2024 Oscars expected to be 'exciting and worth watching'

On the morning of March 11 (Vietnam time), the 2024 Oscar Awards ceremony opened at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (USA). This is the world's largest film event and also a prestigious award that many people who love the 7th art look forward to.

An Oscar statuette at the awards ceremony. Photo: AFP/VNA

The 2024 Oscars are expected to be "interesting and worth watching". This year's awards season, the biographical-psychological film "Oppenheimer", adapted by Christopher Nolan from the biography "American Prometheus" written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, leads the list with 13 nominations. The content of the work revolves around the life of the great American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the historical context of the final years of World War II.

Behind "Oppenheimer," "Poor Things" received 11 nominations and "Killers of the Flower Moon" received 10 nominations. "Poor Things" is a comedy and science fiction film directed by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. The film is adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by writer Alasdair Gray.

The film "Killers of the Flower Moon" directed by Martin Scorsese, is based on the book of the same name by writer David Grann. The film is set in 1921-1922 in Oklahoma. The content focuses on the Osage - an Indian tribe living in harmony on their territory and thinking that white people are not interested in this land. Then, oil is discovered, in 10 years the Osage changed, becoming the richest people in the world but tragedy also arose.

Among the nominees in the "Best Picture" category are: "American Fiction", "Anatomy of a Fall", "Barbie", "The Holdovers", "Killers of the Flower Moon", "Maestro", "Oppenheimer", "Past Lives", "Poor Things", "The Zone of Interest", the warhorse "Oppenheimer" is receiving the most winning predictions for the 2024 season.

This year, the Oscar carpet is back to its traditional red color, instead of last year's unusual champagne color. What's even more exciting is that all the nominees for "Best Original Song" will be performing on the 2024 Oscars stage. In addition, host Jimmy Kimmel will return. He is considered reliable and always creates a fun atmosphere. Jimmy Kimmel first hosted the Oscars in 2017, when "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Picture instead of "Moonlight." He will return in 2018 and 2023.

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