POOR Things – the adaptation of Scottish author Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel – is set for a big evening at Sunday night’s Oscars.
The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, will go up against the likes of Oppenheimer, Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon for the top prizes.
Here’s everything you need to know.
How can I watch the Oscars?
Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the ceremony, broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on ITV and ITVX from 10.30pm.
READ MORE: Poor Things: What I thought of the film as an Alasdair Gray fanatic
Which awards has Poor Things been nominated for?
Other than Oppenheimer, which picked up a total of 13 nominations, Poor Things has the most nominations with 11.
Many of these are in the top categories at the ceremony. The full list of nominations for the film includes:
- Best Picture
- Best Director – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Best Actress – Emma Stone
- Best Supporting Actor – Mark Ruffalo
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Tony McNamara
- Best Original Score – Jerskin Fendrix
- Best Production Design – James Price, Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek
- Best Cinematography – Robbie Ryan
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
- Best Costume Design. – Holly Waddington
- Best Film Editing – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Has the film won any other awards?
Stone has already picked up the best actress award at this year’s Baftas as well as the Golden Globe award in the same category.
The film was also chosen as the best musical or comedy at the Golden Globes in January.
Was the film well received?
Poor Things was met with rave reviews from critics although there was some debate over the absence of Glasgow – where the original novel is set - from the film.
Many people weighed in on the debate, including former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, and we also told how the director addressed his decision not to include the Scottish city in a recent interview.
However, The National also spoke with a number of bookshops who reported a spike in sales of the original novel following the film’s release.
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