It's A Mystery

There have been a lot of reactions to the Oscar nominations, with many people misinterpreting "snubs" along political lines.  But enough of that.

Instead, here's an article in Variety with statements from those who received recognition from the Academy.  I would like to see a parallel piece for those who were snubbed, but I don't think that will ever happen (though this piece has a long statement of gratitude from Greta Gerwig, whom you would assume wasn't nominated at all if you listened to the uproar).

But the thing that really caught my eye was Rian Johnson's statement. His murder mystery Knives Out was nominated for original screenplay.  It's Johnson's first nomination and the only one for his film. Here's part of what he said, according to Variety:

I'm blown away, man.  We just set out to make a fun movie that audiences could enjoy. [....] The fun thing is thinking about it in the context of Agatha Christie and Poirot or Mrs. Markle.

Mrs. Markle?  Will the Duchess of Sussex be solving murders in his next film?  The Marvelous Mrs. Markle? (Not to insult my readers, but apparently the transcriber--who knows of and can spell "Poirot"--has never heard of Miss Marple.)