We'll look more carefully into the 2024 Oscar nominations to explore other potential Mid Hudson Valley connections, but for now, here's a short list mostly regarding nominated actors that have either lived in, or worked in the Mid Hudson Valley.
While staying completely out of any controversies regarding snubs, we did want to point out that one of the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay went to a Vassar College alumni.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, “Barbie”
*Baumbach received a BA in English from Vassar College in 1991. While at Vassar, he and fellow future filmmaker, Jason Blum, were roommates. Blum later produced Baumbach's first film, ”Kicking and Screaming” in 1995. In 2011, Baumbach directed “Frances Ha” at Vassar. He co-wrote the screenplay with his future wife, Greta Gerwig. Read more in the Vassar Quarterly.
Colman Doming in “Sing Sing.”
BEST ACTOR
Colman Domingo, "Rustin"
*Starred in Greg Kwedar's "Sing Sing." A24 with release in 2024.
Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
*Appeared in Jim Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers."
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone, "Poor Things"
*Co-starred in Cary Joji Fukunaga's "Maniac."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
*Co-starred in Martin Scorcese's "The Irishman," and James Mangold's "Copland."
*Also co-starred in Barry Levinson's "Wag the Dog," which was written by Woodstock's Larry Beinhart
Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"
*Starred as twins in Derek Cianfrance's "I Know This Much is True," and Kenneth Lonergan's "You Can Count on Me."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"
*Co-starred in John Krasinky's "A Quiet Place."
Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"
Co-starred in Katie Cokinos' "I Dream Too Much."
For links to Hudson Valley Films, see https://www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/streamfest