The Buzz is back! Mike Leigh — “Hard Truths” “Because of the scale and scope of ‘The Brutalist,’ Venice best director winner Brady Corbet could beat out Sean Baker and Jacques Audiard, but it’s a close race. Marianne Jean-Baptiste — “Hard Truths” “It’s ‘Anora’ vs. ‘Emilia Pérez’ again as Mikey Madison and Karla Sofía Gascón battle. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel …
Top row, from left: Emma Stone in “Poor Things,” and Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer.” Bottom row, from left: Margot Robbie, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt and America Ferrera in “Barbie,” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in “The Holdovers.” As we enter the Oscar season homestretch, it’s that time once again for the BuzzMeter to flex …
Four of the top contenders for Oscar nominations in the category of lead actor, according to the BuzzMeter : Paul Giamatti ; Jeffrey Wright ; Cillian Murphy ; Andrew Scott. “He’s a revelation.” Claudia Puig says, “It seems probable that it will be a contest between Robert De Niro and twice-nominated Ryan Gosling as the inimitably hilarious Ken in the …
Three of the top contenders to win the 2023 Oscar for adapted screenplay: “Living” ; “Women Talking” ; “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Several panelists see this category as the academy’s chance to atone for its sins of omission in the other categories in which “Women Talking “ was eligible: “ essentially voters’ only real chance to recognize Sarah …
The films that would be king — “King Richard”, “The Power of the Dog”, “Belfast” and “West Side Story” are among the nominees for best picture and other Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson “Even if ‘The Power of the Dog’ doesn’t pull off a best picture win, Campion seems assured to follow Chloé Zhao as a winner here.” Claudia Puig …
