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euphoric-melancholyy · 1 year

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Romantic Fantasy & Fantasy Romance Book Recs

I recently made a post looking for the book/reader community on Tumblr and I found a lot of you! A couple people asked for book recommendations so here they are. All of these have varying levels of spice unless otherwise mentioned. I do recommend going into all of these blind and just see if you like them with zero expectations. I find it makes the reading experience better if you aren’t expecting something to be the greatest thing ever. Then you can only be surprised if you like it (or hopefully love it!) All of these are fantasy romance!!

Tagging some peeps who said they also love fantasy romance or seemed like they would like to know about some book recs: @imhilien @raven-reads87 @accidentalspaceexplorer @the-dust-jacket @melindacopp @taylorsversion213 @siruisreader @faerie-smut-merchant @gwelwynn @hitchhikerbooks @astrid162 @arewedancer99 @bookwyrmtaz @sourpatchkid99 @caffeinated-bibliophile @books-and-cookies @eaterofbooks @franticvampirereads @carissabroadbent - sorry if I forgot anyone or if you did not want to be tagged. Happy reading!

- Daughter of No Worlds, the first book in The War of Lost Hearts trilogy by Carissa Broadbent. You’ve got grumpy/sunshine, badass female protagonist, a “who did this to you?” scene, and so much more!! It’s dark but still has so much love and is just. So, so good. I will never shut up about how much I adore this criminally underrated series. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about this book. This is my favorite trilogy ever, up there tied with my favorite series ever. There’s no miscommunication and the characters handle hard situations maturely. It’s dark at times and deals with slavery, torture, and the injustices that entails, but it’s also empowering and full of hope and funny quips. The characters are lovable and complex. The pacing is the best pacing of any book. The romance is sweet yet still full of tension. The plot is incredible. I cannot recommend this book enough. It flawlessly balances the mundanity of living with the largeness of this universe and literal world ending stakes. She balances joy and grief, laughter and sorrow, trauma and healing. It’s a true feat when your heart aches with all of it at the same time. Each book is incredible. The character I was hesitant to love in the first book had me sobbing with the realism and heartache that I felt for her in the last book. If you listen to the audiobook, the narrators were perfectly cast as well. Tisaanah, the FMC has a language barrier and it’s done so incredibly well, especially when listening to the audiobook. It remains one of my favorite things about Daughter of No Worlds. This series is criminally underrated and I will never understand how it isn’t at the top of booktok. 12/10, move this up to the top of your TBR. Each book is just as good as the one before it. I’m obsessed with this series. This series is on KU!! It’s a completed trilogy!!

- The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jenson. And it’s included in your Audible Plus subscription if you have one. The tension, the conflict, the romance. I love a morally grey mc as much as the next gal, but Aren is the equivalent of a golden retriever and I would die for him and Laura. Enemy kingdoms. Marriage. A perfect Enemies to lovers!! Also on KU!! Completed duology, with a third book focusing on a different couple.

- The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks. This is one of the best fantasy romances I’ve read! The FMC is a mute witch!! The plot, the tension, the characters, all of it is amazing. I fell in love with these characters and this world. Not to mention the ✨sexual tension✨ is some of the best I’ve ever read. It’s well earned too! Alexus and Raina have made my list of favorite ships. The sequel, City of Ruin, introduced a bunch of new characters and POVs (including the villains!) is a lot spicier, and just overall expands the world and the characters!! It’s action packed and made me look at the series in a new light! It does end on a major cliffhanger though, so be aware! Still read it. But it’s not tied up with a bow (yet!) I cannot express how excited I am for the third book and the direction this story is going. Highly, highly recommend! She also has signed copies on her Etsy!

- The Scribe by Elizabeth Hunter! This is a completed urban fantasy with romance series with 7 books. The first 3 books follow the same couple and can be read as a completed series - the other books focus on different couples and are just an extension. A race of beings ascended from angels are at war. Our main protagonist Ava is a human photojournalist who has heard voices in a nonexistent language her whole life and has always been told and believed she’s just crazy…but is she?? I love when we get a character thrown into a fantasy world who has no knowledge of it (like the reader!) it’s so fun. The romance is 🔥🔥🔥 and I love them. Ava is smart and savvy but not otherworldly strong like a lot of protagonists. She’s learning. And MAGIC! I love magic. I love the magic in this universe. The pacing is great and it’s a great balance of romance and plot. It’s a super interesting premise and I just think more people should read this series. I do not recommend the audiobook through - I hated the narrator. Book is great though! Also on KU!!

- I’ve found that whichever SJM series you start with is your favorite but Throne of Glass is next level. It was her first series and she spent half of her life writing it. You can see some of the groundwork for ACOTAR in it. But where ACOTAR is about the romance, ToG is about the plot. The romances are secondary to the plot. But for ACOTAR, the plot is secondary to the relationships and romance. ToG is so expertly planned out and it’s a slow burn into fantasy. It’s my number 1, favorite series. It’s definitely more YA but grows into what I would consider more New Adult towards the end of the series. Do not go into this series expecting spice. There is romance, but there are not any spicy scenes until the later books. The journey you go on with Celaena from Assassin’s Blade to Kingdom of Ash is unparalleled. It feels so special and epic. BUT I will say I went into the series completely blind with no expectations. So I suggest doing the same. And the first few books might seem slow. But KEEP GOING it’s worth it, I swear. And start with the prequel Assassin’s Blade!! It’s broken up into interconnected short novellas for the prequel only. The series has a more full circle feeling when you start with the prequel, and you don’t know things that you might otherwise know if you read Throne of Glass first. Starting with the prequel also made me love Celaena more. If you are just starting fantasy, start with Throne of Glass because it is a slow burn into fantasy. This is a completed series

- The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither. I was told this book would cure my Throne of Glass hangover. I’d agree! It also gives me major From Blood and Ash vibes, but with better characters. It’s got a great magic system, fun friendship dynamics and banter, a slow burn enemies to lovers, and some good ol’ fashion mystery surrounding the protagonist. I’m really enjoying it so far and if you like fantasy, I highly recommend!!

- Hollow Heathens (Tales of Weeping Hollow) by Nicole Fiorina - it’s like if Halloweentown met Storybrooke from Once Upon a Time, and had a child. It’s a gothic romance and is just so different from everything I’ve read. Also on KU!! This is a standalone.

- The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick. It’s a fun enemies to lovers Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone retelling. Mix elements of those stories together and you have The North Wind. Also on KU!! Can be read as a stand-alone. The next book, which isn’t out yet, focuses on a different couple.

- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. You’ve got a spy posing as a slave to save her brother. A trained assassin brought up in a merciless, brutal school where he wants to escape. There’s a love triangle of sorts, which I usually hate but I didn’t mind it in this! It’s action packed and has made me love YA again. Dark, with themes of generational trauma, the importance of storytelling, the ✨power of love✨, breaking generational cycles, mercy, and tragedy of war. Lots of character growth for everyone!! Inspired by the gladiator times in the Roman Empire. Young Adult but very violent. No spice, all fade to black.

- The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent!! I had high expectations for this book. Carissa’s other series, The War of Lost Hearts, is my favorite series ever. And now with one book out so far, Crown of Nyaxia is making that list too. The world building. The characters. The complexity and emotions and just everything about it. It’s a masterpiece. I love the relationships!! And the last quarter of the book had me on an emotional rollercoaster through the end. I wanted to reread this book the moment I finished it. If a dark, gritty, high stakes fantasy romance with Hunger Games meets vampires and swoon worthy, epic romance (and some spice!!) sounds like your thing, drop everything else your reading and start this. This is the first book in a series and was just released. Carissa is my favorite author and one thing that she does really well is write strong, healthy relationships. Her characters don’t fall into lust and then in love - it’s a buildup of respect, trust, friendship, and then love. (And 🌶️🌶️ of course, but the relationships are more than that.) Raihn is my new #1 book boyfriend!!

- The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen is a new comfort read for me. but if you want a super fun, quirky, romance with You’ve Got Mail vibes set in a fantasy universe that also has zombie like creatures, this is it. I know that sounds weird af, but it is so cute and I can’t stop smiling as I read it!! It’s a new favorite and is just SO CUTE! And I cried!!

- A Deal With the Elf King by Elise Kova! This is a standalone, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage fantasy romance!! I love all the characters in this, especially the growth of the MMC! The FMC feels a lot of responsibility to take care of everyone around her and she doesn’t allow others to disrespect her (especially the MMC!) There are lots of swoon worthy lines that had me smiling and blushing and some spice! Highly recommend!!

- The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford. It has witches, fae, a fun magic system, mates, natural LGBTQIA+ and POC representation, spicy, enemies to lovers, touch her and die (and the opposite touch him and die!), a truly wonderful and swoon worthy romance, and is just a great NA fantasy romance! Each book focuses on a different couple and follows a cohesive storyline!

- Between Wrath and Mercy by Jess Wisecup. You’ve got a mom hellbent on getting her kidnapped teenage daughter back. She needs the help of the Crown Prince - her first love - to do it. A spicy fantasy romance that is both character driven and plot driven. It’s so refreshing to read “older” (ie not 16 - 25 years old) characters in a fantasy romance!! The tension is high and the grief and love that intermingle to form the emotional backbone of these characters is so poignant and beautifully done. It’s also nice to see a mom who has an identity outside of being a mom! But she’s still a great mom! It was so refreshing to read and the second book is even better than the first! Very dark and yet also sweet and romantic and intense.

- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black! Also known as The Folk of the Air trilogy. If you’re looking for a spicy fantasy series, this isn’t it. There’s no spice. But if you’re looking for an AMAZING YA fantasy villain arc with enemies to lovers, fantastic storytelling, plot twists, and just an overall faerie adventure, read this series. I was hesitant to read it because of its YA rating/audience. But it’s easily one of my favorite series of all time! I love the characters, the plot, the arc, and the writing style! I read each book in less than two days. Highly, highly recommend. I also read them on audiobook and the narration is fantastic!

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camyfilms · 11 months

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EDDIE THE EAGLE 2016

Yeah. You're completely mad, man. But, hey, you kinda gotta be mad to do this sport, right?

#eddie the eagle #2016 #taron egerton #hugh jackman #christopher walken #iris berben #mark benton #keith allen #jo hartley #ania sowinski #tim mcinnerny #edvin endre #marc benjamin #jim broadbent #daniel ings #rune temte

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loz37 · 10 months

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Period drama week 2023-

Day 5: Favourite period film

Young Victoria (2009) has a bit of everything you need in a period film, stunning costumes, stellar acting, romance, humour, cute dogs and badass women. Plus it's Julian Fellows so it's obviously well written.

I must admit I'm not as into films as series as there's not as much time for character development. Especially when it's an adaptation of a book because so much gets missed. But the main characters in this are so we'll known background doesn't matter so much.

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genevieveetguy · 9 months

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. Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in. I think she must be right—because although I don't look like anyone else, I really do feel at home. I'll never be like other people, but that's alright, because I'm a bear. A bear called Paddington.

Paddington, Paul King (2014)

#Paul King #Hamish McColl #Ben Whishaw #Hugh Bonneville #Sally Hawkins #Madeleine Harris #Samuel Joslin #Imelda Staunton #Michael Gambon #Julie Walters #Nicole Kidman #Peter Capaldi #Jim Broadbent #Erik Wilson #Nick Urata #Mark Everson #2014

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maturemenoftvandfilms · 2 years

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My Top 10 Actors I'd Like to F@#k: Harry Potter (Film Series)

(10) Peter Pettigrew, Portrayed by Timothy Spall

Yeah, I know. The whole rat look is... a little off putting, but comb that hair, I could work with him.

(9) Dolores Umbridge, Portrayed by Imelda Staunton

Why you ask, since she's an evil bitch. (1) Evil bitches need dick too. And she wasn't bad to look at and she was rocking pink dress. (2) I've got a thing for bad guys and since I'm BI, I'm including the women too.

(8) Argus Filch, Portrayed by David Bradley

I'm thinking he'd like to work off all the frustration of being a Squib with some bedroom activities.

(7) Professor Albus Dumbledore, Portrayed by Michael Gambon

Why wouldn't I want to do a wizard who was considered to have been the greatest wizard of modern times, perhaps of all time. And he's gay.

No love spells required.

(6) Vernon Dursley, Portrayed by Richard Griffiths

I wouldn't mind being his manservant living under his stairs, performing all the wifely duties she don't or won't perform. What? You know I like them big.

(5) Cornelius Fudge, Portrayed by Robert Hardy

Minister Cornelius Oswald Fudge, O.M., was a wizard who was the Minister for Magic from the years 1990–1996. He thus had complete control of the Ministry of Magic, the main governing body of the British wizarding world.

(4) Arthur Weasley, Portrayed by Mark Williams

Mmm... Ron's dad.

(3) Professor Horace Slughorn, Portrayed by Jim Broadbent

Slughorn was a Pure-blood wizard, the Potions master and Head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lets just say, I'd love to taste the potion this Potions master is brewing.

(2) Hagrid, Portrayed by Robbie Coltrane

Hagrid stood at eleven feet, six inches tall. I'd do him, but I might be writing a check my ass can't cash with him being a half giant.

(1) Alastor Moody, Portrayed by Brendan Gleeson

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody was a pure-blood wizard, considered to be the most famous Auror of all time. And he's played by Brendan Gleeson.

Nuff said.

#top 10 list #top ten list #Harry Potter #Brendan Gleeson #Timothy Spall #Robbie Coltrane #Jim Broadbent #Mark Williams #Robert Hardy #richard griffiths #Michael Gambon #David Bradley #Imelda Staunton

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letterboxd-loggd · 1 year

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Little Voice (1998) Mark Herman

December 20th 2022

#little voice #1998 #mark herman #jane horrocks #brenda blethyn #michael caine #ewan mcgregor #jim broadbent #annette badland #philip jackson #graham turner #alex norton #the rise and fall of little voice

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milliondollarbaby87 · 2 years

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The Young Victoria (2009) Review

A look into the first years of Queen Victoria’s rule in the United Kingdom, and her romance with Prince Albert. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (more…)

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bigdreamsandwildthings · 1 year

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Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Carissa Broadbent)

Rating: ★★★★★/5

“Strange, that girls are so often told that the loss of their virginity marks a threshold between girlhood and womanhood, as if it fundamentally alters them in some way. It was not the sex that changed the girl forever. Not the blood that spilled between her thighs that shaped her. The blood that spilled over that marble floor, though… Those are the stains on one’s innocence that never fade.” This is a perfect romantic fantasy. I laughed, I swooned, I gasped, I obsessed over these characters. There is nothing like the feeling of sinking into this kind of story for me, and I fucking loved this. Oraya was rescued from the wreckage of her family home as a baby by the vampire king, Vincent. She's grown up in the House of Night, separate from everyone, prey to the predators that surround her. But all that is about to change; Oraya is set to compete in the Kejari, a contest that promises any one wish to the victor. But Oraya will be forced to ally with those intent on killing her, and what she learns about herself and her father along the way may just change her entire world. This was compared to both Underworld and ACOTAR, and I was absolutely OBSESSED with both at different times of my life (ACOTAR is ongoing, obviously). I knew I had to read it when I heard that; I love a good vampire story, even now, and boy was this an excellent reason why vampires have yet to fully fade from pop culture. Oraya is such a brash, outspoken character, but she is also so guarded and protected that you can tell immediately that her walls are facades. Raihn, on the other hand, is a snarky, bronze god of a character. Normally I don't like the whole "huge warrior" vibes, but here, it worked SO well; because our two mains are such fleshed out people, any stereotypes that they embody become unimportant as the story goes on. They just become Raihn and Oraya, and I dearly loved them both. The story here is very Hunger Games-esque, but that works so well in giving everything drive and structure. I loooooove a good game like this, and the way it's all done is intriguing and surprising. I never knew what would happen next, and details about how things are modelled after Nyaxia and her journey are given sparingly, which add to the overall intrigue. The magic system here is mysterious, but again, it just...works. It all works. The characters are SO well-written (everything is - Carissa has TALENT), the action is intense, the romance is HOT (pls give me more spice that actually means something and feels earned, thank you very much), and the world is SO interesting and fun. I am immediately going to download Carissa's other books on my Kindle for my upcoming trip, and I cannot WAIT for book two.

#booklr #book photography #book picture #book review #the serpent and the wings of night #carissa broadbent #na fiction #na fantasy #bookworm #bibliophile #book lover #book nerd #book aesthetic #book community #my photos #my reviews #mine

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authorlaurawinter · 9 months

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What book are you reading right now?

What novel caused you the worst book hangover?

How do you pick the next book you want to read?

What is the book that changed or influenced you the most?

Currently reading: Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar, beta read of my dad’s book, Dragon Queens by Kathleen de Plume, and Red white and royal blue by Casey McQuiston

Worst book hangover: Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent

Picking next book: I’m a mood reader so it really depends. If my previous read was a bummer or not good, I’ll lean toward a reread or romance. If I’m on a high, I’ll lean toward fantasy, next in series, or a fantasy world I haven’t read yet

Book that changed / influenced me the most: tricky one. I loved Song of the Marked by SM Gaither because it kickstarted my love for reading again and got me curious about writing. SJM was also a big factor in my style

#writeblr #booklr #bookblr #reading ask

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camyfilms · 10 months

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HALF BLOOD PRINCE 2009

Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?

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moononastring · 1 year

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April Reads 📚

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia #1) by Carissa Broadbent - 4.5/5

Six Scorched Roses (Crowns of Nyaxia #1.5) - 5/5

The Ashes and Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia #2) - 4.5/5

*Beach Read by Emily Henry - 5/5

*People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - 4.5/5

Absolutely loved every book I've read this month! It's taking me longer than usual to read books because I'm just tired all the time but still fighting through lol. The Crowns of Nyaxia series has been hella fun and I definitely recommend it! It's been a while since I've read fantasy and I'm so happy it was this one. The author's writing style is so good and kept me engaged. I'm planning to read her other works too. Rereading Beach Read and PWMOV was just so so good. It had me in my feels. I'm planning to start my reread of Book Lovers today and then get to Happy Place. I hear lots of tears are in order for that last one and I am ready :')

*marked for rereads

#gpost #gigi reads #reading recap #april reads #emily henry #carissa broadbent #crowns of nyaxia

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filmspun · 1 year

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2023 Oscar nominations :

Best Picture

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Malte Grunert, Producer

“Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers

“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers

“The Fabelmans,” Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers

“Tár,” Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers

“Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers

“Triangle of Sadness,” Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers

“Women Talking,” Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers

Best Director

Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”)

Todd Field (“Tár”)

Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”)

Best Lead Actor

Austin Butler (“Elvis”)

Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)

Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”)

Bill Nighy (“Living”)

Best Lead Actress

Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)

Ana de Armas (“Blonde”)

Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”)

Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”)

Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”)

Judd Hirsch (“The Fabelmans”)

Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)

Hong Chau (“The Whale”)

Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)

Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)

Best Adapted Screenplay

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Written by Rian Johnson

“Living,” Written by Kazuo Ishiguro

“Top Gun: Maverick,” Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks

“Women Talking,” Screenplay by Sarah Polley

Best Original Screenplay

“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Written by Martin McDonagh

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

“The Fabelmans,” Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner

“Tár,” Written by Todd Field

“Triangle of Sadness,” Written by Ruben Östlund

All Quiet on the Western Front”, James Friend

“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” Darius Khondji

“Elvis,” Mandy Walker

“Empire of Light,” Roger Deakins

“Tár,” Florian Hoffmeister

Best Documentary Feature Film

“All That Breathes,” Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov

“Fire of Love,” Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman

“A House Made of Splinters,” Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström

“Navalny,” Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Best Documentary Short Film

“The Elephant Whisperers,” Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga

“Haulout,” Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev

“How Do You Measure a Year?” Jay Rosenblatt

“The Martha Mitchell Effect,” Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison

“Stranger at the Gate,” Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Best Film Editing

“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

“Elvis,” Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Paul Rogers

“Tár,” Monika Willi

“Top Gun: Maverick,” Eddie Hamilton

Best International Feature Film

“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)

“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)

“Close” (Belgium)

“EO” (Poland)

“The Quiet Girl” (Ireland)

Best Original Song

“Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman,” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop

“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler

“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR,” Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose

“This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best Production Design

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper

“Avatar: The Way of Water,” Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole

“Babylon,” Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

“Elvis,” Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn

“The Fabelmans,” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara

Best Visual Effects

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar

“Avatar: The Way of Water,” Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

“The Batman,” Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick

“Top Gun: Maverick,” Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher

Best Animated Feature Film

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley

“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Joel Crawford and Mark Swift

“The Sea Beast,” Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger

“Turning Red,” Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

Best Animated Short Film

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud

“The Flying Sailor,” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

“Ice Merchants,” João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano

“My Year of Dicks,” Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon

“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It,” Lachlan Pendragon

Best Costume Design

“Babylon,” Mary Zophres

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Ruth Carter

“Elvis,” Catherine Martin

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Shirley Kurata

“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” Jenny Beavan

Best Live Action Short

“An Irish Goodbye,” Tom Berkeley and Ross White

“Ivalu,” Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan

“Le Pupille,” Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón

“Night Ride,” Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen

“The Red Suitcase,” Cyrus Neshvad

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová

“The Batman,” Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Camille Friend and Joel Harlow

“Elvis,” Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti

The Whale,” Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley

Best Original Score

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Volker Bertelmann

“Babylon,” Justin Hurwitz

“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Carter Burwell

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Son Lux

“The Fabelmans,” John Williams

Best Sound

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte

“Avatar: The Way of Water,” Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges

“The Batman,” Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson

“Elvis,” David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller

“Top Gun: Maverick,” Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

#oscars #oscar nominations #2023 oscars #academy award nominations #oscar nods

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rivertalesien · 1 year

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Some Oscar predictions for fun: in bold is what I think the Academy will pick. In italics is what I'd pick. If I leave italics off, I have no opinion or I don't think any of the nominees were that great. If I cross them out, I'm wondering why they were mentioned in the first place (Top Gun? Avatar? Really?).

Best Picture (way too many nominees)

All Quiet on the Western Front — Malte Grunert, Producer Avatar: The Way of Water — James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers The Banshees of Inisherin — Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers Elvis — Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers - WINNER The Fabelmans — Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers Tár — Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers Triangle of Sadness — Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers Women Talking — Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers

Best Directing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - WINNER The Fabelmans — Steven Spielberg Tár — Todd Field Triangle of Sadness — Ruben Östlund

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Austin Butler in Elvis Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Fraser in The Whale - WINNER Paul Mescal in Aftersun Bill Nighy in Living

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett in Tár Ana de Armas in Blonde Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie (if she wins it will be entirely bc of white Hollywood women campaigning for her) Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Hong Chau in The Whale Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front — Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Written by Rian Johnson Living — Written by Kazuo Ishiguro Top Gun: Maverick — Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks Women Talking — Screenplay by Sarah Polley - WINNER

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin — Written by Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All at Once — Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - WINNER The Fabelmans — Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner Tár — Written by Todd Field Triangle of Sadness — Written by Ruben Östlund

Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley - WINNER Marcel the Shell With Shoes On — Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Joel Crawford and Mark Swift The Sea Beast — Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger Turning Red — Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

Best Original Song

“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler “Naatu Naatu” from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose - WINNER “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best International Feature Film

All Quiet on the Western Front — Germany - WINNER Argentina, 1985 — Argentina Close — Belgium EO — Poland The Quiet Girl — Ireland

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen Elvis — Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond Everything Everywhere All at Once — Paul Rogers - WINNER Tár — Monika Willi Top Gun: Maverick — Eddie Hamilton

Reblogged with the actual winners.

The only big surprise was Jamie Lee Curtis, but I guess they just had to give it to a white chick instead of Angela Bassett who has been shut out of a win for like, 30 years.

And Jimmy Kimmel can keep his day job. The Will Smith jokes were tasteless and too much tonight underlined all the racist/anti-Black sentiment out there (wasn't helped by that Entertainment Weekly set of anonymous interviews this past week).

But EEAAO making a clean sweep? Outstanding.

#oscar predictions #white hollywood always pulls some bs #like totally shutting out The Woman King #that is some serious BS #I think Stephanie Hsu absolutely kills it #but Angela Bassett deserves her flowers #Viola Davis should have been up there too #not that Andrea whatshername all those white actresses went to bat for #but watch them divvy out the awards so EEAAO gets the top spot #trivial pursuits

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wrongpublishing · 9 months

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BOOK REVIEW: Dreadstone Press's Split Scream Volume Three

by Elizabeth Broadbent, Staff Writer.

Dreadstone Press’s Split Scream series has a simple mission: put two thematically similar novellas together, like an old-school double feature. Th first two volumes were great—Volume Two, with M. Lopez da Silva’s What Ate the Angels might be my personal favorite. Volume Three, with novelettes by indie standouts Patrick Barb and J.A.W. McCarthy, rocks as hard as its predecessors.

Admittedly, I’m an easy mark for these books. As the world wakes up the hard-punching power of a good novella or shorter novelette, I’m cheering it on, though they’ve always been more accepted in the horror genre—probably thanks to the triune forces of magazines, serializations, and Stephen King. These bite-size books make a perfect afternoon read. I beach-read Volume Three.

Though indie horror novellas tend toward the literary side, they don’t demand the hard braining and intellectual will I often need to summon when I sit down with a full-length work. Call me lazy, but I like it. That lessened investment, I think, gives the reader more incentive to work with concepts like narrative disorientation (a key point in Barb’s So Quiet, So White) and shifting timelines (part of McCarthy’s Image Expulsio: The Red Animal of Our Blood). With less space, we know the answer’s coming soon; we don’t have to spend sixty to a hundred pages wondering what the hell’s going on before we settle into the story. There’s a time and place for that, and I love those works, too. But sometimes, I want to nestle into world more quickly.

Another reason I’m a sucker for Split Scream Volume Three is that its theme is art and artists, specifically how we use it in community (check out Collage Macabre as well if the theme holds specific appeal). Barb’s atmospheric novella is a disorienting, creepy-vibed delight, with its dreary-dark-woods setting playing a major role. In my opinion, he’s a master at building tension and picking apart family dynamics; this novella lets those talents shine. McCarthy’s dual timelines build to a stunning conclusion. You won’t see either of the endings coming, but you’ll shut the book (Kindle) satisfied. Yes. That’s what had to happen. It’s the only thing that could possibly happen. There’s a little glow that comes with that.

Both works ask what we’ll do for love and what we’re willing to give to others. Answer: probably more than we should, but we’ll give it willingly. While Barb shows it in a familial context, McCarthy delves into relationships. Despite their thematic similarities, the works are very different, not only in point of view (Barb’s is third person, McCarthy’s a terrifyingly immediate first), but also in gender and tone. Both serve up some fantastic dread—you know they won’t end well—and while Barb’s slow atmospheric dread draws the reader along, Image Expulsio’s dual timeline will keep you going with its sheer otherness. Both get weirder as they go along, and that’s a very, very good thing.

Novellas are good. Weird novellas are even better. Pick this one up from Dreadstone so you don’t give bucks to to ‘Zon. Read it on the beach for a serious horror power move.

#review #gothic fiction #fiction #gothic literature #book review #horror books #horror fiction #indie lit #indie literature #indie press #indie horror #horror lit #horror novella #horror novellas #novelette

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comma-after-dearest · 11 months

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WIP adaptation meme

I'm doing this for A Tale of Two Cities, because why not. I feel like we're overdue for another screen adaptation.

Would you want a movie adaption, TV, or something else? Animated or live action?

Live-action TV series. Four episodes, each episode about 45-50 minutes long.

What would the soundtrack be like?

I would want the soundtrack to be a lot like that of Poldark, which is set around the same time period. Ideally, it would have the same composer, Anne Dudley.

Which character/plot point/etc would be your favorite to see on screen?

Sydney Carton.

Which character/plot point/etc is most important for an adaptation to get right?

See above.

What’s the worst thing an adaptation of your WIP could do? Your absolute worst nightmare?

I don’t know about the “worst” thing, but here’s one of my pet peeves in ATOTC adaptations: Sydney Carton saying his last words out loud. It makes sense on stage, but on screen it’s absolutely unjustifiable. It essentially means that he’s blowing his cover at the very last second for no good reason. Just do a voiceover instead.

Who would you cast as your characters?

Sydney Carton: George Blagden Charles Darnay: Cesar Domboy Lucie Manette: Anya Taylor-Joy or Florence Pugh Dr. Manette: Vincent Cassel Mr. Lorry: James Wilby, Jim Broadbent, or Mark Rylance Miss Pross: Olivia Colman, Lesley Nicol, or Lesley Manville John Barsad: Sacha Baron Cohen Mr. Stryver: Matt Berry Jerry Cruncher: Turlough Convery Ernest Defarge: Romain Duris Therese Defarge: Eva Green or Marion Cotillard Marquis St. Evremonde: Lambert Wilson

As you may have noticed, I want French actors to play all the French roles. (mmm, French rolls.)

I would also have George Blagden and Cesar Domboy play the Marquis and his brother in the flashback sequence with Dr. Manette.

Describe the opening scene

I would actually start with the ending: Sydney Carton ascending the scaffold. No dialogue, just visuals and maybe music. Since almost everyone already knows the ending, it wouldn’t be a spoiler, it would just be a “how we got here” opening with the rest of the story told as a flashback.

Free space for anything I didn’t mention! Talk about things you would add, things that are important to you, or even lay out the plot of every episode of your Netflix Original if it suits you!!

I would want it to be bilingual, in French and English. I can't believe this hasn't been done. Characters would speak French when it would make sense to do so, with English subtitles (except during Madame Defarge’s confrontation with Miss Pross - since Miss Pross can’t understand her, the audience shouldn’t either). Obviously, this would require several cast members to be at least somewhat bilingual.

#a tale of two cities #atotc #sydney carton #charles dickens #wip adaptation meme

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'The 77th BAFTA Awards are set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 18, at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with “Doctor Who” star David Tennant serving as the host. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” leads the pack with 13 nominations, the highest of any film this year.

According to Variety’s projections, “Oppenheimer” is expected to secure 10 BAFTA awards, potentially making it the most awarded film in the history of the event...

Moreover, “Oppenheimer” has the potential to garner additional wins. Given its home-field advantage, Emily Blunt stands a strong chance against Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) due to her popularity. Furthermore, the film’s achievements suggest it could also be a contender in the costumes and makeup and hair categories.

Whether “Oppenheimer’s” BAFTA success will translate to the Oscars remains uncertain...

Best Film

“Anatomy of a Fall” “The Holdovers” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Oppenheimer” “Poor Things”

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas Could Win: “Poor Things” — Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone Should Have Been Nominated: “American Fiction”

Director

Bradley Cooper — “Maestro” Jonathan Glazer – “The Zone of Interest” Andrew Haigh — “All of Us Strangers” Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” Alexander Payne – “The Holdovers” Justine Triet – “Anatomy of a Fall”

Will Win: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest” Should Have Been Nominated: Ava DuVernay, “Origin”

British Film

“All of Us Strangers” — Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey “How to Have Sex” — Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana MacKinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis “Napoleon” — Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa “The Old Oak” — Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty “Poor Things” — Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara “Rye Lane” — Raine Allen-Miller, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia “Saltburn” — Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie “Scrapper” — Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough “Wonka” — Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby “The Zone of Interest” — Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska

Will Win: “Poor Things” — Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara Could Win: “The Zone of Interest” — Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska Should Have Been Nominated: “Polite Society”

Leading Actor

Bradley Cooper, “Maestro” Colman Domingo, “Rustin” Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn” Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Teo Yoo, “Past Lives”

Will Win: Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” Should Have Been Nominated: Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”

Supporting Actor

Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Jacob Elordi, “Saltburn” Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” Paul Mescal, “All of Us Strangers” Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”

Will Win: Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” Should Have Been Nominated: John Magaro, “Past Lives”

Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer” Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple” Claire Foy, “All of Us Strangers” Sandra Hüller, “The Zone of Interest,” Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn” Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Will Win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” Could Win: Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer” Should Have Been Nominated: Erika Alexander, “American Fiction”

Adapted Screenplay

“All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan “Poor Things,” Tony McNamara “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan Could Win: “Poor Things” — Tony McNamara Should Have Been Nominated: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Production Design

“Barbie” — Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Jack Fisk, Adam Willis “Oppenheimer” — Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman “Poor Things” — Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek “The Zone of Interest” — Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman Could Win: “Poor Things” — Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek Should Have Been Nominated: “Saltburn”

Cinematography

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Rodrigo Prieto “Maestro,” Matthew Libatique “Oppenheimer,” Hoyte van Hoytema “Poor Things,” Robbie Ryan “The Zone of Interest,” Łukasz Żal

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoytema Could Win: “The Zone of Interest” — Łukasz Żal Should Have Been Nominated: “Saltburn”

Costume Design

“Barbie,” Jacqueline Durran “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jacqueline West “Napoleon,” Dave Crossman, Janty Yates “Oppenheimer,” Ellen Mirojnick “Poor Things,” Holly Waddington

Will Win: “Poor Things” — Holly Waddington Could Win: “Barbie” — Jacqueline Durran Should Have Been Nominated: “The Taste of Things”

Editing

“Anatomy of a Fall,” Laurent Sénéchal “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Thelma Schoonmaker “Oppenheimer,” Jennifer Lame “Poor Things,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis “The Zone of Interest,” Paul Watts

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Jennifer Lame Could Win: “Anatomy of a Fall” — Laurent Sénéchal Should Have Been Nominated: “Air”

Make Up & Hair

“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen “Maestro” — Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy-Bell “Napoleon” — Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon “Oppenheimer” — Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou Mofid “Poor Things” — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

Will Win: “Maestro” — Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy-Bell Could Win: “Poor Things” — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston Should Have Been Nominated: “The Iron Claw”

Sound

“Ferrari” — Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser “Maestro” — Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” — Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor “Oppenheimer” — Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo “The Zone of Interest” — Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo Could Win: “The Zone of Interest” — Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers Should Have Been Nominated: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Original Score

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Robbie Robertson “Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson “Poor Things,” Jerskin Fendrix “Saltburn,” Anthony Willis “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Daniel Pemberton

Will Win: “Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson Could Win: “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Robbie Robertson Should Have Been Nominated: “American Fiction”

Casting

“All of Us Strangers” — Kahleen Crawford “Anatomy of a Fall” — Cynthia Arra “The Holdovers” — Susan Shopmaker “How to Have Sex” — Isabella Odoffin “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes

Will Win: “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes Could Win: “The Holdovers” — Susan Shopmaker Should Have Been Nominated: “The Iron Claw” — Susan Shopmaker...'

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