


Joyceeng: I obviously can’t say for certain if “The Power of the Dog” will be the ultimutt (#sorrynotsorry) winner, but I feel like I’ve heard about why it can’t win more than anything - everything from it being too high-brow to not being a crowd-pleaser (I sound like a broken record, but why does a crowd-pleaser have to win?). What do you think, Joyce? Does this “Dog” hunt? (Is that a cliche? I think so?) So, that’s it! I guess we’re all done… save for this nagging feeling I have that “West Side Story” could triumph. I don’t imagine many detractors emerging here - and it’s very easy to envision an Oscars night where “The Power of the Dog” wins Best Picture, Best Director, an acting award ( Kirsten Dunst or Kodi Smit-McPhee seem most likely, though maybe we’re sleeping a bit on Benedict Cumberbatch), and at least one or two other categories.

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We both have “The Power of the Dog” winning at the moment, and typing for myself, it just feels *right.* This is a critical favorite and consensus movie if there ever was one - truly not one person I’ve spoken to thinks Campion’s most widely seen feature thus far (thanks, Netflix!) is anything other than good. That puts it on track to grab at least 10 nominations with room for more - giving it broad support across multiple academy branches. “The Power of the Dog” also figures to compete in adapted screenplay, cinematography, production design, costumes, editing, and once the shortlists are announced, we assume score as well. Campion is the favorite to win Best Director, and it could easily get three acting nominations as well. “The Power of the Dog” is the critical favorite of that group, and is muscular across the board. At this point in the race, it would be foolish to count any film out - although something like my beloved “Cyrano” would certainly qualify as a long shot - but I think most pundits have circled three major contenders for the ultimate glory: “ The Power of the Dog,” “ Belfast” and “West Side Story.” At the moment, Jane Campion‘s film leads the field in our odds - a perch it has pretty much comfortably held for months. We’ve already touched on the poor critical responses to both “Don’t Look Up” and “Ricardos” - Adam Sandler “I disagree” gif here for me on that front! - so let’s instead dive into what has quickly become one of the most competitive Best Picture races we’ve seen in a while. “West Side Story,” “Don’t Look Up,” and “Being the Ricardos” are all in theaters right this second, pushing awards season into overdrive. This week, we check in on Best Picture as three films - “Being the Ricardos,” “Don’t Look Up” and “ West Side Story” - hits theaters.Ĭhristopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’ve reached what has long been circled as a key date on the calendar (just me?): December 10. Welcome to Oscar Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Oscar race - via Slack, of course.
