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The 98th Academy Awards are set to take place in Hollywood this Sunday evening. Once again, 10 movies are up for the Best Picture Oscar, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another being the bookies’ favourite unless there’s an upset from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. I’ve watched all of the nominees and ranked them and you may not even have heard of my No 1.
9. Hamnet (Rent or buy on Prime Video/Apple TV)
The big screen adaptation of the 2020 novel of the same name follows Paul Mescal’s Shakespeare and his wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley) getting together, having kids and then dealing with the grief of losing their son Hamnet via the play Hamlet. It’s heavy stuff, just a shame it’s incredibly dull and self-indulgent, despite the subject matter. This Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes-produced Hollywood luvvie snoozefest is nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Buckley will win Best Actress.
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