The Telluride Film Festival concluded with early indicators for the upcoming Oscar race. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is currently considered the frontrunner, though competition is expected. Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti are generating Oscar buzz for their performances in Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” while Nathan Fielder co-directed a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.
During the festival, Kenneth Branagh recounted an experience riding the gondola with Willem Dafoe, Tom Hiddleston, and Andrew Scott, noting that Dafoe dominated the conversation, which Branagh jokingly called “the wisdom of Willem.” Hiddleston corroborated the story independently.
“The Debut” centers on Mona, a suburban homemaker played by Moore, who lands a role in a community theater musical. The film received applause mid-screening and again before the credits, a rare occurrence at the festival. Moore, already an Oscar winner for “Still Alice,” is seen as a strong contender. Giamatti, twice nominated but never a winner, plays the director in the film and is being positioned as a sentimental favorite. Eisenberg wrote seven songs for the musical within the film, with “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out),” performed by Moore, likely to be submitted for best original song consideration.
Nathan Fielder co-directed “You Can See Everything,” a documentary following Elizabeth Holmes in the 34 days before she reports to prison. The film’s shoot extended over three years and includes recreated scenes featuring an A-list actor who is not a member of SAG. The documentary now faces the challenge of appealing to the documentary branch of the Academy.
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