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Fall movies to watch...Based on their Oscar-winning/nominated stars

This is my first post in quite a long time, obviously.  I haven't seen too many new movies lately, which is unfortunate, and I plan on changing that, of course -- but there is no rush.  In the meantime, I will make other movie-related posts until I do see a new movie (whether it be in the theatre or on DVD).  I've decided to list upcoming fall movies and focus on their inclusion of Oscar-winning/nominated actors and actresses.  Why?  Because I can!  (Plus, it tests my knowledge of Oscar nominees and winners, and perhaps some of them will be nominated and/or win again!)
Sept 6:
-Adore: nominee Naomi Watt
-Touchy Feely: nominee Ellen Page
-Winnie Mandela: winner Jennifer Hudson

 September 13:
-The Family: winners Robert DeNiro & Tommy Lee Jones

 September 20:
-Enough Said: nominee Catherine Keener 
-Parkland: nominees Paul Giamatti & Billy Bob Thornton
-Prisoners: nominees Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, & winner Melissa Leo
-Thanks for Sharing: nominee Mark Ruffalo, winners Tim Robbins & Gwyneth Paltrow

September 27:
-Baggage Claim: nominee Djimon Hounsou
-Don Jon: nominee Julianne Moore

October 4:
-All is Bright: nominee Paul Giamatti
-Gravity: winners Sandra Bullock & George Clooney
-Runner Runner: winner Ben Affleck

-October 11:
-Captain Phillips: winner Tom Hanks
-The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete: winner Jennifer Hudson
-Romeo & Juliet: nominee Hailee Steinfeld

October 16:
-Camille Claudel 1915: winner Juliette Binoche

October 18:
-Carrie: nominee Julianne Moore

October 25:
-The Counselor: nominee Brad Pitt, winners Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz 

November 1:
-Ender's Game: winner Ben Kingsley, nominee Hailee Steinfeld
-Last Love: winner Michael Caine
-Last Vegas: winners Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, & Kevin Kline

November 8:
-How I Live Now: nominee Saoirse Ronan
-Thor: The Dark World: winner Natalie Portman

November 15:
-The Book Thief: winner Geoffrey Rush
-Great Expectations: nominees Helena Bonham Carter & Ralph Fiennes
-The Wolf of Wall Street: nominees Leonardo DiCaprio & Jonah Hill

 November 20:
-Her: nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, & Rooney Mara

 November 22:
-The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: winner Jennifer Lawrence

 November 27:
-Grace of Monaco: winner Nicole Kidman, nominee Frank Langella
-Homefront: nominee James Franco
-Oldboy: nominee Josh Brolin

December 6:
-Inside Llewyn Davis: nominee Carey Mulligan
-Out of the Furnace: winner Christian Bale, nominees Casey Affleck & Woody Harrelson 
-Twice Born: winner Penelope Cruz

December 13:
-American Hustle: winners Christian Bale & Jennifer Lawrence, nominees Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, & Jeremy Renner
-Saving Mr. Banks: winners Emma Thompson & Tom Hanks, nominee Paul Giamatti

 December 18:
-The Monuments Men: winners George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jean Dujardin, & Cate Blanchett

 December 20:
-The Past: nominee Berenice Bejo

 December 25:
-47 Ronin: nominee Rinko Kikuchi
-August: Osage County: winners Meryl Streep & Julia Roberts
-The Invisible Woman: nominee Ralph Fiennes
-Labor Day: winner Kate Winslet, nominee Josh Brolin
-Jack Ryan: winner Kevin Costner, nominees Keira Knightley & Kenneth Branaugh
-The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: winner Sean Penn

 December 27:
-Lone Survivor: nominee Mark Wahlberg
 

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