When it comes to Academy Awards prognostication, there's often no greater predicting factor than the existence of a previous nomination.
That's why, at the start of the 2021 movie awards season, Oscar diviners foretold a fourth nom for Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit), a seventh nom for Tom Hanks (News of the World) and even a 22nd nom for Meryl Streep (The Prom).
Once you're in the Academy's good graces, you're seemingly in for life. Of course, Academy voters also love to anoint a Hollywood newcomer or two each year amid the rosters of awards veterans.
These types of underdog nominations are normally few and far between, as the Academy tends to favor stars and stalwarts. But in a year of film industry anomalies, one of the most striking.
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