As in "this film is going to be nominated for at least nine Oscars."
Let's evaluate the profound degree to which Nine has "Academy Award nominee" written all over it: producing by the Weinstein Company; directing by Rob Marshall; lead actor Daniel Day Lewis...I really could stop here, and yet...lead and supporting actresses Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz; screenplay writing (partially) by the late Anthony Minghella; adaptation of a successful musical; attractive story elements ("a tortured director," foreign setting, etc.). On the flip side, Kate Hudson and Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson will also be appearing in the film, however (not knowing the details of the plot) I can only assume their characters are minor and/or will die a horrible death...at least I hope so.
[UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments by the Oscar guru himself, Mr. Cooper, it turns out that the 1963 autobiographical film 8 1/2 by Federico Fellini, which served as the inspiration for the musical Nine, was itself a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the 1964 Academy Awards, including a win for Best Foreign Language Film. Case closed.]
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[UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments by the Oscar guru himself, Mr. Cooper, it turns out that the 1963 autobiographical film 8 1/2 by Federico Fellini, which served as the inspiration for the musical Nine, was itself a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the 1964 Academy Awards, including a win for Best Foreign Language Film. Case closed.]
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2 comments:
1) You forgot to mention that the musical it's based on was itself based on Fellini's classic "8 1/2", which I believe received the Oscar for Foreign Film.
2) Kate Hudson was Oscar-nominated for "Almost Famous". So it's really just Fergie holding them back.
I knew I could count on you for some further support to this thesis. I didn't realize 8 1/2 won Best Foreign Film, but IMDB confirms, very interesting.
And, unfortunately, I think Kate Hudson's performance in even just the trailer for the movie Bride Wars was enough to erase the shine of her Oscar-nominated past. haha
By the way, loving the photos from your trip, so very jealous!
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