Photographer Nan Goldin is going to the Oscars, and she wants to win

Goldin, 69, is enjoying much of the journey with 'All The Beauty And The Bloodshed' and finds it gratifying to see younger generations responding to her work. Photo: AP

It's not always emphasised, given that she's one of the most groundbreaking still photographers of the past 50 years. But Nan Goldin is a movie buff. Big time.

Seeing Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up as a 15-year-old is what made Goldin want to be a photographer in the first place.