MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: LEAD ACTING AND MORE
I'm updating the Lead Acting categories today as well as Cinematography, Editing and Production Design. These categories were last updated on Dec. 19th. An actor's/film's previous position is indicated in (parentheses). TFF #51 films are in Bold.
BEST ACTRESS
1) Mikey Madison/Anora (1)
2) Angelina Jolie/Maria (4)
3) Karla Sofia Gascon/Emilia Perez (3)
4) Cynthia Erivo/Wicked (2)
5) Demi Moore/The Substance (5)
Others: Marianne Jean-Baptiste/Hard Truths, Nicole Kidman/Babygirl and Fernanda Torres/I'm Still Here.
BEST ACTOR
1) Adrien Brody/The Brutalist (2)
2) Ralph Fiennes/Conclave (1)
3) Timothee Chalamet/A Complete Unknown (3)
4) Colman Domingo/Sing Sing (4)
5) Daniel Craig/Queer (5)
Others: Sebastian Stan/The Apprentice, Jesse Eisenberg/A Real Pain and Sebastian Stan/A Different Man.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1) The Brutalist (2)
2) Maria (3)
3) Dune Part Two (1)
4) Nickel Boys (4)
5) Nosferatu (5)
Others: Conclave, Wicked Part 1 and The Girl with a Needle.
BEST EDITING
1) Conclave (1)
2) Emilia Perez (4)
3) The Brutalist (2)
4) Dune Part Two (3)
5) Anora (5)
Others: September 5, Gladiator II and Wicked Part 1.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1) Wicked Part 1 (1)
2) Dune Part Two (2)
3) The Brutalist (3)
4) Gladiator II (4)
5) Nosferatu (5)
Others: Conclave, Blitz and Emilia Perez.
Comment: The Golden Globes are on Sunday. It'll be interesting to see how they shake out. Maybe they give us some sense about the how the Oscar wind is blowing. Oscar nomination voting begins next week on Wednesday, Jan. 8th. I'll have some TFF Golden Globes coverage here on Monday.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S MOST ANTICIPATED FOR 2025
The Hollywood Reporter put up their list of most anticipated films for 2025 this week. from that list there are six films that could be TFF #52 players:
After the Hunt/Guadagnino
The Bride/Gyllenhaal
Bugonia/Lanthimos
Frankenstein/Del Toro
Marty Supreme/J. Safdie
Untitled Baumbach/Baumbach
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