On Wednesday, December 21st, the Academy announced the shortlist for 10 different categories for the 95th Academy Awards. This is standard procedure for 10 categories: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short […]
On Wednesday, December 21st, the Academy announced the shortlist for 10 different categories for the 95th Academy Awards. This is standard procedure for 10 categories: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound, and Visual Effects.
This is a step to the formal Oscar nominations announcement which takes place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. This is all leading up to the actual award ceremony on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
For any movie, the eligibility period for Academy Awards is that a feature film must have a qualifying theatrical release date between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022.
In terms of the 10 categories where the shortlist was announced, it is a great benchmark to start at for these categories that are a little bit more obscure. Speaking for myself, this is where I start watching all of the short films that are nominated. We will ignore the fact that Taylor Swift’s All Too Well: The Short Film (2022) was not part of the short list.
In the lists below; the ones that are bold I have seen. If there is a hyperlink, that means I have also written about them.
MaXXXine (2024) “In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.” Director: Ti WestWriter: Ti WestCast: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Bob Cannavale, Michelle…
Stanko's Stance 