Category: Contenders
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Contenders: October Update
For our October update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. In addition to the stage changes, we’ve now removed a total of three films that have either moved into 2024 or have…
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Contender Break
Most of the 2023 Oscar contenders have been forecast. As such, unless new films come up that we had not anticipated, we’ll be taking a bit of a break on new contenders until 2024.
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Contender: Smoking Causes Coughing (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Smoking Causes Coughing was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 46.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Quentin…
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Contender: Shin Ultraman (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Shin Ultraman was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 36.2 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Shinji…
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Contender: Scrapper (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Scrapper was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 44.4 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Charlotte Regan Writers:…
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Contender: Leave the World Behind (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Leave the World Behind was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 50.3 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director:…
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Contender: The Canterville Ghost (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Canterville Ghost was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 29.7 out of 70 (Stage 4 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Kim…
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The Contenders: September Retrospective/November Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of September and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to November and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective While this series typically…
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Contender: About Dry Grasses (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. About Dry Grasses was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 38.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Nuri…
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Contender: 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. 20 Days in Mariupol was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 41.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director:…