What, if anything, do the Gotham Awards nominations mean for the Oscar race? Is “A Real Pain” being underestimated? Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss the first set of nominations this season, Jesse Eisenberg‘s latest film, and more.
“Anora” topped the Gotham Awards nominations with four bids, followed by three apiece for “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Nickel Boys” and nine other films with two. But as usual, there were some quirks with the list, due to the Gotham Awards’ tiny nominating committees of five people. None of the five Best Feature nominees are nominated for Best Screenplay, so how much can you really extrapolate? Last year, neither acting winner, Lily Gladstone for “The Unknown Country” and Charles Melton for “May December,” received Oscar nominations, though the former was up for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
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After killing it at Sundance and winning the festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, “A Real Pain,” written and directed by and starring Eisenberg, opens in limited release on Friday. The film is currently predicted to receive two Oscar nominations in original screenplay and supporting actor for Kieran Culkin, but could it not only nab a Best Picture bid but a Best Actor one too for Eisenberg?
Elsewhere, we discuss two other new releases this weekend from two past Best Director Oscar champs, “Here” and “Juror #2,” the latter of which will be hard to find.
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Timestamps:
Intro and Gotham Awards nominations (0:00)
Oscar predictions updates (15:56)
“A Real Pain” (24:19)
“Here” (40:18)
“Juror #2” (47:53)
