The Hollywood Reporter - 30.10.2019

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The Report

AWARDS SEASON

2019

IRISHMAN

: NETFLIX.

1917

: FRANCOIS DUHAMEL/UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND DREAMWORKS PICTURES.

FORD

: MERRICK MORTON/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX.

MARRIAGE

: WILSON WEBB/NETFLIX. GERWIG: DANIELE VENTURELLI/WIREIMAGE. PEELE: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGE.

best picture

#painandglory

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women earns a warm reception,

Ford v Ferrari sees a shake-up, and Oscar hopefuls flock to kick off

the season at the annual Governors Awards BY SCOTT FEINBERG

Nominations, Britannias and

Oscar Prom in October

FEINBERG FORECAST

BEST PICTURE

1917

Sam Mendes’ anticipated World War I

saga, filmed to look like one continuous

take, will not be screened for press until

the end of November. That’s a very late

start for the Universal awards hopeful,

especially in a year in which the Oscars

have moved up to early February.

The Irishman

Previewing its awards campaign, Netflix

pulled out all the stops for its $159 million

hopeful at a black-tie premiere (attended

by director Martin Scorsese and stars

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino) Oct. 24

at the famed Chinese Theatre, just steps

from Oscar’s home, the Dolby Theatre.

ACTRESS

Scarlett Johansson

Marriage Story

With her lead turn in Noah Baumbach’s

dramedy and a supporting part in Jojo

Rabbit, Johansson’s on a roll. But her

name was nowhere to be found on the

Gotham Awards list, even though her co-

star Adam Driver landed a nod.

DIRECTOR

Greta Gerwig

Little Women

Early screenings of Little Women gar-

nered praise online, suggesting Gerwig

could become the first woman to earn

a second best director Oscar nod. She

presented Lina Wertmüller with an hon-

orary Oscar at the Governors Awards.

ACTOR

Matt Damon

Ford v Ferrari

Damon’s chances for a best actor Oscar

nom got tougher when co-star Christian

Bale, who many expected would enter

the supporting actor race, opted to go

for lead. The last time co-stars were

nominated in the category: 34 years ago.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Jordan Peele

Us

At BAFTA LA’s Britannia Awards on

Oct. 25, the Get Out Oscar winner was

presented with the John Schlesinger

Britannia Award for Excellence in

Directing in recognition of his elevated

horror blockbuster from the spring.