The Oscars 2024 They have already announced all their nominations. As expected, Oppenheimer has swept the board, accumulating 13 nominations and confirming itself as the favorite. Behind, the rest of the year’s great films. poor creatures has achieved up to 11 nominations. The Moon Killers has been done with 10. And Barbie has added a total of 8. However, as in every edition, there have been very notable surprises (like that Spanish Robot Dreams in animation) and too painful absences.
The Hollywood Academy never pleases everyone. And although 2024 has been a year in which the anticipated plan has been followed, the Oscars have left a good handful of films and industry personalities in the middle that well deserved their recognition. Starting, of course, with the inexplicable lack of Margot Robbiethe protagonist of Barbie. These have been the most important absences from the awards.
Margot Robbie
As we say, the cinematic year 2023 cannot be explained without Barbie. The film has been a revolution, even being the highest grossing of the course and, also, of the entire history of Warner Bros. Much of the blame lies with its protagonists. Ryan Gosling Yes, he has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but Margot Robbie has not been considered for Best Leading Actress. His presence in the face of her absence is, in fact, a spectacular irony that the film’s message is still very necessary. The performer not only deserved to be among the candidates, she should be one of her three big favorites along with Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone. At least, Robbie Yes, it is nominated in the Best Film category with the film, since it is one of its producers.
Greta Gerwig
The other big disregard for Barbie He has come with his director. The Academy has also not considered that the filmmaker in charge of the most talked-about film of the year deserves to be among the five Oscar nominees. Greta Gerwig Yes, it will be at the ceremony as a candidate for Best Adapted Screenplay (not original solely because it is based on a pre-existing doll). But her sensational work behind the cameras has not been enough for academics to take her into consideration. Of course, Barbie She deserved much more, since she didn’t even make the cut for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, for example.
Leonardo Dicaprio
In the main actors section, Leonardo Dicaprio has recovered its sad tradition of being ignored by the Academy. In this case he has not even been nominated. The actor of The Moon Killers it seemed like he was going to be the favorite when the movie was released. But little by little he has lost weight and, in the end, he has been left out of the fight for the Oscar. Surprising, because in most of the big awards at least he was a candidate.
Saltburn
Saltburnthe movie of Emerald Fennell, was not one of the great proposals of the year. Irreverent and groundbreaking, it had quite a few gaps, everyone agrees on that. But the striking thing is that he has left the Oscar nominations empty. At the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs she was one of the finalists in several categories, including Barry Keoghan as Best Actor or Rosamund Pike as Best Supporting Actress. It seems that to get the golden statuette of the Academy something more is needed.
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar He was one of the great Spanish hopes in these Oscars. His short film strange way of lifemade by Peter Pascal and Ethan Hawke, has been quite liked for how it takes the western to its field. Unfortunately, the academics have not been so excited to see him and have left the genius from La Mancha without a new nomination that would have been very celebrated.
Penelope Cruz
The other forgotten Spanish woman is Penelope Cruz. She did not start as a favorite, far from it. But in several pools she was among the candidates for Best Actress for her role in Ferrari. The movie of Michael Mann has ended up leaving without any nomination, something that could have weighed on other performers overtaking her. Cross in the race to reach the awards gala. A shame, although it surely won’t be the last chance she has to be nominated.
Greta Lee
Past Lives has achieved a creditable nomination for Best Picture. The beloved film that critics and audiences have loved so much, however, has not been able to include its protagonist either, Greta Lee, among the finalists. Her look, which simultaneously conveys joy, pain and melancholy, seemed to be one of the best performances of the year. Unfortunately for her, she is left without the final prize of reaching the Oscars.
Secrets of a scandal
Secrets of a scandal It is another of those films that surely expected much more from these Oscar nominations. Especially for its distribution. Neither Natalie Portmanneither Julie Mooreneither Charles Melton They have managed to emerge as candidates for the Academy Awards. Until now, the film had a good track record this season, so its absences from the Oscars have been an unexpected setback.
Super Mario Bros.: The Movie
In the field of animation, there were those who trusted that Super Mario Bros.: The Movie, ring the bell and be among the nominees. Finally, it has not been like that. Despite being the highest-grossing animated film of the year, and the second globally only behind Barbie (and ahead of Oppenheimer, for example), the Academy seems to care about the numbers depending on the case. The comical Italian plumber will have to settle for mushrooms and stars, since the Oscar will not be possible.
Fantasia Barrino
The Grammy winner Fantasia Barrino stars The color purple, a film that has been talked about a lot in the final stretch of the year. His role has been widely celebrated. She has even been nominated for the BAFTA and the Golden Globe. But, once again, the Oscars have gone out of their way and decided to leave her out of the fight for the statuette. A small stain on a hitherto practically impeccable record for the artist’s sensational work.
Unknown
Another of the most painful absences is Unknownthe British film Andrew Haigh. The film was a huge hit, with six BAFTA nominations. But the Oscars have not awarded him any. Not even his actor, Andrew Scottwho offers one of his most impressive and emotional performances alongside the always accurate Paul Mescal. The intense film was good material for the Academy, but in such a powerful year other proposals have been preferred.
The life of Michael J. Fox
In the Best Documentary Film category, it is surprising that the Academy has not nominated The life of Michael J. Fox. It had received seven Emmy nominations, also winning the award for Best Documentary. Little by little she seemed to position herself as one of the great favorites for the prestigious award. But the Academy must not have been so clear and has left it out of the battle for the Oscar.