Hugh Hudson, whose first feature directing effort Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards including Best Picture, has died, according to a statement from his family obtained by the BBC. He was 86.
24.01.2023 - 23:49 / deadline.com
A commenter named Brad replied to an Oscar predictions piece I put up over the weekend and said: “There used to be a time when I anticipated the Oscar Nominations. But I feel that time has not been good to the Academy Awards and with so many awards ceremonies these days, the Oscars do not seem special like they once did.”
He has a point, as did Cate Blanchett when, during her Critics Choice Award acceptance speech, she wished for the “televised awards horserace” to end and everyone be declared a winner. There is so much noise, so many precursor groups handing out awards that the Oscar nominations look more often like a rubber stamp these days, even if it clearly remains the only film award truly coveted. At 95 years old, it still will be the first line in any winner or nominee’s obit.
But looking at today’s list of nominees, particularly Best Picture, can we say that any of them are actually surprising? Stunners? Shockers? Are any of them not the names we have heard pundits (and yes, I admit to being one of them), critics groups, awards consultants, studio trade ads and so on pounding into our heads since the season began in earnest at the end of summer? One Oscar season reporter for a major trade makes a living out of “Breaking News” posts on every single possibility in every single way of who could possibly be nominated, even though 90% of them never will, but hey, it probably encourages more ad buys. Our colleagues at Gold Derby have a whole website devoted to dissecting every combination of possibilities. The Los Angeles Times, like many big-city newspapers, has a special section devoted to breathless coverage of the lead up to nominations and the ceremony itself.
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Hugh Hudson, whose first feature directing effort Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards including Best Picture, has died, according to a statement from his family obtained by the BBC. He was 86.
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