The film “Poor Things” by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has been nominated for best picture at this year’s Academy Awards and is to compete with “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie”, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Holdovers,” “Maestro” and “American Fiction” in the 96th Oscars Awards.
Lanthimos’ film, an Irish/British/US production starring Emma Stone as a woman revived from the dead, picked up 11 nominations, two behind “Oppenheimer,” which outpaced all other films with 13 nominations, including acting nods for stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr.
“Poor Things” is nominated for best picture, while Lanthimos has been nominated for best director.
The film’s stars Emma Stone has been nominated for best actress and Mark Ruffalo for best supporting actor.
Lanthimos’ film is also in the running for best cinematography (Robbie Ryan), best production design (James Price, Heath, Zsuzsa Mikalek), best film editing (Yorgos Mavropsaridis), best costume design (Holly Waddington), best makeup and hair (Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston) and best original score (Jerskin Fendrix).
Winners of the golden statuettes will be announced at a Hollywood ceremony on March 10.
Beginning of January “Poor Things,” won the Golden Globe in the Best Picture in Comedy/Musical category at the 81st Golden Globes.
