Here we are! We finally get an update to my predictions from January. Some of my initial calls were spot-on. Some of them fizzled out without much publicity. Some of them got pushed to 2027. It happens… We have some actual information now. Most of the categories are starting to take shape heading into actual awards season. We got the TIFF People’s Choice Award, which is always a major precursor. Of course Cannes happened earlier in the year. Almost everything has premiered somewhere, except a few like Dune: Part Three, Behemoth!, Werwulf, Artificial, The Social Reckoning, and The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, but I think we kinda know what to expect from those kinds of movies. Digger is still a wild card, since all we have is the vague, untrustworthy social media reactions from the podcasters and “pundits”. Take a look at how things are currently shaping up!
But first, here the Release Date Casualties:
The Chaperones (probably)
Cut Off (shelved)
Enemies
Famous
Here Comes the Flood
Hot Water
In Memoriam (probably)
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
Out of This World (probably)
Panic Carefully
A Place in Hell
Tonight at Noon
Weekend Warriors
And with that, we begin the big predictions update!
BEST PICTURE
The Predicted Ten
1. (3) The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan) - The box office and overall sensation of Nolan’s film has cemented it as the frontrunner heading into the fall. It is rare for a director to receive two Best Pictures in a row (the last time was David Lean in 1957 and 1962, which was obviously a longer gap). It is going to be hard to top, though, given everything surrounding the movie and how it passed Oppenheimer in almost all metrics.
2. (NR) La bola negra (Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi) - The movie was a Cannes darling, but then it withstood that buzz all the way to winning the top prize at TIFF. The Netflix barrier is still there, but with its expanded theatrical window and the overall scope of the film, it certainly has a chance to take over the top spot if there is Nolan fatigue.
3. (1) Wild Horse Nine (Martin McDonagh) - If this movie can really be a box office draw, then we can start talking about a Picture-Director split. That would be the result like 30 years ago, but they have recently just loved showering one film with all the awards. It appears to be about something important, but can a borderline comedy still win Best Picture? We will have to see.
4. (NR) Project Hail Mary (Chris Miller, Phil Lord) - Does anyone still remember this movie? It seems we have intentionally forgotten about it, but that is a good spot to be in when nearing the over-analyzed festival season. I fully expect this to come out and win the National Board of Review and fully cement its spot here in the running as an alternative to the movies listed above, which are all carrying heavy discourse baggage.
5. (NR) I Play Rocky (Peter Farrelly) - The runner-up at TIFF seems to be annoying all the pundits, which is hilarious to me. Hollywoodoves underdog stories, movies about making movies, and anointing the next rising star. This movie has all of that, and it is made by a previous BP winning director. I have a strong feeling that this is going to be a box office smash and completely sweep everyone off their feet.
6. (14) Dune: Part Three (Denis Villeneuve) - This is one of those movies we really know nothing about, but it is hard to imagine it won’t at least fit into the top 10 given the previous two installments. It is said to be the most epic of the three, so based on that and general Villeneuve goodwill, I will leave it here.
7. (NR) The Invite (Olivia Wilde) - This would be unlike anything that has gotten nominated for Best Picture, but it made a lot of waves when it came out, and all four actors have gotten Oscar buzz for it. There needs to be a female director’s film in the race, and I feel like Wilde is pushing to be the next great one, maybe the next Barbara Streisand in that sense if she carries herself to a Best Actress nomination as well.
8. (4) Fjord (Cristian Mungiu) - The Palme winner is still making waves. There is always a foreign film in the mix, and even though La bola negra satisfies that qualification, this feels more like the European prestige pick. It is a movie that invites discussion and discourse, and it will need to ride that wave all the way until nomination morning. I am thinking this is 2026’s Anatomy of a Fall.
9. (NR) The Debut (Jesse Eisenberg) - The movie got a bit of a blow by not placing at TIFF, which is exactly the type of crowd that would love it. Eisenberg’s last film was left off the Best Picture list, but this one feels more like something that uniquely appeals to industry voters. I like its chances.
10. (10) Being Heumann (Sian Heder) - Placing at TIFF was predictable. It is going to be somewhat of a villain this awards season, one that feels inevitable even though basically no one will see it in the theater. Sian Heder has won in this category before. I will leave it at 10, but in reality, it is more of a lock than that. It just has no chance of actually winning.
Others in contention
11. (NR) Obsession (Curry Barker) - The box office sensation of the last decade just misses out. Last year, everyone was trying to convince themselves that Weapons was getting in for Best Picture, but we have to remember that straight horror movies never play well with the Academy. Movies like The Exorcist are the rarest of exceptions. The movie needs to get a boost from all critics awards and maybe win at the Indie Spirits for it to really be taken seriously in this category.
12. (6) Digger (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) - The early reactions are untrustworthy, but I decided to drop this movie down the list a bit. It is going to be controversial and maybe even a little silly. It needs to ride that line of being a Dr. Strangelove, but I don’t know if Inarritu has that gear. We won’t know for sure until it has its theatrical run, but I will be safe and leave it down here.
13. (2) Artificial (Luca Guadagnino) - This is either going to really pop and be the movie that everyone says is the movie for our times, or it is going to be a movie that no one wants to touch. Earlier in the year I assumed the former, but now I am leaning with the latter. This is a wait and see.
14. (NR) Behemoth! (Tony Gilroy) - I’m not sure what to make of this. Gilroy hasn’t had many hits recently, and making a movie about a cellist doesn’t exactly scream Oscar. I am hoping it is good, but like the others that no one has seen, we really have nothing to go on but hope.
15. (NR) Michael (Antoine Fuqua) - The movie is the highest grossing biopic of all time. We really don’t have any other movies in the running about black culture, which could be an issue with the current Academy. This is in a better spot than Straight Outta Compton was. The only issue is the reviews. This will need to start its surge with the Globes and hope that voters overlook the reviews in favor of the spectacle and phenomenon that the movie was.
16. (12) The Social Reckoning (Aaron Sorkin) - Who knows? Sorkin directing is the main issue here. The trailers have looked pretty mediocre. I feel like I have already seen the movie, knowing how Sorkin does his thing and with the discussions being presented in the clips that have been released. It feels like a screenplay nomination at best, but if the Academy goes full blown political (which they do sometimes), then this could make a run at the top 10.
17. (NR) All of a Sudden (Ryusuke Hamaguchi) - If this gets in, that would cement Hamaguchi as one of the essential international voices in the industry. I cannot really see that happening, but this is the movie that most of the online pundits have been touting. Drive My Car was such a surprise when it happened. This movie has several other high profile foreign films to pass up to have a chance.
BEST DIRECTOR
The Predicted Five
1. (3) Christopher Nolan - The Odyssey - This is even more of a frontrunner than the movie is for Picture. It is hard to imagine him losing. This is his Saving Private Ryan.
2. (NR) Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi - La bola negra - The movie supposedly is handsomely mounted and epic in scope. They are unknowns, though. The dual director stigma has been smashed recently, but are these the Daniels? We will have to see what kind of legs it has at the box office before it disappears on Netflix.
3. (2) Martin McDonagh - Wild Horse Nine - If the movie is a huge hit with audiences and the industry, then I can see him just starting picking up Director prizes to go with Picture. He just really needs this to be the Argo of the year and be the one that everyone just gets behind in mass formation.
4. (8) Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Three - I have come around to believing that the Academy was just holding off nominating him until the last one, since missing for the first one especially made absolutely no sense with its below the line dominance. Unless the movie is just outright lousy, he will be nominated.
5. (7) Cristian Mungiu - Fjord - He seems to be at the right point in his career to pick up the foreign spot in the race. 3 of the last 4 Palme winners have been nominated for Best Director, with the one missing being Jafar Panahi last year.
Others in contention
6. (4) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Digger - He has won in this category twice, including for a dark comedy. Bardo was just such a debacle that I don’t think he has that aura about him that you might expect. If the movie makes a bunch of money, then he will be right back in the top 5.
7. (NR) Olivia Wilde - The Invite - If they really need a female director in there, it will be Wilde. It is a pretty complex film visually, even though it is set in one location. It would be a cool inclusion.
8. (13) Chris Miller, Phil Lord - Project Hail Mary - I don’t think the Academy would nominate 7 directors for Best Director. Unless this is somehow winning Best Picture, then I think the popular directing duo will have to wait for another year.
9. (1) Luca Guadagnino - Artificial - He has never made it in this category. For some reason, there has always been resistance to his films. This movie really needs to hit the right notes and start the right discussions for him to be singled out with a nomination.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
The Predicted Five
1. (7) Matt Damon - The Odyssey - I don’t know what to do with this race. It is insanely competitive, and we have all sorts of actors looking for their first win. Damon has the big physical role and the type of thing you wouldn’t expect him to win for. Maybe The Odyssey is this year’s The Revenant in that case. Everyone loves Matt Damon. I will put him at the top, but I know that he is not the frontrunner.
2. (1*) Andrew Scott - Elsinore - I previously had Scott as my #1 for Pressure, so I take full credit for this. They tried to get him nominated for his tiny part in Blue Moon last year. This movie is said to be the ultimate acting showcase for the beloved actor. Even if it isn’t a threat elsewhere, it appears this will be a performance that pops up all season long.
3. (4) John Malkovich - Wild Horse Nine - He has the overdue badge on full display. He hasn’t been nominated since In the Line of Fire. His role looks really funny but also very tragic. It is a classic McDonagh role. He is a lock for a nomination.
4. (NR) Anthony Ippolito - I Play Rocky - Completely embodying a Hollywood legend is always in style with the Oscars. He is a relative unknown (apparently no one actually watched “The Offer”), but he absolutely gets the voice and physicality of Stallone down. There is always room for a newcomer, even in this stacked lineup.
5. (18) Ryan Gosling - Project Hail Mary - He is snubbable, but he is so beloved as an actor and personality that I find it hard for the one man show to come away empty-handed. This pending nomination really tests his star power.
Others in contention
6. (3) Tom Cruise - Digger - I can see an argument that Cruise looks bad in the trailers, but he also pretty clearly disappears. It really depends on how much the Academy cares about someone just trying so hard to win an Oscar. He will be out there for the next 4 months pushing this movie, and we will see if it pays off. He has so many admirers in the industry for “saving cinema” that they might just go with it regardless if the reviews are strong or not.
7. (13*) Sebastian Stan - Fjord - I previously had him in supporting, but he is clearly the lead. He has one nomination already, and especially with how loaded this category is, I don’t know if a cold subtle performance really stands a chance to get in. He is pretty unrecognizable, though.
8. (NR) Pedro Pascal - Behemoth! - It is weird that in his rise and quick over-exposure phase that he didn’t pick up any real nomination, but here he has his best chance yet. The movie needs to be something, and we will find out relatively soon whether it is a threat or just some fabricated buzz because we are overanalyzing everything because we’re bored.
9. (2) Andrew Garfield - Artificial - I can see him moving back up the board if the movie is really a hit. It has the perfect late release date, and he is playing Sam Altman, a very public figure. He will need to really own the movie to pass up some of these performances, but he has the advantage of no one having seen it yet.
10. (NR) John Turturro - The Only Living Pickpocket in New York - He is one of the most overdue actors in the world. This feels like the kind of role that he will just live in and that fits his sensibilities. I have no idea if it is big enough, but he will be in the running. Everyone loves him.
11. (NR) Robert Pattinson - Primetime - His year speaks for itself. This seems to be the performance that the pundits decided he should be nominated for. The movie just isn’t any good. If they just go for a straight vocal mastery performance, then he could jump back up the rankings.
12. (NR) Jaafar Jackson - Michael - He is probably closer to a nomination than this ranking suggests. His movie had bad reviews, sure. His movie was also an absolute phenomenon at the box office. His performance is genuinely terrific, but will he have to wait for part 2?
13. (NR) Robert Aramayo - I Swear - I have been public about believing that he is still getting nominated after everything that happened surrounding the movie last awards season. He gave the best performance of this year, but will anyone other than the Brits remember? Will anyone see it? I am going to wait to put him in my top 5 until I see evidence that the online losers didn’t bury this movie the same way they did Magazine Dreams.
14. (14) Brad Pitt - The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth - He won an Oscar for this role before. There are a very select few actors who have been nominated for the same role twice. It has been almost 20 years since Cate Blanchett achieved that for the Elizabeth sequel. He has an uphill climb, but Fincher gets his actors nominated. I can’t completely drop him out.
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
The Predicted Five
1. (1) Ruth Madeley - Being Heumann - She is an unknown actress, but she has what has to be the most old school Oscar role of the year. The Academy is always trying to be inclusive, so if it is between this woman with spina bifida in a weepy true story and giving Julianne Moore a second Oscar, which one are they going to choose? Her movie needs the Best Picture nomination secure for her to start snagging the televised awards.
2. (4) Julianne Moore - The Debut - She is said to have the “Oscar scene” in one of her best roles in a long time. She is probably the favorite in Vegas. Eisenberg’s last film got an acting win. The movie really needs to be beloved for it to be winning two acting awards…spoiler alert…
3. (NR) Sandra Huller - Rose - She is playing a woman disguised as a man. She has also had an insane year with acclaimed performances in several movies from all different genres. She will be getting nominated for one of them.
4. (8) Renate Reinsve - Fjord - She just got nominated, but I get the feeling that we are underestimating this movie. She feels like one of those actors who will just keep popping up in this category for the next decade. She has that type of talent and likability.
5. (NR) Inde Navarrette - Obsession - She has the online push, but are we really going to still remember her in 4 months? We will see. She is doing the Timothee Chalamet thing, appearing on all the Gen Z channels and maintaining an online presence, but is that going to appeal to the old voters in the Academy? I am starting to doubt it.
Others in contention
6. (NR) Olivia Wilde - The Invite - The movie has maintained buzz against all odds. If it starts picking up multiple acting nominations throughout the precursors, then this really could cross over to being a Sideways type film where the whole main cast is in contention. She is genuinely great in the movie, her best performance by a wide margin.
7. (2) Rosalind Eleazer - Misty Green - She got raves from the festival crowds, but the movie had a bit more muted response. She is a known commodity to the TV voters, but she will really need a strong campaign to get nominated at the Oscars.
8. (NR) Jessica Lange - Long Day’s Journey Into Night - The movie was finished and in post-production years ago. She has won an Oscar under those circumstances before, but this would be a real shock if she climbs back into the race. She is a beloved star, though. She can make it happen.
9. (7) Lea Seydoux - Gentle Monster - The movie deals with some touchy subjects, but the Netflix machine is behind it. She has been around the Oscar game for almost 20 years now, it is about time she gets her first nomination.
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The Predicted Five
1. (6) Paul Giamatti - The Debut - This has been seen as his long-deserved Oscar since before anyone actually saw the movie. The reviews only cemented his status as the one to beat. He was so close with The Holdovers, he can’t mess this one up. Everyone loves Giamatti.
2. (1) John Goodman - Digger - The movie’s status is uncertain, but he has never been nominated, and his role looks like an insane scene-stealer. Even if the movie is blanked elsewhere (unlikely), he could be the Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones and get his first nom. He seems to be doing some over-the-top Coen brothers work here.
3. (NR) Sam Rockwell - Wild Horse Nine - He is one of the Oscar darlings at this point. He kinda appears to be the lead, but category fraud is more than welcome for today’s voters. He is close to a lock for a nomination. He is in his element in McDonagh films.
4. (NR) Edward Norton - The Invite - I love Ed Norton, but the overwhelming reception for this performance is a bit much. He is being pushed to a nomination, and if they want to give the movie a win, it would be this. Norton vs Giamatti would be fascinating, even if this would be a funky role for him to get his Oscar for.
5. (20) Jeremy Strong - The Social Reckoning - The mannerisms and overall disappearing act he does in this role is unreal. No one really knows if the movie is good or not, but he could easily survive the movie just with how he once again portrayed a controversial public figure with more inspiration than anyone else probably would have. Eisenberg made it his own character, but Strong simply is Zuckerberg.
Others in contention
6. (12) Mark Ruffalo - Being Heumann - He is always in the running when he makes an “important” movie. No one is really talking about him, but he could get that coattail nomination without trying too much. Or actually be the only actor to get in, like he did with Spotlight.
7. (NR) Guitarricadelafuente - La bola negra - He got best in show reviews for the BP player, but he is young and more known as a singer. How much will the Academy really love this movie? If he gets in, I think it might actually be a threat to win Best Picture.
8. (NR) Colman Domingo - Michael - Very few black actors are in the running this year, so here we have Domingo, everyone’s favorite character actor working right now. His performance is difficult to watch, but he is superb. SAG will go for him, but can he take it all the way?
9. (5) Yura Borisov - Artificial - I am sticking with this pull from back in January, but no one really knows much about his role. A second nomination in 3 years for Borisov would be nuts. He has a pivotal part in the story, but I don’t know how much the movie will focus on him.
10. (NR) Robert Pattinson - The Odyssey - He was the best part of the movie. He could absolutely get in if every awards circuit decides to get behind this one of his 4 acclaimed roles this year.
11. (NR) John Leguizamo - The Odyssey - He somehow got raves for this movie. If they really want to shower it with 15+ nominations, then he could get his first nom quite easily.
12. (NR) Guy Pearce - Ink - The movie got ok reviews, but he is part of the club now and has the right kind of role for another supporting actor nomination.
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The Predicted Five
1. (NR) Mariana di Girolamo - Wild Horse Nine - I feel like this movie is getting an acting win somewhere. She consistently got singled out by festival crowds, and this category isn’t against newcomers.
2. (NR) Anne Hathaway - The Odyssey - She takes this performance so overboard, but the Academy is going to eat that up. She was in every single movie this year, so it makes sense if she gets a nomination somewhere.
3. (NR) Penelope Cruz - La bola negra - She has a couple movies in the running, and it sounds like her performance is pretty much one scene. However, every time the movie is talked about, her name comes up. She is this year’s Isabella Rossellini.
4. (12*) Tao Okamoto - All of a Sudden - I originally had her in the lead category. She is in a good spot for a nomination. The online pundits have pushed this movie and performance hard, so if they want to include an acting nom with its BP push, this would make the most sense.
5. (NR) Gemma Chan - Josephine - This is one of my real stabs. The movie is a dark horse, and we really don’t know how well the brand new distributor will mount a campaign. She is a well liked actress, and this category is ripe for a surprise.
Others in contention
6. (4) Penelope Cruz - The Invite - She can technically get nominated twice. She is probably the best part of this movie, but I really can’t see her getting in twice with vote splitting. They will focus their love for The Invite in other categories.
7. (NR) Olivia Colman - Elsinore - If Andrew Scott is a potential winner, it must be noted that each Best Actor winner this decade has had a supporting coattail nominee. She could get nominated for doing absolutely anything. She is beloved by everyone.
8. (NR) Samantha Morton - The Odyssey - She has a very small part. The whole cast can’t get in, right? It has been quite a while since she really had a shot. I am probably underrating her.
9. (10) Esme Creed-Miles - Sense and Sensibility - She has one of the best roles in the story. The movie got a warm but not overwhelming reception from early reviews. This will need to do Little Women-type business for her to get back in the race.
10. (7) Sandra Huller - Digger - If they go for a supporting role for her inevitable nomination, this would make a lot more sense than Project Hail Mary.
11. (NR) Inde Navarrette - Obsession - If the Academy decides to go rogue and put her in the right category, then she could be winning the thing. Does that sound familiar, Michelle Williams and Lily Gladstone?
12. (16) Monica Barbaro - Artificial - Who knows at this point? She has had a pretty good year, but I really don’t know what to do with this movie. She seems to be well liked, and she already has a nomination on her resume.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Predicted Five
1. (1) Wild Horse Nine - Martin McDonagh - This is where we really get into the interesting stuff. McDonagh arguably should have won in this category twice already, but this is the movie that has the political backdrop that should take it to the finish line. Remarkably few people talk about the Three Billboards backlash at this point. Almost as if that outrage was complete and total fabricated bullshit…hmm…
3. (9) The Debut - Jesse Eisenberg - He nearly won in this category a couple years ago. The making of a completely original musical will be enough to get him a second nom. If they really go for the movie, it can win here on an overperforming day.
4. (5) Digger - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelarius, Sabrina Berman - The movie seems like an old school wacky comedy nomination for this category. Birdman wasn’t all that different in how it came off. It will all be about taste, but this nomination seems pretty likely.
5. (NR) I Play Rocky - Peter Gamble - I really don’t know how this qualifies as original, but here we are. If it is really a BP threat, it will get a screenplay nomination in whatever category it finds itself in.
Others in contention
6. (NR) Obsession - Curry Barker - There is part of me that wants to predict this shocker nomination. I did that with Weapons last year and it failed, but the more people overanalyze the meaning of the film, the more I feel like it might have the legs.
7. (NR) Club Kid - Jordan Firstman - This feels like a Spirit Awards sweeper, but an Oscar nomination might be overstating its appeal. This would have been an easy nom 20 years ago.
8. (NR) Tender Loving Care - Mike Leigh - If this is his last movie, then why not give him one last nom here? He won’t win, but a nomination could be a nice gesture. Like it would have been for Hard Truths, but whatever.
9. (3) Artificial - Simon Rich - I should really stick to my guns with this movie, but we really know nothing.
10. (NR) Possible Love - Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi - The movie has the type of pedigree and story to make a push at the spot that is usually reserved for a foreign film. It is up against Fjord, though.
11. (NR) Behemoth! - Tony Gilroy - He has been nominated before, but it has been a long time since he was making quality films. He has been stuck in the TV world for a bit.
12. (NR) Josephine - Beth de Araujo - The movie feels like Manchester by the Sea, but the buzz is really quiet at this point. It will need to ramp it up really soon.
13. (NR) The Drama - Kristoffer Borgli - I just wanted to mention this. Regardless of what you think about the movie, it is a brilliant screenplay and is guaranteed to spark discussion.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Predicted Five
1. (NR) La bola negra - Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi - This might be the best place to reward this movie. The more sophisticated and epic movies always tend to do better as adapted than original.
2. (16) Project Hail Mary - Chris Miller, Phil Lord - The screenplay is one of the main appeals of the movie. Lord and Miller are primed for a major nomination this year.
3. (NR) The Invite - Rashida Jones, Will McCormack - If the movie is a BP contender, then the screenplay, which is the backbone of the entire film, needs to get nominated. I can see a world where this wins the thing.
4. (4) The Odyssey - Christopher Nolan - The script is arguably the weakest part of the movie. He couldn’t even win for Oppenheimer in a crazy sweep. I don’t think this is a lock at all.
5. (8) The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth - Quentin Tarantino - Will the Academy care to nominate QT when he isn’t directing? We will have to wait and see. The movie looks like a blast. It would be a bizarre Adapted Screenplay nominee, though.
Others in contention
6. (2) Being Heumann - Sian Heder, Rebekah Taussig - I couldn’t quite fit this in. It is weird that Heder won a screenplay Oscar for CODA, but maybe they like the really simplistic and predictable writing style. This seems to have more to it than that.
7. (7) Dune: Part Three - Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughn - The second one failed to get a screenplay nom, but it is pretty clear that they were just giving it the bare necessities and waiting for the third chapter. These movies are so much more about the atmosphere than the screenplay that I don’t think nominating it in this category is entirely necessary.
8. (1) The Social Reckoning - Aaron Sorkin - I am being cautious here. He doesn’t always get nominated. The movie could easily be a complete trainwreck. He is probably in, but we have to wait and see.
9. (12) All of a Sudden - Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Lea Le Dimna - Hamaguchi was nominated here in the past. I don’t sense the type of buzz for this that he had then, but he has to be mentioned.
BEST CASTING
The Predicted Five
1. Wild Horse Nine - Sarah Halley Finn - I am still working out the kinks in this category. This movie feels impeccably cast.
2. The Debut - Douglas Aibel - Getting Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti in a musical? Sure, lock it in!
3. The Odyssey - John Papsidera - It is in contention for 5 acting nominations. This is a lock.
4. Being Heumann - Adam Caldwell, Bernard Telsey - They do this sometimes at BAFTA, where they award a casting director for finding the perfect actor as the star.
5. La bola negra - Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano - If the movie is a BP threat, then this will likely come along. Having Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close in bit parts doesn’t hurt.
Others in contention
6. The Invite - Olivia Wilde - There are only 4 actors, but they are perfect together. This needs to get in.
7. Digger - Francine Maisler - The cast is loaded, all of whom aredoing insane work. The movie needs to be good, though.
8. I Play Rocky - Rick Montgomery - Flawlessly casting famous and unknown actors as very recognizable figures should push this toward a nomination.
9. Fjord - Hannah Chocron Foldey - This feels more like a SAG nominee. In the first year of this award, we got a surprise foreign film in this category.
10. Michael - Kimberly Hardin, Victoria Thomas - This is basically just in case Jackson and Domingo get in…the idea of which I am starting to warm up to.
Ok, that is all for now! Can anything top The Odyssey? What movies are you looking forward to this fall? Is this finally Netflix’s year? Does anyone know what to do with Casting? Let me know in the comments, and look us up on YouTube and social media.
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