getting special treatment being so close, and the people who have come out, and they re filing past, to get a look at these monsters, this is one of the new ones, this is a diary of a wimpy kid. a new one here, we also have new blue-y this year, as well as dino and stewart the minion, and animatronics, this year, a balloon and, that and we have a group of people here, we want to introduce to you, from all over, i heard denver, i heard boston, chicago, what do you guys most looking forward to? the parade. and the balloons. have you ever seen them up close before? no. first time. what is the difference between seeing them here and seeing them on today. i think the energy and the crowd. and they look smaller here and bigger on tv. all right. do you have a favorite? no, this is our first time here. we re here for the new york city parade. any of the characters that you re most looking forward to? o da is really doing it for me
but how its success represents an acknowledgment that authentic casting matters. there is still a long way to go. star of a quiet place 2 regardless of whether co da wins best picture, the success of the family shattering film representing hollywood and who they re looking to cast. and to get more oscars information on our sky news back stage, watch exclusively on sunday night, and join me live on sky news monday with all of the winners. bye.
of the deaf characters were played by hearing actors. in what feels like a landmark the first male actor, it s olympian 30 years for marlee matlynn s nominee for a lesser god. but then oscar history, coda will be remembered alongside the greats, not only for how deaf people are portrayed on screen,
i grew up with people loving each other s work. i love watching to be honest. this is best picture winner then, ladies, who do we think will do it? far so long we have been talking about power of the dog as the favorite. has it changed now? smr the pta has always kind of predict what happened the best picture winner is going to be for the past 22 years. so we had coda wins at the awards last week. definitely it will be a tight race between coda and power of the dog. what s amazing is how electric they are. its usually a historic drama. this year a small family film, a giant satire, trying to push what best picture is. we desperately need that more than anything. it is a great lineup. even in power of the dog doesn t win best picture?
it was to see whether you can find the story of a family in a difficult situation where humor and the other coping mechanisms we d come up with to deal with differently times could speak to other people. this lockdown promoted that i think. because the introspection and feeling unsettled we all shared really drove me back to that time. reporter: the power of the dog is the favorite to win best picture. we all know academy loves the underdog. the question is, can surprise indy hit coda sweep in and take the night s big prize? reporter: it is a simple story, coda is one of the most radical oscar contenders this year, you a thentically cast and revolutionary in the insights it offers into deaf culture. less than a leg canadian ago in the original friend. film that it is based on, most