It’s a thrill to be nominated, sure. But everyone wants to go home with an Oscar. And with voting about to begin, awards consultants are busy fine-tuning their pitches to academy members.
How might those overtures look for each of the movies nominated for best picture? Let’s look at the nine campaigns.
‘1917’
We know you’re hearing the whispers about how the movie’s simulated single-take construction is just a gimmick, and that “1917” is nothing more than an elevated Xbox game. God forbid people enjoy themselves watching a movie. Beyond that, with our nation on the precipice of war, here’s a substantive (and exciting!) examination of the horrors and human cost of war and why we must learn from history and not repeat it.
‘Ford V Ferrari’
(Vroooooooooooooom, vrooooooooooooom!) What’s that? I can’t hear you! (Vroooooooooooooom, vrooooooooooooom!) No, I’m not in the car. I’m watching “Ford v. Ferrari!” That sound puts you right in the movie, doesn’t it? You can feel the horsepower deep in your bones, right? (Vroooooooooooooom, vrooooooooooooom!) What? Why, yes, we did get nominations in both sound categories! Editing too! Feels like we should win a couple of those Oscars. I mean, that’d give us two more wins than some of these movies are going to get.