The 94th Academy Awards, more popularly known for the Oscar awards will be held on March 27 with an important novelty for Apple and that is that they have received up to 6 nominations for two films on its platform. More specifically for CODA Y Macbethtwo feature films released by the platform in the last year and which represent the first Apple TV + nominations for these awards.
They are not, by far, the first nominations that receive content from the platform. The series The Morning Show is one of the great exponents, although far from the acclaimed Ted Lasso that has accumulated hundreds of nominations and prestigious awards such as Golden Globes. Now, the films on the platform have never had such an impact, also because there is a small quantity in the catalogue.
The nominations they have received for this edition of the Oscars are these:
- Best film:
- Belfast
- dunes
- CODA
- Drive My Car
- the alley of lost souls
- Williams method
- the power of the dog
- Licorice Pizza
- don’t look up
- West Side Story
- Best photography:
- CODA
- dunes
- the alley of lost souls
- the power of the dog
- Macbeth
- West Side Story
- Best Actor:
- Andrew Garfield for Tick Tick Boom
- Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog
- Denzel Washington for Macbeth
- Javier Bardem for Being the Ricardos
- Will Smith for The Williams Method
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Ciarán Hinds for Belfast
- JK Simmons for Being the Ricardos
- Jesse Plemons for The Power of the Dog
- Kodi Smith-McPhee for The Power of the Dog
- Troy Kotsur for CODA
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- CODA
- Drive My Car
- dunes
- The Power of the Dog
- the dark daughter
- Best Production Design
- dunes
- the alley of lost souls
- the power of the dog
- Macbeth
- West Side Story
CODA, the film that did not leave the United States
Just a year ago it was known that Apple TV + had taken over the rights to this film at the Sundance Film Festival, snatching the feature film from other major platforms such as Amazon Prime and keeping it exclusively. It was finally released on August 6, 2021being so far the only Apple TV + movie that cannot be seen in all countries, being limited only to the United States.
Beyond this, CODA tells the story of young Ruby, played by Emily Jones, and that she is caught in the dilemma between pursuing her dreams and going to university or staying in the care of her family. A family that has certain peculiarities because they are all deaf, so Ruby’s decision is at least tricky and brings her more than one upset throughout the film.
Macbeth, from controversy to success
This film, for its part, is available in all countries where Apple TV + is, having premiered worldwide on January 14. Created by the prestigious A24 studio, it is a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s well-known play The Tragedy of Macbeth. In fact, in its original title it is called that, despite the fact that in Spanish it was simply translated as Macbeth.
That Denzel Washington was the interpreter brought a lot of controversy because of his skin color. Yes, in the 21st century, but fortunately his acting skills put aside the purism (and racism) of many to leave us with a brilliant adaptation in which the young Scottish Lord intends to become the King of Scotland at all costs.
