After a number of ups and downs, we have our final eight contenders.
Regardless, Academy voters went for the feel-good drama hard, nominating it for five Oscars in total.
The reason it’s a frontrunner contender has to do with precedent, mostly.
But the PGA isn’t the only trophyGreen Bookhas.
The major knock againstGreen Bookwinning Best Picture is that it’s a divisive film.
The other major contender to pull off the W, to my mind, isRoma.
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And yet the artistry of the film is undeniable, and it scored a whopping 10 Oscar nominations.
IfGreen Bookis this year’sLa La Landa commercial, love it/hate it hitthenRomacould certainly be this year’sMoonlight.
And we all know how that turned out.
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it’s possible not all Academy voters will venture to actuallywatchthe movie.
Plus,tonsof Oscar voters themselves are now working or have worked on a Netflix movie at this point.
And yet, that one unique instance wasBirdmananother formally ambitious filmand statistical rules were made to be broken.
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So yeah, at this point I think eitherRomaorGreen Bookis your Best Picture winner.
Still, you never know.
Last but not least, there’sBohemian Rhapsody.
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The Oscars will be telecast live on ABC on February 24th.
The Contenders
1.Roma
2.Green Book
3.Black Panther
4.A Star Is Born
5.Bohemian Rhapsody
6.BlacKkKlansman
7.The Favourite
8.Vice
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