Focus is giving this a very strong awards season push, so we expect to see / hear about it quite a bit these next few months. (firstshowing.net)
The acting wins are mostly unsurprising given the current awards season push, but the most exciting of the bunch is undoubtedly Tiffany Haddish, who absolutely deserves to be part of the Oscar conversation. (slate.com)
But if, say, Amy Adams was in a movie that fell apart in development, would she get to step in to direct and thus save it, and would her finished film then be given a serious award season push? (laineygossip.com)