Oscar nominees out as awards row rages over female snubs

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All eyes on which stars and movies are nominated, as industry nervously awaits number of women and minorities selected. FMTNews Oscar

Favourites for best picture include Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ and Sam Mendes’s ‘1917’.

Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “The Irishman” and South Korean class satire “Parasite” are also expected to feature. Up to 10 films can be nominated for the top prize. One Academy voter who asked not to be named said he was “anticipating that it’s likely going to be very controversial” again Monday because “a lot of male directors” will be nominated.

“Greta certainly has a shot at becoming the first woman to get in for director twice,” Beachum added, referring to her nomination for 2017’s “Lady Bird.”Voting for Oscar nominees ended last Tuesday, two days after the Golden Globes, meaning success there could have provided a late bump for borderline candidates.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

 

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