Oscars 2022: 9 interesting facts around this year's awards ceremony
'West Side Story' to create history?
Spielberg's 'West Side Story' could become the first remake of a best picture winner to win the best picture this year. No remake of best picture winners have even got nominated in this category before.
So far only one remake has ever been awarded best picture: Martin Scorsese's 'The Departed' (2006), which was a remake of the un-nominated Hong Kong crime thriller 'Infernal Affairs.'
If 'West Side Story' wins on Sunday, it would also be the first musical to win Best Picture in nearly two decades. The last time such a thing happened was in 2003 when 'Chicago' won the top prize.
Will Netflix break the jinx?
Netflix films like 'Roma', 'Mank' and 'The Irishman' have got Oscar nods but the OTT giant is yet to win an Oscar. But if predictions are to be believed, Netflix backed 'The Power Of The Dog' might just break the jinx this year for the streaming platform and win the Best Picture award.
For the love of black and white
The Academy seemed to have developed a love for black and white this year as films like 'Belfast', 'Passing', 'C'Mon C'Mon' and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' all got nods in various categories.
Musicians snubbed at Oscars
Even while most other award shows have been nominating Lady Gaga and Jennifer Hudson in acting categories for their performances in 'House Of Gucci' and 'Respect', respectively- the two stars have been royally snubbed by the Academy this year along with Alana Haim for 'Licorice Pizza'.
Couples at Oscars
This is a first in Oscar history. Real-life couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem and Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have been nominated in the four major acting categories at the Oscars this year.
Campion and Spielberg pitted against each other one more time
Jane Campion is the first woman to be nominated in the best director catgory twice. She had previously earned a nomination in 1994 for 'The Piano' and this year she is up for the winner's trophy for 'The Power Of The Dog'. In 1994 she had lost out to Steven Spielberg who won it for 'Schindler's List'. He is nominated againt this year along with her for 'West Side Story'. Will Campion beat Speilberg this time around?
Judi Dench to create history?
Dame Judi Dench could just become the oldest winner in the history of Oscars. She has been nominated for her performance in Sir Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast'. If she wins, she would break Sir Anthony Hopkins' record who won for 'Father' in 2021. Dench at 87 is four years older to Hopkins.
'Drive My Car' is the longest film this year
The Japanese film, which has earned nominations in the Best Picture category is the longest film in that category. The film has a runtime of 179 minutes. It isn't the longest film in Oscars history though. The lengthiest best picture winner was 'Gone With The Wind', at 238 minutes. But the longest movie ever to win an Academy Award was 'War and Peace', which clocked in 414 minutes - which is nearly seven hours long.
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