The only pundit out there brave enough to discount “Everything Everywhere All At Once” from their Oscar predictions is Anne Thompson. In Thompson’s early Best Picture predictions, NOT ONCE did she mention “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as a possible contender. In fact, she decided to add it as a “longshot” a few days after her piece was published. An Academy-voting screenwriter of several top-tier dramas in the ‘90s, emailed me today about my famous (or infamous) mixed review of “Everything Everywhere All At Once”. He seems to be in agreement about my qualms in regards to this frenetic film: My reply: I still think “Everything Everywhere All At Once” will get a Best Picture nomination because the film Twitter hive will push for it. It’s their darling, and everybody needs to be onboard this train or else you’re just not cool, man. There’s no two ways about it. Some pundits, like Anne Thompson, aren’t fully convinced that it’s a legitimate Best Picture contender, but who are we kidding here? I’ve never seen this many actors/filmmakers gushing over a film since … ever? They include, Jodie Foster, Miles Teller, Riz Ahmed, Sian Heder, Guillermo del Toro, Scott Derrickson, Sam Rockwell, Edgar Wright, SZA, Andrew Garfield, Reese Witherspoon, Kogonada, Keke Palmer, Barry Jenkins, Lilly Wachowski, Florence Pugh and Mike Flanagan. ‘Everything Everywhere’ topped our mid-year critics poll last month, 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 intake of $110 million worldwide. Yeah, Oscar will come calling for this movie by next year, maybe even a Best Actress nod for Michelle Yeoh. Contribute Hire me
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