"Roma," "A star is born" about to lead Oscar nominations – Variety

Things have spoiled this season of rewards, enough to give you a break on what might be waiting for us once the Oscar nominations announced next week. "Fasten your seatbelts, it will be a bumpy ride," and so on. But as the dust of phase one begins to settle, what does the landscape look like?

In the wake of the December critics' awards circuit, which saw a film, Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma", dominate the debates, industry guilds and other professional organizations have come forward in recent weeks. with various announcements of appointments. The net stand out in this frame? Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born", which received recognition from all the bands, except the Annie Awards (because it's not a cartoon) and the Visual Effects Society ( because unlike another musical drama this year, real crowds watching Ally and Jackson Maine croon).

That said, it's no wonder the two films lead the way with the latest evaluation of the race by In Contention, which begins in next week's announcement, which brings us closer to what we started at the beginning. of the race. We are preparing Cooper's acclaimed remake and Cuarón's personal exploration for 10 nominations each, with Yorgos Lanthimos' British Academy favorite, "The Favorite," two steps back with eight .

A number of questions remain unanswered which only actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Elliss Ross – solicited by the Academy to announce the nominees of this year – will be able to answer. Does the recent movement of the "First Man" clock indicate that it will generate much more love than you would have imagined a month ago? "Black Panther" will it really be a dominant player or will this bubble finally burst? Has the Green Paper been damaged during the voting week or is it bullet-proof? Could "If Beale Could Talk" find any allies in the ranks of the Academy despite the fact that they have been largely ignored by the guilds?

We talked about it to death at this point. We will just have to discover it together in a few days. For now, here are some guesses in each of the 24 categories of the Academy. Find out how much we were right (or wrong) on ​​Tuesday, January 22nd.