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Its only been a month since the2019 Oscars, and now were making you read about the2020 Oscars?
Much as the shadows of the Tethered stretched out in that driveway, the shadow ofGet Outlooms large overUs.
Just by nature of being a second film,Uswas never going to beGet Out.
(And Peele has been veryopenabout wanting to do something different this time around.)
Still, the fear of a sophomore slump may be overblown.
Oscar voters have diverse tastes, but they usually like voting for people theyve voted for in the past.
After a few scenes, its easy to forget that both women are being played by the same actress.
(Both played brothers; Marvin wound up winning.)
Skeptics of a Lupita nomination can point toToni Collette inHereditaryas a cautionary tale.
(In its opening weekend,Usnearly doubledHereditarys entire domestic haul.)
That both Nyongo and Peele are past winners surely helps overcome any institutional bias against horror, as well.
(See: Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone.)
If only they had the rightfootwear.
