KULTURA / CULTURE
Kritičari su „Grešnike“ opisali kao spoj kultnog klasika „Od sumraka do svitanja“ i ozbiljnog art-house pristupa temama rase i istorije Critics have described Sinners as a cross between the cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn and a serious art-house approach to the topics of race and history
And this brings us on to another ac- tor who’s dominating in terms of histor- ic firsts: Timothée Chalamet. His portray- al of table tennis ace Marty Mauser in the film Marty Supreme has earned him a Best Actor nomination, marking the third time he’s been recognised in this category. This nomination also makes him the youngest actor to have been nominated three times since Marlon Brando. Chalamet was previously nomi- nated for his performance in Call Me by Your Name and for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. A similar achievement has seen Em- ma Stone add two more nominations for her alien character in Bugonia – for Best Actress and for Best Picture as a Produc- er – making her the youngest woman to have earned a total of seven career Oscar nominations. When it comes to the ma- gicians behind the camera, Chloe Zhao has broken the record for nominations with the emotional film Hamnet, be- coming only the second woman to have earned multiple Oscar nominations for Best Director. Steven Spielberg’s work as a producer on this film has also prov- en historically significant – as its nomina- tion for Best Picture marks his 14 th nom- ination overall, meaning Spielberg now holds the record for the most nomina- tions in the Best Picture category. But let’s return to Sinners. Many are wondering how a vampire film man- aged to become the year’s most impor- tant cinematic achievement and a favour- ite of the Academy. The answer may lie in the genre cocktail skilfully mixed by Coogler, who is best known for the films Creed and Black Panther. Sinners is much
more than an ordinary vampire story – it represents a deeply layered allegory of America’s sins, merging historical drama, Southern Gothic and a celebration of the blues, all wrapped up in an action-packed horror. Set at the heart of the Mississip- pi Delta in 1932, at a time of brutal ra- cial segregation, twin brothers Smoke and Stack return to that world of their childhood. The twins are both portrayed by Michael B. Jordan in a dual role that earned him his first ever Oscar nomina- tion. Coogler deftly weaves a tale of two very different types of monsters: the re- al-life monsters of Ku Klux Klan mem- bers and the metaphorical monsters of deadly vampires. The film poses a dis- turbing question: which is the bigger monster?
Sinners has been nominated in al- most all major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Jordan) and Best Supporting Ac- tor (Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mossaku). Coogler admitted that he was personally surprised by the number of nominations. He released a press statement in which he admitted that his father was the only one who’d calculated correctly on the day the nominations were announced. “My dad was keeping count next to me. And when he said there were sixteen, I told him there was no way it’s that many,” said the director. Despite Sinners now being the abso- lute favourite in terms of nominations, the road to Oscar glory isn’t guaranteed. History teaches us that the highest num- ber of nominations doesn’t necessarily mean the highest number of awards. The competition is strong, particularly when it comes to rival film One Battle After Another, which itself earned 13 nomina- tions. Still, Sinners has already made an indelible impact on the film industry, re- gardless of how many Oscars it ultimate- ly takes home.
Call Me by Your Name
Marty Supreme
A complete unknown
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