Los Angeles, 1998. Outside the Shrine Auditorium Center, along with a Cher in a Captain Hook hat and a Matt Damon and a Ben Affleck posing for photographers adjusting their bow ties as Gregory Peck, a small but quite noisy group of girls attracts the attention of those present. Almost no one is 18, yet they are there, brandishing wooden signs full of indignation to express all their solidarity with the idol. Leonardo Dicaprio who, unlike her colleagues Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart, did not get a nomination for the 70th edition of the Oscars for his role in Titanic. 23 years have passed since then, and many things have changed. Not just because 1998 was the most watched night in the history of the Oscars – the viewers were 57 million. In 2020, so to speak, there were 23 -, but also because of the glitter of the red carpet and the throng of reporters and photographers, this year only a faded memory will remain.
The first episode of We divan, the new Vanity Fair podcast dedicated to new releases in cinema and on TV, could only start from here: from the 93rd edition of the Oscars, historical for two reasons. For being the first since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and for being the first to have revolutionized the regulation to allow films to compete even if they have not been released in theaters. The ceremony, scheduled for the night between 25 and 26 April 2021 and broadcast in Italy by Sky Cinema Oscar (Sky channel 303) it will exceptionally take place in presence at Los Angeles Union Station and with additional connections from the Dolby Theater. Between antigenic tests, only one companion for each nominated and the usual recommendation not to dwell too much at the time of the speeches, the Oscars – and more generally – the cinema try to restart in the name of records.
The 78th edition of the award starts, in fact, from several records: it is the first time, for example, that two women, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, compete for Best Director; it is the first time that an African American actress, Viola Davis, reaches 4 nominations; it is the first time that an Asian American actor, Steven Yeun, has been nominated for Best Actor; and it is the first time that a Korean actress, the formidable Yoon Yeo-jeon, already winner of the SAG and the Bafta, gets a nomination. As for the possible winners, the matter is more complicated. He might be able to do it Nomadland, the film that won the Golden Lion in Venice which will be available on Disney + starting from April 30, while the triumph of Zhao for Best Director and Chadwick Boseman as Best Leading Actor (he would be the third posthumous Oscar winner after Peter Finch and Heath Ledger) are practically certain. Yet there are several questions: will Glenn Close be able to win the statuette after 7 failed nominations? Will Italy be able to take home the Oscar for the Best Original Song thanks to I do (Seen), written by Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi and Diane Warren?
These and many other questions are answered by “Divaniamo”. Have a good listening!
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