Yuri's day: why and for what Borisov was nominated for an Oscar
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor — in 2025, Kieran Culkin ("Real Pain"), Edward Norton ("Bob Dylan: Unknown to No One"), Guy Pearce ("The Brutalist") were included in this nomination, in addition to Yura Borisov and Jeremy Strong ("The Apprentice. The Rise of Trump"). This is the first time a Russian artist has appeared in it, and he has a great chance of receiving an award. In total, "Anora" — the very picture where Borisov played — has six nominations, including "Best Film". The musical "Emilia Perez" has the most of them (13), followed by "Wicked" and "Brutalist" (ten each). The information about the nominees' chances of winning can be found in the Izvestia article.
Yura Borisov and the Oscar
Whatever happens next, Yura Borisov has already received a title for the rest of his life. The professional press, mentioning him, will now add "Oscar nominee":The nomination for this award is considered by many to be almost equal to a victory.
Borisov has serious rivals. The main one should be considered Kieran Culkin (Macaulay Culkin's brother) — he just overtook Borisov at the Golden Globes, and his role is very advantageous: a suicidal neurotic who travels with his strange brother through Poland, where his Jewish relatives once died. Against the background of anti-Trump sentiment in Hollywood, Jeremy Strong, who played the infernal but vulnerable mentor of the young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, also had chances. Do not write off Edward Norton and Guy Pearce, who are also competing for the award this year.
— It seems to me that this is a very important event not only for Jura, but for our entire industry," director Vladimir Munkuyev told Izvestia. — This is an indicator of how talent, perseverance and hard work can break through all boundaries. Maxim Arbugaev and I have officially two Oscar nominees in our film "Summer will End" — Maxim (in 2023, the film "Exit" by Maxim and Evgenia Arbugaev was presented in the category "Best Short Documentary". — Ed.) and Jura. I'm very happy for the guys because they deserve it. It's inspiring. Considering what is happening in the industry and what is happening in the world, today is a very bright day for all of us.
The next stage in the Oscar race is on February 23, when the Screen Actors Guild will announce its winners. As a rule, their winners coincide with the Oscars. Yura Borisov, of course, is also among the nominees, and if he gets the award, the chances of an Oscar will be above 90%. But even if not, this opportunity will still remain.
"Anora" premieres in L.A.
— This is amazing! Congratulations to Yura," says Victoria Isakova, who played with Borisov in One Hundred Years Ahead. — This is both a great success. It is wonderful that the brilliant artist Yuri Borisov was appreciated on his merits.
The congratulations were also joined by actress Daria Ekamasova, who also played in "Anor". "Happiness!" she wrote in response to a request from Izvestia.
In total, "Anora" has six nominations, including "Best Film", "Best Director" (Sean Baker), "Best Actress" (Mikey Madison), "Best Screenplay" (Sean Baker) and "Best Editing".
— This fact means only one thing: Jurassic is a phenomenon not just within the Russian national cinema, but on an international scale,— film critic Ekaterina Mtsituridze told Izvestia. — It was thanks to the virtuoso performance of our Jura and Mark Eidelstein (and Mikey Madison, of course) that "Anora" won the Palme d'Or and is now nominated for five Oscars. Yura already has extensive international experience, several of his films have been shown in the Cannes competition, and one of them, Juho Kuosmanen's "Coupe number 6", won the Grand Prix there in 2021. This suggests that there are no barriers to a truly great talent.
Emilia's record
Never has a non-English-language film had so many nominations. "Emilia Perez," a Spanish-language film directed by French director Jacques Audiard, overtook the hits "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Ang Lee and "Roma" by Alfonso Cuaron, which once received ten nominations. At the same time, it is worth noting that none of these films became the best film, although they single-handedly reigned in the category of "Best Foreign Language Film".
Emilia Perez premieres at the London Film Festival
"Emilia Perez" has a chance to win in the main nomination, but let's not forget that in Cannes, where "Emilia Perez" was the favorite, she lost the Palme d'Or to "Anora". However, Audiard's film subsequently won the Golden Globe, and now many professionals are predicting her to win the Oscar. On February 8, the Producers Guild will announce its winners, and if "Emilia Perez" wins there, then the Oscar is in your pocket. Read the review of the film after the screening at the Cannes Film Festival here.
Only Carla Gascon is nominated for the lead role in "Emilia Perez," and Zoe Saldana has the role, it turns out, This may not seem quite correct, but now Saldana has less serious rivals, and Gascon is in the same nomination with Dami Moore and Mikey Madison.
The Brutalist movie premieres in the UK
The main competitors of "Emilia Perez" are called the paintings "Brutalist" and "Conclave". The latter was released in Russia and is still being shown in cinemas. Brutalist may appear in a pre-screening format. Also among the nominees in the main category are "Evil", "Substance", "I'm still here", "The Boys from Nickel", "Dune: Part Two" and "Bob Dylan: Unknown to No One", but so far everything is going to the fact that the chances they have much less.
What other intrigues will there be at the Oscars
As always in such cases, not everyone is satisfied with the distribution of nominations. "Bob Dylan: Unknown to Anyone" caused a restrained reaction from the public, but is present in almost all major categories. But Margaret Qualley, who played as well as Dami Moore in "Substance," did not receive a nomination. Denzel Washington was also not given a nomination for the second "Gladiator." Angelina Jolie was not recognized for the role of Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain, Nicole Kidman is not nominated for "Bad Girl" (read our interview with the actress href="https://iz.ru/1820336/sergei-sycev/eto-odissea-emocionalnaa-i-seksualnaa-film-zastavlaet-cuvstvovat " target="_blank">here). But Sebastian Stan was nominated for the role of Donald Trump, the best of his career. Although it will be difficult to compete with Adrian Brody ("Brutalist") and Ralph Fiennes ("Conclave").
A still from the movie "Conclave."
It is noteworthy that "Stream" is competing for the title of the best animated film, which, oddly enough, easily surpasses "Wild Robot", "Puzzle 2", and "Memoirs of a Snail" with "Wallace and Gromit" in many ratings.If he wins, the big Western studios will have to seriously think about how to live on. Although this time the animation category is one of the most interesting and powerful in recent years.
A still from the animated movie "Puzzle2."
Emilia Perez has no competitors in the Best International Film category. And there are other paintings from Cannes — the Danish heartbreaking film "The Girl with the Needle" and the Iranian "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" by Mohammad Rasulof. The only film not from Cannes is "I'm Still Here" by Walter Salles about the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 70s.
For Russian culture, the main thing at the Oscars this year is Yura Borisov. Hardly anyone can understand how he feels right now. But the fact that the world will be watching the Russian actor on March 2 is beyond doubt. Izvestia will be following the next stages of the Oscar race.
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