Cannes 2024: The Future Oscar Winners Are...? 

Jesse Plemons is coming for that Oscar, baby! 🏆

I forgot that Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst were married! Makes that scene that they shared in “Civil War” a bit more impactful.

People have been praising A24 a lot as a saviour for movies yet rarely talks about NEON who has some incredible gems in their filmography that deserved a lot of attention too. The fact that this is the fifth time in a row that they won Palme d'Or is quite amazing

One thing to keep in mind - Seed of the Sacred Fig will absolutely NOT be a contender in International Feature. Considering that the director had to flee his country because it's government considered the film to be anti-regime, they absolutely won't be submitting it. But it could definitely pop up in other categories such as Screenplay.

Anora was the first American Palme d'or since 2011, The Tree of Life! Very excited for this one.

As someone who visits Cannes the city every summer sometimes it feels that the movies that win are connected to the city : - Anora about a prostitute and Russian oligarchs - Triangle of Sadness about rich people, influencers and yachts - Parasite about contrast between the wealthy and the rich, see Cannes vs Cannes suburbs - Anatomy of a Fall about struggling artists and expats living in France All aspects of life in Cannes

As a portuguese guy, it's great to have seen Miguel Gomes awarded best director at Cannes. I feel like portuguese cinema has always been overlooked on hollywood, hopefully Grand Tour finds some love there. Tabu, another Gomes film, is very good and totally worth checking out

Fargo, Black Mirror, Love & Death (all three of them earned him an Emmy Nomination), Breaking Bad, Friday Night Light, The Master, Bridge of Spies, Game Night, The Irishman, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Power Of The Dog (in which earned him an Academy Award Nomination), Other People, Civil War, The Post, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, and now Kinds Of Kindness with his Cannes win, Jesse Plemons seriously has one of the coolest filmography out of a lot of actors recently. Glad to see that he's getting more praise and attention for his work, he deserves it 🙌

Anora is definitely on my must watch list.

Congratulations to NEON for winning the Palme d'Or five times in a row. Sean Baker is a pretty underrated filmmaker so this was so exciting to see that he won Palme d'Or. Red Rocket was one of my favourite movies of 2021 as well as The Florida Project being one of my favourite movies of 2017 so I cannot wait to see Baker's Anora as his next movie

The Florida Project is one of my favorite films of all time - I didn't know "Anora" was a thing, it is now my most anticipated movie.

Honestly I usually find the selections coming out of Cannes more interesting than those of the academy awards. Just... more adventurous picks, more weird interesting stuff from all over the world.

Anora is definitely my most anticipated film for the rest of the year. Sean Baker is one of the best American filmmakers working today and I'm so excited for his big Palm d'Or win!

Anora, Emilia Perez, The Substance, and Kinds of Kindness are the ones i'm extremely eager to see.

I was at Cannes, and LOVED the substance. The movie is so well edited, the sound is amazing, the acting is strong, and I definitely see Demi Moore getting nominated for an Oscar. This is a role only Demi could play. A must watch! (Yes it’s very gory!!!)

Thanks for the Cannes recap Dan. I'm looking forward to checking out "Anora", "Emilia Pérez", "The Substance", "The Apprentice" and of course "Megalopolis". Hope you are having a nice Memorial Day. Looking forward to Charts on Tuesday!

Thank you dan the cannes film festival is so underrated as the start of the Oscars Season

The Indian film which won the Grand Prix, “All We Imagine as Light” will be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.

Bong Joon-ho didn't win Best Director at Cannes when Parasite won the Palme d'Or not because the jury wanted to spread the awards but because as per Cannes rules, winners of the Palme, Grand Prix, and Best Director cannot win another award. Only the Jury Prize or the Best Screenplay Award can be associated with an Acting Prize. Which is how Emilia Pérez got both awards.

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on The Substance!

Thank you for this video!

This was a great summary, thank you, Dan! Film festivals are important and it’s good to get high level commentary at least from them.

Hey Dan, great show, as usual. If I may it's pronounced Omar SEE (spelled Sy, I know)! Keep up the good work!

Sean Baker is the best auteur working today. Glad he’s finally getting his flowers

I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Mikey Madison’s performance in Anora 🤞🏼 Hope she gets more recognition

Thanks Dan, the Cannes coverage I needed

These kinds of videos are great especially off Oscar-season cuz it keeps the names of under-radar films in my head so that if any pop up on Netflix, HBO, etc. throughout the year I can check them out gradually. Especially before the deluge of awards films drown out each other in Winter.

Great summary 😊

Extreamly happy for Jesse Plemons, one of my new favorite actors to look out for. My only question is if he does take off during awards season, would he be pushed for lead or supporting? Just wondering because kinds of kindness tells 3 different stories and it’s seems like such an ensemble movie that it’s hard to single anyone as a lead, at least from what I know currently, feel free to answer and correct me if I’m wrong. Anyway, as always great video Dan

I remember Jesse Plemons from Like Mike growing up! 😄

Glad something came up in lieu of charts, now off to catch that

I hope Megaopolis shows in an imax screen in Canada too. I'm always confused if it's counted as "us" since I know you mentioned before the Canada ticket sales are part of domestic box office numbers. So I generally assume their release market is the same for event cinema and rereleases which does seem to be true. We had alien rereleased and the Star Wars rerelease and all the Spider-Man's - but we did miss all the A24 IMAX screenings - those were limited release window from what I understand though.

Very excited for Anora. Will be keeping my eye out for it when it is released. Thank you for this breakdown. Happy to have a list of films to keep an eye out for this summer and fall.

emilia perez is definitely an underdog. no one expected it to perform so well at cannes and winning two prizes already boosts its awards chances. definitely see best actress, supporting, international feature and original song for the film

Interesting video Dan!

I have heard that IMAX showings for Megalopolis were contingent on Coppola getting a studio deal so they may not happen but perhaps that news might have changed since hearing it as well. Great show as usual Dan, thanks 🎉❤

I will pay to see Megalopolis in IMAX.

I love Sean Baker's films, especially The Florida Project, so I'm very happy for his Palme d'Or, and I'm ridiculously excited to see Anora when it is released.

I need to see Megalopolis immediately

A24 should pick up Megalopolis that would be epic!

Looking forward to watch the Gran Tour, I love Miguel Gomes movies, he's really a special filmmaker.

Very interested by The Substance, will be interesting to see if and how it makes it here to the UK.

Jesse Plemons was so terrifying and brilliant villain in last month Civil War who did play short role but when I saw it on Dolby Cinema in AMC I was really on my edge of my seat and how intense it was.

Wonderful video as always, Dan. Just a slight correction, Banderas was nominated but he didn't win an Oscar for Pain and Glory. Also, I am so happy Jacques Audiard was recognized.

Omar "see" I have a cousin called Cy so I get it ...but Wikipedia has phonetic transcription of names.

Can’t wait for new Cronenberg! The premise intrigues me greatly.

Anora is a movie I will be keeping an eye on for sure! Mikey Madison is getting a lot of buzz for it 🥳

Thank you. I doubt the Iranian film committee would select the picture you mentioned for the Oscar. To be eligible, each country's board selects one film to submit each year.

I was at Cannes and I saw Anora and it was PHENOMENAL. I can't wait for it to come out in the U.S. market

Great review Dan! Excellent to see what's being awarded and what's coming soon. Now I just have to wait 🥲

Was curious about your opinion on the animated film Flow that debuted in Cannes.. heard great reviews about it but the animation seemed dated from the clips that I saw

Sean Baker is my favorite is my favorite contemporary filmmaker, so I’m so happy he won a palm ‘dor.

The Jury may not want to spread the love, but it's not up to them. The rules don't allow a film to win two awards unless it's jury prize + an acting award or screenplay+ acting award. So Best Director and Best Screenplay are basically consolation prizes for not winning the Palme d'or or the Grand Prix. That's why Bong Joon-ho could not win it for Paradise. Neither could Justine Triet nor Jonathan Glazer. Because they had won the more important award.

I remember NEON was part of Universal Pictures

Interesting look at how Canne is an early indicator. I wonder how many of these movies are profitable? Obviously companies like Neon have to be making some money in order to stay in business.

You really should Go to Cannes, Dan.

Dan, I think you forgot that it's up to the countries to submit an international film. Sacred Fig was obviously never gonna be submitted, and All we Imagine as Light is also not gonna be submitted by their home country. It can still get in other categories though, like Anatomy of a Fall

Where are the charts?????😊

So happy for Sean Baker. He's always done his own thing but not really movies I see the academy going for, with Dafoe being the exception.

I agree with you about Jesse!

I was lucky enough to attend the Cannes Film Festival this year and in what was a solid lineup of films Anora was the one which absolutely blew me away. It continues Sean Baker’s trend of taking subject matter so often treated as negative, depressing or seedy and breathing vibrancy and joy into it. The film crackles over with a fervent energy and some brilliant gut-busting comedy. Mikey Madison is phenomenal in the role and brings an agency and dignity to Anora throughout no matter what difficulties she faces and what scenarios she ends up in. The film never shies away from or sanitises the world of sex-work which it represents, but instead fills this world with a brightness and decency that is sure to win over audiences and turn the film into a real arthouse crowd pleaser even as its third act delves into more sombre themes. I personally found Emilia Perez rather underwhelming. I certainly applaud its boldness both in content and form but feel the film struggles to find the right rhythms and cadences to pull of its blend of gangster realism and musical surrealism. In its best moments the film really shines, and its musical numbers occasionally have this brilliant organic sensibility to them as if they are rising naturally from the very fabric of the film. Its trio of actors have some great moments and chemistry together, and Saldaña and Gomez respectively get a couple of great guttural musical numbers to sink their teeth into it. However, I couldn’t help but feel the film really struggles to find its feet in between these moments and that overall it had a rather heavy and cumbersome pace to it. Overall though it is an audacious film which is certainly helped by the commitment of its lead performers. The Substance was certainly a surprise to go into not knowing anything about it and it hits the ground running in its opening few scenes. The film has momentum and style and its body horror hits all the right notes with some properly squeamish moments. Similarly, its third act is a wonderfully balletic and genuinely funny orgy of blood and guts. However, in its middle the film starts to become meandering and ironically lacks substance. Instead, of any deep character development or incisive commentary we are offered up countless images of spandex covered body parts which felt to me like they were re-creating many elements of the male gaze and dangerous body images the film seemingly wanted to critique. (Although I concede as a man I am not best placed to make this judgement). I was personally a big fan of The Apprentice and the way it takes a figure now so mythologised and spoken about in polarised terms and strips him back to his fundamentally human and plausible essence. The film will undoubtedly provoke outrage on its release from both sides of the political aisle who will decry it as either a hit or puff piece. However, what I found so interesting in the film is the way it seeks to ground Donald Trump as product of the economic and neo-liberal setting of the 1970s which forged him into the figure we see today. Sebastian Stan does a brilliant and nuanced job portraying Trump as he incorporates all his mannerisms without straying over into an SNL caricature. Instead, Stan shows great restraint in the role as he gradually takes on more of Trump’s traits throughout the narrative and gradually, almost imperceptibly, transforms him into the Trump we know today. I managed to see heaps of other films as well and am planning on using the opportunity to launch my own film blog and can post a link here to anyone potentially interested as and when it is up and running. Also as sidenote thanks Dan for all you do. I am a big fan of the channel and your work here, and back at screen junkies, is one of the avenues which forged me into the film obsessive I am today.

I hope Megalopolis be in A24 or NEON independent studios

Here’s the list’s nominees Oscar’s Lead Actor Timothée Chalamet,Ryan Reynolds,Chris Hemsworth Lead Actress Anya Taylor-Joy,Jenna Ortega,Lady Gaga Supporting Actor Chris Hemsworth,Hugh Jackman,Austin Butler Films candidate Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,Dune Part 2,Sonic 3,DEADPOOL 3,The Wild Robot #Oscars2024 #Oscars2025 #academyawards

Pls.about Film BONA of Nora Aunor from Philippines n Director Brocca

And George Lucas received an Honorary Palme d’Or! I know this video was more focused on the films but it’s pretty great seeing him recognized still! Even if his name is not attached to a whole lot of movies as a director/producer compared to some other filmmakers with big name recognition, he’s still had a big impact on the film industry through his other ventures.

Dan, I really wish you would put the name of the prize and the winner in the lower third of the screen or in the B-roll footage. You talk so fast; it was very hard to track what won what. Or add chapters to your video. I had a similar problem with your Sundance recap video.

I'm not so sure about Bakalova's Oscar chances, as people's are saying her role is not that big. Maybe if the movie gets a lot of Oscar love and the competition in the Supporting Actress category is weak. (After all, Sam Rockwell was nominates for Vice, and that was little more than a cameo.)

It's official Movie theatres are dying because most movies this year are underperforming and Audiences like Streaming. Theatres have become the new Arcades or VHS. same with physical media. streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus and digital distribution services like Google Play Store and ITunes are the future of entertainment consumption.

I saw emilia perez yesterday and i think we could see a nomination for supporing actress

“Armand” looks good and won best directorial debut!

Universal Language might be nominated by Canada

Nice ones. Dan, you just hastily skipped talking about the movie from India. Kinda weird.

And the best picture goes to Dune part 2 ! No matter what !

Really rooting for Demi Moore to get an Oscar nomination. I know body horror is a genre The Academy rarely - if ever - embraces, but I hope she bucks the trend and gets her first ever Oscar nomination.

Plemons was the best thing in Civil War.

Donald Trump will likely sue the filmmakers of The Apprentice for making a movie based on his early career in 70s and 80s but if it somehow gets nominated for an Oscar, he'll start seeking attention that everybody should be thanking him and say that he wrote the damn movie 😂😂

These new thumbnails are weird I almost didn’t click because I thought it was someone else on my subscriber list

ANORA SWEEEEEEEEPPPPPP!!!!!!

Would the Seed of the Sacred Fig even be submitted by the country lmao

I'm expecting major controversy if Spanish Trans Actress Karla Sofia Gascon gets nominated for Emilia Perez under the "Best Actress" category. Karla won the award at Cannes giving an emotional speech at Cannes highlighting Trans discrimination.

Highly unlikely that Iran is going to submit "The Seed Of The Sacred Fig", given the fact that Rasoulof is an anti-regime director

Joker is going to sweep everything

Cant wait for the furiosa bomba charts.

Oscars belong to one film: Dune: Part Two

One thing to note is that ever since the Academy became more international, the Best Director nominees have always added at least 1, except this year which had 2. So expect Sean Baker to get in Director and Mikey Madison to possibly get in Actress. Neon also has Sacred Fig but Neon historically has only prioritized one movie at a time as evidenced by how they treated Origin and how they pushed La Chimera and Robot Dreams this year. I think there could be a push for Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong especially a lot of people say The Apprentice was surprisingly accessible but nobody has picked up the movie yet I doubt Kinds of Kindness will get anything (even Plemons) considering Academy doesn’t like anthology movies and it’s reportedly early sicko Yorgos lol. Same with Substance unless they really push for Moore. However I do think Emilia Perez can get an awards push especially with Netflix backing. Karla Sofia Gascon could easily get that push for Lead. A24 also has two movies this fest. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a Zambian movie which is very topical which I could see have an international push but it could be like All Dirt Roads last year. They also have Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope but that got trashed by the viewers there.

:)

movies about the Holocaust a/o Nazis and Nazi Germany are the surest of Oscar baits.