Oscars at Mid-Year: Which Films Are Already Contenders? (Analysis)
THR's awards analyst explains why Brian Wilson biopic 'Love & Mercy,' Pixar blockbuster 'Inside Out,' Scientology doc 'Going Clear' and Hungarian Holocaust drama 'Son of Saul,' among others, stand a good shot at being remembered by the Academy.
The film awards season doesn't begin in earnest until Labor Day weekend, but that doesn't mean that movies released before then can't wind up with major nominations or awards. Indeed, last year three of the eventual eight best picture Oscar nominees, featuring two of the eventual four acting winners, were unveiled by the year's midpoint. Therefore, as we arrive at the middle of 2015, it's only prudent to look back over the year's first half to try to identify which films and people have the strongest shot at being remembered by the Academy after year's end.
The strongest contender so far probably is one that was released this past weekend: Disney-Pixar's "imaginative" Inside Out, Pete Docter's 3D computer-animated family film. Following an out-of-competition sneak-peek at May's Cannes Film Festival, it opened to glowing reviews and a big box-office. Pixar's second movie to revolve around a female protagonist, following 2012's Brave, Inside Out is not only a slam-dunk for a best animated feature nom (where its competition might well include DreamWorks Animation's spring blockbuster Home), but it also has a real shot at joining 1991's Beauty and the Beast, 2009's Up (also directed by Docter) and 2010's Toy Story 3 on the short list of animated films that have landed a best picture nom.
The film awards season doesn't begin in earnest until Labor Day weekend, but that doesn't mean that movies released before then can't wind up with major nominations or awards. Indeed, last year three of the eventual eight best picture Oscar nominees, featuring two of the eventual four acting winners, were unveiled by the year's midpoint. Therefore, as we arrive at the middle of 2015, it's only prudent to look back over the year's first half to try to identify which films and people have the strongest shot at being remembered by the Academy after year's end.
The strongest contender so far probably is one that was released this past weekend: Disney-Pixar's "imaginative" Inside Out, Pete Docter's 3D computer-animated family film. Following an out-of-competition sneak-peek at May's Cannes Film Festival, it opened to glowing reviews and a big box-office. Pixar's second movie to revolve around a female protagonist, following 2012's Brave, Inside Out is not only a slam-dunk for a best animated feature nom (where its competition might well include DreamWorks Animation's spring blockbuster Home), but it also has a real shot at joining 1991's Beauty and the Beast, 2009's Up (also directed by Docter) and 2010's Toy Story 3 on the short list of animated films that have landed a best picture nom.
Oscars at Mid-Year: Which Films Are Already Contenders? (Analysis)
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