Will the 96th edition of the Oscars make history again? These nominated stars and films could make that happen.
When it’s called “And the Oscar goes to…” again on Monday night (March 11th), it’s not just countless world stars like Martin Scorsese (81), Cillian Murphy (47), Ryan Gosling (43) and Jodie who are worried Foster (61) with. By the way, history could also be made in several categories at the 96th edition of the Academy Awards. That would be the case if these stars and films won.
That would be new records
Lily Gladstone
For her haunting performance in the drama “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Lily Gladstone (37) definitely deserved the Oscar in the “Best Actress” category. Should she actually win the Golden Boy, it would immediately mean something new: Gladstone would be the first indigenous person to win an Oscar in one of the four acting categories – her nomination already set this record.
Martin Scorsese
Old master Martin Scorsese, the director of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is also nominated. If he wins the award for his directing work, he would replace a certain Clint Eastwood (93). He currently holds the record as the oldest winner of the directing Oscar: At the age of 74, he won the prize for his drama “Million Dollar Baby”. At the age of 81, Scorsese would significantly increase this record.
“Oppenheimer”
The film “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan (53) has already received 13 Oscar nominations. The biopic about the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” therefore has the potential to catch up with or even surpass a very illustrious circle of films: only the works “Ben-Hur”, “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the… Königs” have managed to win eleven Oscars so far – there has never been one or even two more.
Colman Domingo
Like Lily Gladstone, actor Colman Domingo (54) could also contribute an important step towards more diversity in Oscar history. If the mime turns his nomination for the drama “Rustin” into a win, he would be the first Afro-Latino to do so.
John Williams
Composer John Williams (92) has been an Oscar legend for decades. He can already boast an incredible 54 nominations, no other living person has more and only one is ahead of him – Walt Disney (1901-1966) with a total of 59. With the current nomination for “Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny” and his now At 92 years old, Williams is already the oldest person ever nominated and would therefore eclipse all previous winners across all categories with a win.
Not unique, but very rare
Sandra Hueller
If Sandra Hülser (45) wins the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in “Anatomy of a Case,” that would not be a novelty. However, the last triumph of a German actress in this important category was half an eternity ago: the last time this was achieved was in 1937 – almost 90 years ago – by the actress Luise Rainer (1910-2014) for the drama “The Good Earth”.
Emma Stone
Huller’s competitor Emma Stone (35) is now nominated for another Oscar in addition to her role in “Poor Things”. So as the leading actress and as one of the producers of the film, which is also nominated for “Best Film”, you can have double hope. So far, only one other woman managed to win this combination before her – Frances McDormand (66) thanks to “Nomadland” in 2021.
Bradley Cooper
With the personal union of director and actor, Bradley Cooper (49) is once again trying to lead himself to the leading actor Oscar thanks to “Maestro”. The list of stars who have achieved this so far is extremely short: in 1949, Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) won the Oscar for Best Actor for his film “Hamlet”, and in 1999 it was Roberto Benigni (71) who won the Oscar in the tragicomedy “Life is Beautiful” (1997) himself was worthy of an Oscar.
Source: Stern
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