Recently, Variety magazine made an unsolicited offer to Oscar voters.
Don’t miss it”Spider-Man: There’s no way home, ” The biggest box office hit during the pandemic. Sure, it doesn’t look or feel like awards season catnip, but voters should consider it anyway.
I hate ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’ But the Academy should absolutely nominate it for best picture (column) https://t.co/RvRuijo0Yk
– Variety (@Variety) December 31, 2021
Why?
The Oscars could become culturally meaningless if voters continue to ignore box office breakthroughs.
Some Colorado-based critics have kept that message in mind, or they feel the wall crawler deserves a spot on the Oscars season rankings with or without any prompts. any reminder.
“No Way Home” earned three Denver Film Critics Association nominations today, including best F/X film, best sci-fi/horror film, and best coveted film.
Other films earned even more nominations, including “The Power of the Dog” (seven), “Dune” (six) and “Belfast” (four). However, the “Spider-Man” nomination suggests that critics may be more willing to appreciate superhero movies.
The DFCS winners will be announced on January 17. Below is the full list of nominated films.
Best Film
“The Power of the Dog”
“Belfast”
“Drive My Car”
“Sand Dunes”
“Spider-Man: There’s No Way Home”
Best Director
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Joel Coen, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune”
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”
Best Actress
Lady Gaga, “Gucci House”
Jessica Chastain, “Tammy Faye’s Eyes”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Alana Haim, “Licorice Pizza”
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Nicolas Cage, “The Pig”
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Peter Dinklage, “Cyrano”
Will Smith, “King Richard”
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Nightmare Alley”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Ruth Negga, “Overcoming”
Ariana DeBose, “Western Tales”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”
Best Supporting Actor
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
Ben Affleck, “The Tender Bar”
JK Simmons, “Being a Ricardian”
Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Best Horror/Sci-Fi Movies
“Sand Dunes”
“A Quiet Place Part II”
“Green Knight”
“Last night in Soho”
“Spider-Man: There’s No Way Home”
Best Cartoons
“Escape”
“Encanto”
“Mitchells vs. the Machines”
“Luca”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Best Comedy Movies
“Don’t look up”
“French Dispatch”
“Free Boy”
“Suicide Squad”
“Barb & Star Going to Vista Del Mar”
Best F/X
“Sand Dunes”
“Green Knight”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: There’s No Way Home”
“Godzilla vs. Kong”
Best Original Screenplay
Michael Sarnoski, “The Pig”
Mike Mills, “Come on, let’s go”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Zach Baylin, “King Richard”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel Coen, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Sian Heder, “CODA”
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe, “Drive My Car”
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, “Dune”
Best Documentary
“Summer of the Soul”
“Progress”
“First Wave”
“The Velvet Underground”
“Escape”
Best original song
“Be Alive”, Beyonce, “King Richard”
“Guns Go Bang,” Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, “The Harder They Fall”
“No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish, “No Time to Die”
“Just Look Up”, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, “Don’t Look Up”
“Dos Oruguitas,” Sebastian Yatra, “Encanto”
Highest point
Jonny Greenwood, “The Power of the Dog”
Hans Zimmer, “Dune”
Germaine Franco, “Encanto”
Jeymes Samuel, “The harder they get, the more they fall”
Jonny Greenwood, “Spencer”
Best foreign language movies
“Drive My Car”
“World’s ugliest man”
“A hero”
“Escape”
“Petite Maman”
