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86th Oscars. The Oscar Contenders of 2013
For prediction, discussion and entertainment purposes.
Predicted Nominees
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| AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY John Wells (Weinstein Co) Nov 8th |
NEBRASKA Alexander Payne (Paramount) Nov 22nd |
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón (Warner Bros / Universal) Oct 4th |
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Paul Greengrass (Columbia) Oct 11th |
FOXCATCHER Bennett Miller (Columbia) TBA |
| Pulitzer. Tony. Oscar? Tracy Letts' masterwork gets a starry (too starry?) cast. Stage transfers arent what they used to be with Oscar but this could be the one. |
I personally didn't understand the appeal of The Descendants but there's no question that Oscar has taken a shine to Payne. This father/son drama could be something | Ambitious sci-fi doesn't exactly make Oscar slobber but with two stars Hollywood loves (Clooney & Bullock) and an under-Oscared director and special special fx... | It's been a long while since Tom Hanks was an Oscar charm. But a long enough while that it could happen again. Based on a true story and Greengrass can make potent drama | Just a hunch that the quality will be there. This true story about a schizophrenic and his best friend/victim has interesting (smart?) casting and a quality director |
Maybe Also... |
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| DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Jean Marc Valle (Focus) TBA |
PHILOMENA Stephen Frears (TBA - Weinstein Co?) TBA |
THE COUNSELOR Ridley Scott (Fox) Nov 15th |
12 YEARS A SLAVE Steve McQueen (Fox Searchlight) Dec 27th |
RAILWAY MAN Jonathan Teplitsky (TBA - Lionsgate?) TBA |
| A homophobic man contracts AIDS in the 80s. Valle can be special (C.R.A.Z.Y. is half special anyway) and all eyes are on McConaughey lately | When I first heard about this about an old woman searching for the son she gave up 50 years back I thought (Best Actress nom!) now it looks like it's a 2013 movie | Cormac McCarthy's first original screenplay, a killer cast and it's been awhile for Ridley with Oscar. But crime dramas/ legal thrillers are so many. It'll have to be special. | McQueen & Fassy without all the sex (Oscar can be such a prude) and with a more Oscar palatable theme? And with a strong Oscar playing distributor? Maybe. | This WW II obsessed drama sounds dull but that didn't stop (insert MANY Oscar Nominees here). Colin Firth again? |
This Early It's Anyone's Game |
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| MONUMENTS MEN George Clooney (Columbia) Dec 18th |
AMERICAN HUSTLE |
BEFORE MIDNIGHT Richard Linklater (Sony Pictures Classics) May 24th |
FRUITVALE STATION Ryan Coogler (Weinstein Co) July 26th |
PRISONERS Denis Vileneuve (Warner Bros) Sept 20th |
| *FOOLISH TO BET AGAINST PT 1* Except that every year can't be about George Clooney, can it? |
*FOOLISH TO BET AGAINST PT 2* Except that every year can't be about David O. Russell, can it? |
Can SPC, who campaigned so well for Amour last year, convince Oscar of what everyone else knows about this series? |
*SUNDANCE HEAT* |
*WILD CARD* This doesn't, in plot/cast or genre, scream Oscar but I think Villeneuve is a risk worth taking, they likedIncendies, and Hugh Jackman is at a post-nom career peak |
Other Films of Note |
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probably too girlie for Oscar but ya never know Probably too foreign/other for Oscar but ya never know WILD CARDS... ANY HUNCHES? |
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