It is not necessarily just the fault of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that the selection of films for the Oscar appears less surprising from year to year. The Academy could very well change the announcement of the nominations. It was a maximum of unadorned too this year.
The two moderators Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott were happy about the “great, great films” like small children and previously assured that they had learned the pronunciation of the names before the categories were mentioned for the first time. That may be true, but they probably haven’t practiced for a long time. After a few promises, they prefer to leave the film titles later and leave out the credits. This is embarrassing, friendly.
Who actually says that you have to make such a tired reading number from the nomination event? Yang is a well-known comedian, but also part of the “Wicked” cast. It is understandable that he was happy that the Disney musical dusted ten nominations. Rachel Sennott is great in “Shiva Baby”, but she did not spray any Hollywood glamor. Instead, she only remembered a few bad jokes.
Oscar glamor is only available at the award-why?
If the big silverware is already opened at the awarding of the Academy Awards in Los Angeles and every detail seems to be correct in the staging, why can’t the Oscars also shine when the stars and artists come into question for the gold boys? It doesn’t have to be a pompous 90-minute party with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.
Janet Yang, the current President of the Academy, would also have cut a good figure if she had introduced the nominations – perhaps with a colleague. More authority and seriousness would have been in it.
In this form, the proclamation of the Oscar nominations remains a hastily dealt with without tension and feel for what the American cinema distinguishes: extravagance.