Oscars Nominations 2021 Our Selections Ranked For Each Category
Box-office metrics are irrelevant; streamers sparingly share data. Academy members were a distracted lot, and some confess they were watching more politics and escapist TV than movies. “I’m not sure they sampled as wide a selection as the press,” said one veteran publicist who is in touch with members. When they did watch movies at home, they didn’t always stay glued start to finish. For filmmakers fussing over suspenseful editing patterns, Dolby sound levels, and color corrections, this is not good....