"It's pencils-down time for Oscar season. As of 5 p.m. Pacific Time Friday, the window for the Academy's nominations voting is closed. Contenders can relax, send their tuxedos out for dry-cleaning, and finally post all the bad Tweets they've been saving up since September. While the Golden Globes and guild announcements have helped clarify the field in many major categories, there's still one race that seems totally up in the air, and it's the biggest one of them all: Best Picture."
"The Norwegian drama Sentimental Value totally blanked at SAG but rebounded by getting in at the Producers Guild's nominations - not an easy feat for an art-house film that has grossed less than $5 million domestically - and received another boost when Stellan Skarsgård won Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes. With ten seats in Best Picture, I think these Scandinavians are safe."
Academy nominations voting closed at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, ending the membership ballot window. Golden Globes and guild announcements clarified many major categories, but Best Picture remains unsettled. Five films form a top tier after earning SAG Best Ensemble and Directors Guild Best Feature nods, suggesting those titles are likely in. The Norwegian film Sentimental Value missed SAG but secured a Producers Guild nomination, grossed under $5 million domestically, and gained a Golden Globe acting win, bolstering its Best Picture chances. Four Best Picture slots remain open, with several films plausibly competing and some titles falling out.
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