On this special edition ofFor Your Consideration, Collider’s awards expertsScott Mantz,Perri NemiroffandJeff Sneiderreturn to recap the first half of 2019 and whether any movies released thus far are likely catch on with awards voters later this year.
As discussed in the most recent FYC special,Avengers: Endgamemay be the movie that is most likely to hang on through awards season. The record-breaking culmination of the MCU will no doubt be battling Disney’s ownStar Wars-capperRise of the Skywalkerfor the perceived ‘big-budget blockbuster slot,’ and that will hardly be the only Disney-on-Disney duel this fall, as Scott and Perri insist that Frozen 2 has a shot to steal the Animated Feature Oscar fromToy Story 4, which has it in the bag if you listen to Jeff.
As far as acting contenders go,RocketmanstarTaron Edgertonleads the way, as regardless of how you felt about that musical biopic overall, you have to hand it to theKingsmanstar for his bravura turn asElton John. And in what will surely be a familiar refrain, he even did his own singing!Matthias Schoenaertsalso impressed the panel with his performance inThe Mustang, and Jeff was bowled over byMads Mikkelsen’s work inArctic, but really, if it were up to Twitter, wouldn’t the Academy just give an Oscar toKeanu Reevesfor his cumulative work inJohn Wick 3,Always Be My MaybeandToy Story 4, which may be the only undisputed hits of summer so far.
It seems it’s still early as far as the Best Actor race is concerned, but the Best Actress race is already taking shape, as all threeFYChosts were blown away byJessie Buckley’s star-making turn inWild Rose. The gang had a fun debate over whetherEmma ThompsonorMindy Kalingis the true lead ofLate Night, and it’ll be interesting to see which category Thompson ultimately campaigns in.Lupita Nyong’oalso earned praise for her dual turn inJordan Peele’sUs, and don’t sleep onBooksmartstarBeanie Feldsteinwhen it comes to a Golden Globes nomination. The same goes for Oscar winnerCharlize Theron, who is excellent oppositeSeth RogeninLong Shot.
Elsewhere, Scott and Jeff debate the awards chances of the Space Race documentaryApollo 11, and the gang weighs the merits of the original score for Us, as well as the original songs inWild RoseandRocketman.
Before they sign off, theFYCgang also reveals some upcoming films to keep an eye on in terms of awards, includingLulu Wang’s dramaThe FarewellstarringAwkwafina;Julius Onah’s psychological thrillerLucestarringOctavia SpencerandKelvin Harrison Jr.;Jennifer Kent’s revenge thrillerThe NightingalestarringAisling Franciosi;Ari Aster’s deranged breakup movieMidsommarstarringFlorence Pugh; andGurinder Chadha’s upcoming New Line comedyBlinded by the Light, about a Pakistani teen in London who falls for the music ofBruce Springsteen.
Tune in toFor Your Considerationon YouTube, and make sure you like and comment on the video, as the better it performs, the more likely it is that Collider Video can devote resources to an FYC special forQuentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in… Hollywood, which hits theaters at the end of July, and will surely shake up the Oscar race.
