Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations
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As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix narco-musical “Emilia Pérez,” closely followed by “Wicked,” the lavish Broadway adaptation, and the post-war epic “The Brutalist.”.
The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will air on ABC on March 2, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Here are reactions from some of the day's notable nominees:. Mikey Madison for “Anora”. "I always dreamed of something like this, but it never felt like it would ever be a reality for me. I just love filmmaking. I love movies. It’s one of the biggest loves of my life and the thing that makes me happy .... I’m a Los Angeles native and so there’s been so much devastation these past few weeks and my heart breaks for LA, but it’s really beautiful to see Hollywood coming together and celebrating film right now, it is really beautiful.
“Anora” has changed my life. There are doors that are open that were closed for a decade plus, and it’s really because of Sean (Baker) uplifting me as an actress and giving me this incredible character to play, that no one had ever really given me before, and so I really owe a lot to him and his trust in me as an artist. It's really reinvigorated my love for cinema and acting and filmmaking and it’s changed a lot of things." — Madison, nominated for best actress. She spoke from her hotel room bed in New York, where Madison watched the nominations while FaceTiming her mother (they both screamed.).
