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Duran Duran Keyboardist And Film Fan Nick Rhodes On His 2023 Oscar Picks with Katy KrassnerTo movie fans, the Academy Awards ceremony is their version of the Super Bowl: a major event that is not only appointment viewing but a special occasion where everybody has an opinion. Among those who will be watching and guessing about the Oscars include Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes. Amid recording and touring with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Rhodes is a film connoisseur, which is not all that surprising since Duran Duran's iconic videos are cinematic in scope. “I love watching things at the cinema,” Rhodes says. “I still don't think any kind of fabulous home system ever replaces the joy of going to the cinema and having that full wide-screen experience. So I try and see as many things as I can.”
Each year ahead of Hollywood's big night, Rhodes and longtime band associate/fellow movie fan Katy Krassner make their Oscar predictions, which are shared as a special feature on the Duran Duran website in two formats—as an hour-long audio version for VIP members and a shorter written version for everyone to read. The two have been making their predictions together now for about 15 years. “We always used to do Oscar predictions,” he says. “I used to do it with friends where we have an Oscar pool and everybody would bet on what they thought was going to win and what should win. And Katy and I said, ‘Well, why don't we do one for fun for the website?’ We did do it, and it forced me to actually watch more of the movies and to really go a little more in-depth, instead of seeing two or three of the Best Picture nominations.” “We've always had something called Katy's Kafes, which are for members of the VIP community,” says Krassner. “They’re monthly chats with a different band member. And around February or March, Nick and I just started talking about the Oscars and I think that's how it developed from there. And then we became a real deal.” Read entire FORBES piece here. |