Nate Jones

In fact, this year we have two nominated for Best Picture for the first time ever. Just because there's so many more international voters, that has kind of increased the salience of the international film category, where it used to be that category was kind of a little sidebar to the main competition.

In fact, this year we have two nominated for Best Picture for the first time ever. Just because there's so many more international voters, that has kind of increased the salience of the international film category, where it used to be that category was kind of a little sidebar to the main competition.

And now, increasingly, what we're seeing is films that are competing in international film, they are competing all across the ballot. You know, Emilia Perez, the French submission, led the field with 13 nominations.

And now, increasingly, what we're seeing is films that are competing in international film, they are competing all across the ballot. You know, Emilia Perez, the French submission, led the field with 13 nominations.

And now, increasingly, what we're seeing is films that are competing in international film, they are competing all across the ballot. You know, Emilia Perez, the French submission, led the field with 13 nominations.

And as we saw last year, not getting selected doesn't doom you. There was a little controversy last year over Justine Triest's Anatomy of a Fall, which was a very popular, critically acclaimed French film, won the Palme d'Or, but was not selected as the French submission.

And as we saw last year, not getting selected doesn't doom you. There was a little controversy last year over Justine Triest's Anatomy of a Fall, which was a very popular, critically acclaimed French film, won the Palme d'Or, but was not selected as the French submission.

And as we saw last year, not getting selected doesn't doom you. There was a little controversy last year over Justine Triest's Anatomy of a Fall, which was a very popular, critically acclaimed French film, won the Palme d'Or, but was not selected as the French submission.

And there was a lot of scuttlebutt over why that was. People think it was because the director criticized Emmanuel Macron in her Palme d'Or acceptance speech. But anyway, it wasn't selected. And that kind of turned out to not really matter much. It still got nominated for Best Picture. It got nominated for Best Director at one screenplay. So, you know, it still did very well.

And there was a lot of scuttlebutt over why that was. People think it was because the director criticized Emmanuel Macron in her Palme d'Or acceptance speech. But anyway, it wasn't selected. And that kind of turned out to not really matter much. It still got nominated for Best Picture. It got nominated for Best Director at one screenplay. So, you know, it still did very well.

And there was a lot of scuttlebutt over why that was. People think it was because the director criticized Emmanuel Macron in her Palme d'Or acceptance speech. But anyway, it wasn't selected. And that kind of turned out to not really matter much. It still got nominated for Best Picture. It got nominated for Best Director at one screenplay. So, you know, it still did very well.

But in general, yeah, what we are seeing is like the Best International Film category is kind of like a handhold on a rock ledge. And, you know, you start from that and then you kind of move up into these other categories.

But in general, yeah, what we are seeing is like the Best International Film category is kind of like a handhold on a rock ledge. And, you know, you start from that and then you kind of move up into these other categories.

But in general, yeah, what we are seeing is like the Best International Film category is kind of like a handhold on a rock ledge. And, you know, you start from that and then you kind of move up into these other categories.

It's funny. I'll put it this way. That opinion is certainly shared by some old guard members of Hollywood. And they make the point that, you know, every country kind of has its own Oscars, right? France has the Césars. Spain has the Goyas. And, you know, the Césars and the Goyas don't give out all their awards to American and British films. So they're like, these countries have their own awards.

It's funny. I'll put it this way. That opinion is certainly shared by some old guard members of Hollywood. And they make the point that, you know, every country kind of has its own Oscars, right? France has the Césars. Spain has the Goyas. And, you know, the Césars and the Goyas don't give out all their awards to American and British films. So they're like, these countries have their own awards.

It's funny. I'll put it this way. That opinion is certainly shared by some old guard members of Hollywood. And they make the point that, you know, every country kind of has its own Oscars, right? France has the Césars. Spain has the Goyas. And, you know, the Césars and the Goyas don't give out all their awards to American and British films. So they're like, these countries have their own awards.

Why can't the Oscars be for American films? And I understand that. And it is a debate that has happened, honestly, throughout Oscar history. It goes back as far as, you know, the 1940s when you would have British films. I believe it was Laurence Olivier's Hamlet won Best Picture in the late 1940s.

Why can't the Oscars be for American films? And I understand that. And it is a debate that has happened, honestly, throughout Oscar history. It goes back as far as, you know, the 1940s when you would have British films. I believe it was Laurence Olivier's Hamlet won Best Picture in the late 1940s.

Why can't the Oscars be for American films? And I understand that. And it is a debate that has happened, honestly, throughout Oscar history. It goes back as far as, you know, the 1940s when you would have British films. I believe it was Laurence Olivier's Hamlet won Best Picture in the late 1940s.