The debate over Karla Sofía Gascón's tweets has overshadowed the fires in Los Angeles as a central topic in Hollywood. The work of French director Audiard had triumphed at the Golden Globes and was considered one of the top contenders for the Oscars. Despite the 13 nominations, the prospects for a win are now poor.

Oscars 2025: Criticism of "The Brutalist" Due to AI

Now, the focus is increasingly on Sean Baker's tragicomedy "Anora". It tells the story of a sex worker from Brooklyn who hooks a Russian oligarch's son. The six-time nominated work could benefit from the difficulties of others and begin a winning streak at the awards ceremony in the Dolby Theatre. This may also be contributed by the fact that a discussion has recently arisen around the endlessly long fictional biography "The Brutalist" by Brady Corbet. After all, Adrien Brody's nominated lead performance was aided by AI for the Hungarian accent. How much this diminishes the potential chances of the ten-time nominated film remains to be seen.

Perhaps, however, it is not Sean Baker's prostitute tale, but Edward Berger's Vatican thriller "Conclave" that will see white smoke. After all, the Austrian-Swiss director ("All Quiet on the Western Front") is nominated eight times, including in the Best Film category. However, Berger was surprisingly omitted among the directors.

Germany in the Race for Foreign Oscar at Oscars 2025

In the race for the Foreign Oscar, "The Seed of the Holy Fig Tree" by Germany-based director Mohammad Rasoulof is also in the running, as is the Danish production "The Girl with the Needle", "I'm Still Here" from Brazil, as well as the Latvian animated film "Flow" - and "Emilia Pérez". Whether the fallen top favorite at least receives the "consolation prize" here will be revealed on the night of March 2nd to 3rd. "I'm Still Here" is now considered to have better chances here.

Oscars 2025: Live for the First Time on Disney+

23 award categories will be announced, with first-time host Conan O'Brien welcoming the audience again in the 3,400-seat Dolby Theatre. For those who didn't get a ticket, the US broadcaster ABC will broadcast the gala to over 200 countries. In Austria, the Oscars will be live for the first time from 1 AM on Disney+. Film fans will still not have to miss the traditional broadcast on ORF 1. On ORF, Lillian Moschen and film doyen Alexander Horwath will provide commentary on the events. It starts at midnight, with coverage of the Red Carpet beginning at 12:30 AM, before the gala starts at 1 AM.

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