The Oscar Project
So I called an audible this month with this post. Going through the list of Oscar nominated films coming to Netflix, it was rather sparse, including only four films. In order to boost the post a little bit, I am also including information on three films that are entered in the categories of Best Animated Feature or Best International Feature but may or may not make it to the short lists for those categories. There is also one film coming out this month which is pretty much a 100% shoe in for multiple nominations if not multiple wins come Oscar time.
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This year's announcement of the films submitted for Best Animated Feature came a little earlier than last year. We are still several months away from the 92nd Academy Awards, but things are starting to show movement and today the Academy announced the list of films that have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category. As with last year, many of these films are already available on DVD, Blu Ray and digital streaming services with several more scheduled to be released in the near future. You can see the full list below and look for a few of these films still to hit theaters in the coming weeks. Our two wide releases this week are both sequels to very popular and successful films, both with some connection to Halloween. First up is Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to 2014's Maleficent. Then we have Zombieland: Double Tap, the follow up to 2009's Zombieland and a direct reference to one of Columbus's famous rules from the first film. Check out these films this weekend and see where I see potential for Oscar nominations. This week marks the firsts big batch of Halloween horror films hitting theaters. Most are falling into the limited release category and I wouldn't expect them to do much business, but who knows when you'll find a diamond in the rough. We also get a Will Smith action piece and a comedy with a lead role for Adam Devine (Pitch Perfect). Click through for the full list of films releasing this weekend. Despite the fact that it technically falls (somewhere) in the super hero genre, you might be surprised at the Oscar potential I see in this week's big wide release opener. Also check out the limited releases for some horror fun as we step into the month of Halloween. I trust there will be more as we get closer to the end of the month, but there are a few here to whet your whistle if you're a horror fan. It's time for the lists of films submitted for various categories to begin coming out from the Academy and today we start with the list of films submitted for Best International Feature Film. Folks familiar with the category names may recognize that this is a new category. Well, not really new, but it's under a new name. The Academy changed the name of the Best Foreign Language Film to reflect their position that the word "foreign" was outdated. Updated 10/7/19 with the full list of films. The full article is also available on the Academy Website. With only one major wide release coming this weekend, it may be up to the limited releases to find anything nominated for an Oscar. There are a few foreign language films in the mix and at least once documentary that could find their names into the Oscar nominations this winter, but other than that, it will be slim pickings for at least another week. After a few down weeks, we are starting to hit full stride for films coming out in the fall in time for consideration for the major awards. We get huge stars including Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore, Nicholas Cage, and Laurence Fishburne, just to name a few. There are definitely some Oscar contenders in this pack so check out the full post below. |
AuthorI'm just a film buff who wants to watch great movies. Where else to find the best, than the list of those nominated by the Academy each year? Archives
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