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Shortlists for the 96th Oscars awards were released earlier today from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Listed among 10 categories were “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in a handful of categories, as well as “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Color Purple.”
“Oppenheimer” was included in the Original Score, Sound and Makeup and Hairstyling categories, but, surprisingly, not in Visual Effects. Movies in the Visual Effects category include “The Creator,” “Godzilla Minus One,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Napoleon,” “Poor Things,” “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” “Society of the Snow” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
Barbie leads the shortlists with the most entries, including Music (Original Score), Sound and three songs for Music (Original Song): “Dance The Night” performed by Dua Lipa, “What Was I Made For?” performed by Billie Eilish and “I’m Just Ken” performed by Ryan Gosling.
“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” made the shortlist for Original Song with “Can’t Catch Me Now,” performed by Olivia Rodrigo. If voted through, this would be Rodrigo’s first Oscar nomination.
The category for Documentary Feature Film includes “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.” Fox, best known for his role as Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” trilogy, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991. The documentary follows his life, career and efforts to combat Parkinson’s through the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Also listed was “20 Days in Mariupol,” a war documentary from director Mstyslav Chernov. The film follows a team of Associated Press reporters working in Mariupol, Ukraine during the Russian invasion, and is Chernov’s first feature film.
“20 Days in Mariupol” is also listed in the International Features category as Ukraine’s entry. Other entries in this category include Japan’s “Perfect Days,” Mexico’s “Totem,” France’s “The Taste of Things” and Italy’s “Io Capitano.”
Films included in the shortlists are nominated by members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among members in separate branches of filmmaking. Actors belonging to the Academy nominate fellow actors, like directors and composers and so on. Best Picture is the only category available to all members to submit nominations.
Films that are nominated to the shortlists are then available to be voted on to continue to the final nominations of the Oscars. One selection from each of the final nominations are then chosen to award each respective category.
Films hopeful for nominations can reserve a “For Your Consideration” screening, priced at $20,000. Screenings with forensic watermarks – offered to secure the film’s ownership and distribution – cost $25,000. Members of the Academy can consider these screenings when submitting nominations for their respective categories.
The full shortlists can be read on the Oscars’ official website. Shortlist nominations will be voted on by Academy members on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 through Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 to continue to final nominations. Final nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
The Oscars ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
SZNS MAG 