Sing Sing is the BEST MOVIE of the year and deserves nominations in most categories. The movie was shot on 16 mm film, in 19 days, with a very small crew. The DP, Pat Scola should be nominated for an Oscar for cinematography because the visual look, the lighting, the film choice, all created the naturalistic atmosphere to tell the story. Accompanied with Bryce Dessner's score that sells the beautiful scenes and intimate facial expressions. And kudos to the director, Greg Kwedar, who allowed dialogue to be ad-libbed at times, which created the emotional essence throughout the film that tugs at your heart. The cast deserves best ensemble because 90% of the cast are the formerly incarcerated men that participated in the RTA theater program while in Sing Sing and that authenticity shines. And what can you say about Coleman Domingo.... he deserves the Oscar this year, his performance is perfectly understated, and he allows the other men to shine because this is their story. Well Done!! Also, Clarence Maclin and Paul Raci both deserve best supporting nominations. Their performances tie the strings that pull the film to its brilliance. Best movie overall in a very long time and well worth the emotional journey.
My mostly uneducated guess for Picture and Director: 1. Anora 2. Conclave 3. Sing Sing 4. Dune Part Two 5. Emelia Perez 6. Queer 7. Nickel Boys 8. The Room Next Door 9. The Seed of the Sacred Fig 10. Complete Unknown/Blitz/Piano Lesson 1. Sean Baker 2. Jaques Audiard 3. Luca Guadagnino 4. Pedro Almodovar 5. Mohammad Rasoulof I'm really trying to manifest those director noms into reality! No offense, Denis...
To me Gaga and the Oscars is weird. While she has won a Oscar for Song, her nom for A Star is Born became a running gag with her people in a room quote and her performance in Gucci was buried in a trash film. I personally don't see the acting branch voting for Gaga.
She was nominated for the big 4 except the Oscar’s for House of Gucci… everybody was expecting her to be nominated but she missed that one nomination. So you’re wrong
