The main ceremony of oscars 2022 It is just around the corner. Although the entire list of nominees has surprised and disappointed in almost equal parts, the selection for best film is one of the most exciting of the night, since some of the actors and actresses who star in their stories have also achieved mentions in their respective categories.
In this way, many want to know which films and short films, as well as artists, will win the long-awaited golden statuettes. However, as in previous years, Netflix It has strong bets that could be crowned in the great gala.
In that sense, we leave you a list of those titles that achieved at least one mention in the next installment of the Oscar Awards, in which many believe that “Drive my car” could repeat the success of “Parasite”.
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Best film
- “The power of the dog” (12 mentions in total)
In 1925, Phil and George Burbank are brothers who own a ranch in Montana, but they don’t get along very well. While the former is a stern man who does not hesitate to strike fear into his workers due to his frivolous presence, the latter is the opposite side of the coin.
Their relationship reaches a different point when George decides to marry Rose, the town’s widow who owns a restaurant, which she runs with her son Peter. When the new spouses decide to live together in the Burbank house, the new family will have to deal with a new challenge: overcome the uncomfortable presence of Phil and his constant mistreatment.
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- “Don’t look up” (4 mentions)
Astronomy graduate student Kate Dibiasky and her professor, Dr. Randall Mindy, make a startling and terrifying discovery: a massive comet is on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem is that nobody cares.
Desperate for the impending destruction of the planet, Kate and Randall embark on a media tour to warn humanity. With only six months to go before the comet strikes, they must manage the news flow and gain the attention of a social media-obsessed public.
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short documentary
Shaken by the suicide of a friend, a hard of hearing football player deals with adversity as he prepares for his last game at school.
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The tents are converted into bedrooms; trucks, in bathrooms; and the parks, in kitchens. Love takes place, as does fighting and violence. People make a home wherever life takes them.
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- “Three songs for Benazir”
Shaista has just married Benazir and together they live in a camp for displaced people in Kabul. Every day, he struggles to balance his dreams of being the first of his tribe to join the army with pressure from his father and his brother to start a family.
An ever-present surveillance balloon monitors the camp, a mundane yet menacing reminder of the restrictions its residents live under.
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- “Robin Robin” (animated short)
When her egg accidentally falls into a garbage can, Robin is raised by a loving family of thieving mice. As she grows older, her differences become clearer. She therefore sets out to put an end to all the robberies to show that she can be a very good mouse, but in the end she finds out who she really is.
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Other nominees
- “The Dark Daughter” (3 mentions)
Leda Caruso is captivated by a young mother and her daughter whom she sees on the beach during their vacation. Troubled by her attractive relationship, raucous and extended family, the protagonist is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of her early motherhood.
However, an impulsive act sends her into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to confront the unconventional decisions she made as a young mother and their consequences.
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- “Parallel Mothers” (2 mentions)
Janis and Ana meet in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. They are both single and accidentally got pregnant. Middle-aged Janis has no regrets and in the hours leading up to the delivery she is very happy.
Ana, on the other hand, is a teenager and she is scared, regretful and traumatized. Given this, her new friend tries to cheer her up as they sleepwalk through the hospital corridor.
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- “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (3 mentions)
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young stage composer navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as a performer in New York City.
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- “It was the hand of God” (international film)
From Oscar-winning writer-director Paolo Sorrentino (“La grande bellezza”) comes a story set in tumultuous 1980s Naples. “Was the Hand of God” is filled with unexpected joys—like the arrival of Diego Maradona—and an unforeseen tragedy. Fate plays its own role, joy and tragedy intertwine, and the future of a boy named Fabietto Schisa is set in motion.
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- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Animated Movie)
The Mitchells are an atypical family, somewhat dysfunctional but also loving. When they take a road trip, it is interrupted by an unexpected technological uprising that threatens humanity. Around the world, the electronic devices people love — from phones to self-driving cars, plus a sleek new line of personal robots — are beginning to rebel against humans. That’s when the Mitchells will have to overcome their problems and work together to save the world.
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