The entire background behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once” being a bonafide Oscar contender has to do with not just the critical praise, but the actors, directors, more specifically Oscar voters, who have come out in support of it.
No other movie has gotten this type of support.
As much as I was mixed on the movie, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is going to get a Best Picture nomination. You can lock that one up in the bank. The film was released 7 months ago, but people are still talking about it and it’s box-office is an incredible pandemic-era achievement.
When you have Jodie Foster calling it her “favourite movie of the last 20 years” … Hey, don’t get me wrong, I’m sure it is her fave of the last two decades, but what am I missing here? Why are people having their minds blown over this messy and frantic film? Anyway, that’s besides the point.
Suffice to say, I’ve never seen this many actors/filmmakers gushing over a film since … ever? You can add Foster’s name to other superfans, which include Miles Teller, Riz Ahmed, Sian Heder, Guillermo del Toro, Anne Hathaway, Scott Derrickson, Colman Domingo, Sam Rockwell, Edgar Wright, SZA, Andrew Garfield, Reese Whitherspoon, Kogonada, Keke Palmer, Barry Jenkins, Lilly Wachowski, Florence Pugh, Jodie Foster, The Russos and Mike Flanagan.
‘Everything Everywhere’ topped our mid-year critics poll three months ago, appearing on 40% of the lists submitted. It’s also an indie smash at the box-office, and A24’s highest-grossing movie of all-time with a cumulative domestic intake of $70 million. Yeah, Oscar will come calling for this movie come next year, maybe even a Best Actress nod for Michelle Yeoh.