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 MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: SCREENPLAYS AND MORE


Before we get to this post's Oscar nomination predictions, The Academy last night extended the nomination voting window by two days and moved the announcement of nominees to Sunday, January 19th due to the L.A. fires.  Now, onto the predictions which seem sort of a small consideration in light of what's going on in Southern California.

Here are updated nomination predictions for the Screenplay categories as well as for Best Costume Design, Makeup/Hair and Visual Effects. These categories were last predicted on Dec. 26th.  A film's previous rank appears to the right in parentheses. TFF #51 films are in Bold.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1) Conclave (1)
2) Emilia Perez (2)
3) Sing Sing (3)
4) Nickel Boys (4)
5) Dune Part Two (5)

Others: A Complete Unknown, Wicked and The Room Next Door.


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY




1) Anora (1)
2) The Brutalist (2)
3) A Real Pain (3)
4) The Substance (4)
5) September 5 (5)

Others: Hard Truths, All We Imagine as Light and The Seed of the Sacred Fig.


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1) Wicked (1)
2) Dune Part Two (2)
3) Gladiator II (4)
4) Maria (3)
5) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (5)

Others: Nosferatu, Conclave and Blitz.


BEST MAKEUP/HAIR

1) The Substance (1)
2) Wicked (2)
3) Dune Part Two (3)
4) Nosferatu (4)
5) A Different Man (5)

Others: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Emilia Perez, The Apprentice.


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Golden Globe Winners and TFF / MTFB Oscar Update: Supporting Acting and More / BAFTA Longlists and TFF / National Society of Film Critics and TFF

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 GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS AND TFF




The Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television were handed out last night and here are your winners with TFF films/performers in Bold.

Best Picture (Drama): The Brutalist
Best Picture (Musical or Comedy): Emilia Perez
Best Director: Brady Corbet/The Brutalist
Best Actress (Drama): Fernanda Torres/I'm Still Here
Best Actor (Drama): Adrien Brody/The Brutalist
Best Actress (Musical or Comedy): Demi Moore/The Substance
Best Actor (Musical or Comedy): Sebastian Stan/A Different Man
Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana/Emilia Perez
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin/A Real Pain
Best Screenplay: Conclave
Best Animated Film: Flow
Best Non-English Film: Emilia Perez
Best Original Score: Challengers
Best Original Song: El Mal/Emilia Perez
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Wicked


MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: SUPPORTING ACTING AND MORE




I'm updating the Supporting Acting categories today as well as Original Score, Original Song And Sound. These categories were last updated on Dec. 23rd.  An actor's/film's previous position is indicated in (parentheses).  TFF #51 films are in Bold. 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1) Zoe Saldana/Emilia Perez (1)
2) Ariana Grande-Butera/Wicked (2)
3) Isabella Rossellini/Conclave (3)
4) Felicity Jones/The Brutalist (4)
5) Danielle Deadwyler/The Piano Lesson (5)

Others: Selena Gomez/Emilia Perez, Margaret Qualley/The Substance and Aunjanue Eillis-Taylor/Nickel Boys.


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

MTFB Oscar Update: Lead Acting and More / THR's Most Anticipated for 2025 / Interviews and Profiles

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 MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: LEAD ACTING AND MORE




I'm updating the Lead Acting categories today as well as Cinematography, Editing and Production Design.  These categories were last updated on Dec. 19th.  An actor's/film's previous position is indicated in (parentheses).  TFF #51 films are in Bold. 


BEST ACTRESS




1) Mikey Madison/Anora (1)
2) Angelina Jolie/Maria (4)
3) Karla Sofia Gascon/Emilia Perez (3)
4) Cynthia Erivo/Wicked (2)
5) Demi Moore/The Substance (5)

Others: Marianne Jean-Baptiste/Hard Truths, Nicole Kidman/Babygirl and Fernanda Torres/I'm Still Here.


BEST ACTOR

1)  Adrien Brody/The Brutalist (2)
2) Ralph Fiennes/Conclave (1)
3) Timothee Chalamet/A Complete Unknown (3)
4) Colman Domingo/Sing Sing (4)
5) Daniel Craig/Queer (5)

Others: Sebastian Stan/The Apprentice, Jesse Eisenberg/A Real Pain and Sebastian Stan/A Different Man.


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY




1) The Brutalist (2)
2) Maria (3)
3) Dune Part Two (1)
4) Nickel Boys (4)
5) Nosferatu (5)

Others: Conclave, Wicked Part 1 and The Girl with a Needle.

BEST EDITING

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 MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: BEST PICTURE AND MORE




Here are updated nomination predictions for the Best Picture Direction, International, Animated and Documentary Features.  These categories were last predicted on Dec. 16th.  A film's previous rank appears to the right of their names in parentheses.  TFF #51 actors/films are in Bold. 


BEST PICTURE




1) Conclave  (2)
2) Anora (1)
3) Emilia Perez (5)
4) The Brutalist (4)
5) Wicked Part 1 (3)
6) Dune Part Two (6)
7) A Complete Unknown (8)
8) Sing Sing (9)
9) A Real Pain (7)
10) Nickel Boys (10)

Others: The Substance, September 5 and Gladiator II.

Comment: Conclave moves to the top spot for the first time.  Sensing some momentum.  Wicked's surge driven by its release and huge success seems to have paled a bit over the last two weeks.


BEST DIRECTION

1) Brady Corbet/The Brutalist (1)
2) Sean Baker/Anora (2)
3) Edward Berger/Conclave (3)
4) Jacques Audiard/Emilia Perez (4)
5) RaMell Ross/Nickel Boys (5)

Others: Jon M. Chu/Wicked, Coralie Fargeat/The Substance and Denis Villenueve/Dune Part Two.


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE



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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: SCREENPLAYS AND MORE




Here are updated nomination predictions for the Screenplay categories as well as for Best Costume Design, Makeup/Hair and Visual Effects. These categories were last predicted on Dec. 12th.  A film's previous rank appears to the right in parentheses. TFF #51 films are in Bold.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY




1) Conclave (1)
2) Emilia Perez (2)
3) Sing Sing (3)
4) Nickel Boys (4)
5) Dune Part Two (5)

Others: A Complete Unknown, The Room Next Door and Wicked Part One.


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1) Anora (1)
2) The Brutalist (3)
3) A Real Pain (2)
4) The Substance (5)
5) September 5 (4)

Others: Hard Truths, All We Imagine as Light and The Seed of the Sacred Fig.


BEST COSTUMES




1) Wicked Part One (1)
2) Dune Part Two (2)
3) Maria (4)
4) Gladiator II (3)
5) Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (-)

Others: Nosferatu, Conclave and A Complete Unknown.


BEST MAKEUP/HAIR

1) The Substance (2)
2) Wicked Part One (3)
3) Dune Part Two (1)
4) Nosferatu (4)
5) A Different Man (-0

Others: Emilia Perez, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice and Maria.

MTFB Oscar Update: Supporting Acting and More / The Film Stage's Hot 100 / Interviews And Profiles

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 MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: SUPPORTING ACTING AND MORE



I'm updating the Supporting Acting categories today as well as Original Score, Original Song And Sound. These categories were last updated on Dec. 9th.  An actor's/film's previous position is indicated in (parentheses).  TFF #51 films are in Bold. 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1) Zoe Saldana/Emilia Perez (1)
2) Ariana Grande/Wicked (4)
3) Isabella Rossellini/Conclave (2)
4) Felicity Jones/The Brutalist (5)
5) Danielle Deadwyler/The Piano Lesson (3)

Others: Selena Gomez/Emilia Perez, Margaret Qualley/The Substance and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor/Nickel Boys.


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR




1) Kieran Culkin/A Real Pain (1)
2) Guy Pearce/The Brutalist (3)
3) Denzel Washington/Gladiator II (2)
4) Yura Borisov/Anora (5)
5) Clarence Maclin/Sing Sing (4)

Others: Edward Norton/A Complete Unknown, Jeremy Strong/The Apprentice and Stanley Tucci/Conclave.


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1) The Brutalist (2)
2) Conclave (1)
3) Emilia Perez (3)
4) The Wild Robot (4)
5) Challengers (-)

Others: The Room Next Door, Blitz and Wicked.


BEST ORIGINAL SONG


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MTFB Oscar Update: Lead Acting and More / Oscar Shortlists and TFF / Satellite Award Nominees and TFF / WGA Ineligibility / Interviews and Profiles

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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: LEAD ACTING AND MORE




I'm updating the Lead Acting categories today as well as  Cinematography, Editing and Production Design.  These categories were last updated on Dec. 5th.  An actor's/film's  previous position is indicated in (parentheses).  TFF #51 films are in Bold. 


BEST ACTRESS

1) Mikey Madison/Anora (1)
2) Cynthia Erivo/Wicked (-)
3) Karla Sofia Gascon/Emilia Perez (3)
4) Angelina Jolie/Maria (2)
5) Demi Moore/The Substance (-)

Others: Marianne Jean-Baptiste/Hard Truths, Nicole Kidman/Babygirl and Fernanda Torres/I'm Still Here.


BEST ACTOR




1) Ralph Fiennes/Conclave (1)
2) Adrien Brody/The Brutalist (2)
3) Timothee Chalamet/A Complete Unknown (3)
4) Colman Domingo/Sing Sing (4)
5) Daniel Craig/Queer (5)

Other: Sebastian Stan/The Apprentice, Jesse Eisenberg/A Real Pain and Sebastian Stan/A Different Man.


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1) Dune Part Two (1)
2) The Brutalist (2)
3) Maria (3)
4) Nickel Boys (-)
5) Nosferatu (4)

Others: Conclave, Emilia Perez and Gladiator II.


BEST EDITING




1) Conclave (5)
2) The Brutalist (1)
3) Dune Part Two (4)
4) Emila Perez (3)
5) Anora (2)

Gladiator II

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The first Gladiator film changed film music, completely. It was the first time a real “prestige” film had been scored that way – you could write a book about its influence, all the reasons why nothing was the same again afterwards – but that’s for another time. Over two decades later, the sequel – the […]

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MTFB Oscar Update: Best Picture and More / Critics Choice Awards Nominations / Precursor Roundup / New Nickel Boys Trailer / Interviews and Profiles: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Danielle Deadwyler and More

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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: BEST PICTURE AND MORE




Here are updated nomination predictions for the Best Picture Direction, International, Animated and Documentary Features.  These categories were last predicted on Dec. 2nd.  A film's previous rank appears to the right of their names in parentheses.  TFF #51 actors/films are in Bold. 

BEST PICTURE




1) Anora (1)
2) Conclave (2)
3) Wicked (6)
4) The Brutalist (3)
5) Emilia Perez (4)
6) Dune Part Two (5)
7) A Real Pain (7)
8) A Complete Unknown (-)
9) Sing Sing (10)
10) Nickel Boys (-)

Others: The Substance, September 5 and Gladiator II.

BEST DIRECTION

1) Brady Corbet/The Brutalist (2)
2) Sean Baker/Anora (1)
3) Edward Berger/Conclave (4)
4) Jacques Audiard/Emikia Perez (3)
5) RaMell Ross/Nickel Boys (-)

Others: Jon M. Chu/Wicked, Coralie Fargeat/The Substance and Denis Villenueve/Dune Part Two.


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1) The Wild Robot (1)
2) Inside Out 2 (2)
3) Flow (5)
4) Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (4)
5) Memoir of a Snail (3)

Others: Moana 2, Piece by Piece and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE




1) Emilia Perez (1)

VIDEO: presentation of the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®:

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Following is the complete list of Nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE BRUTALIST (A24)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures)
CONCLAVE (Focus Features)
DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
NICKEL BOYS (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
SEPTEMBER 5 (Paramount Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ANORA (NEON)
CHALLENGERS (Amazon MGM Studios)
EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix)
A REAL PAIN (Searchlight Pictures)
THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI)
WICKED (Universal Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films)
INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (IFC Films)
MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Netflix)
THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
ALIEN: ROMULUS (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
GLADIATOR II (Paramount Pictures)
INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
TWISTERS (Universal Pictures)
WICKED (Universal Pictures)
THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / FRANCE / INDIA
EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – FRANCE
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (MUBI) – POLAND / SWEDEN / DENMARK
I’M STILL HERE (Sony Pictures Classics) – BRAZIL
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (NEON) – USA / GERMANY
VERMIGLIO (Sideshow / Janus Films) – ITALY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
PAMELA ANDERSON (THE LAST SHOWGIRL)
ANGELINA JOLIE (MARIA)
NICOLE KIDMAN (BABYGIRL)
TILDA SWINTON (THE ROOM NEXT DOOR)
FERNANDA TORRES (I’M STILL HERE)
KATE WINSLET (LEE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ADRIEN BRODY (THE BRUTALIST)
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN)
DANIEL CRAIG (QUEER)
COLMAN DOMINGO (SING SING)
RALPH FIENNES (CONCLAVE)
SEBASTIAN STAN (THE APPRENTICE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AMY ADAMS (NIGHTBITCH)
CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED)
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN (EMILIA PÉREZ)
MIKEY MADISON (ANORA)
DEMI MOORE (THE SUBSTANCE)
ZENDAYA (CHALLENGERS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN)
HUGH GRANT (HERETIC)
GABRIEL LABELLE (SATURDAY NIGHT)
JESSE PLEMONS (KINDS OF KINDNESS)
GLEN POWELL (HIT MAN)
SEBASTIAN STAN (A DIFFERENT MAN)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
SELENA GOMEZ (EMILIA PÉREZ)
ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED)
FELICITY JONES (THE BRUTALIST)
MARGARET QUALLEY (THE SUBSTANCE)
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (CONCLAVE)
ZOE SALDAÑA (EMILIA PÉREZ)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
YURA BORISOV (ANORA)
KIERAN CULKIN (A REAL PAIN)
EDWARD NORTON (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN)
GUY PEARCE (THE BRUTALIST)
JEREMY STRONG (THE APPRENTICE)
DENZEL WASHINGTON (GLADIA

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