It's the most open Oscar race – Variety

For the record, we are in unknown territory this season of the Oscars.

While the costume designers ceremony will take place again on Tuesday, the Writers Guild Awards have welcomed the circuit guilds great congratulations Sunday night. The results gave what is, unequivocally, the most open Oscar field in history.

The guild and industrial group's main awards were each awarded to a different film for the very first time: the producers' guild rewarded by the "Green Book". The directors' guild accompanied Alfonso Cuarón and "Roma". SAG-AFTRA opted for "Black Panther". in its category together. American film publishers have turned to "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the field of theater and "The Favorite" in comedy. And now, the screenwriters guild has gone wild with original "8th grade" wins (the first movie since "Bowling for Columbine" to win a WGA award without a script nomination) and "Can you forgive me? .

Five organizations, seven different films. This never happened. And you might as well add the American society of "Cold War" cinematographs.

Now, what does it mean? Does this mean that the best race for the image is up for grabs? That was already the case, so that only embossed that fact. "Green book" versus "Rom" is the general wisdom, but who knows?

"BlacKkKlansman", a film not mentioned above, is still the only candidate to have received all major records this season (nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film Editing with leading brands from PGA, DGA, WGA, a SAG-AFTRA group nomination and BAFTA nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay).

Another film that is not mentioned above, "A star is born" is the subject of the largest number of applications to guilds and industry groups (pick up each of them except the effects society). visual).

This season is literally as tense as possible. There are so many questions. Fortunately, we only have one week left to learn the answers.