Experts slugfest: Mailbag episode! Our favorite 2023 films, Christmas Oscars and more
If Julianne Moore were still Oscar-less, would she win now for “May December”? Which Christmas movies deserve Oscars? Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to answer your burning questions in an end-of-year mailbag episode.
We love a sliding doors prompt and none are better than when you taketh or giveth Oscars. Moore finally took home the gold when she won Best Actress for “Still Alice” (2014), but had that not happened, would she be the current Best Supporting Actress frontrunner with an even great overdue narrative than what she had back then? She’d arguably at least give “The Holdovers'” Da’Vine Joy Randolph a run for her money with critics prizes. And if Emma Stone hadn’t prevailed for “La La Land” (2016), how much more steam would she have now for “Poor Things”?
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And ’tis the season to ponder, what if there were Oscars just for Christmas movies? Is this “Carol’s” (2015) time to shine? Get ready to hear a lot of “Home Alone” (1990) and “Scrooged” (1988). And yes, “Die Hard” (1988) and “Batman Returns” (1992) are Christmas movies.
Elsewhere, we share our favorite movies of 2023 and speculate who Leonardo DiCaprio would vote for if he didn’t vote for himself.
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