LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the business got here collectively to anoint this 12 months’s crop of Oscar nominees. Popping out on prime: the Netflix narco-musical “Emilia Pérez,” carefully adopted by “Wicked,” the lavish Broadway adaptation, and the post-war epic “The Brutalist.”
The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will air on ABC on March 2, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Listed below are reactions from a few of the day’s notable nominees:
Mikey Madison for “Anora”
“I at all times dreamed of one thing like this, but it surely by no means felt like it could ever be a actuality for me. I simply love filmmaking. I really like films. It’s one of many greatest loves of my life and the factor that makes me joyful …. I’m a Los Angeles native and so there’s been a lot devastation these previous few weeks and my coronary heart breaks for LA, but it surely’s actually stunning to see Hollywood coming collectively and celebrating movie proper now, it’s actually stunning.
“Anora” has modified my life. There are doorways which can be open that have been closed for a decade plus, and it’s actually due to Sean (Baker) uplifting me as an actress and giving me this unimaginable character to play, that nobody had ever actually given me earlier than, and so I actually owe rather a lot to him and his belief in me as an artist. It is actually reinvigorated my love for cinema and appearing and filmmaking and it’s modified plenty of issues.” — Madison, nominated for greatest actress, spoke from her resort room mattress in New York, the place she watched the nominations whereas FaceTiming her mom (they each screamed on the information.)
Monica Barbaro for “A Complete Unknown”
“My phone started blowing up, and I just like I fell on the floor and couldn’t believe it. It’s completely surreal. The supporting actress category is full of some of my favorite actresses. It was unbelievable to be put on a shortlist, let alone, now this. I kind of can’t believe it.” —- Barbaro discovered about her supporting actress nomination whereas in London throughout a fancy dress becoming for a brand new venture.
Jeremy Sturdy for “The Apprentice”
“On a degree of artistry, in the present day, for me personally, is an unimaginable day and I really feel very joyful. And I’ve sophisticated emotions in regards to the character (Donald Trump mentor Roy Cohn) I performed. It was the position of a lifetime, and on the similar time his legacy is actual and it’s taking part in out in situ in entrance of our eyes in very scary methods. … I hope in the present day’s recognition is a catalyst to rerelease this movie. It suffered from and was handicapped by an absence of launch as a result of not one of the studios or streamers would contact it. However I do assume the film presents super perception into how we acquired to the place we’re in the present day. — Sturdy, nominated for greatest supporting actor, spoke from his residence in Brooklyn, the place he mentioned he discovered of his nomination from his younger daughter knocking on the door.
Yura Borisov for “Anora”
“I was inside my car with my daughters and wife, and my nomination was first and my name was first. And after that … screaming and crying. (It was) a very emotional moment, I can say, for everybody. (”Anora” is about) connection between people. Between mentalities and nationalities and cultures. … Of course, it’s not easy I know, and everybody knows, but it’s possible. And during this shoot I (felt) that we are different but at the same time we were absolutely similar. And so, for me, it’s about connection between souls and it’s possible.” — Borisov, nominated for greatest supporting actor, spoke in an interview from Moscow.
Zoe Saldaña for “Emilia Pérez”
“I don’t think I can properly express the deep levels of gratitude and joy I feel for the recognition Emilia Pérez has been given … I’m especially grateful to Karla, whose bravery and talent brought so much depth and authenticity to Emilia. It’s a bittersweet moment as our community in Los Angeles is processing the heartbreaking losses from the ongoing fires — homes, schools, businesses and entire neighborhoods. My heart is with all those affected and I’m sending endless love and appreciation to our fearless first responders and everyone working to help rebuild our city.” — Saldaña, nominated for greatest supporting actress, in a press release.
Coralie Fargeat for “The Substance”
(Star Demi Moore) got here on this film taking plenty of dangers. You understand, this film was, for certain difficult. … She reacted to the truth that it could possibly be one thing very particular, but additionally performance-wise, it gave her the house to essentially create a efficiency that might, , make a distinction and make an affect. And naturally, the topic of the movie, , says a lot. I feel we each love what the film’s about in numerous methods. We didn’t want to speak about what the movie is about. It was like 5 minutes, and we knew we have been on the on the identical web page. — Fargeat, nominated for greatest director, spoke in an interview from Paris.
James Mangold for “A Complete Unknown”
I used to be thrilled … notably for our actors and the remainder of our group. This group has been assembled to make this film for over 5 years, and thru the pandemic and strikes and and schedule challenges, we’ve all hung collectively and grow to be nice pals in addition to collaborators, and so the best factor I really feel is simply such pleasure seeing so a lot of my companions getting acknowledged for his or her unimaginable work, not the least of which was Timothée Chalamet who put in an amazing effort making ready to play Bob Dylan. .. In films like this, which don’t characteristic alternate worlds and galaxies, the particular impact is the appearing. All the things rides on on the performances being timeless and unforgettable and distinctive achievements, and I feel throughout the board … the performances in my film are one thing I’m profoundly happy with.” — Mangold, nominated for greatest director, spoke in an interview from Los Angeles.
Diane Warren for “The Six Triple Eight”
“The fact that I get another shot (after 15 previous Oscar nods), you know, is awesome. I love it. It’s like the losing team that’s getting sent back. I don’t know anything about sports and stuff, but I guess (it’s) like a Super Bowl, like a team that, you know, loses for decades. People root for them. I have an honorary Oscar sitting right over there. He gets very lonely.” — Warren, nominated for best original song for “The Journey,” her sixteenth nomination, spoke in an interview from Los Angeles.
John Powell for “Wicked”
“I quite happily slept in this morning and got a call from my agent, and I was like, ‘What the hell is she calling me for? What could be that urgent? … I do like to work on things with joy. I think that’s why I do a lot of animation. They tend to be more joyful. And a lot of live action tend to be kind of dark. And obviously there’s a wonderful place for that in cinema. But finding something that had this much fun in it was kind of a special thing for me.” — Powell, nominated for authentic rating, spoke in an interview from Los Angeles. He evacuated his residence and studio within the Palisades following the wildfires and can’t but return.
Isabella Rossellini for “Conclave”
“Once I was younger, I used to be at all times recognized because the daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. As I’ve gotten older, this doesn’t occur as regularly … I want my dad and mom have been alive to have fun with me this nice honor. And, additionally, in the present day, with this pleasure, my thoughts can’t assist lingering within the past to David Lynch. Our collaboration was key to my understanding of the artwork of appearing. It’s my previous, all that I’ve in me, that I delivered to my interpretation of Sister Agnes within the movie ‘Conclave,’ working underneath the clear, sharp course of Edward Berger (and) his unimaginable forged and crew, particularly the incomparable Ralph Fiennes. — Rossellini, nominated for greatest supporting actress, in a press release.
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Interviews have been performed by Related Press Leisure Writers Jake Coyle, Jonathan Landrum, Brooke Lefferts, Jocelyn Noveck and Maria Sherman.
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