The movie “Poor Things” scored a hat-trick

“Poor Things” - a comedy and science fiction film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos - won three awards at the 2024 Oscars.

Oscars 2024: Poor Things scores hat-trick Emma Stone in "Poor Things." (Source: Searchlight Pictures)

The most prestigious film award ceremony on the planet - Oscar 2024 has only been taking place for about 1 hour at the Dolby Theater (Los Angeles, USA), but the film crew of "Poor Things" has been named the winner 3 times in the categories of "Outstanding Hair and Makeup", "Outstanding Production Design" and "Outstanding Costume Design."

“Poor Things” is a comedy and science fiction film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

The film is adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray. The story is about a woman named Bella Baxter, who was resurrected by a scientist after committing suicide. Her brain was replaced with the brain of her unborn child.

With the mind of a child in an adult's body, Bella Baxter goes through a tumultuous school year, runs away with a shabby lawyer, and gets involved in a series of cases...

Meanwhile, the British film “The Zone of Interest” beat out other strong contenders from Italy, Japan, Spain and Germany to be honored in the category of “Outstanding International Film.” This is the first time in history that a British film has won this category of the Oscar. The film was directed by British director Jonathan Glazer, inspired by the novel of the same name by Martin Amis.

The film is set in the 1940s, revolving around the life of the family of the commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, using the theme of genocide to condemn human indifference.

The work "American Fiction" also surpassed strong candidates such as "Oppenheimer," "Poor Things," "The Zone of Interest"... to become the owner of the 2024 Oscar gold statue in the category of "Best Adapted Screenplay," for the screenwriting duo Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.

The categories of “Outstanding Animated Short Film” and “Outstanding Animated Feature” also went to “War Is Over!” and “The Boy and the Heron.”

Meanwhile, Da'Vine Joy Randolph beat out nominees Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera and Jodie Foster to win Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Lamb in "The Holdovers."

The award for “Best Supporting Actor” went to “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr. for his role in the hit movie “Oppenheimer”./.

According to VNA

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