BIGGEST SOURCE OF SADNESS: NO SING SING FOR BEST PICTURE 😩😩😩💔💔💔

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BIGGEST SOURCE OF JOY (& suprise): I'M STILL HERE FOR BEST PICTURE!! 💃💃💃🎉🎉🎉

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Yeah, totally shocked that I'm Still Here made it in for Best Pic - that was on no one's radar at all. But it's a tremendous film, and I was so stoked to see that!!! Though super sad that it took a spot away from Sing Sing, which was my second favorite of the year. (Brutalist, Sing Sing, I'm Still Here is my top 3 in order.)

Some notable stats:

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*Emilia Perez set the record for most nominations for a non-English-language film, with 13. The prior record was 10, held by Roma and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Ummm... kinda wish a better film held this flag, but... life goes on.

*Karla Sofia Gascon is the first openly trans actor nominated for nominated for an Oscar - huzzah! (Elliot Page was nominated for Juno, but when he was female identifying as Ellen Page - he wasn't openly trans yet.)

*When Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Pianist, he was the youngest winner for that category (29), and remains so. If he loses this year to Timothee Chalamet, the 29-year-old Chalamet will tie that record (well, actually beat it by 8 months).

*This is the first year that four of the Best Actress nominees came from the Golden Globe's Musical/Comedy category.

*I'm sure there are other factoids to drudge up, but I've gotta jet... :) Feel free to hmu with other diddlies to add!

Anyway, catch up on your movie-watching, and get stoked for...

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OSCAR SUNDAY, MARCH 2 -> MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

And read more detailed thoughts on each category's page!