This performance is the kind that might be right up Oscar voters’ alley if the film weren’t such an under-the-radar indie. So did Pawlikowski.Įlisabeth Moss (“Her Smell”) for Best Actress He currently ranks seventh in our racetrack odds. So it might actually be easier for Almodovar to climb up the ranks.
He already has one Best Director nomination under his belt - for “Talk to Her” (2002) - and “Pain and Glory” is favored for another above-the-line nomination, Best Actor for Antonio Banderas. Much like Pawlikowski last year, Almodovar is at risk of being overshadowed by a higher-profile foreign film, Bong Joon Ho‘s “Parasite.” But Almodovar has a higher profile now than Pawlikowski did last year.
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