A be aware from Scott: Now that the Venice, Telluride and Toronto movie festivals are within the rearview mirror, and with the New York, Hamptons, Newport Seashore and Savannah movie festivals simply across the nook, I’ve determined to replace my charts to replicate current developments — and to incorporate 5 classes that weren’t within the prior model, finest cinematography, costume design, movie modifying, authentic rating and manufacturing design. Because the final check-in, particular honors have been bestowed in Venice upon Sony Classics’ The Room Subsequent Door (finest movie, the primary main fest honor ever received by Pedro Almodóvar ), A24’s The Brutalist (finest director Brady Corbet ) and A24’s Babygirl (finest actress Nicole Kidman ); and Toronto attendees voted to present their fest’s viewers award to Mike Flanagan ’s The Lifetime of Chuck . Emilia Pérez and Anora positioned second and third.
In different information, the most well liked gross sales title on the fall fests, September 5 , landed at Paramount, as we have been the primary to report, which might have main implications for the race (see under). The discharge of Clint Eastwood ’s subsequent movie, Juror No. 2 , was moved up by Warner Bros.
from 2025 into 2024. The celebs of Common’s Depraved , we discovered, will not be going head-to-head this season — Cynthia Erivo can be pushed within the lead actress class, Ariana Grande in supporting. And Demi Moore was the toast of the c.