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Secondly, DiCaprio isn't starring in a Best Picture contender at the BAFTAs.

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Though the Best Actor category is often brutally crowded, Spall is likely one of the year's first legitimate Oscar contenders - and, the actor admitted at the same lunch, he's also a candidate for an unlikelier honor if the film catches on after Sony Pictures Classics releases it in December.

Chris Cillizza (now at CNN) broke down the Democrats mentioned as potential 2020 contenders now that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is out of the picture, and put Cuomo in Tier II.

Punchline: GOP 2012 contender Tim Pawlenty has emailed a picture of his package... at which point Stewart mocks falling asleep.

«The Fighter» (2010) David O. Russell «s Oscar - winning picture depicted boxer Mickey Ward's (Mark Wahlberg) climb up the ranks from middling contender to a shot at the title.

Distributor Sony Pictures Classics has pulled off a number of wins in this category, and, in Andrei Zvyagintsev's «Leviathan,» which took the screenplay award at Cannes, the studio has another strong contender, a movie that weaves naturalism, allegory and dark humor into a multi-layered masterpiece.

This fascinating movie that will undoubtedly be a strong contender at the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director and deservedly so.

It's a formidable Best Picture contender with a strong shot at nominations across - the - board with Kristin Scott Thomas more of a threat than people think for a Supporting Actress nomination (despite a now more robust competition than evident before Lady Bird and I Tonya crushed ideas about that particular race).

I'm hearing (not altogether surprising) rumblings that Robert Downey Jr.'s role in Joe Wright's «The Soloist» is larger than Jamie Foxx's homeless violinist Nathaniel Ayers and that he'll be pushed as a leading actor contender by the good folks at Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks SKG.

It seems to me the most film - heavy slate of films will be over on Lankershim Boulevard as Universal Pictures has at least seven contenders that could make a play.

But he certainly can't be refering to this year's Best Picture race — while there may still be a scattering of homophobes alarmed by the relatively polite «Milk,» it's hard to see how any of this year's contenders could seriously ruffle feathers in the industry, or in society at large.

«The Martian» Ridley Scott may have his best shot at an Oscar with this sci - fi drama, which is also a contender for Best Picture.

The other hot contender for Best Picture was the horror thriller GET OUT which earned Daniel Kaluuya the BEST ACTOR AWARD as the African - American boyfriend of a rich white girlfriend who goes home to meet her parents one weekend at their affluent estate, and discovers that his «having the creeps» is not unfounded.

20th Century Fox Fox has best picture and actress contenders with «The Post» and Meryl Streep, respectively, but perhaps its best chance at a win lies in original song.

Clint Eastwood's «American Sniper» and Ava DuVernay's «Selma» debuted at AFI FEST (taking place this year from November 10 — 17) before becoming Best Picture contenders.

It's too early to say whether it's a contender for Best Picture but I feel fairly confident that Bullock, along with Cate Blanchett, and Julie Delpy, are right at the top of the pile for Best Actress at the moment.

The top four contenders aren't just all possibilities here, they're also all legitimate contenders for Best Picture and looking at the recent trend of Best Picture winners, it's a screenplay win that is its closest ally.

Open Road Films would be an interesting choice; they're the reigning Best Picture distributor (Spotlight) and their major (only) push this year, Bleed for This, was not only met with middling reviews at Telluride, it doesn't have a Best Actress contender to compete against.

So if guys like Tapley and Feinberg turn out to be right, you're really looking at only one Best Actress contender in the entire Best Picture lineup — unless Florence Foster Jenkins miraculously gets in for BP.

2015 PICTURES: Hollywood Contenders — Preliminary potentials in alphabetical order At this time of the awards season the Hollywood Contenders list includes the following 2015 features (in alphabetical order): Black Mass..

At Deadline's big awards - season event, The Contenders Presented By Deadline, held in front of a packed audience of AMPAS and key guild members last month at the DGA, Sony Pictures Classics highlighted its Sundance pickup Grandma, which since has earned Golden Globe and Critics» Choice nominations for star Lily TomliAt Deadline's big awards - season event, The Contenders Presented By Deadline, held in front of a packed audience of AMPAS and key guild members last month at the DGA, Sony Pictures Classics highlighted its Sundance pickup Grandma, which since has earned Golden Globe and Critics» Choice nominations for star Lily Tomliat the DGA, Sony Pictures Classics highlighted its Sundance pickup Grandma, which since has earned Golden Globe and Critics» Choice nominations for star Lily Tomlin.

At that time, there were only three nominees in most of the academy's major categories, except for Best Picture, which had eight contenders.

But check out what Lady Bird has going for it at the Oscars: five nominations that include acting, directing and writing nods, potent backup for a Best Picture contender.

If Telluride has been the place to find the next Best Picture winner, 11 years running now, TIFF has always been the go - to place to give us a sneak peek at potential acting contenders.

«This was going to be a best - picture contender anyway,» says Anne Thompson, editor at large for film news site IndieWire, noting the film's equally deft storytelling around men's confusion and frustration about sexual violence.

Just looking at the contenders to emerge so far this year, would Boyhood be the awards player, and arguably the Best Picture frontrunner, it is today if it had made only $ 2.3 million instead of the $ 23 million (and...

Just looking at the contenders to emerge so far this year, would Boyhood be the awards player, and arguably the Best Picture frontrunner, it is today if it had made only $ 2.3 million instead of the $ 23 million (and still counting!)

Looking at the Cannes lineup and winners this year it's unlikely anyone outside of Spike Lee, who was already a top contender, will factor in the upper tiers of Best Director predictions but I am adding Jury Prize winner Nadine Labaki, whose Capernaum was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics and Screenplay winner Alice Rohrwacher, whose Happy as Lazzaro was picked up by Netflix.

Musical or Comedy designation landed Phoenix a Best Actor nod at the Golden Globes (his second straight one in that category perhaps qualifies him for the «funnyman» label), but the film could not get a Best Picture nomination despite a field with only two legitimate Oscar contenders.

Though likely not a top - five contender, the movie's Best Picture nomination chances look fairly solid at the moment, boosted by a very impressive box - office performance.

Who would have thought that two of this year's strongest contenders for Best Picture would take place roughly at the same time, and cover roughly the same subjects, in completely different ways?

Guadagnino and stars Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg appeared as part of the Sony Pictures Classics» presentation at the 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders event last month at the DGA Theatre.

8:00 pm — IFC — Crash A strong contender for the title «worst movie to ever win the Best Picture Oscar,» at least among many critics.

Pictures of the next Renault Sport Megane have been leaked via the patent authorities, giving we lucky pups our first proper look at the French hot hatch contender.

While not a slam dunk, Samsung's KU7000 offers a smooth and modern interface, an attractive design, and solid 4K picture performance at a nice price to make it a serious contender for your living room.