The 95th Oscars on March 12 have a real shot at a ratings boost with brand-name contenders.
There’s nominations leader “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, sequels “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and original global hit “Elvis”, all vying for Best Picture.Global box office may succeed in luring more eyeballs to the stateside ABC broadcast and more than 200 countries around the world, but a sequel is unlikely to win the top prize.
A mainstream crowdpleaser that tugs at audience heartstrings is more likely to take home the win, like recent winners “Coda,” “Nomadland,” and “Green Book.”Every year, the entire Academy membership votes to nominate Best Picture.
This year the increasingly international body revealed itself yet again, nominating (for the eighth time) a non-English language film for both International Feature and Best Picture.
Germany’s Oscar entry “All Quiet on the Western Front” could also notch
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