MTFB OSCAR TAKE UPDATED
Here's an update for my predictions of the lead acting categories for the 94th Academy Awards. As always, TFF #48 performers are in Bold. The performers' last position in these predictions is indicated to the right in parentheses. These categories were last predicted on Oct. 21st.
LEAD ACTING
BEST ACTRESS
1) Kristen Stewart/Spencer (1)
2) Jessica Chastain/The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2)
3) Lady Gaga/House of Gucci (5)
4) Olivia Colman/The Lost Daughter (4)
5) Frances McDormand/The Tragedy of Macbeth (3)
Alternates: Penelope Cruz/Parallel Mothers and Jodie Comer/The Last Duel
BEST ACTOR
1) Will Smith/King Richard (1)
2) Denzel Washington/The Tragedy of Macbeth (2)
3) Benedict Cumberbatch/The Power of the Dog (3)
4) Pere Dinklage/Cyrano (4)
5) Andrew Garfield/tick, tick...BOOM (5)
Alternates: Joaquin Phoenix/C'mon C'mon and Clifton Collns/Jockey
NEW CATEGORIES:
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1) Dune
2) The Tragedy of Macbeth
3) Belfast
4) The Power of the Dog
5) West Side Story
Alternates: Nightmare Alley and Spencer
EDITING
1) Belfast
2) Dune
3) King Richard
4) The Power of the Dog
5) Nightmare Alley
Alternates: West Side Story and Licorice Pizza
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1) Dune
2) Nightmare Alley
3) The French Dispatch
4) West Side Story
5) The Tragedy of Macbeth
Alternates: The Power of the Dog and Belfast
BIFA NOMINATIONS AND TFF #48
The British Independent Film Awards announced nominees for its 2021 edition and Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (and TFF #48 selection) co-lead the haul with 11 total nominations. Boiling Point also had 11 nominations. Other TFF #48 films picking up BIFA noms included: Encounter, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Cow, Flee, Petite Maman and TFF #47 selection First Cow. TFF films had a total of 26 nominations.
Here's the breakdown by film:
Belfast (11): Actress (Balfe), Supporting Actress (Dench), Supporting Actor (Hinds), Breakthrough Performer (Hill), Casting, Cinematography, Costumes, Music, Editing, Makeup/Hair and Production Design.
Encounter (4): Actor (Ahmed), Supporting Actor (Chauhan), Music and Sound.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (4): Costume, Effects, Makeup/Hair and Production Design.
Cow (4): Documentary, Cinematography, Editing and Sound.
Flee (1): International Independent Film.
Petite Maman (1): International Independent Film.
First Cow (1) (TFF #47): International Independent Feature.
PROFILES: CUMBERBATCH AND BRANAGH
Indiewire's crew this past week has profiled actor Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain) and multi-hypenate Kenneth Branagh (Belfast). Passing those along to you with the following links:
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