Keeping pace with Hollywoods perpetual awards horserace.
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The most unpredictable awards season in recent memory came to a head Thursday morning withthe 2025 Oscar nominations.
Lets meet after hours in a secluded stairway in the Vatican and discuss the most notable snubs and surprises.
Welcome to the race,Im Still Here.
Things started predictably, with a nomination for Best International Film.
When Torres was indeed announced in the fifth actress spot, Brazilians celebrated.
To say this was unexpected would be an understatement.
Sebastian Stan trumped Daniel Craig.
I confess that, after the election, I thoughtThe Apprenticewas kaput.
Turns out, I had it the wrong way around.
This just shows the power ofno expectations.
Barbaro rode theComplete Unknowntrain as far as she could, becoming the mornings most pleasant surprise.
Voters surely appreciated the miraculous way Barbaro nailed Baezs inimitable soprano, which proves the No.
1 rule of Oscar punditry: Never bet against a transformation, especially one that comes witha vocal component.
While Jamie Lee Curtis did not.
But, honestly, two SAG noms and zero Oscars feels precisely right for a movie likeThe Last Showgirl.
Hard TruthsandChallengerswere completely shut out.
Last year, the Academys tastes mostly overlapped with the tastes of online cinephiles, give or take aBarbie.
Not so much this year.
Either way, Letterboxd will be rioting tonight.
