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Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence in CONCLAVE, directed by Edward Berger, produced by Focus Features. Copyright: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All rights reserved.
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Weekly Commentary (Updated July 27, 2024)Early buzz around potential award nominees has begun.
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its star-studded lineup for the event with the world premieres of Todd Phillips' “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Pablo Larrain's “Maria” and Luca Guadagnino's “Queer,” all of which will hopefully make a strong first impression on the international stage.
In Toronto, the list is led by Mike Leigh (“Hard Truths”), Ron Howard (“Eden”) and John Crowley (“We Live in Time”). Additionally, Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg makes his directorial debut with “Unstoppable,” starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez, which could be a commercial contender.
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Telluride doesn't announce its lineup until the day before the festival starts on August 30. However, diverse The Cannes Film Festival has indicated a strong lineup based on the films’ rankings at other festivals. Among those rankings, the festival will include possible world premieres of films such as “Conclave” by Edouard Berger, “Nickel Boys” by Ramil Ross, “Piece by Piece” by Morgan Neville and “The End” by Joshua Oppenheimer. Additionally, re-releases of films from the Cannes Film Festival may be shown in the United States, including “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard.
We also got our first look at James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” which has been confirmed for release in December but won’t be playing at fall festivals. Be warned that the film could be a major awards season flop, especially with star and producer Timothée Chalamet backing the project.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2. Below are the full list of films. All lists of films, titles, distributors and producers credited are not final and are subject to change.
**Indicates that the film has not yet been released or can be shown in 2025.
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The expected candidates are:
Rank film 1 “Emilia Perez(Netflix)
Jacques Audiard, Pascal Cocheteau, Valerie Sherman, Anthony Vaccarello2 “The second wrestler(Maximum Images)
Lucy Fisher, David Franzoni, Michael Bruce, Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick3 “Blitz(Apple Original Movies)
Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Michael Schaeffer4 “Nickel boys(Amazon MGM/Orion)
Jocelyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine5 “Totally unknown(scout pictures)
Fred Berger, Bob Buckman, Nina Byrne, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gazmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jason, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen6 “next room(Sony Pictures Classics)
agustin almodóvar7 “The forum(Focus features)
Alice Dawson, Robert Harris, Juliet Howell, Michael Jackman, Tessa Ross8 “Joker: Madness in Duo(Warner Brothers)
Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Joseph Garner9 “Anora“(neon)”
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Cowan10 “Dune: Part Two(Warner Brothers)
Cal Poirter, Tanya Lapointe, Marie Parent, Denis VilleneuveBest Motion Picture (Variety Awards Predictions) -
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Next in line
Rank film 11 “Wild robot(DreamWorks Animation) 12 “piano lesson(Netflix) 13 “SNL: 1975(Sony Pictures) 14 “Rich Rich(A24) 15 “Maria(No distribution in the United States) 16 “Real pain(scout pictures) 17 “the end“(neon)” 18 “sacred fig seed“(neon)” 19 “United(Amazon MGM) 20 “evil(Universal Pictures) Best Motion Picture (diverse Prize Circle Predictions -
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Other competitors
Rank film 21 “His three daughters(Netflix) 22 “Snail Diaries(IFC Films) 23 “Inside Out 2(Pixar) 24 “We live in time(A24) 25 “Aden(No distribution in the United States) 26 “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(Warner Brothers) 27 “Better man(Maximum Images) 28 “Piece by piece(Focus features) 29 “in summer(Music Box Movies) 30 “Subject(Moby) Best Motion Picture (diverse Prize Circle Predictions -
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Also in dispute
Rank film 31 “All we imagine is light(Janus Films/Sideshow) 32 “here(Sony Pictures) 33 “baby girl(A24) 34 “the friend(No distribution in the United States) 35 “Hard facts(Bleecker Street) 36 “the Apprentice(No distribution in the United States) 37 “gay(No distribution in the United States) 38 “without blood(No distribution in the United States) 39 “flow(Janus Films/Sideshow) 40 “The Savage(No distribution in the United States) Best Motion Picture (diverse Prize Circle Predictions -
Eligible Titles (Best Picture)
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**This list is incomplete and has not been finalized yet. There are no specific distribution or release dates for all films. All are subject to change.
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More information (Oscars: Best Picture)
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Category Winner 2024“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan
2024-2025 Oscars Calendar and Schedule (All Dates Subject to Change)
- Eligibility Period: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
- General Entry, Best Image, RAISE Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Governors Awards: Sunday 17 November 2024
- Initial voting begins Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT.
- Initial voting ends on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.
- Oscars Shortlist Announcement: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Eligibility period ends: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
- Voting for nominations begins Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.
- Voting for nominations ends Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT.
- Oscar Nominations Announced: Friday, January 17, 2025
- Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Monday, February 10, 2025
- Final voting begins Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9 a.m. PT.
- Final Voting Ends: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5pm PST
- Scientific and Technical Awards: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- The 97th Academy Awards: Sunday, March 2, 2025
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