Oscar Futures
Keeping pace with Hollywoods perpetual awards horserace.
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When Tolstoy claimed that all happy families were alike, he may have been talking about the Oscars.
Of course, it helped that these movies were literally about families.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, then, lets turn our judgemental gaze on others.
Which films might benefit most from the holiday-card dynamic this year?
On paper,The Piano Lessonlooks like the obvious pick.
1 priority this season, so perhaps the Washingtons will have to take the campaign into their own hands.
Is this something a family road trip can fix?
Netflixs favored child isEmilia Perez, which features a family dynamic even messier thanParasites.
However, internal factors may prevent the cast from buddying up the way others do.
At least Selena Gomez and Edgar Ramirezappear to be close!
We might be better off looking at films that, likeOppenheimer, feature makeshift families.
Two come to mind.
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins inA Real Pain, but their vibe is less cuddly.
Anyway, theres only two of them, which is not quite enough to sell the family-reunion vibe.
Maybe the cast everyone most wants to see together is the one thats not playing a family at all.
Wouldnt you love to see all the cardinals fromConclavehanging out in their street clothes?
(Wed finally get to see if the vaping Italian vapes in real life!)
Ill give thanks to that.
Fear not Im here to help.
(He currently lives in Germany, which has selectedSacred Figas its Oscar entry.)
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Beneath Rasoulofs blistering rage erupts a wellspring of empathy, saysJustin Chang.
Dont be surprised if critics groups start making noise in his direction.
But Guadagnino seems to feel the opposite, at least judging by the way hes campaigning.
Craig cracks this smitten, doomed romantic wide open, saysDavid Fear.
This is a milestone in his career.
Whats changed in the past few months?
A sterling campaign blendingthoughtful quotes about masculinitywithviral stuntshas helped.
But Craigs also been aided by rivals like Paul Mescal and Sebastian Stan dropping out of contention.
Sheshittingthemediacircuithard, a necessary step after Pablo Larrains filmfailed to ignite with criticsat its Venice premiere.
Hes grappling with inner turmoil even when hes relaxed.
Points on the board!
to Is Ariana Grande the Oscar frontrunner?
