Lost the Plot
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Costumes
100
The world wanted them to be enemies... but they became friends
Wicked
100
This new favorite white boy of the moment is in not one, but TWO, nominees for Best Picture
Timothee Chalamet
(Complete Unknown, Dune 2)
100
When this actor was snubbed, life wasn't painless, even for the brainless
Jonathan Bailey
100
Wild Robot, a contender for Animated Feature, stars this actress, known for roles in Black Panther and A Quiet Place franchises.
Lupita Nyong'o
100
This actor who plays Count Orlok in Nosferatu is no stranger to playing monsters... He also played Pennywise in IT.
Bill Skarsgård
(But you should Take a Chance on Stellan Skarsgård, too)
200
A famous musician goes electric
A Complete Unknown
200
Holding space for this actress who brought down the house in her 2016 Tony's performance
Cynthia Erivo
200
Not nominated for Best Actress? It's okay, Babygirl, maybe next year
Nicole Kidman
200
Documentary Feature nominee "No Other Land" is about this ongoing conflict. (They finished filming before October 2023.)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
200
Here, beloved Irishman Paul Mescal wields a sword in the arena in Gladiator 2. This Latin word for sword is where we get the term "gladiator."
(Hint: don't overthink it.)
Gladius
(WHO PUT THE GLAD IN GLADIATOR?
G-L-A-D-I-U-S)
300
This film has been called a Cinderella retelling...involving a green card marriage and the Russian oligarchy
Anora
300
Hopefully Jesse Eisenberg didn't find it A Real Pain to work with this Supporting Actor nominee
Kieran Culkin
300
No nomination for this beloved actor's villainous performance? Academy, were you not entertained?
Denzel Washington
300
Nominated for Visual Effects, this installation of the Alien franchise is named after the first king of Rome.
Romulus
300
In Conclave, the Vatican drip is immaculate. Sr. Agnes not only serves but *serves* in the habit of this religious order.
(Hint: of course it's charitable, because she is giving)
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
400
This film follows the family of a Disappeared politician in Brazil
I'm Still Here
400
It's the second time this Best Actor nominee has been nominated for a role as a Holocaust survivor
Adrien Brody
400
When his documentary about driving cross-country with his friend got snubbed, this SNL alum told the Academy to "suck it"
Will Ferrell (Will & Harper)
400
Orin O’Brien, the subject of short documentary "The Only Girl in the Orchestra," was hired by this composer, perhaps most famous for his work on West Side Story.
Leonard Bernstein
400
One short day in the Emerald City... is spent wearing costumes inspired by this Age in American history (which is also the name of a prestige TV series). Those were the golden days...
Gilded Age
500
The real horror is Hollywood's beauty standards...
The Substance
500
"Sí! Sí! Sí!" sings this Supporting Actress nominee in a plastic surgery-themed number
Zoe Saldaña
500
No LOVE for this fan-favorite summer hit starring Zendaya? What a LETdown...
Challengers
500
This vampire flick that has four technical nominations is a remake of the 1922 classic, but most millennials and gen Z kids know it from a Spongebob episode.
500
Arianne Phillips, costume designer for A Complete Unknown, knows how to Walk the Line. She was nominated for that 2005 biopic of this other famous folk singer.
Johnny Cash
...who also appears in A Complete Unknown! (Played here by Boyd Holbrook)
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