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Nah, this is Rio to lose.
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Well, it's fitting for the 2025 having the first transgender Best Actress nominee being a full MAGA on steroids. Emilia Perez' Karla Sofia Gascon practically attacking any racial group on her tweets (Black, Korean, Latinos, Chinese) and even dropping hints of criticism to people like Spielberg and Gerwig (The same woman who was Jury President back then when Emilia Perez won 2 awards) for "woke".
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Now speaking of Italian special treatment @Sir Rols, it's Italy which should be worried of the recent trend of the Oscars and Hollywood in recent years. Their power as European powerhouse is dismissing considerably, but it's understandable considering the recent state of Italian cinema (Much more in recent years with Madama Meloni), but also if being honests, the 1990s was a mirage more linked with Berlusconi's power and Harvey Weinstein's personal preference to Italian cinema during his days at Miramax and way far of the 1950s-1960s when Italy was the reference of European cinema. If it wasn't for 2017 Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name and this year's Isabella Rossellini, you need to go till 1998 to find Italians nominated in the main categories. It's hillarious to think cause in perspective we have more Spanish actors nominated in a shorter time than Italians in the recent three decades (Even two of them had become the most nominated Continental european actors right now - Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz). In directors, writers and producers, the French are advancing fast. If applying to the IOC and sport events, it would be like Italians losing grip over swimming and gymnastics associations. Mamma Mia!
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It was a really weird year indeed. In general the competition was weak but no one had the steam to compete against "The Power of the Dog" (A film respected but no one feel passionate even for defend and all were sleeping). Belfast failed, Drive My Car was too "Asian", West Side Story was a remake of a prior Oscar win and flopped at BO, King Richard was just Will Smith's show. CODA came as "whatever".
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Since 2016, the new AMPAS membership switch had modify considerably the Oscars. The map is from 2021, but the trend didn't change After USA, UK and now France are the biggest blocs inside AMPAS. And this is common per French productions (or co-productions): 2020: The Father 2021: CODA 2022: Triangle of Sadness 2023: Anatomy of a Fall 2024: Emilia Perez / The Substance (Even you can add I'm Still Here, which has French money, although the majority of the production and creative mind are Brazilians) Also Cannes has become a platform for key films more than few decades before: 2018: Cold War / Blackkklasman / Capernaum / Shoplifters 2019: Parasite / Pain & Glory / Les Misérables 2020 (Cannes mark cause COVID): After Round / Flee 2021: The Worst Person in the World / Drive My Car / Red Rocket 2022: Triangle of Sadness / Aftersun 2023: Anatomy of a Fall / The Zone of Interest / Four Daughters 2024: Emilia Perez / The Apprentice / All We Imagine as Light (Damn the idiots inside the Indian Oscar committee. They could have get an easy nom, but they have long history of flopping in their decisions) / The Substance
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Not just Emilia Perez. The Substance is a French co-production. After all, 3 consecutive French directors in two years - including two women (Justine Triet and Coralie Fargeat). But also we have a Brazilian film reaching 3 noms including Best Picture - I'm Still Here. Watching the trailer, maybe it has connotations of current times Fernanda Torres reaching the nom 26 years after her mother Fernanda Montenegro (Central Station). And both Fernandas became the second mother-daughter team nominated in the Best Actress category just after Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli
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Los Angeles Should Not Host the 2028 Olympics
Roger87 replied to Michelle's topic in Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
To be fair, I think unless California gets the full independence, the images of these events remind: THE OLYMPICS in 2028 WORLD CUP in 2026