Oscar Nominations: 'Sinners' Breaks Record With 16.film establishment sent clear political messages [View all]

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Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16
“One Battle After Another” was close behind with 13 nods. Acting nominees include Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson, Timothée Chalamet and Teyana Taylor.


The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were dominated by Hollywood’s most endangered species — highly original, studio-made films with hefty budgets.

“Sinners,” a horror fantasia set in the 1930s and rooted in Black culture, and “One Battle After Another,” a primal scream about authoritarianism and citizen resistance, emerged as films to beat by securing nominations in most major categories, including picture, director, actor, supporting actress, supporting actor cinematography and screenplay. “Sinners,” which sold $368 million in tickets, received 16 nominations in total, more than any other film in Academy Award history.

“One Battle After Another,” which collected $206 million at the worldwide box office, received 13 nominations.


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Hollywood has been notably close-mouthed about politics over the past year, with many liberal stars afraid to land in the cross hairs of President Trump and his followers. But the film establishment sent clear political messages by rallying around these two (extremely well-reviewed) movies to the degree it did — one an allegory about racism and cultural appropriation, and the other about rising fascism and societal division.