Oscars: 15 Moments To Watch Out For On Sunday – ‘Anora’, ‘Emilia’, Chalamet & Brody, ‘Conclave’ And Trump
deadline.comTime to do your homework to get ready for the 97th Annual Academy Awards. Records can be broken, anyone can win, front runners can be toppled, and Brazil and Latvia just might go crazy.
Here are 15 moments to look for during the three and a half hour Oscar telecast which begins at 4:00PM PT/7:00PM ET on Sunday March 2 on ABC and HULU. BEST PICTURE: Front runner Anora would become only the third film in history to win the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or and also go on to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Previously Parasite in 2019 and Marty in 1955 did it. Before the top prize was called Palme d’Or 1945’s Best Picture winner The Lost Weekend also won the top prize at Cannes. BEST PICTURE: Emilia Perez is not only the international film with the most nominations ever with 13, it is also in rarefied air in Oscar history with that number.
Only 22 films have ever received 12 or more nominations. All of them except four went on to win Best Picture. All 7 with 12 nominations took the top prize home as well.
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