Monday, October 24, 2022

MTFB Oscar Take: Lead Acting / Nathaniel Rogers' Oscar Picks / Visitations: Charlotte Wells

MTFB OSCAR TAKE: LEAD ACTING




I am updating predictions in the categories of Best Actress and Best Actor.  These were last predicted on Oct. 10th.  Past ranking is to the right of the performer in parentheses.  Performances from TFF #49 are in Bold.


BEST ACTRESS




1) Cate Blanchett/TAR (2)
2) Michelle Yeoh/Everything Everywhere All at Once (1)
3) Michelle Williams/The Fabelmans (3)
4) Daniaelle Deadwyler/Till (5)
5) Olivia Colman/Empire of Light (4)
6) Viola Davis/The Woman King (6)
7) Margot Robbie/Babylon (7)



BEST ACTOR




1) Brendan Fraser/The Whale (1)
2) Colin Ferrell/The Banshees of Inisherin (2)
3) Austin Butler/Elvis (3)
4) Bill Nighy/Living (4)
5) Hugh Jackman/The Son (5)
6) Tom Cruise/Top Gun: Maverick (6)
7) Gabrielle LaBelle/The Fabelmas (New)

Out: Diego Calva/Babylon


NATHANIEL ROGERS' OSCAR PICKS





I am continuing my series wherein I check the Oscar predictions of a number of experts and how they have situated films that played at TFF #49.  Previously I have passed along predictions from Variety's Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg and Awards Watch's Erik Anderson,  Entertainment Weekly's Dave Karger and Next Best Picture's Matt Neglia.   

Today I'm highlighting Nathaniel Rogers who runs The Film Experience.  Rogers has a22 of the 23 feature categories listed with Documentary Feature the one he hasn't, as yet, included.  Here's what Nathaniel currently has predicted at his site.

Women Talking (7): Best Picture, Direction (Polley), Supporting Actress (Buckley), Supporting actress (Foy), Supporting Actor (Whishaw), Adapted Screenplay and Original Score.

TAR (2): Best Actress (Blanchett), Original Screenplay

Empire of Light (2): Best Actress (Colman), Cinematography

Bardo (2): Best Cinematography, Production Design

Living (1): Best Actor (Nighy)

Close (1): Best International Feature

TFF #49 according to Rogers-15 nominations


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