{"id":18584,"date":"2022-03-01T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T01:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=18584"},"modified":"2022-03-01T17:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T01:33:49","slug":"the-oscar-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/the-oscar-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oscar Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A list of nominees in the five most popular Oscar categories, with descriptions<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Camille Lenning <\/strong>|<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Entertainment Editor <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the movie making business taking a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood made the most with what they had in 2021. Now that it\u2019s Oscars season, the relatively few films made last year will get their time to shine. Here\u2019s an in depth list of nominees from the five most popular Oscar categories: best picture, best actress, best actor, best director and best original screenplay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1504px&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Picture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cBelfast\u201d<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><\/em><\/span>\u2014 Shot in mostly black and white, <span>\u201cBelfast\u201d follows a young boy living during the conflicts in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cCODA\u201d<\/em> (2021) \u2014 Ruby, the only hearing person in her Deaf family, revives her passion for singing when she joins her high school\u2019s choir.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cDon\u2019t Look Up\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Two astronomers discover a comet headed straight for Earth and must warn the world of its impending doom via press tour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cDrive My Car\u201d<\/em> \u2014 A special relationship forms between an aging, widowed actor and a 20-year-old girl he hires as his chauffeur.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cDune\u201d<\/em> (2021) \u2014 A young man with a great destiny must travel to a dangerous planet to ensure the survival of his family and his people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cLicorice Pizza\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Two young people learn about love and adventure in 1970s San Fernando Valley, California.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cNightmare Alley\u201d<\/em> (2021) \u2014 A con man teams up with a clairvoyant and her husband to swindle the wealthy elite.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cThe Power of the Dog\u201d<\/em> \u2014 A charismatic but cruel rancher torments his brother\u2019s new wife and son until he is confronted with the possibility of falling in love.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u201cWest Side Story\u201d<\/em> (2021) \u2014 Based on the Broadway play, \u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d meets 1957 New York City when two teenagers fall in love, while warring gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, fight for control of the streets. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; 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