Monday, December 30, 2019

New Additions to the History Pages / TFF Top Ten for the 2010's / Oscar Predictions Updates: The Big Eight / Latest Interviews

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE HISTORY PAGES



The Telluride Film Festival history project got a new addition today.  Many of you know that I have been working for the past few months to unofficially document Telluride's impact on the Oscars since the fests inception in 1974.

I have included multiple posts over the past few months to that end and today have added that work its own page on this blog.

Want to know how many Oscar nominations 12 Years a Slave had?  You can find out on the new page.  How many nominations did TFF films have in total in 1998?  It's on the page.

Have fun and if you find an error...and don't be surprised when that happens...drop me a line and let me know.  I'll get it corrected post haste.



TFF TOP TEN FOR THE 2010'S



Over on Twitter, everyone is doing end of the decade Top Ten film lists, so, as you might expect, here's my twist: Top Ten Telluride Film Fest films of the 2010's. so if you have a Twitter account, hit me up with your #TFFTopTenofthe10's using this hashtag and pass this along.


My personal #TFFTopTenofthe10's list:

10) Lady Bird ('17)
9)   La La Land ('16)
8)   First Man ('18)
7)   Marriage Story ('19)
6)   Moonlight ('16)
5)   Son of Saul ('15)
4)   A Separation ('11)
3)   Birdman ('14)
2)   Inside Llewyn Davis ('13)
1)   12 Years a Slave ('13)

Late add is Steve McQueen's Shame at #3.  Adjust accordingly.

OSCAR PREDICTIONS UPDATED: THE BIG EIGHT (ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GO!)



Here's a look at my latest "Best Guesses" for Oscar nominations (to be announced on Jan. 13th).  I have listed the last date I predicted for each of these categories and the film's last position in parentheses.  As always, TFF #46 films are indicated in Bold.


BEST PICTURE (last updated Dec. 23rd)

1) Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (1)
2) The Irishman (2)
3) Parasite (3)
4) 1917 (4)
5) Marriage Story (5)
6) Jojo Rabbit (6)
7) Joker (7)
8) Ford v Ferrari (8)
9) The Two Popes (10)
10) Bombshell (9)

Other possibles: The Farewell, Little Women, Knives Out, Dolemite Is My Name
Notes: The top six films feel solid to me at this point.  I'm guessing nine films get nominated this year.


BEST DIRECTOR (last updated Dec. 23rd)

1) Quentin Tarantino/Once Upon a Time... (1)
2) Bong Joon-ho/Parasite (2)
3) Martin Scorsese/The Irishman (3)
4) Sam Mendes/1917 (4)
5) Noah Baumbach/Marriage Story (5)
6) Todd Phillips/Joker (6)

Other possibles: James Mangold/Ford v Ferrari, Taika Waititi/Jojo Rabbit, Fernando Meirelles/The Two Popes, Greta Gerwig/Little Women
Locks: Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese.  Near Lock:  Mendes


BEST ACTRESS (last updated Dec. 16th)



1) Renee Zellweger/Judy (1)
2) Scarlett Johansson/Marriage Story (2)
3) Charlize Theron/Bombshell (3)
4) Cynthia Erivo/Harriet (5)
5) Lupita Nyong'o/Us (4)
6) Awkwafina/The Farewell (6)

Other possibles: Saoirse Ronan/Little Women, Alfre Woodard/Clemency, Ana De Armas/Knives Out, Valerie Pachner/A Hidden Life
Locks: Zellweger, Johansson, Theron.  Near Locks: Erivo, Nyong'o


BEST ACTOR (last updated Dec. 16th)



1) Adam Driver/Marriage Story (1)
2) Joaquin Phoenix/Joker (2)
3) Leonardo DiCaprio/Once Upon a Time... (3)
4) Antonio Banderas/Pain and Glory (4)
5) Jonathan Pryce/The Two Popes (5)
6) Christian Bale/Ford v Ferrari (-)

Other possibles: Taron Egerton/Rocketman, Robert DeNiro/The Irishman, Eddie Murphy/Dolemite Is My Name, Adam Sandler/Uncut Gems
Locks: Driver, Phoenix, DiCaprio


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (last updated Dec. 16th)

1) Laura Dern/Marriage Story (1)
2) Jennifer Lopez/Hustlers (2)
3) Margot Robbie/Bombshell (3)
4) Scarlett Johansson/Jojo Rabbit (4)
5) Kathy Bates/Richard Jewell (6)
6) Zhao Shuzhen/The Farwell (5)

Other possibles: Florence Pugh/Little Women, Nicole Kidman/Bombshell, Annette Bening/The Report, Da'Vine Joy Randolph/Dolemite Is My Name
Locks: Dern, Lopez. Robbie


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (last updated Dec. 16th)

1) Brad Pitt/Once Upon a Time... (1)
2) Joe Pesci/The Irishman (2)
3) Al Pacino/The Irishman (3)
4) Tom Hanks/A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (4)
5) Anthony Hopkins/The Two Popes (5)
6) Alan Alda/Marriage Story (6)

Other possibles: Jamie Foxx/Just Mercy, Sam Rockwell/Richard Jewell, Song Kang-ho/Parasite, Willem Dafoe/The Lighthouse
Locks: Pitt, Pesci, Pacino.  Near Lock: Hanks


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (last updated Dec. 23rd)

1) The Irishman (1)
2) Jojo Rabbit (2)
3) The Two Popes (3)
4) Little Women (4)
5) Joker (5)
6) Hustlers (-)

Other possibles: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Just Mercy, Richard Jewell, Dark Waters
Locks: Irishman, Jojo, Two Popes.  Near Locks: Little Women, Joker


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1) Marriage Story (1)
2) Once Upon a Time... (2)
3) Parasite (3)
4) The Farewell (4)
5) Knives Out (5)
6) 1917 (-)

Other possibles: Uncut Gems, Dolemite Is My Name, Bombshell, Ford v Ferrari
Locks: Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time..., Parasite.  Near Lock: The Farewell


LATEST INTERVIEWS GROUPED BY FILM:



THE TWO POPES

Indiewire Awards Spotlight with Jonathan Pryce and Anne Thompson

Deadline's Pete Hammond talks with screenwriter Anthony McCarten

Featurette focused on the look of The Two Popes from The Playlist

Time.com on the true story of The Two Popes


UNCUT GEMS



Screen Daily talks to the Josh and Benny Safdie about the decade it took to get Uncut Gems made

The Safdies also talking to The Film Stage


MARRIAGE STORY



Noah Baumbach talking to Indiewire

Baumbach with Variety's Marc Malkin about Adam Driver, drywall and Stephen Sondheim


PARASITE



Parasite actor Song Kang-ho with Indiewire's David Ehrlich about his career 


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