Superhero Theme In the Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that this year's Oscars will celebrate a superhero theme. The nominations were held today, Thursday morning by Chris Hemsworth and Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, producers of the awards show stated that, "We wanted to unify the show with an entertaining and emotional theme. People around the world go to the movies to be inspired by the characters they see on the screen. By celebrating the gamut of heroes who have enriched our movie-going experience, we hope to create an evening of fun and joy. And that includes the filmmakers and actors who take risks and stimulate us with provocative subjects and daring characters. They are all heroes in the cinematic landscape." Of course all of us know at least one superhero, like Batman and Superman but not only are they celebrating comic book heroes, they're also celebrating heroes like, "Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips"), Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club") and Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave"); fictional characters such as Sandra Bullock's stranded astronaut in "Gravity" and Robert Redford's shipwrecked sailor in "All Is Lost"; pop-culture icons such as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire") and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man 3"); and anti-heroes such as Christian Bale's con artist in "American Hustle" and Leonard DiCaprio's white-collar crook in "The Wolf of Wall Street." I think that it's cool that this year the academy decided to go with a superhero theme but it makes sense because most movies consist of a hero trying to do what they think is right. Also the academy will expand the hero theme with an exhibition in their Beverly Hills Headquarters, "The Oscars Celebrates movie Heroes" that starts tomorrow all the way until March 5. Who knows who will win best picture, best cinematography, best original screenplay, or best original song, we'll have to wait until March 2 on ABC which will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. 

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