Martin Scorsese helms this western crime drama featuring Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, and his two frequent collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Release Date: November 23rdĪlongside The Fabelmans, this might be the most obvious nominee from a personnel standpoint. Needless to say, this is a major contender on paper. The cast includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, and Paul Dano. Steven Spielberg directs a semi-autobiographical tale and cowrites with his Lincoln and West Side Story scribe Tony Kushner.
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If this doesn’t contend for the major awards, I would still anticipate potential tech recognition (Production Design, Sound, etc…). Release Date: November 4thĪrriving in June but with a Cannes unveiling in May, Baz Luhrmann’s musical bio of The King stars Austin Butler in the title role and Tom Hanks as The Colonel. Slated for November, the dramedy also features Christian Bale, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, and… Chris Rock. Anytime he’s behind the camera, Oscar nods typically follow (think The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle). The cast includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Tobey Maguire. Babylon is a period drama focused on Hollywood’s Golden Age and should be right up the Academy’s alley. First Man nabbed four nominations, but missed the top of the line races. Chazelle took Director for his follow-up La La Land along with Emma Stone’s Actress victory and it almost famously took BP. Release Date: December 16thĭamien Chazelle is no stranger to the big dance. Will it capture the critical and box office magic of part one? That’s impossible to know at this juncture, but one can safely assume it’ll be up for some tech categories like Sound and Visual Effects. The first sequel (there’s three more on the way) arrives in December from James Cameron.
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The 2009 original amassed nine nominations and won took home three. This drama, rumored to be centered on his Queens upbringing, is the next hopeful and features a stellar cast including Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and Jeremy Strong. Enjoy!ĭespite acclaimed movies like The Lost City of Z and Ad Astra, James Gray has yet to connect with awards voters. The need to identify 21 other 2022 titles that might end up on the Academy’s radar. In the meantime, you’ll get individualized write-ups for pics that open or screen at festivals. My weekly Oscar prediction posts won’t begin until mid to late August.