make no mistake — the academy, despite its problems, will end up nominating some great cinema this year. the sci—fi epic dune is expected to garner multiple nominations, as are belfast, the power of the dog, and west side story. so excellent cinema will be rewarded on hollywood's biggest night of the year, even if the audience for the oscars tv show is significantly smaller than it was a generation ago. this year, academy members have several musical films they can choose from to nominate for best picture. among them, steven spielberg's west side story, cyrano and tick tick. . . boom. that latter film really shows off the fine acting talents of its star, andrew garfield. tristan daly reports on tick, tick...boom and its 0scars chances. i'm jonathan larson. tick, tick...boom is an adaptation of an autobiographical musical by the latejonathan larson, who's known for creating rent, a widely celebrated musical that opened in 1996. three, two, one! andrew garfield plays larson.