Thursday, December 10, 2020

Oscar Update: Best Original Screenplay / TFF and Top Films of 2020 Lists: Associated Press / Cuaron with Zhao

 OSCAR UPDATE: BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY



Here are my latest Oscar nomination predictions for Best Original Screenplay updated since I last posted this category on  Nov. 12th.  A screenplay's past position is indicated to the right in parentheses.  TFF #47 films are indicated in Bold.

1) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (1)
2) Mank (2)
3) Minari (3)
4) Soul (4)
5) Promising Young Woman (5)
6) Judas and the Black Messiah (6)
7) Da 5 Bloods (9)
8) Never Rarely Sometimes Always (8)
9) Palm Springs (7)
10) On the Rocks (-)

Other possibles: The 40 Year Version, Sound of Metal, Ammonite

Hot: Da 5 Bloods, On the Rocks
Not: Ammonite, Palm Springs



TFF AND TOP FILMS OF 2020 LISTS: ASSOCIATED PRESS




As we approach the end of 2020 (come on Jan. 1st!), more and more outlets are naming their "Best Of" film lists for the year.  Today's list is from the Associated Press and as is the custom jere, we ask the question: "Which Telluride Films made the list?"

Here's the answer to that question from both of AP's film writers' Top 10 lists:

Lindsey Bahr:

#1 Nomadland (TFF #47)

Jake Coyle:

#1 First Cow (TFF #46)
 His Honorable Mentions include Nomadland from what would have been TFF's lineup.



CUARON WITH ZHAO


Photo from Pat Martin/Interviewmagazine.com



Interviewmagazine.com has a scintillating interview pairing posted at their website.  The interview features Oscar winning director Alfonso Cuaron interviewing almost certain future Oscar nominee Chloe Zhao, the director of Nomadland.

Both participants have been to Telluride.  Zhao with The Rider and this year...via a Drive In presentation in Los Angeles, Nomadland.  Cuaron too has made The SHOW with Gravity and Roma.




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