndochinaby Régis Wargnier.
18:00 – A film is already a big favorite at the Oscars
It is this night that we will know the names of the big winners of the Oscars. The ceremony is broadcast between midnight and 3:30 a.m. on Canal++, time to discover the entire list. And before the first names are announced, a film is already a big favorite and could win numerous awards this evening. Indeed, Oppenheimer, which has already won 5 Golden Globes and 7 BAFTAs, is tipped to win the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated 13 times for the Oscars.