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Others competing for a spot in the prestigious
best picture race include Steven Spielberg's coming-of-age film
"The Fabelmans" and "Avatar: The Way of Water," James Cameron's
blockbuster sequel that currently ranks as the sixth-highest
grossing movie of all time.
Winners of the industry's highest honors will be unveiled at a
March 12 ceremony hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel and aired live
on Walt Disney Co's ABC network.
The Oscars and other entertainment awards shows have been
struggling to attract TV viewers, particularly younger ones who
spend time on TikTok and YouTube.
Last year's Academy Awards show, when Will Smith slapped
presenter Chris Rock before winning best actor, drew about 15.4
million TV viewers, the second-smallest audience ever.
The Gold Derby website, which monitors Hollywood's awards races,
gives "Everything Everywhere" the best odds at the moment to
ultimately win best picture. The movie stars Michelle Yeoh in a
dimension-hopping action film about an exhausted woman trying to
finish her taxes.
Actors expected to score nominations include Austin Butler for
his portrayal of rock legend Elvis Presley, and Colin Farrell,
who starred as a farmer obsessed with restoring a friendship in
"Banshees." Both won top acting honors at the Golden Globe
awards this month.
Cate Blanchett is seen as a favorite for best actress for her
role as a manipulative orchestra conductor in "Tar." Yeoh and
Danielle Deadwyler, who portrayed a determined mother in "Till,"
also could earn nominations, according to awards experts.
Winners will be voted on by the roughly 10,000 actors,
producers, directors and film craftspeople who make up the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The academy added more women and people of color to its ranks
after the #OscarsSoWhite uproars of 2015 and 2016, and it
increased membership from outside the United States.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Mary Milliken and
Jonathan Oatis)
(Photo: Director Baz Luhrmann poses with cast members Austin
Butler and Tom Hanks as they arrive at the London screening of
'Elvis' in London, Britain May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Maja
Smiejkowska)
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