Your Oscar Race Round-Up: What’s Looking the Hottest?

 Award season is progressing full speed ahead, with the buildup to this year’s Oscar ceremony. While it’s always possible for a new upset to derail the awards train, Blake & Wang P.A. review entertainment lawyer Los Angeles in USA, Brandon Blake, looks at the films that have had success so far, and how we might see the converted golden statues awarded this March.



                                                                      Brandon Blake

 

The Last Stretch for Contenders

 

With the formal awards show set for 16 March this year, we’ve seen a few unexpected contenders issue their own challenge to what looked like a very solid Best Picture lineup late last year.

 

One to watch: Blue Moon. From the Sony stable, this film has picked up a lot of positive word of mouth, and a surprise nomination that once seemed well out of reach should now be considered.

 

Of course, we have to consider the obvious titles, including Wicked: For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash, alongside Hamnet, Sinners, Frankenstein, Train Dreams, and Sentimental Value, which could break out of the international category for a Best Picture run. One Battle After Another is also looking like a strong contender. However, it might also be worth watching F1, which has had two Critics' Choice Award wins.

 

Potential Choices

 

Returning to the latest screen version of Frankenstein, it’s likely to earn a Supporting Actor nomination for Jacob Elordi, especially after a Critics' Choice win. As it stands, we’re likely to again see Hamnet, Sentimental Value, and One Battle After Another score nominations, with Sinners also a likely candidate, and Train Dreams (for William H. Macy) and Wicked: For Good likely to get a nod, too.

 

They’re also likely to dominate the Best Actor and Actress categories. Here, however, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Die, My Love, and Song Sung Blue could all raise their heads on the actress side, while Mary Supreme and The Secret Agent, as well as Bugonia, could make for some surprise Actor nominations.  

 

As always with the Oscars, the Director category is likely to echo the Best Picture selections, although some believe both Ryan Coogler (Sinners) and Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) may well add some excitement.

 

With the first voting rounds set to start next Monday, we’ll soon have some clarity, but for now, these are all films to keep on your radar ahead of the Oscars.

 

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