It’s got a cool story line, an all-star cast, and proven Oscar pedigree involved. December’s The Monuments Men joins American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street as films worth mentioning in the Academy Awards race for 2013.
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Last year, the Oscar for Best Picture went to Argo, from director-actor Ben Affleck and producers Grant Heslov and George Clooney. With Monuments, it’s Clooney behind the camera doing the directing duties along with producer Heslov. He’s also starring in it along with an impressive cast that includes Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, and Bill Murray.
The plot (based on a true story) centers around a team tasked with saving pieces of art and other cultural items in World War II Germany before Hitler and the Nazis destroy them. The trailer was released today. As soon as the project was announced, The Monuments Men immediately vaulted to the top of the list of Academy friendly sounding pictures.
It’s worth noting that if Monuments delivers on its potential and does go on to win Best Picture, it would mark the third winning title in a row to feature John Goodman after 2011’s The Artist and 2012’s Argo. I’ll have to check, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s a record.
The Monuments Men is likely to be a contender in the big race and Best Director. It remains to be seen if any of ensemble cast will be singled out (remember that only Alan Arkin was nominated for Argo). This is certainly one of my more anticipated fall releases. I’ll have more possible Oscar nominees for you to read about soon enough!
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