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Angelina Jolie's second feature as director is another film expected to be an awards contender.

«Maze Runner: The Death Cure» is the highest grossing film of the weekend, but according to studio estimates Sunday, many moviegoers also chose the first weekend after Oscar nominations to catch up with some awards contenders like «The Shape of Water» which had its highest grossing frame with $ 5.7 million.

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.

While it's unlikely that record will be replicated this year (though we'll find out soon enough if this year's slate at least has that potential), we figured why not take a trip down Cannes memory lane to revisit the awards season contenders Cannes has launched, getting us on the lookout for what films from this year's line up might be their successors?

The first film out of the gate that could be a major contender at the Academy Awards next year is Snowden.

Gyllenhaal is currently a dark horse awards contender for «Southpaw» and he'll soon begin filming Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals.»

Elsewhere on the list are more recent films and awards season contenders like «The Artist» from The Weinstein Company and «Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy» from Focus Features.

While many speculated that the jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

Due out on Christmas, the film is one of the final award - season contenders to be released.

Brie Larson in Room is the real wild card as she and her film really burst onto the scene in late summer, culminating in a surprise People's Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival in September that cemented her as not only a contender but as a threat to win.

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.

As far as Andrew Garfield films go, we'd assumed that Silence would be his awards contender this year.

The animated family adventure film The Adventures of Tintin arrives first on December 23rd, followed by what appears to be his awards contender for the year, the dramatic and uplifting War Horse.

You'd think that a film with Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne — from writer / director Richard Linklater — would be either a box office hit, an overwhelming critical darling, an awards contender, or a combination of the three.

Then, we revisit two interviews with first - time directors who could win major awards on Sunday: Yance Ford, whose film Strong Island is up for Best Documentary, and Greta Gerwig, a contender for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Lady Bird.

Additionally, distributor Warner Bros. shuffled the release date until later in the year to better coincide with an Oscar campaign, a sign that the studio feels the film (which co-stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Chris Pratt) is a serious awards contender and not just some low - budget doodle.

As one of the very last unseen Academy Award contenders this year, David O. Russell's film Joy is among the most scrutinized of 2015 holiday releases.

Some of these launched at prestige fall film festivals («Downsizing,» «Molly's Game,» «Hostiles,» «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»); others are bonafide awards contenders (Steven Spielberg's «The Post» and Paul Thomas Anderson's «Phantom Thread»); and some, like Hugh Jackman vanity musical «The Greatest Showman,» will soon skid into either bad reviews or audience reaction, or both.

Her vividly sensual prose may make the novel a production designer's dream — and given what we've seen of the film thus far, it seems a likely awards contender in the design categories — but there should be more at play here than simple visual splendor.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Sometimes we get caught up with the awards contenders of the fall and holiday film seasons, but that doesn't mean there aren't straight - up genre films we're eagerly anticipating.

Last night, the Gothams awarded some of this year's best indies, giving us a good idea of which independent films will be serious contenders for Oscar season.

The final film of DreamWorks Pictures distributed by Disney both domestically and abroad, Light Between the Oceans can't be taken seriously as an awards contender on account of its too - early Labor Day weekend release.

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.

This fantastic Chilean movie is on the Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language film, and a strong contender for the award.

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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.

The last film, which is considered the strongest Oscar contender in the field, went home empty - handed except for the Variety Award, a previously - announced honorary award for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict CumberbAward, a previously - announced honorary award for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict Cumberbaward for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict Cumberbatch.

The film is expected to be one of 2017's top awards contenders, being named film of the year by the National Board of Review and ranking on the American Film Institute's best movies of the year list.

I just caught wind that Focus Features» animated endeavor «9» from writer / director Shane Acker (and based on his Academy Award - nominated short film) has been slated for 2009, removing it from the already thin slate of contenders in the animated feature category.

She talked about how she feels about the impact of her character and whether she'd add onto her range as an actress by not only doing more award contender films but also maybe still playing with genre, specifically if she'd be open to playing in the Disney Marvel sandbox with the likes of Chris Pratt and Bradley Cooper:

As one of the early film awards events of the season — and a venue where attendees already know they've won — the New York Film Critics Circle awards is a fine opportunity to see leading Oscar contenders try out their speech material.

And while it's still too early to say for sure, the film looks like it could be a contender on the awards circuit when Oscar season heats up later this year.

«Atomic Blonde» is being distributed by Focus Features, a studio best known for their indie, arthouse films and awards season contenders that don't usually make big bucks at the box office.

At the same time, the advanced buzz that has the film pegged as an awards contender for this year is looking like the real deal after people have actually screened the movie.

While the past two months have featured several potential award contenders, there's a surprising lack of prestige films on the November release slate.

Despite being more aesthetically pleasing than Michael Bay's garishly executed Pearl Harbour, Nolan's big film in service of a small story has more in common with that much - maligned war pic than more serious minded award season contenders of past years like Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Peter Weir's Gallipoli or Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line.

While it's true that Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel is also an early contender for film awards, Mike Leigh's lavish epic about Britain's greatest painter is very likely a film to keep an eye on for end of the year voting — if it...

Awards Daily has the short list of 11 films that the Best Picture contenders are down to.

Spotlight review: While not the strongest of this year's awards contenders, Spotlight is one of the most important films of all time.

With no film establishing an early lead in the Oscar race, most distributors are expanding slowly and being careful not to overextend their contenders — particularly since two other awards hopefuls this season, Warner Bros.» «The Walk» and Universal's «Steve Jobs,» sputtered when they expanded quickly into wide release.

The film is getting a ton of awards buzz and will likely be a major contender at the Oscars next year.

The sumptuously filmed classical drama will be a strong awards contender (for cinematography as well as foreign film) and could prove an art - house hit in North America, adding to such Amazon successes as Kenneth Lonergan's «Manchester by the Sea» (Roadside Attractions) and Asghar Farhadi's «The Salesman» (Cohen Media), which both won Oscars, as well as last year's Sundance acquisition, summer hit «The Big Sick» (Lionsgate), which earned an Original Screenplay nomination.

With awards season contenders on the rise, here are 18 films to close out a strong year in films including «Selma,» «American Sniper,» «Wild,» «Top Five,» and others.

It's a brilliant, beautiful film, soon to be a hit and awards contender, too.

In terms of awards chances, the film is an outside contender for Best Picture and Best Director, but I think Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay are very likely.

Scorsese's longest film ever, clocking in at two hours and 59 minutes with credits, will have its wide release on December 25th, just in time to give it a chance to be an awards season contender.

Considering that the film also just won Best Feature at The Gotham Awards this week, could it be gaining momentum as a possible Oscar contender?

Winning the top film awards were original screenplay contender Jordan Peele for Universal Pictures» «Get Out» and adapter James Ivory for Sony Pictures Classics» «Call Me by Your Name.»

The Shape of Water was awarded the big prize for film, defeating 10 other contenders, including The Big Sick, Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, Get Out, I, Tonya, Lady Bird, Molly's Game, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Wonder Woman.

The Weinstein Company acquired the film back in September 2011, showed it at Sundance 2012, and eventually released it to just a handful of US theaters last fall, conceding this was too strange for a wide release and not good enough to warrant an awards campaign (at least not at the risk of the studio's three genuine contenders).