9 New Movies Most Likely to Win an Oscar
The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off the other day, and the awards season can officially be considered open. Many films hope to please not only the audience, but also the critics. And of course, to be on the list of nominees for the main film award - "Oscar". Many will be disappointed, but these 9 films have already established themselves as clear contenders for the famous golden statuette.
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1. "Native Beasts"
The plot of this drama is based on the civil war in Africa. Netflix will release this film in October not only in theaters, but also on its channel. The Oscars are predicted for both the lead actor, actor Idris Elba, and director Cary Fukunaga. By the way, he also shot all the episodes of the sensational TV series True Detective.
2. Black Mass
This film has already torn apart the London Film Festival, and Johnny Depp, as the infamous Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, could easily return to the ranks of top stars. And the best proof of that would be an Oscar nomination.
3. "Girl from Denmark"
Eddie Redmayne has already won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, and now he's back on the hunt with this biopic of Lily Elba, the 1920s Danish artist who became the first person to have a sex change.
4. "Right to heritage"
If you need a formula to make an "Oscar movie," here it is: take a topic like gay couples' rights, add a person with cancer, and finally an Oscar-winning actor or actress... well, say, Julianne Moore. And now you have an Oscar-nominated film.
5. "I saw the light"
Who do you imagine when you hear the name Tom Hiddleston? Probably his most popular character is Loki from Thor. But this time the Brit plays Hank Williams, the legendary singer-songwriter. And if he plays well, then the Oscar for Best Actor is guaranteed to him.
6. The Meddler
Susan Sarandon is no stranger to the Oscars, having already won a Best Actress award for 1996's Dead Man Walking. Perhaps her latest work will bring her another Oscar. In this film, she plays a widow who follows her daughter from New York to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life. A typical drama-comedy that critics love so much.
7. “Our brand is in crisis”
Another “comedrama” is an adaptation of the 2005 documentary of the same name. A film about a political science consulting firm hired by a Bolivian politician to help him win the 2002 presidential election. Starring Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton.
8. "Room"
This adaptation of the novel of the same name could bring Brie Larson an Oscar for Best Actress. She plays a mother who has been raising her son in the same room since he was born.
9. "Trumbo"
Bryan Cranston used to play mostly supporting characters (well, since Breaking Bad), but in November he'll be starring in a Hollywood film about screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Critics have always loved old Hollywood films, so no one would be surprised if Cranston received the coveted golden statuette.