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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: SCREENPLAYS
Here are updated nomination predictions for the Screenplay categories for the 97th Academy Awards. These categories were last predicted on Nov. 14th. 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) Dune Part Two 9-)
5) Nickel Boys (4)
Others: The Room Next Door, A Complete Unknown and The Piano Lesson.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1) Anora (1)
2) The Brutalist (2)
3) A Real Pain (3)
4) September 5 (4)
5) Saturday Night (5)
Others: Hard Truths, The Seed of the Sacred Fig and The Substance.
Beginning with next Monday's post I'll begin expanding the prediction coverage to the include the other 12 Oscar feature film categories.
LOOKING FORWARD
World of Reel's Jordan Ruimy has compiled a list of 90+ "Most Anticipated films of 2025. That's fum because I can look at it and cherry pick films that might be Telluride selections (or at least wishful thinking on my part). It gives a starting place for TFF #52 speculation. Of course I have no notion at this point when or even if these films will be released in a manner that compliments a T-ride play. Nevertheless, no guts, no glory. Here are some films from Ruimy's list that maybe make Telluride (with the director listed as well).
Die My Love/Ramsay
Judy/Inarritu
The Phoenician Scheme/W. Anderson
Bugonia/Lanthimos
The Mastermind/Reichhardt
Frankenstein/Del Toro
The Way of the Wind/Malick
Jay Kelly/Baumbach
Jupiter/Zvyaginstev
Marty Supreme/J. Safdie
The Smashing Machine/B. Safdie
After the Hunt/Guadagnino
Hamnet/Zhao
The Ballad of a Small Player/Berger
Deliver Me from Nowhere/Cooper
In the Hands of Dante/Schnabel
Orphan/Nemes
Butterfly Jam/Balagov
Non Compos Mentis/Schrader
On Land and Sea/Palmason
The Magnificent Life of Sylvain Pagnol/Chomet
The Wave/Lelio
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