Fox Searchlight has a pair of
awards hopefuls coming to Venice with The Shape of Water from Guillermo del Toro and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and A24 (reigning Best Picture winner with Moonlight) is debuting Lean on Pete from Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years).
Not exact matches
Awards season is just beginning and soon will
come the Fall onslaught of
hopefuls, but for now there's a bit of a lull as a relative few Specialty newcomers make their ways into theaters over the Labor Day weekend.
But do you think that benefit gets somewhat negated by the increased competition that
comes with (by my count) at least 10
awards hopefuls opening in the same window?
Hopeful, that is, until the master of ceremonies for the evening
came to the podium and announced, «And now, the moment you've all been waiting for: It is now time to recognize the efforts and achievements of our students through the
awards segment of our celebration.»
«I am
hopeful that this
award and the opportunities that
come with it will provide an additional platform for them to share their experiences and to learn from other educators across the country and the world.»
From National Book
Award finalist Jean Thompson
comes a mesmerizing, decades - spanning saga of one ordinary American family - proud, flawed,
hopeful - whose story simultaneously captures the turbulent history of the country at large.