"There have been a lot of other things to focus on: the final Park City Sundance Film Festival, where many 2027 Oscar contenders may debut (six features from last year's festival earned Oscar noms this year, including best picture nominee Train Dreams); a massive snow storm blanketing half of the country from the Midwest to the East Coast; and the ongoing horror in Minneapolis that gets unbearably worse every day."
"Fast-forward to 2024, when Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and The Zone of Interest were all major contenders at a time when Gaza was practically an unmentionable topic of conversation. Having picked up numerous accolades leading up to Oscar night, Zone of Interest writer-director Jonathan Glazer waited until his win for best international film to connect the themes of his film to the war in the Middle East."
Only five days have passed since the Oscar nominations announcement and Phase 2 campaigning has not yet started. Attention has shifted to other events: the final Park City Sundance Film Festival where potential 2027 contenders may debut, a massive snow storm across the Midwest and East Coast, and escalating violence in Minneapolis. The Oscars have become difficult to separate from politics in recent years. The 2017 Moonlight–La La Land controversy became a proxy for debates about race, while Moonlight's win contrasted with the 2018 Green Book victory that disappointed some advocates for radical change. In 2024, major contenders emerged amid tensions around Gaza.
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