Hollywood loves a good underdog story, and the 2023 Academy Awards nominations are proving just that.
There has been a plentitude of unexpected nominations across ballots for titles like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Aftersun, and Living. What’s exciting about this is that it proves audiences are hungry for more than just the star-studded box-office money grabs that studios love.
However, be advised that these aforementioned films have actually been part of official award-season campaigns funded by major studios.
What’s really of interest, and what’s really getting the studios in a fuss, are the grassroots campaigns that are not funded by the Hollywood awards machine.
Author: Ari Jacobson
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
