Diane Warren has now gone 0-16 for finest authentic track, whereas A Full Unknown was 0-8 total.
Timothee Chalamet como Bob Dylan en A COMPLETE UNKNOWN’.
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Typically, by the point the Oscars lastly roll round, even individuals with only a informal curiosity in motion pictures know who’s prone to win the massive awards. All of the exhibits that precede the Oscars (the Golden Globes, the Critics Selection Awards, the Display Actors Guild Awards, the BAFTAs and lots of, many extra) have taken a number of the suspense out of the granddaddy of all award exhibits.
This 12 months, nonetheless, a number of classes appeared to go all the way down to the wire. Finest image, finest actor and finest actress had been all lower than sure, as had been the 2 classes that imply essentially the most to us at Billboard – finest authentic track and finest authentic rating.
To make sure, a number of the awards had been totally predictable. Kieran Culkin was a lock for finest supporting actor for A Actual Ache, and Zoe Saldaña was almost as sturdy a wager as finest supporting actress for Emilia Pérez.
Different classes that had been by no means actually unsure embrace Depraved for finest manufacturing design and finest costume design; The Substance for finest make-up and hairstyling; I’m Nonetheless Right here for finest worldwide function (particularly after Emilia Pérez suffered a backlash after its star’s previous tweets had been uncovered); and Dune: Half Two for finest visible results. (The Oscars have an extended historical past of utilizing technical classes to honor blockbusters akin to Dune: Half Two that don’t fairly align with their tastes.)
However our focus right here is on snubs and surprises, and there have been a number of sprinkled all through the present. Have a look.
Snub: A Full Unknown
The Bob Dylan biopic went 0-8 on the evening, making it the evening’s greatest shutout. This marked the second time in three years {that a} biopic a few top-tier music legend has been shut out. Two years in the past, Elvis went 0-8 on the evening. In each circumstances, stars who had been thought to have a very good probability at profitable finest actor went house empty-handed. Austin Butler was nominated for taking part in Presley; Timothée Chalamet for taking part in Dylan. (Chalamet’s different 2024 movie, Dune: Half Two, received two Oscars, which gave Chalamet, seated within the entrance row, the chance to face and congratulate these winners.)
Snub: Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez received simply two awards from its 13 nominations – finest authentic track and finest supporting actress. Netflix’s crime musical holds an unwelcome Oscar document: It received fewer Oscars than another movie in Oscar historical past that obtained 13 or extra nominations. The previous document was held by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which received three awards from its 13 nods in 2009. Emilia Pérez didn’t even win finest worldwide function movie, which it was initially anticipated to take with ease. That award went to I’m Nonetheless Right here.
Snub: Diane Warren
Diane Warren has obtained 16 Oscar nominations, a complete matched by solely three different songwriters in Oscar historical past. In 2023, she grew to become the primary songwriter to obtain an honorary Governors Award from the Academy. So, it’s apparent she has many supporters within the Academy, however she has but to win a aggressive Oscar. This 12 months, her “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight misplaced to “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez. Together with her 0-16 monitor document, Warren ties sound and sound mixing specialist Greg P. Russell for essentially the most nominations and not using a aggressive win (but).
Mini-Snub: Elton John
John was nominated for finest authentic track for co-writing “By no means Too Late” from the documentary Elton John: By no means Too Late. This marked the primary time Elton John has gone house with out an Oscar on an evening he was nominated. (He received in 1995 for “Can You Really feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King and in 2020 for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Once more” from Rocketman. At 77, John was vying to turn out to be the oldest Oscar winner for finest authentic track. This 12 months’s finest authentic track award was introduced by one other member of British rock royalty, Mick Jagger. That presentation would have been a rock photograph for the ages.
Shock: Sean Baker ties Walt Disney’s Document
Sean Baker was broadly anticipated to win three Oscars for his work on Anora – finest image, finest director and finest authentic screenplay. However when he additionally received for finest movie enhancing, an award that was anticipated to go to Conclave, it grew to become clear he would tie Walt Disney’s 1954 document for many Oscars received in a single evening.
Shock: Circulation Wins Finest Animated Function
Most pundits anticipated The Wild Robotic to win on this class, however the award went as a substitute to Circulation, which grew to become the primary indie movie to win on this class and the primary Latvian movie to win in any class. The Wild Robotic had yet another nomination total than Circulation (three, in comparison with two), however Circulation prevailed right here nonetheless.
Snub (again in 1972): ‘Diamonds Are Endlessly’ Shut Out
“Diamonds Are Endlessly,” as carried out by Doja Cat, was a spotlight of a James Bond medley. However not like the 2 different songs within the medley, the Oscar-nominated “Stay and Let Die” and the Oscar-winning “Skyfall,” “Diamonds Are Endlessly” wasn’t even nominated on the time. (That 12 months’s winner: Isaac Hayes’ unforgettably funky “Theme From Shaft.”) Again in 1971, “Diamonds Are Endlessly” grew to become the second Bond theme to be carried out by Shirley Bassey, following “Goldfinger” – which wasn’t nominated for finest authentic track both (when you can consider that).
Not Actually a Snub: Demi Moore
Demi Moore got here awfully near profitable finest actress for The Substance, however misplaced to Mikey Madison for Anora. Madison’s win wasn’t actually a shock: She performed the title character within the 12 months’s finest image winner (which received 5 complete Oscars). It might have been odd for the voters to bypass her and go along with the star of a movie that received just one Oscar (finest make-up and hairstyling).
