(Clockwise from top left) 'Sinners,' 'Wicked: For Good,' 'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' Warner Bros./Universal/Everett A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. At a holiday party Saturday night celebrating the birthdays of Roadside Attractions co-president Erik d’Arbeloff, who turned 60, and his son Lucas, who turned 21, I had a number of conversations with various industry types and Academy voters in the crowd at Smog Shoppe on La Cienega. It is always interesting to see — especially on the cusp of the new rear — just how many have yet to see so many of the Oscar contenders at this late date in the game.
