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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE ROUND TWO: SCREENPLAYS AND CASTING
I'm updating predictions today for the Screenplay and Casting categories for the 2027 Oscars. MTFB's last predictions in these categories were on Oct. 29th. As always TFF #53 films are in Bold. A film's previous rank is indicated to the right in parentheses.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1) La Bola Negra (1)
2) The Invite (2)
3) The Odyssey (3)
4) Project Hail Mary (4)
5) All of a Sudden (5)
Others: Dune: Part Three, Ink, Snese and Sensibility.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1) Wild Horse Nine (1)
2) The Debut (2)
3) Tender Loving Care (3)
4) Artificial (4)
5) Elsinore (NR)
Others: Club Kid, Fjord, I Play Rocky.
CASTING
1) The Odyssey (1)
2) Wild Horse Nine (2)
3) La Bola Negra (3)
4) Dune: Part Three (NR)
5) I Play Rocky (4)
Others: Club Kid, Being Heumann, Elsinore.
Current predicted nominations for TFF #53 films in the nine "Above-the-Line" categories:
Wild Horse Nine (6): Best Picture, Direction, Actor (Malkovich), Supporting Actor (Rockwell), Original Screenplay, Casting.
La Bola Negra (6):Best Picture, Direction, Supporting Actress (Cruz), Supporting Actor (Guitarricadelafuente), Adapted Screenplay, Casting.
The Debut (4): Best Picture, Actress (Moore), Supportiong Actor (Giamatti), Original Screenplay.
Elsinore (3): Best Picture, Actor (Scott), Original Screenplay.
You Can See Everything (2): Best Picture, Direction.
Rose (1): Best Actress (Huller).
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (1): Best Actor (Turturro).
Tender Loving Care (1): Best Original Screenplay.
TRAILERS
THE DEBUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9n06SMDPU
:
INK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdIaiqvtUCw
VISITATIONS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9n06SMDPU
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/amanda-seyfried-nathan-fielder-you-can-see-everything-1235653104/
https://theplaylist.net/john-malkovich-is-calm-cool-and-collected-on-the-love-for-wild-horse-nine-interview-20261109/
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