After cancelling last year’s due to COVID, the Oscar nominees luncheon was held Monday, March 7th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, a bright and optimistic gathering where award hopefuls mingle and celebrate before the 94th Academy Awards on March 27th. And Rotten Tomatoes was there alongside with our Awards Editor Jacqueline Coley presenting our own Certified Fresh trophies to actors and artists like Arianna DeBose, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Denis Villeneuve, Ciarán Hinds, and Emilia Jones. We also held conversations with the nominees and awards insiders in partnership with the Academy on Twitter. You can listen to part 1 of our conversation, then part 2, and see our photos below, with credit to photographer Bryan Beasley.
West Side Story‘s Arianna DeBose
CODA‘s Emilia Jones
The Power of the Dog‘s Kodi Smit-McPhee
Dune‘s Denis Villeneuve
Belfast‘s Ciarán Hinds
King Richard‘s Best Original Song nominee Dixson
Raya and the Last Dragon‘s Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada
Dune‘s Best Sound nominees Mark A. Mangini, Theo Green, and Ron Bartlett
Four Good Days‘ Best Original Song nominee Diane Warren
Drive My Car producer Teruhisa Yamamoto
West Side Story‘s Best Costume Design nominee Paul Tazewell
Ascension‘s Best Documentary nominees Nathan Truesdell, Jessica Kingdon, and Kira Simon-Kennedy
The Hand of God‘s Paolo Sorrentino
CODA‘s Marlee Matlin, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant
The Mitchells vs the Machines‘ Best Animated Feature nominees Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Mike Rianda, and Kurt Albrecht
Nightmare Alley‘s nominees Dan Laustsen (Cinematography), Tamara Deverell (Production Design), and Luis Sequeira (Costume Design)
Take and Run‘s Best Short Film (Live Action) nominees Maria Brendle and Nadine Luchinger
The Windshield Wiper‘s Best Short Film (Animated) nominees Leo Sanchez and Alberto Mielgo