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Oscar Bait

There are a number of films being released this fall that seem to be prime Oscar bait -- they feature Academy Award nominees (and winners) in the acting, directing, and screenwriting categories.   I am most excited for the following:

  • September 9th
    • Contagion -- Oscar winners Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow
  • September 16th
    • Drive -- Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan
  • September 23rd
    • Money ball -- Oscar nominee Brad Pitt, Oscar winners Aaron Sorkin and Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • September 30th
    • 50/50 -- Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick, Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Dream House -- Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, Oscar nominee Naomi Watts
  • October 7th
    • The Ides of March -- Oscar winners George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling
  • October 28th
    • The Rum Diary -- Oscar nominees Johnny Depp and Richard Jenkins
    • Anonymous -- Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave
  • November 4th
    • My Week with Marilyn -- Oscar nominees Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh
  • November 9th
    • J. Edgar -- Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, Oscar nominees Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Watts
  • November 23rd
    • The Descendants -- Oscar winners Alexander Payne and George Clooney
  • November 25th
    • A Dangerous Method -- Oscar nominees Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen
  • December 2nd
    • We Need to Talk About Kevin -- Oscar winner Tilda Swinton
  • December 9th
    • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy -- Oscar winner Colin Firth, Oscar nominee John Hurt
    • Young Adult -- Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody, Oscar nominee Jason Reitman
  • December 16th
    • The Iron Lady -- Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent
    • Carnage -- Oscar winners Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster, Roman Polanski
  • December 23rd: 
    • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- Oscar nominees David Fincher and Christopher Plummer
    • We Bought a Zoo -- Oscar winners Matt Damon and Cameron Crowe, Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church
  • December 25th
    • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close -- Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry

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