GOLDEN LION : Roma , Alfonso Cuarón He will now have to battle all the "Netflix tabu" in order to shine in front of the AMPAS' eyes! This prestige prize only feeds Cuarón's Oscar dreams and it might also be a right push for Netflix to release Roma in theatres and not only on streaming (fingers crossed!!!) Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite , Yorgos Lanthimos The movie is more of a film festival candy than "mainstream awards" cup of tea, but it seems Lanthimos brings his most "conventional" film yet without sacrificing his more grotesque pleasures. The movie is officially on the radar for the main award categories (Best Film/Picture and Best Director) now Silver Lion for Best Director: Jacques Audiard, The Sisters Brothers While The Sisters Brothers doesn't seem like Best Picture and Best Director material for the AMPAS tastes, maybe it can be good enough for Best Adapted Screenplay consolation prize. Audiard is brilliant as a direc...
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