Thursday, January 14, 2016

Even “Mad Max” in the race: “The Revenant” with DiCaprio is the big Oscar favorite – FOCUS Online

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The first Golden Boy for Leo ? Hollywood star DiCaprio can look forward to the Academy Awards in late February. Overall, “The Revenant – The returnees” rewarded with twelve nominations

Who will rake in the end of February Oscar gold:. A brutal revenge thriller in the snowy wilderness or a post-apocalyptic action film?

The award ceremony in Hollywood could be a duel between “The Revenant – The returnees” by Alejandro González Iñárritu and George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”. Both go with the most nominations in the Oscar race, both are competing for the top trophy for best film

DiCaprio in the Oscar hunt

. “The Revenant – The returnees’ going with twelve nominations in the lead. Leonardo DiCaprio (41) would have been his first Oscar deserved. That had been the toughest shooting of his life, he assured recently with the Golden Globe trophy for best drama actor in his hand. The happy believed him: He plays the trapper Hugh Glass in the snowy wilderness, which is shredded by a grizzly bear and left half dead by other trappers. The film was shot in violent snowstorms and icy rivers, facing the camera had to eat raw DiCaprio Bison liver.

Five times was DiCaprio nominated since 1993 already for an Oscar, as an actor and producer of “The Wolf of Wall Street” and as an actor for “Blood Diamond,” “The Aviator” and “Gilbert Grape – Somewhere in Iowa “. He went so far but from always empty. Its almost silent role in the revenge thriller could finally bring gold.



Next chance for González Iñárritu

The Mexican Alejandro González Iñárritu had to wear even at the Oscar award in 2015 some. Three Oscar Trophies he stuck a year ago for directing, original screenplay and as producer of the best film “Birdman or the unexpected power of ignorance” a. It was a bitter comedy about egos and vanities in show business. Now follows with “The Revenant – The returnees” the alternative program and another Oscar chance

The legendary director George Miller could make him the win, though disputed.. The Australians proved that you can still turn a spectacular action film with 70th In “Mad Max: Fury Road” he sends Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron by an apocalyptic inferno – and overtook surprising ten Oscar nominations. Overlooked as a director on the other hand was directed veteran Ridley Scott (78), whose space epic “The Martians – Save Mark Watney” after all, brought seven nominations, including lead actor Matt Damon

Seventh nomination for Cate Blanchett

At the 19 nominations and comes three Oscar wins by Meryl Streep (66) Cate Blanchett (46) is still far, but the Australian now managed her seventh Oscar nomination. As an elegant high society lady “Carol” who falls in love with the 1950s in a woman, she could pick up her third gold boy. Even Hollywood favorite Jennifer Lawrence (“Joy – Anything but ordinary”) is back in the race, with 25years fourth nomination. As a favorite is true, however, Brie Larson (26), who already won the Golden Globe for her role in the mother-son drama “Room”.

The action icon Sylvester Stallone boxed under the Oscar candidates. 40 years after his first “Rocky” -Erfolgen he could now with his supporting role in – the trophy

Hardly German in the race

For Germany, the proclamation was “Creed Rocky’s Legacy”. the nominations more of a bust. The German film “The Labyrinth of silence” by director Giulio Ricciarelli did not make it into the final round of the “foreign” -Oscar. Only “All will be well” by Patrick Vollrath has in the area of ​​”live-action short film” a chance.

The African Chris Rock (50) returns on February 28th back as Oscar presenter. The cheeky comedian has ample material for biting swipes. Even this year the Oscar Academy has black talent in the four acting categories again completely overlooked. Under the hashtag #oscarssowhite which was already heavily criticized in 2015 the net, now follows #OscarsSoWhite 2.0. On Twitter gave rock already a blasphemous tasting: In a video he dusted with white powder a

In the video:. Oscar nominations for 2016 – “The Revenant” with twelve opportunities

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