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    2024 OSCARS FILM CONTENDER RANKINGS

    1) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Grade: 9.2

    Genre: Animation

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 140 min.

    Director(s): Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

    Notable Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Shameik Moore, Daniel Kaluuya

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Film, Best Score, Best Original Song (‘Calling’ by Metro Boomin, Boogie wit da Hoodie, NAV & Swae Lee)


    2) Oppenheimer

    Grade: 9.2

    Genre: Drama/Biography

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 180 min.

    Director(s): Christopher Nolan

    Notable Cast: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey, Jr.), Best Supporting Actor (Matt Damon), Best Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt), Best Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects


    3) A Thousand and One

    Grade: 9.2

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 117 min.

    Director(s): A.V. Rockwell

    Notable Cast: Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Delissa Reynolds

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Teyana Taylor), Best Supporting Actor (William Catlett), Best Supporting Actor (Aaron Kingsley Adetola), Best Supporting Actor (Josiah Cross), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    4) BlackBerry

    Grade: 8.9

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 120 min.

    Director(s): Matt Johnson

    Notable Cast: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jay Baruchel), Best Supporting Actor (Glenn Howerton), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    5) Barbie

    Grade: 8.9

    Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 114 min.

    Director(s): Greta Gerwig

    Notable Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Original Song (‘I’m Just Ken’ by Ryan Gosling)


    6) Asteroid City

    Grade: 8.9

    Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 105 min.

    Director(s): Wes Anderson

    Notable Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jason Schwartzman), Best Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Best Supporting Actor (Jake Ryan), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    7) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

    Grade: 8.9

    Genre: Comedy/Drama

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 106 min.

    Director(s): Kelly Fremon-Craig

    Notable Cast: Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Abby Ryder Fortson

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Abby Ryder Fortson), Best Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Best Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score


    8) Rye Lane

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Comedy/Romance

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 82 min.

    Director(s): Raine Allen-Miller

    Notable Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (David Jonsson), Best Actress (Vivian Oparah), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    9) Little Richard: I Am Everything

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 101 min.

    Director(s): Lisa Cortes

    Notable Cast: N/A

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    10) The Artifice Girl

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 93 min.

    Director(s): Franklin Ritch

    Notable Cast: David Girard, Sinda Nichols, Tatum Matthews

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Franklin Ritch), Best Supporting Actor (David Girard), Best Supporting Actress (Tatum Matthews), Best Supporting Actress (Sinda Nichols), Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup & Hairstyle


    11) The Year of the Dog

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 95 min.

    Director(s): Rob Grabow, Andrew McGinn, Michael Peterson

    Notable Cast: Rob Grabow, Jon Proudstar, Michael Spears

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Actor (Rob Grabow), Best Original Screenplay, Best Score


    12) Somewhere in Queens

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Drama/Comedy

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 106 min.

    Director(s): Ray Ramano

    Notable Cast: Ray Ramano, Laurie Metcalf, Sebastian Maniscalco

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Actor (Ray Ramano), Best Actress (Laurie Metcalf), Best Supporting Actress (Sadie Stanley), Best Original Screenplay


    13) Sisu

    Grade: 8.8

    Genre: Action

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 91 min.

    Director(s): Jalmari Helander

    Notable Cast: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jorma Tommila), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score


    14) Joy Ride

    Grade: 8.7

    Genre: Comedy

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 95 min.

    Director(s): Adele Lim

    Notable Cast: Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Actress (Ashley Park), Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu), Best Supporting Actress (Sabrina Wu), Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle


    15) Polite Society

    Grade: 8.7

    Genre: Comedy/Action

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 104 min.

    Director(s): Nida Manzoor

    Notable Cast: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Priya Kansara), Best Supporting Actress (Ritu Arya), Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing


    16) Tetris

    Grade: 8.7

    Genre: Thriller/Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 118 min.

    Director(s): Jon S. Baird

    Notable Cast: Taron Egerton, Toby Jones, Nikita Efremov

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Taron Egerton), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    17) Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

    Grade: 8.7

    Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 150 min.

    Director(s): James Gunn

    Notable Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Chukwudi Iwuji), Best Supporting Actress (Pom Klementieff), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Score, Best Visual Effects


    18) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    Grade: 8.7

    Genre: Adventure/Comedy

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 134 min.

    Director(s): John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

    Notable Cast: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Visual Effects


    19) Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

    Grade: 8.6

    Genre: Drama/Comedy

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 91 min.

    Director(s): Austin & Meredith Bragg

    Notable Cast: Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Actor (Mike Faist), Best Supporting Actress (Crystal Reed), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Sound, Best Film Editing


    20) I Got A Monster

    Grade: 8.6

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 90 min.

    Director(s): Kevin Abrams

    Notable Cast: N/A

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    21) The Covenant

    Grade: 8.5

    Genre: Action/Suspense

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 123 min.

    Director(s): Guy Ritchie

    Notable Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Emily Beecham

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jake Gylllenhaal), Best Supporting Actor (Dar Salim), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    22) Air

    Grade: 8.5

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 111 min.

    Director(s): Ben Affleck

    Notable Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing


    23) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Grade: 8.5

    Genre: Animation

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 99 min.

    Director(s): Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears

    Notable Cast: Ice Cube, Maya Rudolph, Seth Rogen

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Film, Best Score


    24) Unidentified Objects

    Grade: 8.5

    Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 100 min.

    Director(s): Juan Felipe Zuleta

    Notable Cast: Sarah Hay, Matthew Jeffers, Roy Abramsohn

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Actor (Matthew Jeffers), Best Actress (Sarah Hay), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    25) How To Blow Up A Pipeline

    Grade: 8.4

    Genre: Thriller/Suspense

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 104 min.

    Director(s): Daniel Goldhaber

    Notable Cast: Ariela Barer, Sasha Lane, Kristine Froseth

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score


    26) Palm Trees and Power Lines

    Grade: 8.4

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 110 min.

    Director(s): Jamie Deck

    Notable Cast: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Actress (Lily McInerny), Best Supporting Actor (Jonathan Tucker), Best Original Screenplay


    27) Reggie

    Grade: 8.4

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 104 min.

    Director(s): Alex Stapleton

    Notable Cast: Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    28) Creed 3

    Grade: 8.4

    Genre: Drama

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 116 min.

    Director(s): Michael B. Jordan

    Notable Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Jonathan Majors), Best Supporting Actress (Tessa Thompson), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound


    29) You Hurt My Feelings

    Grade: 8.3

    Genre: Comedy/Drama

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 93 min.

    Director(s): Nicole Holofcener

    Notable Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Owen Teague

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Best Original Screenplay


    30) It’s Quieter in the Twilight

    Grade: 8.3

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 83 min.

    Director(s): Billy Miossi

    Notable Cast: –

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    31) Pamela, A Love Story

    Grade: 8.3

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: TV-MA

    Run Time: 112 min.

    Director(s): Ryan White

    Notable Cast: Pam Anderson

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    32) Linoleum

    Grade: 8.1

    Genre: Drama/Comedy

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 101 min.

    Director(s): Colin West

    Notable Cast: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Shalhoub

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Actor (Jim Gaffigan), Best Actress (Rhea Seehorn), Best Supporting Actress (Katelyn Nacon), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Film Editing


    33) Chevalier

    Grade: 8.1

    Genre: Drama/Biography

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 108 min.

    Director(s): Stephen Williams

    Notable Cast: Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Samara Weaving, Minnie Driver

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Actor (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.), Best Supporting Actress (Samara Weaving), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Sound


    34) Showing Up

    Grade: 8.1

    Genre: Drama/Comedy

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 107 min.

    Director(s): Kelly Reichardt

    Notable Cast: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Supporting Actress (Hong Chau)


    35) Stan Lee

    Grade: 7.9

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 86 min.

    Director(s): Doug Gelb

    Notable Cast: Stan Lee

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Documentary


    36) Chang Can Dunk

    Grade: 7.7

    Genre: Drama/Family

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 109 min.

    Director(s): Jingyi Shao

    Notable Cast: Bloom Li, Mardy Ma, Zoe Renee

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Mardy Ma), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing


    37) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Grade: 7.7

    Genre: Adventure/Action

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 127 min.

    Director(s): Steven Caple, Jr.

    Notable Cast: Anthony Ramos, Michelle Yeoh, Pete Davidson

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Sound, Best Visual Effects


    38) Gods of Mexico

    Grade: 7.7

    Genre: Documentary

    Rating: NR

    Run Time: 97 min.

    Director(s): Helmut Dosantos

    Notable Cast: N/A

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Cinematography, Best Documentary


    39) The Magician’s Elephant

    Grade: 7.7

    Genre: Animation

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 99 min.

    Director(s): Wendy Rogers

    Notable Cast: Brian Tyree Henry, Benedict Wong, Mandy Patinkin

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Animated Film


    40) The Amazing Maurice

    Grade: 7.6

    Genre: Animation

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 93 min.

    Director(s): Toby Genkel & Florian Westermann

    Notable Cast: Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Gemma Arterton

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Animated Film


    41) Knock at the Cabin

    Grade: 7.4

    Genre: Suspense

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 100 min.

    Director(s): M. Night Shyamalan

    Notable Cast: Dave Bautista, Ben Aldridge, Rupert Grint

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Actor (Dave Bautista), Best Supporting Actor (Rupert Grint), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score


    42) Plane 

    Grade: 7.1

    Genre: Action/Thriller

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 107 min.

    Director(s): Jean-Francois Richet

    Notable Cast: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Sound, Best Visual Effects


    43) The Super Mario Brothers Movie 

    Grade: 6.8

    Genre: Animation

    Rating: PG

    Run Time: 92 min.

    Director(s): Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic & Pierre Leduc

    Notable Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Animated Film, Best Original Song (‘Peaches’ by Jack Black)


    44) Antman & The Wasp: Quantumania

    Grade: 6.2

    Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 125 min.

    Director(s): Peyton Reed

    Notable Cast: Paul Ruud, Jonathan Majors, Evangeline Lilly

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects


    45) Cocaine Bear

    Grade: 6.2

    Genre: Thriller/Comedy

    Rating: R

    Run Time: 95 min.

    Director(s): Elizabeth Banks

    Notable Cast: Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Score, Best Visual Effects


    46) 80 For Brady

    Grade: 5.3

    Genre: Comedy/Drama

    Rating: PG-13

    Run Time: 98 min.

    Director(s): Kyle Marvin

    Notable Cast: Lilly Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field

    Possible Nomination(s): Best Original Song (‘Gonna Be You’ by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper and Diane Warren)

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