Today is not just significant for the solstice and the passing of fall into winter, it also is the first bell ringing in the race for Oscar as the Academy has just announced semi-finalists in 10 categories.
Fifteen movies each are moving forward in the contests for International Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Original Song and Music Score, plus the documentary, animated and live action short-film categories.
Ten movies each advanced today in the categories of Sound, Visual Effects and Makeup & Hairstyling. Not surprisingly, 2023’s box office champ Barbie leads the way with five shortlist mentions including Original Score and three for Original Song.
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and J.A. Bayona’s Spanish Oscar entry Society of the Snow are next with four each.
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