While it does help that it got nominated for the brand-new \u201cBest Casting\u201d category, Sinners<\/em> would have still beaten the previous record without it. The Ryan Coogler-directed vampire period piece racked up an insane 16 nominations<\/strong>, beating the previous record of 14, which was held by a handful of movies, including Titanic <\/em>and La La Land<\/em>. Sinners<\/em> essentially got nominated for everything it was eligible for and marks a first-ever nomination for its lead \u2013or leads if you\u2019ve seen the movie \u2013 Michael B Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another industry first win for Sinners<\/em> is its cinematographer Autumn Durland Arkapaw, who is the first ever woman of color to be nominated for \u201cBest Cinematography.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only did Warner Bros. (WB) have a dominant year at the box office with movies like Minecraft<\/em>, Superman<\/em>, and F1<\/em>, but they\u2019ve been crushing it at awards shows this year. Leading the way is their Leonardo DiCaprio-led film, One Battle After Another<\/em>, which got 13 nominations, including \u201cBest Picture.\u201d Despite not being a huge win for WB financially (even though it is director Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s highest-grossing movie to date), it was a huge hit with critics, audience members, and members of the industry, as it is the current frontrunner for \u201cBest Picture\u201d and \u201cBest Director.\u201d Other big WB winners include F1<\/em>, which is nominated for 4 categories, including \u201cBest Picture,\u201d and Weapons<\/em>, which got 1 nomination for Amy Madigan\u2019s supporting role, as well as some more awards love outside of the upcoming Oscars ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other side of the coin, Netflix had a stellar awards season with a total of six Netflix productions getting at least one nomination. Their big contender is Frankenstein<\/em>, which got nine nominations and is the frontrunner for a lot of technical awards, such as \u201cBest Hair and Make Up,\u201d \u201cBest Production Design,\u201d and \u201cBest Costumes.\u201d Train Dreams<\/em> is their second biggest contender with four nominations, including \u201cBest Picture,\u201d which Frankenstein <\/em>was also nominated for. As for the other contenders, K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/em> is the one to beat for both \u201cBest Animated Picture\u201d and \u201cBest Original Song,\u201d and The Perfect Neighbor<\/em> will likely be the winner for \u201cBest Documentary Feature\u201d as it truly took the world by storm when it came out in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m honestly very satisfied with the lineup of nominated films \u2013 at the time of writing, I\u2019ve seen seven out of the 10 \u201cBest Picture\u201d nominees, which is a record for me. Both Marty Supreme<\/em> and Sinners <\/em>ended up being my favorite movies of the year, so I was of course pleased when they got nominated for 10 and 16 categories, respectively. One thing that bugs me just a little bit is that a good majority of the rest of the categories are filled up almost entirely with \u201cBest Picture\u201d nominees, which makes sense but I would have changed a couple of things<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, \u201cBest Director\u201d was filled up with directors from 5 different \u201cBest Picture\u201d nominees, whereas I would have thrown in either Park Chan-wook for No Other Choice<\/em> or Zach Cregger for Weapons<\/em>. And that\u2019s another thing that bums me out about the nominations: these two movies I just mentioned didn\u2019t get enough love, especially No Other Choice<\/em>, which was snubbed entirely with no nominations at all. I can understand why though, as this has been the most competitive year for the Oscars we\u2019ve seen in a long time, and I will stand by that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the Academy Awards are so competitive this year that I would not be surprised if \u201cBest Picture\u201d is a three- or four-way battle between any of these top picks, nor would I be surprised if there ends up being a lot of upsets during the ceremony. This has been the year where I\u2019ve been paying most attention to what comes out and who all is in contention and I\u2019m glad I have because this has been potentially the best year for movies this decade so far. 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Warner Bros. and Netflix are the studios to beat <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Personal bias and how I feel about the lineup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n