I am not making any AA predictions for best picture or any of the other categories because “The Academy” selections are so political now. If you click on the movie titles, you will be linked to my review, so I will not be making any comments in this post about any of the ones on the list.
I left off the list four of the AA nominated best pictures. Most of my female friends loved “Barbie,” and it probably deserves to be on the list, but I am a guy and I didn’t pick up many of the references, so I didn’t include it. The reason I left “Anatomy of a Fall” off the list was because it was far too long. I thought “Maestro” missed the mark in a number of ways. I did not review “Zone of Interest,” although I saw it. I was too unmotivated to write a review. Although historically accurate, and an interesting subject, I found the film to be an ultimate bummer, as well as very slow.
If I were a member of “The Academy,” I would vote for Jeffrey Wright for Best Actor (“American Fiction”), Emma Stone for Best Actress (“Poor Things”), Robert Downey Jr. for Best Supporting Actor (“Oppenheimer”), Da’Vine Joy Randolph for Best Supporting Actress (“The Holdovers”), and Yorgos Lanthimos for Best Director (“Poor Things”).
Here is my Top 10 List:
