22: Oscar Nominations & Fatima
Gareth Higgins on THE 2022 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Oscar nominations are indicators not only of the quality of the movies being awarded, but the cultural moment in which we find ourselves. Even the announcement of the nominations embodied that, with the wonderful Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, and lots of ordinary people across the country sharing their love of movies and service through education, health, and first responders. “Diversity” is a cliché term now, but when it’s employed in its richest sense, it’s nothing other than part of what will bring peace: the embodiment of the truth that we all belong.
There’s an abundance of decent choices among the nominations, and what they say about us; and of course there’s a lot to be said about what wasn’t nominated.
Soul Telegram readers are a discerning bunch, and because you ask for concise recommendations of what you might want to see, here is my list of Oscar Nominations Worth Watching, and Great Films That Weren’t Nominated.
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