Prize-heavy silent movie “The Artist” hopes for yet more good news on Tuesday, January 24, as nominations are announced for the Oscars, the climax to Hollywood’s annual awards season.
The black-and-white movie, which has won a string of awards over the last two months, is vying to become the first silent film in eight decades to win the Academy Award for best picture next month.
But the French-directed film’s chances depend on who gets nominated by the 6,000-odd members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to be announced early Tuesday at its Beverly Hills headquarters.
Its relatively unknown director Michel Hazanavicius is vying for the top prize against Hollywood heavyweights, including Martin Scorsese for his lavish 3D adventure “Hugo” and Steven Spielberg with equine epic “War Horse.”
Veteran Woody Allen’s rare commercial hit “Midnight in Paris” has received critical acclaim, while Alexander Payne’s Hawaii-based family drama “The Descendants,” starring George Clooney, is also in the running.
Baseball movie “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt, could also be shortlisted for best picture, as could powerful civil rights drama “The Help.”
The foreign language shortlist will likely include Iran’s “A Separation,” which won that category at the Globes, while films from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Morocco, Poland and Taiwan are also in the running, AFP reported.
