The 2024 Oscars were a giant snooze fest — again
nypost.comsnooze-o-rama Oscars, “Oppenheimer” deservedly took home seven trophies: best picture, director (Christopher Nolan), actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), cinematography, score and editing.It wasn’t a brutal beatdown. “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone, snapped three technical awards away from it (as well as a Best Actress honor for Stone), and Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” deprived the atom bomb movie of Best Adapted Screenplay.
But it came off nuclear regardless.Nolan’s British accent made the night feel all the more like the coronation it was. Well, except for the fact that the crowning of King Charles III only took an hour.
If only.Cheers, Oppy.Now, on to the losers!Boo-hoo for “Barbie.” Nominated for eight Oscars, the doll flick notched just one tiny victory: Best Song (“What Am I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell).What was this movie made for?
Frankly, not award season.Host Jimmy Kimmel mocked the industry’s seeming ambivalence toward the blockbuster at the top of the show.“Barbie is a feminist icon thanks to Greta Gerwig, who many believe deserved to be nominated for Best Director,” he began. “I know you’re clapping, but you’re the ones who didn’t vote for her, by the way!
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