STACK #221 March 2023

MOVIE FEATURE

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It’s a wonderful month for Oscar! The 95th Academy Awards will be presented on March 13, and we’ve selected five nominated movies that are worthy of inclusion in every home collection, along with some predictions on which awards they’re likely to win. Words Glenn Cochrane 5 OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIES YOU OWN MUST

5 OSCAR-WORTHY SEQUELS Top Gun: Maverick joins an ever growing list of sequels to have been deemed worthy of a Best Picture nomination. The Godfather Part II (1974) The first sequel to ever win an Oscar for Best Picture, and if you've seen it, you’ll know why. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Some would argue the phenomenal fourth Mad Max movie was robbed of Best Picture, but it did win a swag of technical awards. The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King (2003) All three films were nominated for Best Picture, but the third was the only victor. Maybe the Academy awarded the Oscar on behalf of the entire trilogy? Toy Story 3 (2010) Only three animated films have been up for the top award – Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Up (2009) are the other two. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) A follow-up to Going My Way (1944), this Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman flick was the first ever sequel to be nominated for Best Picture.

the vastness of the multiverse. We predict it will win the Oscar for Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay. ELVIS Nominations: Best Picture,

TOP GUN: MAVERICK Nominations: Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song, Sound, Film Editing and Visual Effects

Actor (Austin Butler), Cinematography, Film

Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Makeup and Hairstyling

Director Baz Luhrmann's flashy Elvis Presley biopic was one of the must-see movies of 2022. Mrs. Luhrmann herself, Catherine Martin, should claim another win for Costume Design, although Baz has been curiously snubbed in the Directing category. Rest assured, this extravagantly mounted account of the King's life and career will score the Production Design statue, while Austin Butler’s smooth portrayal could well be a dark horse for Best Actor. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Nominations: Best Picture, Directing, Actor (Colin Farrell), Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan), Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Score

Tom Cruise climbed back into the pilot's seat after 36 years, soaring to dizzying heights to deliver a sequel that not only rivals its predecessor but also beats it. Although it’s unlikely to take out the Best Picture gong, it stands a good chance of winning the remaining five. The stellar cast of hot shots and heartfelt story, combined with awesome aerial action, have made it the most successful film of Cruise's career and a worthy, albeit unexpected, frontrunner at the Oscars. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Farrell). It needs to beat some heavyweight competition to win the major categories on Oscar night, but McDonagh should leave the ceremony with 8.5 pounds of gold-plated solid bronze for Original Screenplay. Will the luck of the Irish prevail? Available March 8 (see page 30) THE BATMAN Nominations: Best Visual Effects, Sound, Makeup and Hairstyling Director Matt Reeves’ bold and brooding take on the DC superhero

ALL AT ONCE Nominations: Best Picture, Directing, Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu),

Supporting Actor (Key Huy Quan), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Costume Design This one came out of nowhere and caught everyone off guard. A genre-spanning,

Writer-director Martin McDonagh’s wonderful Irish tale of a lifelong friendship gone awry has already claimed Golden Globes for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Original

was overlooked for Best Picture consideration but remains one of 2022's best comic book adaptations. We believe that Paul Dano was worthy of a Supporting Actor nomination for his deranged

hyperactive action-adventure comedy-sci-fi-fantasy, it boasts the most intricate storytelling of the Oscar contenders. Michelle Yeoh plays a laundromat owner who finds herself swept up in the adventure of a lifetime across

From 1935 until 1961 there was a Juvenile Award category, with notable recipients being Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, and Judy Garland. DYK?

Screenplay, and Best Actor (Colin

Riddler, but the Academy obviously didn’t think so.

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