With awards season winding down for the 2023-24 Oscar cycle, it’s time once again to look forward to the year to come! What films and performances are we likely to see in a year’s time at the 97th Academy Awards? What are the major studios cooking up for our entertainment in the coming calendar year? Let’s take a sampling and look at the most likely awards contenders for next year!
We finally have our ten nominees for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards! Having seen all ten myself, how do I think the Academy did overall? Which ones would I pick to win, and which would I have left by the wayside? Let’s discuss!
Continue reading “Ranking the 2024 Best Picture Oscar Nominees”
The Zone of Interest (2023) is an experimental drama film from British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer of Under the Skin fame. It stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Huller in the story of a family living an idyllic existence right up against the walls of Auschwitz concentration camp during WWII. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the runner-up Grand Prix award, and was released by A24 in theaters earlier this month. Why has this been generating Oscar buzz for Best Picture, Director and beyond?
Continue reading ““The Zone of Interest” Review & Analysis: Blissful Ignorance”
The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced next Tuesday, January 23! What films and performances will make it across the finish line to the Oscars? What will be the big snubs of the evening? Let’s go category by category and predict what we will see on the big morning!
All of Us Strangers (2023) is a fantasy-drama film from writer-director Andrew Haigh. It stars Andrew Scott as a lonely screenwriter who visits his childhood home and discovers apparitions of his younger parents still living there. The film debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and has earned critical acclaim ahead of its theatrical release. Can it surprise at the Oscars?
Continue reading ““All of Us Strangers” Film Review: Alone Together”
We are in the home stretch now! We have our first batch of winners via the Globes and CCA’s, as well as the nominations for the major guilds, with BAFTA soon to come. Where do the major film contenders stand as of today in the Picture race? Who will be squeezed out of the top 10, and who can surprise by sneaking in at the last moment? Let’s take one last look at the race before locking in our final Oscar predictions!
Continue reading “Best Picture Power Rankings: January 2024 Edition”
This week, we get not one, not two, but THREE major guild announcements ahead of the Oscars: the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, and Screen Actors Guild of America Awards! What will the three branches decide to nominate? Which films’ stock will plummet or skyrocket ahead of the Academy Award nominations? Let’s predict all three!
Continue reading “2024 PGA, DGA, and SAG Award Nomination Predictions”
Welcome to the 6th annual Scriptophile Film Awards, honoring the best films, performances, and more of 2023! Today we will be going category by category to celebrate the best of what movies had to offer this year. Who will win the most awards? What will take home the biggest prize of the evening? Join me and find out!
American Fiction (2023) is a satirical comedy-drama film from debut writer-director Cord Jefferson. It stars Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious Monk, a struggling novelist who finds unexpected success by leaning into black stereotypes and writing a best-selling joke novel. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Award, and is slowly rolling out theatrically across the U.S. Can this be a late-breaking entry into the Oscar race?
Continue reading ““American Fiction” Film Review: Absurdist Adaptation”
2023 was a great year for films, offering something for just about every kind of cinema audience out there. But as always, some quality films slip through the cracks and fail to earn significant attention from critics, mainstream audiences, or even awards bodies. What are my favorite films that were overlooked this year? Take a peek to see some films you need to add to your watchlist straight away!
Scriptophile 