2013's Oscar Season

Well, it is setting up to be an interesting Oscar season so far, and there look to be some serious contenders. Trailers have now been released for many of the films coming out during oscar season. full length trailers have now been released for Saving Mr Banks and Diana as well as for The Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle.

Firstly Saving Mr Banks looks to be a surefire contender for lead acting oscars. The film stars Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson as Walt Disney and PL Travers, and chronicles the making of the film Mary Poppins, and the difficult and often terse relationship between Walt Disney and the creator of the Mary Poppins series of novels, their relationship was difficult and Travers often had major disagreements with Disney about the project and about the direction and characterization of the character, who has many differences from her counterpart in the novels. The trailer looks really really good and has a nice vintage atmosphere, and was mainly shot on location. Biopic: check, Previous oscar winners: Check, Tom Hanks: Check; this film looks set for nominations for its two leads, and perhaps for best original screenplay.

I previously reviewed the first trailer for Diana, and now a first full length trailer has been released, although i still think that Naomi Watts is a sure set for Best Actress however i don't like this trailer as much as i did the other. The trailer has serious pacing issues, and one cannot tell if this is indicative of the entire movie, or if this is simply an issue with the trailer, therefore although i feel that Naomi Watts will be absolutely fantastic, i am unsure whether this film will receive many other nominations.

American Hustle is an exciting film, directed by Silver Linings Playbook director David O Russell, it stars Lawrence, Bale, Adams and Cooper in the title roles, and this film is so stocked with stars it looks like a surefire to be nominated for all acting Oscars, the film looks exciting and fun and is a departure from Russell's Silver Linings Playbook. The film looks set for not just acting oscars but the big five as well.

The wolf of Wall Street is the latest from Martin Scorsese, and stars Leonardo Dicaprio (of course) as a wall street conman who makes it big, the film looks fantastic and funny, and really the only question here is whether Dicaprio will be nominated for his performance, he seems to be somewhat loathed by the academy for apparently mysterious reasons, and his nomination is unfortunately not a cert.

This looks to be an exciting Oscar season and seems to have a truly high caliber of movie, which will hopefully make up for this years disappointing box office receipts.