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PENEFLIX PREDICTIONS: 97TH  ACADEMY AWARDS

Another banner year in movie-making history; in so many ways it was glorifying, shockingly innovative and uproarious, titillating fun. Countless times I exited smiling, smirking, thinking “I got it”, I wasn’t fooled, but enriched by the ambiguity; directors have unleashed their colossal control, allowing viewers to fill in the blanks. Recently a woman told me that she felt from the onset of “Babygirl” that Romy had hired Samuel and knew who he was from the commencement of the dog/cookie scene. I didn’t agree but it tickled my “joyous” curiosity, why not?

Every year I notoriously, shamefully lose or better said, fail in my predictions. My selections simply rest on whom/what is deserving of the golden god; some categories are eliminated, others too close to predict, but I guess despite the odds.

BEST PICTURE: “THE BRUTALIST”

BEST DIRECTOR: BRADY CORBET “THE BRUTALIST”

BEST ACTOR: ADRIEN BRODY “THE BRUTALIST” (Would not cry if Timothee Chalamet won for “A Complete Unknown”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: GUY PEARCE “THE BRUTALIST”

BEST ACTRESS: FERNANDA TORRES “I’M STILL HERE”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: ARIANA GRANDE “WICKED”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “THE BRUTALIST”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “EMILIA PEREZ”

ANIMATED FEATURE: “FLOW”

PRODUCTION DESIGN: “THE BRUTALIST”

COSTUME DESIGN: “WICKED”

CINEMATOGRAPHY: “THE BRUTALIST”

EDITING: “THE BRUTALIST”

MAKEUP: “WICKED”

SOUND:  “WICKED”

VISUAL EFFECTS: “DUNE: PART 2”

ORIGINAL SCORE: “THE BRUTALIST”

ORIGINAL SONG: “EL MAI”  EMILIA PEREZ

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “PORCELAIN WAR”

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: “I’M STILL HERE”  (BRAZIL)   Also in the category of best film.  I did predict in 2020 that “Parasite” would win for best Picture and best International film.

At the risk of being panegyric, I LOVE MOVIES!!!!

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