Oscar Nom Reacts: The Academy Said No x10

Thank God one of those nos went to Jamie Lee Curtis.

Hello from seat 10E on a flight from Phoenix (long story). Hopefully I will see you at Metrograph tomorrow and we can watch The King of Comedy! I’ll also be introducing a screening of Mississippi Masala at Nitehawk Prospect Park on 2/25. I’m featured on episode two of HBO’s official White Lotus companion podcast this week. And lastly, I’ll be at On Air Fest recording an ep of Lemme Say This with Peyton. You can buy tickets 40% off here with the code LEMME40.

Zendaya in Challengers/Me today. Photo: Screenshot.

The biggest news of the day is, without a doubt, every Challengers snub. Nothing, even, for that propulsive, erotic score? The Academy said No x10: Not in Picture, Director, Costumes, Actress, Best Supporting Actor (x2), Cinematography, Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling or Screenplay.

Ariana Grande does not have eyebrows but she does have her first Oscar nomination. Check on your local Selenator: Emilia Pérez had a strong showing, but Selena Gomez didn’t make it into the Best Supporting Actress category. Nothing in Supporting Actor for Kid Cudi in Trap? Now that is a performance I have not stopped thinking about.

Good for the The Brutalist, with a strong showing as well. Will anyone really care that AI was reporetdly used to improve Adrien Brody’s Hungarian?¹ Is it controversial to say that I really don’t think so?Anora starts to rot whenever I think about it for too long.