Experts slugfest: ‘Blitz’ reactions and our first below-the-line Oscar predictions
Will “Blitz” blitz the Oscar field? What will dominate below the line? Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss Steve McQueen‘s new film and share their below-the-line predictions.
Written and directed by McQueen, “Blitz” is the Oscar winner’s first film in six years. It kicked off the London Film Festival on Wednesday and will close the New York Film Festival on Thursday. Set in London during World War II as it came under attack by German air bombers, the drama follows 9-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan), who tries to find his way home after his mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), evacuates him to safety. There have been lofty expectations for “Blitz” since it was announced — it’s in seventh in the Best Picture odds, McQueen is in fifth place in Best Director and fourth place in Best Original Screenplay, and Ronan is in sixth in Best Supporting Actress — but how many of those categories will it hit? We discuss our predictions for it and how it could mimic the Oscar performance of a recent film by an Oscar-winning auteur that had high expectations.
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Next, we make share our Oscar predictions in the below-the-line categories, where “Dune: Part Two” is expectedly well represented and we’ve reserved a spot for Diane Warren in Best Original Song for “The Six Triple Eight.” Can two “Emilia Pérez” tunes make it into that category? One of us only has one. And could “The Substance” win Best Makeup and Hairstyling?
Elsewhere, we discuss some other prediction changes we’ve made.
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Timestamps:
Intro and our thoughts on “Blitz” (0:00)
“Blitz’s” Oscar hopes (13:15)
Cinematography (28:43)
Costume design (32:25)
Film editing (33:53)
Makeup and hairstyling (36:04)
Production design (38:14)
Original score (40:07)
Original song (44:35)
Sound (51:52)
Visual effects (54:04)
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