Here's my first crack at parsing the likely nominees for the newly renamed Best International Feature category for the Academy Awards. As always films from TFF are in Bold.
1) Parasite
2) Pain and Glory
3) Les Miserables
4) Atlantics
5) Monos
Other Possibles: And Then We Danced, Beanpole, The Painted Bird.
Notes: Honestly, the perception right now is that Parasite is so solid as the front runner for this Oscar that it seems a foregone conclusion that it will not only be nominated but will also win and that the rest of the field is playing for the proverbial "just honored to be nominated" status. But then, remember Toni Erdmann...
OSCAR PREDICTIONS UPDATE: BEST ACTRESS AND ACTOR
Here's my latest updated predictions for Best Actress and Actor nominations. I last updated the Best Actress prediction on Oct. 14th and Best Actor on Oct. 17th.
The latest predictions are listed in order of likelihood with their past position indicated in parentheses. as is my custom, TFF #46 films are in Bold.
BEST ACTRESS
1) Renee Zellweger/Judy (1)
2) Charlize Theron/Bombshell (-)
3) Scarlett Johansson/Marriage Story (2)
4) Saorise Ronan/Little Women (-)
5) Cynthia Ervio/Harriet (3)
Other possibles: Awkwafina/The Farewell, Lupita Nyong'o/Us, Alfre Woodard/Clemency.
Notes: Theron coming on like a freight train as some folks have actually seen Bombshell. Zellweger still has a solid grasp on the top spot.
BEST ACTOR
1) Adam Driver/Marriage Story (1)
2) Joaquin Phoenix/Joker (2)
3) Jonathan Pryce/The Two Popes (3)
4) Leonardo DiCaprio/Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood (4)
5) Eddie Murphy/Dolemite Is My Name (-)
Other possibles: Antonio Banderas/Pain and Glory, Robert DeNiro/The Irishman, Adam Sandler/Uncut Gems.
Notes: The category is relatively stable over the last three weeks. Murphy sneaks in over Banderas and DeNiro...at least for now.
Here's my latest updated predictions for Best Actress and Actor nominations. I last updated the Best Actress prediction on Oct. 14th and Best Actor on Oct. 17th.
The latest predictions are listed in order of likelihood with their past position indicated in parentheses. as is my custom, TFF #46 films are in Bold.
BEST ACTRESS
1) Renee Zellweger/Judy (1)
2) Charlize Theron/Bombshell (-)
3) Scarlett Johansson/Marriage Story (2)
4) Saorise Ronan/Little Women (-)
5) Cynthia Ervio/Harriet (3)
Other possibles: Awkwafina/The Farewell, Lupita Nyong'o/Us, Alfre Woodard/Clemency.
Notes: Theron coming on like a freight train as some folks have actually seen Bombshell. Zellweger still has a solid grasp on the top spot.
BEST ACTOR
1) Adam Driver/Marriage Story (1)
2) Joaquin Phoenix/Joker (2)
3) Jonathan Pryce/The Two Popes (3)
4) Leonardo DiCaprio/Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood (4)
5) Eddie Murphy/Dolemite Is My Name (-)
Other possibles: Antonio Banderas/Pain and Glory, Robert DeNiro/The Irishman, Adam Sandler/Uncut Gems.
Notes: The category is relatively stable over the last three weeks. Murphy sneaks in over Banderas and DeNiro...at least for now.
EFA NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
The European Film Academy announced the nominees for their awards for superlatives in European films for the past year and they included films from both TFF #46 and TFF #45.
TFF nominees included:
Pain and Glory nominated for Best European Film, Antonio Banderas/Best Actor, Pedro Almodovar/Best Director, Pedro Almodovar/Best Screenwriter.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Celine Sciamma/Best Director, Noemie Merlant and Adele Haenel/Best Actress, Celine Sciamma/Best Screenwriter
Beanpole: Viktoria Miroshnichenko/Best Actress
The Favourite (from TFF #45) Best European Film, Olivia Colman/Best Actress, Yorgos Lanthimos/Best Director
INTERVIEWS FROM MARRIAGE STORY
As Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story got its limited theatrical release this week and with its streaming release less than a month away (Dec. 6th) we are seeing more and more about the film including interviews with its principals.
Erik Anderson of Awards Watch talks to Alan Alda
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