They did it in 2018, splitting betweenThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriandLady Bird.
And they did it again this year.
At this point, I think that changes 1917is in the thick of that conversation.
Plus, getting a national Best Picture spotlight doesn’t exactly hurt.
Oscar frontrunners thrived here.
If there was a lock Sunday night, it was him.
and this group’s love for it will not necessarily translate to Oscar love.
(We’ve heard mixed things.)
But it’s undeniably a central player at this point.
In the comedy acting categories, we saw some more advocacy.
Arguably the biggest (pleasant!)
shocker of the night occurred in a race paid least attention to in these matters: Best Animated Film.
It may be but a footnote when the 2020 awards history books are written.
But it provides a crucial reminder as we head into the home stretch: Anything can happen.
