Welcome toFor Your Consideration, the Collider show that breaks down awards season with hostsScott MantzandJeff Sneider, who discuss the three different Best Picture winners honored by the National Board of Review, the Gotham Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle. By spreading the love, these three organizations have seemingly indicated that there is no clear frontrunner this season, no runaway awards train that can’t be stopped. The question is, do these precursors actually matter, or do they simply reinforce the awards season narratives of which Film Twitter can’t get enough.
Perri Nemiroffwas out on assignment this week, so she missed a fun discussion between Scott and Jeff about how it was obvious that New York critics would celebrateAlfonso Cuarón’s personal dramaRoma, while NBR went forPeter Farrelly’s crowdpleaserGreen Book. Jeff had a feeling that Cuarón’s black-and-white foreign language film would be irresistible catnip for hoity-toity New Yorkers, who rarely go for blockbusters likeA Star Is Bornor feel-good films likeGreen Book. Those kinds of movies just aren’t their collective bag, butRomais obviously a deserving winner, and it’s certainly a favorite in several Oscar categories.
Jeff was delighted that the Gothams embracedChloe Zhao’s little-seen indieThe Rider. It’d be great if that film was recognized by the Academy rather than be relegated to the Indie Spirit Awards, not that there’s anything wrong with those! Another indie movie that flexed its awards muscles this past week was A24’sFirst Reformed, asPaul Schrader’s screenplay is clearly one to be reckoned with. Speaking of which,Ethan Hawkeis building momentum for his performance as a conflicted priest, whileSupport the GirlsstarRegina Hallis now firmly in the awards conversation. It’s too bad there’s no Oscar for up-and-coming talent, as theEighth Gradeduo ofBo BurnhamandElsie Fisherhave been running away with most of the “breakthrough” honors. The guys also talk about howSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versecould give Pixar a run for its money this year, and howCold Warcould benefit fromRomapossibly winning Best Picture.
Finally, Scott sits down with Oscar winnerJustin Hurwitz, composer ofDamien Chazelle’sFirst Man, to discuss the music he created for the astronaut drama starringRyan GoslingandClaire Foy. It’s a very different assignment thanLa La Land, and Hurwitz rises to the occasion to deliver a memorable score.
To keep up with all thingsFor Your Consideration, follow the gang on Twitter and Instagram at @MovieMantz, @PNemiroffand @TheInSneider. Let us know what your predictions are for this week’s Golden Globe nominations in the comments section on YouTube. Stay tuned next week for more awards talk, and we’llFYC-ya later!
