We’re in the thick of November, which means the last of fall’s unseen Oscar contenders are preparing for their big unveiling—the final pieces, if you will, of the awards season puzzle.
Formal reviews are embargoed until just the day before the film opens widely on November 23, but screenings started in the past few weeks for press and industry members on both coasts, with social and general reactions permitted as of this afternoon.
From there, Scott awkwardly balances the outrageous disintegration of the Patrizia-Maurizio marriage—culminating in Patrizia’s plot to have her husband killed—with the evolution of the Gucci brand under the embattled Maurizio’s leadership.
The expansion of the best-picture lineup to a full 10 could present a narrow window of opportunity for a more commercial play like this—a possibility we’ll continue to watch as others of its description, such as West Side Story, begin rolling out—but a lengthy, somewhat clunky middlebrow drama such as this one still faces a challenge.
Accordingly, she’s firmly in the conversation for a second best-actress nomination, but how far she can go largely depends on the movie around her.
The rest of the cast’s prospects don’t shine as brightly.
A project like Gucci poses an interesting challenge: Can memes fuel a movie to a best-picture nomination? Okay, I kid, but there’s a real point in there too: After this year’s pandemic-induced hiatus, the 2022 Oscars will welcome bigger-budget theatrical fare back into its elite fold, and while the fervor around Gucci’s marketing may have little to do with quality, the excitement remains palpable.
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