MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: FIRST PREDIX FOR FINAL FIVE FEATURE CATEGORIES
Today we add final five feature categories with initial predictions for Production Design, Makeup/Hair, Costumes, Sound and Visual Effects. All TFF #52 films are in Bold. Here they are:
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1) Frankenstein
2) Hamnet
3) Wicked: For Good
4) Sinners
5) Avatar: Fire and Ash
Others: Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and The Phoenician Scheme.
COSTUME DESIGN
1) Wicked: For Good
2) Frankenstein
3) Sinners
4) Hamnet
5) Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Others: One Battle After Another, Hedda and Marty Supreme.
MAKEUP AND HAIR
1) Frankenstein
2) Wicked: For Good
3) The Smashing Machine
4) Sinners
5) Weapons
Others: 28 Years Later, Bugonia and One Battle After Another.
SOUND DESIGN
1) F1
2) Sinners
3) Wicked: for Good
4) One Battle After Another
5) Avatar: Fire and Ash
Others: Frankenstein, Sinners, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere..
VISUAL EFFECTS
1) Avatar: Fire and Ash
2) F1
3) Wicked: For Good
4) Superman
5) Frankenstein
Others: Sinners, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and The Fantastic Four.
Sooo...at this point, if the nominations were announced tomorrow, MTFB is currently predicting the following :
Hamnet (11): Best Picture, Direction, Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Casting, Cinematography, Editing, Score, Production Design and Costumes.
Sentimental Value (8): Best Picture, Direction, Actress, Two in Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor Original Screenplay, and International Feature.
Frankenstein (7): Best Picture, Cinematography, Score, Production Design, Costumes, Makeup/Hair and Visual Effects.
It Was Just an Accident (4): Best Picture, Direction, Original Screenplay and International Feature.
Jay Kelly (3): Best Picture, Supporting Actor and Original Screenplay.
Bugonia (2): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay.
The Secret Agent (2): Best Actor and International Feature.
Single nominations for:
Blue Moon: Best Actor.
Cover-Up: Best Documentary.
and from TFF #51: Apocalypse in the Tropics: Best Documentary.
That's 10 TFF films nominated and a total of 40 nominations.
THE DELUGE BEGINS
Pre-nomination Oscar precursors bean to weigh in with force the past few days. TFF films were faring moderately well.
New York Film Critics Circle: TFF films awarded were:
Best Direction: Jafar Pahani/It Was Just an Accident.
Best International Film: The Secret Agent.
Best actress: Rose Byrne/If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.
Best Actor: Walter Moura/The Secret Agent.
The Gotham Awards and TFF films:
Best Direction: Jafar Panahi/It Was Just an Accident
Best International Feature: It Was Just an Accident.
Best Original Screenplay: It Was Just an Accident.
Pillion: Best Adapted Screenplay.
National Board of Review:
Best Actress: Rose Byrne/If I had Legs I'd Kick You.
Best Supporting Actress: Inga Idsbotter Lileaas/Sentimental Value.
Best International Film: It Was Just an Accident.
Best Documentary: Cover-Up.
From NBR's Top Films list: Frankenstein, Jay Kelly.
From NBR's Top Five International Films: The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value.
From NBR's Top Ten Independent Films: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Mastermind, Urchin.
Finally, The Golden Globe nominations will be announced on Monday. I'll have that then.
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