making their choices, determining what this awards season will look like. 0ddsmakers predict that among the ten best picture nominees will be steven spielberg s west side story, jane campion s the power of the dog, paul thomas anderson s licorice pizza, denis villeneuve s dune, and kenneth branagh s belfast. but on hollywood boulevard in conversation with movie fans, it s clear that there isn t much familiarity with this year s likely 0scar contenders. movies like belfast will probably get multiple nominations, what do you know about that? what movie? belfast. i ve never heard of that in my life. what about west side story? nothing, don t know that. so what movie do you think should get nominated for best picture? best picture? i don t know spider man. ever since i got bit by that spider. spider man: no way home has been a huge hit. it could earn a best picture nomination, but it s not thought likely. its fans would love to see it included. the academy has long favoured
very few people have seen? this is an important issue, because if only arthouse movies with limited appeal are nominated for best picture, it will limit the ability of the all important academy awards telecast to bring in an audience. and in recent times, the ratings for that show have been in a freefall. in los angeles and elsewhere, 0scar voters have been making their choices, determining what this awards season will look like. 0ddsmakers predict that among the ten best picture nominees will be steven spielberg s west side story, jane campion s the power of the dog, paul thomas anderson s licorice pizza, denis villeneuve s dune, and kenneth branagh s belfast. but on hollywood boulevard in conversation with movie fans, it s clear that there isn t much familiarity with this year s likely 0scar contenders. movies like belfast will probably get multiple nominations, what do you know about that?