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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 Oct. 17th. An film's previous rank appears to the right of their names in parentheses. TFF #51 actors/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: The Room Next Door, A Complete Unknown and Gladiator II.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1) Anora (1)
2) The Brutalist (2)
3) A Real Pain (3)
4) September 5 (4)
5) Saturday Night (5)
Others: The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Hard Truths and The Substance.
GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINATIONS AND TFF #51
Seven TFF #51 films and one other from TFF #50 earned a combined 14 Gotham Awards nominations which were announced on Tuesday, Oct. 29th. Sean Baker's Anora led all films with four nominations. Here's the breakdown of TFF nominees:
Anora (4): Best Feature, Direction, Lead Performance (Madison), Supporting Performance (Borisov).
Nickel Boys (3): Best Feature, Direction and Breakthrough Performance (Wilson).
All We Imagine as Light (2): Best International Feature, Direction.
No Other Land (1): Best Documentary.
The Outrun (1): Best Lead Performance (Ronan).
A Real Pain (1): Best Supporting Performance.
The Piano Lesson (1): Best Supporting Performance (Deadwyler).
And from TFF #50: Janet Planet (1): Best Screenplay.
TFF FILMS BEING HONORED
We are in the midst of various organizations honoring films in this interim between the start of the awards season and nomination morning. TFF films are reaping their share. Just this week we saw a number of those.
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