Oscars Race Begins As Academy Opens Official Screening Room: ‘Thelma’, ‘Shirley’, ‘Hit Man’ Among First Titles For Consideration
deadline.comAnd so it begins. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signaled the beginning of the race for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
The Academy Screening Room made its first titles available Friday to membership. Thelma from Magnolia Pictures; Shirley, Hit Man and the animated Ultraman: Rising all from Netflix; plus Wildcat released by Oscilloscope Laboratories are the movies currently available, but that list is sure to grow much bigger as the nascent season moves along.
Cost, as of last season, are $20,000 for studio movies, and $8,000 for those from the indie sector. Thelma is a comedy starring 94 year old June Squibb as a grandmother who becomes victimized by an internet money scam preying on the elderly and decides to take matters into her own hands.
Magnolia hopes to grab Oscar voters attention for Squibb’s performance, and also in the Golden Globes Comedy/Musical category as well as critics groups.
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