The race towards the Oscar has a clear favorite
And it’s called ‘One battle after another’. If something very, very strange doesn’t happen on March 15, this Paul Thomas Anderson film will take the golden statuette for Best Film. I say it without irony: the thing seems that clear.
Yesterday he added another key trophy to his collection: the Producers Association (PGA) Award. This award is like the Oracle of Delphi for the Oscars; It is almost always correct who will win.
“Whatever path awaits you, your work this year is spectacular. I share this with you. Long may you, no matter what happens in the future. It’s one battle after another,”
Anderson said when accepting the award, according to Variety. A message that many interpreted as a wink to the directors of Warner, the film’s producer involved in sale rumors.
A weekend of triumphs
Almost in parallel, the film also won the Contemporary Feature Film award at the art directors’ union awards. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ won in Period Film and ‘Fantastic Four’ in Fantasy.
Anderson reaches this final stretch also carrying the Golden Globes and the Directors Union award. It is a victory announced.
Other protagonists of the night
At the NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate black excellence in entertainment, the big winner was ‘Sinners’. It took home the Movie and Actor awards for Michael B. Jordan.
The actor, who also aspires to the Oscar, dedicated his award to his brother and co-star in ‘Black Panther’, Chadwick Boseman:
“Like my brother, our time on this planet is short…seeing how quickly these races and people’s lives go by, and what we do while we’re here on Earth,”
Jordan expressed with an emotionality that takes your breath away.
‘Pecadores’ also shined at the Music Supervisors Union awards, taking the award for Best Song for “I lied to you”.
Meanwhile, in the PGA television categories, ‘Adolescence’, ‘The Studio’ and ‘The Pitt’ triumphed. But the night was, without a doubt, for that ‘battle’ that seems unstoppable.
