With nominations now announced, voters are curious — and skeptical — about how this year’s Zoomsday scenario will play out. The face-to-face encounters that enlivened awards seasons in the past always produced unexpected heroes or heavies by now, but will virtual sessions resonate as effectively?Consider the unexpected stars of past seasons: Michel Hazanavicius was neither understandable nor pronounceable in 2011 when he arrived to pitch The Artist, but the French director charmed the town to win Best Picture.
In 1997, Hollywood thought Roberto Benigno was a pizza parlor until his lively presence persuaded voters that “life is beautiful.”An ingratiating and professorial Guillermo del Toro helped voters discover a structure in the
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