THB #268: 16 Weeks to Oscar - Charts B4 The NY Storm

Wednesday (11/30) was the Los Angeles premiere of Will Smith’s Emancipation. The final pieces of the Oscar season puzzle are unveiled next Monday and Tuesday… Avatar: The Way of Water and A Man Called Otto.

Is there really anything to do besides cross the “t”s and dot the “i”s?

New York Film Critics Circle meets today (Friday, December 2) to offer the first awards that mean anything. So what and who could they make a difference for as the machine chugs towards Oscar nominations, with voting starting in 6 weeks?

Last year NYFCC was the real start of the move towards Drive My Car being nominated for Best Picture and ultimately, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. This year, the movie that would love to get that send off and could continue to gather heat is Decision To Leave. Park Chan-wook is a master, it won Best Director at Cannes, and it is already the South Korean entry for International Film.

Aside from that, in Best Picture, NYFCC could made a real positive impact on Armagedd…