“Are there going to be any surprises?”
That was the question I’ve been hearing a lot over the last few days, at the Directors Guild Awards and the Oscar Nominees Luncheon and in conversations elsewhere on the circuit. And it’s true that “Oppenheimer” is rolling through awards season picking up one major award after another, the latest being Christopher Nolan’s win at the DGA.
It’s also true that Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) seem to be prohibitive favorites for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, and that those two blockbuster films each have other categories in which they feel like clear frontrunners: “Barbie” in costume design, production design and song, “Oppy” in cinematography, film editing, sound and score.