It makes a certain impression hearing Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announce the 97th edition of the Oscars and pronounce a surname that is part of the history of cinema: Rossellini. It is in fact Isabella, daughter of the great Roberto, director of the Italian neorealism of Italian neorealism Which in the Oscar was nominated only once, in 1950, for the script of ‘Paisà’ (moreover in cohabitation with Alfred Hayes, Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei and Marcello Pagliero). The actress, who boasts a no less famous mother, Ingrid Bergman, who instead brought home three before falling in love with Rossellini and dedicating herself to films that had to enter the history of cinema and not only in that of the box office Usa, is appointed as the best female interpreter as a protagonist for Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’. It is on her that this year the hope of Italy is based to bring home a statuette.
In his category he will see it with Monica Barbaro for ‘A Complete Unknown’, Ariana Grande for ‘Wicked’, Felicity Jones for ‘The Brutalist’ and Zoe Saldana for ‘Emilia Pe’rez’. Nothing to do, however, for ‘Vermiglio’ by Maura Delpero, a beautiful but very difficult film, which remains still in the ‘short list’ pits and does not enter the track in the Cinquina nominated for the Oscars for best international film. In that category, where It seems ‘Emilia Perez’ has no opponents and has already mortgaged one of the 13 Oscars to which he is a candidatethe safest of all (there are still no shares for bets but it is easy to hypothesize flat shares), Italy has not won since 2014 (‘The great beauty’ of Paolo Sorrentino), while last year he arrived in Cinquina with ‘ I captain Matteo Garrone.
If he ‘vermilion’ was a dream and Rossellini a concrete hope (already candidate also for the Golden Globe), sorry not to see the name of Luca Guadagnino in nomination. His ‘Challengers’ ran to the nomination in two categories – original screenplay and original soundtrack – but remains dry mouth. Finally, there is, in an Italian key, the case of ‘is still tomorrow’. Paola Cortellesi’s collection in Italy in Italy had been inserted by the Academy in the ‘Reminder List of Productions Eligible’ among the 207 running feature films for an Oscar nomination for best film of the year.
A prestigious selection for this film (‘There is Still Tomorrow’, the title with which the film was distributed in the USA where it was scheduled in theaters for at least seven days over 2024) whose hopes to enter between ten in Nomination, however, as Cortellese commented ironically, quoting his successful film, they would have lasted “like a cat on the ring road”. Moving on to the main applications for the 97th edition, There is a possible new ‘parasite’ case. Like the South Korean film Bong Joon-Ho who in 2019 broke through the Oscars by winning the best film in the ‘International Film’ categories and ‘Film of the year’ as well as the best direction and original script, this time is Jacques ‘Emilia Perez’ musical ‘Emilia Perez’ Audiard to apply to dominate the Night of the Oscars, scheduled for March 2 (on the Italian night between 2 and 3), with 13 nominations.
Behind the French movie Two films with 10 nominations each: The musical ‘Wicked’ with Ariana Grande and ‘The Brutalist’ with Adrien Brody. These three films will probably be to ‘A’ A Complete Unknown ‘Biopic on Bob Dylan with Timotèe Chalamet The films that will play the statuette for best film of the year. Among the 10 in the nomination also ‘ANORA’ by Sean Baker, ‘Conclave’ by Edward Berger, film with Isabella Rossellini shot in Cinecitta ‘,’ Dune 2 ‘always with Chalamet, the Brazilian’ I am still here ‘(also nominated for best International film), ‘Nickel Boys’ by Ramell Ross and the Horror ‘The Substance’ with Demi Moore nominated for best actress.
With the former ‘Ghost’ star also the Spanish Karla Sofia Gascon, protagonist of ‘Emilia Perez’, the first trans actress to be appointed as the best leading actress. The other three in Lizza are Cynthia Erivo for ‘Wicked’, Mikey Madison for ‘Anore’ and Fernanda Torres for ‘I am still here’. For the direction there is only one woman in nomination: Coralie Fargeat is candidate for the horror ‘The Substance’. With her I am running for the direction Sean Baker (‘ANORA’), Brady Corbet (‘The Brutalist’), James Mangold (‘A Complete Unknown’) and Jacques Audiard (‘Emilia Pe’rez’). For the best actor, in addition to the favorite Timothe’e Chalamet there are Adrien Brody for ‘The Brutalist’, Colman Domingo for ‘Sing Sing’, Ralph Fiennes for ‘Conclave’ and Sebastian Stan for ‘The Apprentice’. Finally, best supporting actor. In Cinquina Yura Borisov for ‘Anore’, Kieran Culkin for ‘A Real Pain’, Edward Norton for ‘A Complete Unknown’, Guy Pearce for ‘The Brutalist’ and Jeremy Strong for ‘The Apprentice’.
Rossellini, I would like my parents to be alive
Isabella Rossellini is a candidate for Oscar like Best Supporting Actress For the role of Sister Agnes in “Conclave”. The Cinquina Monica Barbaro, (“A Complete Unknown”), Ariana Grande, (“Wicked”), Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist”) and Zoe Saldana (“Emilia Perez”) complete.
“When I was young I have always been identified as the Daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. By aging, this does not happen often and I miss above all today. I would like my parents to be alive to celebrate this great honor with me. And even today with this joy in mind I cannot help but linger in the afterlife a David Lynch. Our collaboration was fundamental for my understanding of the art of acting “. In a moved post on social networks Isabella Rossellini Celebrate the nomination as best as a protagonist for ‘Conclave’.
“It is my past, everything I have in me that I led to my interpretation of sister Agnes in the film ‘Conclave’ – He continues – working under the clear and sharp direction of Edward Berger, his incredible cast and his crew, especially the unparalleled Ralph Fiennes. Thanks to the Academy – he concludes – I am very moved “.