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It is interesting that all three songs WB submitted from Barbie made the shortlist. The Academy adopted a rule +/- 15 years ago stating that no more than two songs from a given film can receive nominations. Dreamgirls and Enchanted had just had three nominations each in consecutive years and none of their songs won.
That would have my vote if I had one.
Which the DGA conveniently ignored when they awarded her Best First Film a few years ago. The DGA also ignored that Taylor Sheridan had directed a feature film (solo) and still gave him Best First Film for WIND RIVER.Well, except that they aren't her first three films as director. First three films as a solo director, yes. She and Joe Swanberg co-starred, co-wrote, and co-directed Nights and Weekends back in 2008.
A credit is a credit and the film was released. It's on DVD and Blu Ray and is available to stream.I assume you mean Vile. I looked around and there was an interview with Sheridan at Rotten Tomatoes:
Taylor Sheridan's Five Favorite Films
The writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water and writer\/director of Wind River talks about Unforgiven, Michael Mann, and recognizing great actors.editorial.rottentomatoes.com
He had this to say regarding Wind River...
"RT: Speaking of which, a lot of people are calling this your directorial debut, but I’m seeing that you’re actually credited as a director on what appears to be a horror film called Vile, back in 2011.
"Sheridan: [laughs] Yeah. I would say this is my feature debut. A friend of mine raised — I don’t know what he raised — 20 grand or something, and cast his buddies, and wrote this bad horror movie, that I told him not to direct. He was going to direct it and produce it, and he started and freaked out, and called and said, “Can you help me?” I said, “Yeah, I’ll try.”
"I kind of kept the ship pointed straight, and they went off and edited, and did what they did. I think it’s generous to call me the director. I think he was try to say thank you, in some way. It was an excellent opportunity to point a camera and learn some lessons that actually benefited me on Wind River."
variety.com
As it should have been for the start. No long history of the doll. No screenplay.The Academy has moved Barbie from Best Original Screenplay as submitted by Warner Bros. to Best Adapted Screenplay. The WGA has determined it is original for the purposes of their guild awards.
Oscars Shakeup: ‘Barbie’ Moved to Adapted Screenplay by Academy Despite WGA Classification as Original (EXCLUSIVE)
The Oscars have moved "Barbie" to the adapted screenplay category despite being classified as original by the WGA.
Off the top of my head, Les Miserables and Django Unchained both opened on Christmas Day 2012. They were both nominated for Best Picture, but not Best Director.
