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'I'm Still Here'

Fall film festivals introduce new Best International Feature contenders, and provide a second wind for certain frontrunners that premiered at Cannes.

Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in director Edward Berger's 'Conclave'.

Many of this year's best films feature a mostly male ensemble whose members all stand out, so the Best Supporting Actor Oscar race is packed.

September 30, 2024 6:30 pm

'Maria'

Oscar winners like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman are leading the conversation around who will win Best Actress coming out of the fall film festivals.

September 30, 2024 3:30 pm

'His Three Daughters'

The conversation around the Best Supporting Actress Oscar is being led by a few Netflix titles.

September 23, 2024 6:30 pm

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 25: Payal Kapadia poses with the Grand Prix Award for 'All We Imagine As Light' during the Palme D'Or Winners Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Can the Cannes Grand Prix winner prevail in other Oscar categories?

September 23, 2024 2:02 pm

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Olivia Wilde, Joanna Calo, Lucy Liu and Beanie Feldstein attend Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women's Filmmaker Program Cocktail at Greenwich Hotel on September 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein, Lucy Liu, and Joanna Calo were this year's jurors of the Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program, which has discovered major new talents before.

September 20, 2024 1:15 pm

Director Jacques Audiard on the set of 'Emilia Pérez'.

The push for the Oscars to have a more global focus has manifested in the Best Director race, where auteurs with international appeal have gotten surprise nominations in recent years.

September 19, 2024 1:30 pm

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: (L-R) Karla Sofía Gascón, Jacques Audiard, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez attend the 'Emilia Perez' Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Jacques Audiard's Cannes prize-winner, now France's submission for Best International Feature, also has the full-throated backing of Netflix in the competition for Best Picture.

September 18, 2024 5:30 pm