Welcome back to For Your Consideration with Reuben Schwartz! In this post, I will recap the nominations for the latest Golden Reel Awards, the various storylines going into the ceremony and look back to locate its place within LRF's history.
Storylines:
The past is now! The front runners of this ceremony (Splendour, The Night Stalker) certainly paint a vivid picture of this season’s themes: true crime set in 80s California. But really, the main overarching theme is a return to the past. All four Best Picture nominees take place in a bygone era. Even The Lone Ranger, a surprising omission from that category, fits this bill as well. That’s not to say that there weren’t great contemporary stories this season, but the cream of the crop all are looking backwards.
Splendour appears to be in a real power position at the moment, with strong representation across most categories. It should be in the driver’s seat for Best Actress but the actor categories are a little tougher to decide, especially if Wyatt Russell and Michael Pitt take votes from one another. As mentioned above, The Night Stalker appears to be its main form of competition, particularly in a category like Best Actor.
However, sometimes the actual voting can surprise us and no real dominant film emerges. This could be especially true this season where a near-record TWENTY films (⅔ of the releases!) received a nomination. The only season to have more was back in Season 6 when 22 films were nominated. The most awarded film that season, Death Dream, came away with five wins on eight nominations.
If anyone is into superstition or chance or “signs,” keep a third eye out for factoids related to the number three below. It's only appropriate for our 33rd Golden Reel Awards!
Returning Winners:
Rebecca Hall - For her turn as Natalie Wood, Hall holds the title of the sole past GRA winner among this year’s acting and directing nominees. She won Best Supporting Actress for Open Hearts in Season 22.
Returning Nominees:
Lucas Hedges - LRF’s resident Spider-Man has now joined the club of three-time Best Actor nominees. He failed to win for his last two GRA appearances (Letter to Myself, Kansas City).
Steve McQueen - The only director this ceremony to have been nominated once before, his last GRA appearance was in Season 9 for Mandingos.
Steve Martin - While this is the legendary comedian’s first nomination in one of the main four acting categories, he was just a Best Villain nominee last season for his memorable turn in Monopoly. Is Steve Martin suddenly LRF’s hottest star?
Wyatt Russell - Of this year’s batch, Russell has the most nominations without a win. He has been nominated for Best Actor twice (Everything Will Be Alright, The Hippie Preacher) and Best Supporting Actor twice (Doctor Love and Wish You Were Here). He has been on two Best Ensemble-winning casts and could be on a third if Splendour wins that category.
Clive Steinbeck - As for the longest gap between GRA nominations, Steinbeck returns to the Best Original Story category after thirty seasons. He was last nominated for Blood Countess in Season 3.
Newcomers:
Trey Edward Shults and James Mangold - These two directing nominees are both getting nominated for their second LRF films. Mangold, like Steinbeck, is returning from a long absence after his debut (The Wolfman) also way back in Season 3.
Brady Corbet - The last Best Director nominee, meanwhile, is making a splash with his first directed film for the studio. However, it’s not the first time he worked for the studio as he had acting roles early in Seasons 2 and 3.
Jeremy Allen White - After three Best Starring Couple nominations, Jeremy Allen White finally gets his first individual acting nomination. He seemed on the “eve” of a Best Actor nom for Eve of Destruction and now he finally gets his shot.
Danny Ramirez - White’s fellow Best Actor nominee is in a different boat as The Night Stalker was his first LRF role and what a way to start!
Ashton Kutcher - And while we’re at it, the Splendour star is getting his first nomination for his third LRF film. His debut season? You guessed it, Season 3.
Jodie Comer - The “Falling on the Cross” star is getting her first GRA recognition of any kind for her eighth role at the studio.
Michael Pena - This is Pena’s first individual nomination after being a part of three Best Ensemble-nominated casts (Numero Uno, Bunker 17, Twisted Metal).
Amber Midthunder - Also from the Twisted Metal ensemble, Midthunder lands her first individual nomination. There is something poetic about it being for a project by the same writer who gave Midthunder her first acting role at the studio (LRTV’s Nez Perce).
Michael Pitt - A fun fact that I’ve yet to see pointed out: Pitt’s most notable LRF role-to-date was also a reunion with director Brady Corbet, his co-star in Michael Haneke’s English-language Funny Games remake.
Best Supporting Actress - All four nominees for this category (Mawar de Jongh, Blythe Danner, Zoe Kazan, Mila Kunis) are getting their first acting nomination this season. This spans from de Jongh being nommed for her first role and Kunis being nominated for her tenth.
Kaitlyn Dever - The actress holds this ceremony's record for most LRF acting roles before first individual nomination (12).
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