Islamabad OCTOBER 10 (Online): The Academy Awards season will soon be upon us, and before the nominations start pouring in, a new report has got the internet stunned as two big music powerhouses, i.e. Taylor Swift and Beyonce, are rumored to score Oscar nods for their respective concert films. The social media users were quick to react to the rumours as many felt they should not be bothered since they are not actresses. Scroll down to know what is really happening.<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift\u00eds Eras Tour concert film has already raked in a massive $100 million in advance ticket sales. It hits the theatres on October 13, 2023. Speaking of Beyonce, her concert film titled Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce has reportedly grossed between $6 and $7 million in pre-sales and will hit the theatres on December 1, 2023.<\/p>\n
Now, shedding light on whether the concert films of Taylor Swift and Beyonce are eligible for the Oscars or not, a report by Variety revealed that neither of the two is eligible to submit or compete for an Oscar nomination for a documentary feature, or any technical category, under the current guidelines. If we dive deep into the guidelines, Acadethe my defines the Documentary Branch defines a documentary as \u00eca theatrically released nonfiction motion picture dealing creatively with cultural, artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic or other subjects. It also states, \u00ecIt may be photographed in actual occurrence, or may employ partial reenactment, stock footage, stills, animation, stop-motion or other techniques, as long as the emphasis is on fact and not on fiction.<\/p>\n
Also, the guidelines reveal that any promotional work won\u00edt be considered for the Academy nomination, and in addition, the deadline to submit a documentary feature for consideration was October 2 and neither Taylor Swift\u00eds concert film nor Beyonce has done the needful.<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00eds concert film focuses on the Grammy-winning stars tour, which grossed over a mammoth $2 billion. Beyonces concert film; on the other hand, features behind-the-scenes with her daughter and backup dancer, Blue Ivy Carter and bonding with her family members like Jay-Z and her twins, Rumi and Sir Carter. Also, if not the Oscars, the two will likely send their respective features to the Grammys.<\/p>\n
The Internet was quick to react to these reports as one user said, Neither need the Oscars as one user posted, \u00ec They are not actresses so shouldn\u2019t be too bothered. Another added, Beyonce doesn\u2019t need Oscars to have value neither.<\/p>\n
A person said, I guess they are considered promotional or unfiltered performances. Another added, they don\u2019t need Oscars anymore, they are Queens already. The next one tweeted, Both would won easily, as one shared, The Oscars have some specific guidelines, but there is always room for new categories to honor amazing concert films. And., one concluded, Oscars are rigged anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad OCTOBER 10 (Online): The Academy Awards season will soon be upon us, and before the nominations start pouring in, a new report has got the internet stunned as two big music powerhouses, i.e. Taylor Swift and Beyonce, are rumored to score Oscar nods for […]<\/p>\n
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