As we do every year on the blog, Oscar nominations lead to my Case Of series. What are they? Glad you asked. These are 35 posts covering the nominees for Picture, Director, and the four acting contests. For each one, I give you the case for the movie/director/actor winning and the case against it with a verdict tidying it up. It’s like a trial, but no one goes to prison.
It began with the ten Best Picture contenders and now alternates alphabetically between the hopefuls in the other five races. The BP posts are readily available for your perusing pleasure. The third director for discussion is Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme. If you missed my posts covering Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) and Ryan Coogler (Sinners), you can access them here:
Previous Directing Nominations:
None
The Case for Josh Safdie:
We went into 2025 wondering which Safdie brother would get the Oscar attention. Brother Benny put out The Smashing Machine in the fall and it generated only a Makeup and Hairstyling nod. Josh’s Marty Supreme nabbed nine mentions including Best Picture. For his direction, precursors noms have come at DGA, Critics Choice, and BAFTA.
The Case Against Josh Safdie:
Paul Thomas Anderson has taken all 3 of those precursors and Ryan Coogler is generally seen as the runner-up. Safdie missed the cut at the Golden Globes.
The Verdict:
Safdie’s first solo work in 17 years could see Timothée Chalamet crowned as Best Actor. That is Supreme‘s best and likely only shot at gold.
My Case Of posts will continue with the fourth entrant in Best Actress – Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value…
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