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Sony Pictures has secured worldwide distribution rights to Jason Reitman's political drama The Front Runner and is planning a fall release to coincide with film awards season as well as the fall election cycle.

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Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

Though this is very much an ensemble film, Christian Bale's performance as Dicky Ecklund will likely get the lion's share of attention as we head into awards season.

Announcing that the 1996 - 1997 season of Roseanne would be his last, Goodman limited himself to infrequent appearances on the series, his absences explained away as a by - product of a heart attack suffered by his character at the end of the previous season.After making his 10th appearance on Saturday Night Live (2000), Goodman could be seen playing a red - faced bible salesman in director Joel Coen's award winning O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000), and participated in Garry Shandling's film debut What Planet Are You From?

Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master might have lost the Golden Lion in Venice (while still winning Best Director and Best Actor (s) awards), but it emerged as the most critically acclaimed film of the fall festival season.

Below is our current running tally of the most honored 2017 films and individuals, which will be updated daily throughout awards season (December - February) as new nominations and awards are announced.

A better route would have been using the imagery to cover the ad space, as Universal did beautifully with their respective campaigns for Cinderella Man and Jarhead, but even still, Warner Bros. had their thoughts together for marketing this film throughout the summer and into the awards season.

As The Martian continues to hang around at the box office and build some unexpected awards season momentum, director Ridley Scott has had plenty of opportunities to tease the upcoming film and he's said a lot of things.

Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as the two leads, the film is expected to be one of the major contenders in the upcoming Award season.

Usually a delay of six months would be a very bad sign for a film of this scale, but Warners are choosing to release the film in a period we've come to know as «awards season,» and that can only be a good thing.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of N... Read

However, the only other actor with a real chance on this shortlist is The Master's Joaquin Phoenix, who had some momentum when the film was first released but who lost charm as Day - Lewis gained strength during this award season.

Female - led high - budget flicks like «Divergent,» «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1» and «Maleficent» did very well at the box office, while directors Angelina Jolie and Ava DuVernay «s films, «Unbroken» and «Selma,» respectively, are accumulating Oscar buzz as awards season is already in full swing.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of Netflix's presentation) to a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters.

The Award season build - up all leads to the night of the Oscars as the best films of last year battle it out for prestigious...

As we move into mid-October, the awards season is beginning to take shape, in the sense that we are getting our first reactions to some of the year's most anticipated films.

Earlier in the day, the studio also mapped out the release dates for the long - delayed Avatar sequels, as well as stationed Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers film The Post at December 22nd, 2017, setting it up for an awards season run.

As awards season kicks into high gear this month, certain films that aren't «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» should see box - office gains from conversations about and nominations for the best pictures and acting performances of 2015.

It's easy to feel a certain fatigue as awards season drags along, with even the most dedicated Oscar - ologists tiring of talking about the same boiled - down pool of a few films.

Warren Beatty is getting a lot of acclaim this award season for both his new film Rules Don't Apply and his career as a whole.

As the cinematic awards season amps up, other female - led films also are leading the way, with the like of «The Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «Lady Bird» and «I, Tonya» considered strong contenders to bring home various statuettes.

Awards season is now in full swing as this past week, film critics groups across the country announced their favorite films, actors, directors, etc. of the year.

As the Award Season is heating up, we're beginning to see which films are clear favorites among critics and the industry.

Now, as the year closes out, Get Out has become an awards season frontrunner, named Gotham Independent Film Awards» Best Feature and listed among the National Board of Review's top 10 films and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Cawards season frontrunner, named Gotham Independent Film Awards» Best Feature and listed among the National Board of Review's top 10 films and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or CAwards» Best Feature and listed among the National Board of Review's top 10 films and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.

SNUB: Tom Hanks.Sully had already lost a lot of its steam going into awards season, but even if the film as a whole and director Clint Eastwood weren't exactly shoo - ins anymore, we figured Tom Hanks would at least get a Golden Globe nomination.

Things always go quiet in the film industry over the holidays as everyone takes one last break before the full onslaught of awards season campaigning.

It's also clear that Bleeker Street is hoping for a decent showing during awards season, as the film will sneak in just under the release date deadline.

With a reputation for launching new films and creating awards season buzz, MVFF has a knack for spotting emerging talent as well as drawing legendary artists.

As the film heads into awards season following a summer release, talk will presumably build about which of the women leads the film, but any such debate should be nipped in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting gamAs the film heads into awards season following a summer release, talk will presumably build about which of the women leads the film, but any such debate should be nipped in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting gamas democratic a partnership as the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting gamas the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting gamas they intricately map out their roles in the parenting game.

The film, which is nominated for nine Oscars including best picture, has had an up - and - down ride through awards season, garnering predictions of best picture certitude as far back as September and its share of skepticism since.

The Revenant won its awards first and last, opening the season with a win over Spotlight at the Golden Globes, and closing the pre-Oscar glut with back to back wins at the DGAs and BAFTAs, seeming to signal that not only would Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu cruise to a second straight Best Director award, but his film would give him a second straight Best Picture statue as well.

With «Walter Mitty» plowing through its theatrical run and into awards season, Martinez took the time to sit down and tell us about working on that project as well as his experience on a number of other film sets.

The National Society of Film Critics has named its favorite films of the year as the awards season race picks up speed.

Well, this awards season is apparently dedicated to giving bad coaches their day, what with such films as Whiplash and Foxcatcher hitting the scene.

Angelina Jolie's Cambodian drama, First They Killed My Father, was nominated in the best - foreign - film category, as was Paul Verhoeven's Elle, which raced through the stateside awards season last year.

And because of A24's canny distribution strategy, the film is getting a glossy December 8 rollout — after earning rapturous reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival — and being positioned as an awards - season dark horse.

The film, which has become controversial because of the way it handles race, has also been on an awards - season high lately, scooping up four Golden Globes on Sunday and continuing its march ahead as a strong Oscar contender.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jen gives an «eye - opening starring turn» and the film, a suburban family drama, «could click as a low - key alternative to glossier awards - season fare».

If last year's awards season was dominated by smaller films such as «Birdman» and «Boyhood,» this year the Oscars are going big.

Renowned in recent years as a key launchpad for heavyweight Oscar contenders, the 74th Venice film festival has unveiled a lineup heavy on potential award - season frontrunners, as films start to jockey for position in earnest.

Selma is urgent and timely, and now I understand why it has plowed its way through some of the other higher profile films to mark its entry as a strong contender this awards season.

Awards Speculation: The season will surely start to feel more crowded as it goes along and this might go hand in hand with The Walk as a stimulating film that struggles to find the balance between art and commerce — simply for lack of being a franchise in this day and age.

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There's Dee Rees» striking 2011 queer drama Pariah, Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 black nerd hit Dope and the most relevant example, Barry Jenkins» sophomore masterpiece, Moonlight, which has swept awards season and been hailed as one of the year's most moving films.

It took shape, of course, after American Hustle, formerly known as American Bullshit, strutted through steam clouds of victory on nomination morning, collecting 10 nods before also claiming the SAG award for Best Ensemble (not to be confused with any costume - design kudos the film enjoyed throughout the season).

They even keep it timely by relating the film to the current movie award season, drawing connections and comparisons to such Oscar contenders as Nebraska, 20 Feet from Stardom, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

«The Social Network,» the acclaimed drama about how Harvard computer nerds created the social networking site Facebook, had been the front - runner during the awards season, winning countless critics honors, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn., New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics awards as well as the Golden Globe for dramatic film.

As the year edges from summer into fall, the film industry moves away from summer blockbusters and toward awards - season prestige projects.

«Jane the Virgin» star Gina Rodriguez has likewise hinted that her award - winning series would end after season 5, as she now begins to sign on for a string of film projects.

Once seen as a waning force in the film industry calendar, the world's oldest film festival has regained its status as a kingmaker for award - season hopefuls, with a record of launching films that have gone on to enjoy success at the Academy Awards, including two recent best picture winners in Spotlight and Birdman, and the film that took home the highest number of Oscars this year, La La Land.