IMDb: 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 65%
A Western denim film directed by New Zealand actress Jane Campion. It tells the story of a ranch owner (Benedict Cumberbatch) who constantly intimidates his brother's new wife (Kerstin Dunst). The intoxicating cinematic footage, the eerie atmosphere of the film soundtrack and the heart-wrenching performances all make this film worthy of competing for best picture awards. Jane Campion also has the potential to become the third woman in history to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
IMDb: 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 91%
Director Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical film, depicting the Irish problems he experienced in his childhood, also had a chance to dominate the Oscars after winning the Audience Vote Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Child star Jude Hill plays the protagonist little boy who performs brightly, and the actors who play his parents and grandparents also shine, including "Fifty Shades of Grey" male protagonist Jamie Donan and the old drama bone Judy Dench.
IMDb: 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 90%
This epic sci-fi film can be said to have plunged the world into madness, with a global box office of more than 350 million US dollars and a good chance of being shortlisted for various awards. The film's production design is magnificent, the visual effects are stunning, the costumes are fantastic and vivid, and the film score created by Oscar score master Hans Zimmer also gives people goosebumps.
IMDb: 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 98%
Will Smith was nominated for an Academy Award 15 years ago for the film When Happiness Knocks, and this time he played Richard Williams, the father and tennis coach of Williams, in this biographical film of the Williams sisters, the tennis diva, is most likely nominated again. Beyoncé's theme song "Be Alive", which she contributed to the film, is also very likely to compete with Strange Billie for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
IMDb: 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 92%
If you owe anyone an Oscar, eight-time-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson is definitely on the list. Film critics gave him great praise for his latest romantic love movie. The film tells the story of a teenage boy (Cooper Hoffman) pursuing an older woman (Alana Hayim). The Award for Best Original Screenplay is almost a must, and there is a possibility of being shortlisted for multiple awards.
IMDb: 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 51%
Director Pablo Larrion's new work, which takes viewers to peek into Princess Diana's Christmas season at Sandringham Palace in 1991, may have been divided in opinion itself, but no one questioned the energy That Kristen Stewart brought to the film and how similar she speculated about Princess Diana. The soundtrack brings out the melancholy atmosphere of the film, and the exquisite costumes designed by costume master Jacqueline Duran are also commendable.
IMDb: 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: Unreleased No Rating
Director Gilmour del Toro's previous work, The Shape of Water, won four Oscars, including Best Picture. This black thriller has more stars: Bradley Cooper as a circus crew, Kate Blanchett as an evil psychiatrist, and several Oscar-nominated actors such as Rooney Mara and William Daver.
IMDb: 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: Unreleased No Rating
Denzel Washington, Francis McDormand and director Joel Cohen, who have a total of 10 Oscars, will be one of the judges' favorites. Adapted from one of Shakespeare's Four Tragedies, the story depicts the brutal murder due to ambition and the guilt after the fact, and is presented on the big screen in black and white photography.
IMDb: 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: Unreleased No Rating
In her first film to direct, Maggie Gyllenhaal put the original book of the same name by Elena Ferrante on the screen, interpreting the joys and pains of being born as a mother, and carving out a film that is meaningful and worth savoring. Not only does the film deserve to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, but actresses Olivia Coleman, Jesse Buckley and Dakota Johnson deserve recognition as well.
IMDb: 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: Unreleased No Rating
Although not selected for the Spanish International Film Award, the drama directed by the famous director Pedro Almodóvar, which tells the story of two women who meet in the delivery room, has a gripping story and is likely to be shortlisted for Best Original Score or Best Cinematography. After the heroine penelope Cruz won the Venice film, the call for the Oscar for best actress is also very high.
IMDb: 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating: 93%
A teenage comedy directed by female director Cheyenne Hyde about a child in a deaf-mute family. The film swept the Sundance Film Festival and became the first American feature film to win all of the festival's top awards. Because it was loved by audiences, the film had a good chance of being nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, or nominating rising star actors Emilia Jones and Oscar Marie Mateline.