MTFB Oscar Update: Best Picture and Direction / Poster and Trailer for Better Man / Making of and Behind the Scenes: Anora, Emilia Perez and Conclave / Interviews and Profiles: Rasoulof, Kapadia and More

Here are updated nomination predictions for the Best Picture and Direction for the 97th Academy Awards.  These categories were last predicted on Nov. 4th.  A film's or director's previous rank appears to the right of their names in parentheses.  TFF #51 actors/films are in Bold. 

BEST PICTURE

4) The Brutalist (4)

5) Dune Part Two (5)

6) Wicked (10)

7) Gladiator II (6)

8) Sing Sing (9)

10) Blitz (-)

Others: A Complete Unknown, September 5 and The Room Next Door.

BEST DIRECTION

2) Brady Corbet/The Brutalist (1)

5) Denis Villenueve/Dune Part Two (-)

Others: Ridley Scott/Gladiator II, RaMell Ross/Nickel Boys and James Mangold/A Complete Unknown

BETTER MAN POSTER AND TRAILER

Here they are from director Michael Gracey, the film about musician Robbie Williams:

MAKING OF AND BEHIND THE SCENES

For Anora from The Hollywood Reporter.

For Anora from IndieWire.

For Emilia Perez from The Hollywood Reporter.

For Conclave from Next Best Picture.

INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES

Mohammad Rasoulof for The Seed of the Sacred Fig from Film at Lincoln Center.

Paypal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light from Slant.

Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase) from Saturday Night from The Contending.