Oscars 2021 - The Year of Movie Musicals? — Page 2

VotePeron said: "IdinaBellFoster said: "VotePeron said: "Unless they rewrite The Prom, it is getting zero nominations. The material is Not Good and will not land well with non-theatre audiences. Netflix would also have to pay for its Oscar campaign, which they only do for one or two select, high-profile films a year. As this is one of Ryan Murphy’s 5-movie deal, it doesn’t seem like something they’d invest in for awards. "

The movie has Meryl Streep & Nicole Kidman. It will get a push. It may not be THE IRISHMAN or MARRIAGE STORY level, but could be similar to what they did for DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, especially for the Globes."

Meryl Streep starred in The Laundromat, a Netflix original movie released this Fall. That was not pushed for any awards. Dolemite's campaign also fell completely flat on it's face, so that's not a great comparison. I appreciate the sentiment, but seeing as Irishman and Marriage Story are totally out of this years Oscars race already, it doesn't look like Netflix is making any big awards splashes with a bad niche musical.

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How can you say that Irishman and Marriage Story are totally out of this years Oscars race? Irishman has 10 nominations and Marriage Story 6, both include Best Pictures. Dern is the front runner for the Best Supporting Actress win. Do you mean their chance of winning?

IdinaBellFoster said: "VotePeron said: "Unless they rewrite The Prom, it is getting zero nominations. The material is Not Good and will not land well with non-theatre audiences. Netflix would also have to pay for its Oscar campaign, which they only do for one or two select, high-profile films a year. As this is one of Ryan Murphy’s 5-movie deal, it doesn’t seem like something they’d invest in for awards. "

The movie has Meryl Streep & Nicole Kidman. It will get a push. It may not be THE IRISHMAN or MARRIAGE STORY level, but could be similar to what they did for DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, especially for the Globes."

I believe that The Prom and ETA Jamie could get a lot of film festival exposure. The London Film Festival starts shortly before ETA Jamie is released, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of the major premieres there - It has become a uniquely British success story, and we'll definitely provide it with some recognition. However, Golden Globe nominations (and possibly a few BAFTA nominations for ETA Jamie) are more realistic than Oscar recognition...

Jessetenny said: "BwayLB said: "Rita Moreno isn’t in In the Heights. She’s in West Side Story"

My bad, I remember people saying she was potentially in it, I haveupdated my predictions."

So you are saying that you dont even know what movie she was in, but you predicted an Oscar nomination; when you learned it was the other movie, you simply changed the movie title. You really have to be kidding.

hork said: "None of these will be nominated for anything."

I feel like I have one issue with this thread - there is something a little mean spirited in dismissing the Award prospects of these films so early. It's no easy task to get award nominations, as there are hundreds of films every year, and only a small handful will be up for the major awards in the first few months of 2021. West Side Story is the only likely Best Picture contender in this line up (We've probably lost count of how often Spielberg has been nominated in this category!) but I certainly don't think any of the four major musical adaptations this year will be a Cats-style dud. I stand by my belief that The Prom and ETA Jamie could make the Globes Musical/Comedy category, and ETA Jamie could be a BAFTA nominee...

Looks like In The Heights might be in the running for best original song



https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Wrote-a-New-Song-for-the-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-20200211