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Monday, March 4, 2024

MTFB Oscar Update: The Penultimate Middle Eight Predictions / The Satellite Awards and TFF / The Bikeriders Has a New Trailer / Pass Saga / Interviews and Profiles

 MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: PENULTIMATE THE MIDDLE EIGHT PREDICTIONS


 BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE




1) The Zone of Interest/United Kingdom (1)
2) Society of the Snow/Spain (2)
3) The Teachers' Lounge/Germany (3)
4) Perfect Days/Japan (4)
5) Io Capitano/Italy (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

1) 20 Days in Mariupol (1)
2) Bobi Wine: The People's President (2)
3) Four Daughters (3)
4) The Eternal Memory (4)
5) To Kill a Tiger (5)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1) Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse (1)
2) The Boy and the Heron (2)
3) Elemental (3)
4) Nimona (4)
5) Robot Dreams (5)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG




1) What Was I Made For?/Barbie (1)
2) I'm Just Ken/Barbie (2)
3) Whazhazhe/Killers of the Flower Moon (4)
4) It Never Went Away/American Symphony (3)
5) The Fire Inside/Flamin' Hot (5)

ORIGINAL SCORE

1) Oppenheimer (1)
2) Killers of the Flower Moon (2)
3) Poor Things (3)
4) American Fiction (4)
5) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (5)


CINEMATOGRAPHY

1) Oppenheimer (1)
2) Poor Things (3)
3) Killers of the Flower Moon (2)
4) Maestro (4)
5) El Conde (5)


EDITING




1) Oppenheimer (1)
2) Killers of the Flower Moon (2)
3) Anatomy of a Fall (3)
4) Poor Things (4)
5) The Holdovers (5)


PRODUCTION DESIGN

1) Poor Things (2)
2) Barbie (1)
3) Oppenheimer (3)
4) Killers of the Flower Moon (4)
5) Napoleon (5)

Comment:  Seven of the eight categories seem locked and have been consistent throughout the post-nomination period.  Production Design is the only one of these eight that remains competitive.  It's super-tight between Poor Things and Barbie.  I've moved Poor Things to the top of the PD chart based on its BAFTA win but this category could go either way and is definitely one of a handful that will determine Oscar pool winners/losers.


THE SATELLITE AWARDS AND TFF




The International Press Academy's Satellite Awards were revealed Sunday night.  Three TFF films earned wins:

The Holdovers (4): Best Film (Comedy or Musical), Best Actor (Comedy or Musical, Best Supporting Actress and Best Film Editing.

Poor Things (2): Best Actress (Comedy or Musical), Best Supporting Actor (Ruffalo).

The Zone of Interest (1): Best International Feature.




THE BIKERIDERS HAS A NEW TRAILER

Focus Features released a second official trailer for Jeff Nichol's The Bikeriders.  The film received mixed reviews out of TFF but I was rather enthusiastic about it.  It stars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer who steals the movie.  The film will be released on June 21st.

Here's the new trailer from YouTube:



PASS SAGA




503 Error Codes that popped up even before the passes for TFF #51 went up for sale and then a torturous process for actually getting the info to actually purchase passes resulted in the first ever situation where the Patterson's don't have passes for a TFF since the second year we attended (2007).  And I know anecdotally that we weren't the only folks that experienced the same issue.

I have communicated with the pass team and have another couple of angles I am exploring.  We're not giving up yet, but Friday was massively frustrating and disheartening.

I do want to pass along a big "thank you" to any number of MTFB readers who offered their services or suggestions in the effort to get the deed done on Friday as well as post-failure suggestions about resolving the situation.

We have our lodging secured and will keep pursuing passes by other means for a bit anyway.  


INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES





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