My Monthly Cinematic Award Hopefuls: November 2022
2022–23 Oscar Hopes for November Film Releases
We are full speed ahead of the Oscar season. To keep a close eye on the race, I’m offering my new series in which we’ll focus each month on film releases with Academy Award aspirations. We aim to showcase the specific categories where each picture could be competitive.
November 4, 2022 — Causeway
Jennifer Lawrence stars as a soldier struggling to adjust to life after returning home in Causeway, the first directorial effort by Lila Neugebauer. An intimate look at the trials and tribulations that follow a veteran’s transition from military to civilian life.
Oscar Hopes: Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Lawrence) & Actor in a Supporting Role (Brian Tyree Henry)
November 11, 2022 — My Father’s Dragon
Five-time Oscar nominee Cartoon Saloon produces My Father’s Dragon, an animated film about a young boy who finds the friendship of his life in the search for a captive dragon.
Oscar Hopes: Animated Feature Film
November 11, 2022 — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the most intimate and heartfelt Marvel film. Ryan Coogler, with the help of his cast’s performances, succeeds in delivering a picture in celebration of Chadwick Boseman’s life. It follows a war between Wakanda and Talokan in the wake of King T’Challa’s passing.
Oscar Hopes: Best Picture, Directing (Ryan Coogler), Actor in a Supporting Role (Tenoch Huerta), Actress in a Supporting Role (Angela Bassett), Adapted Screenplay (Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole), Cinematography (Autumn Gerald Arkapaw), Original Score (Ludwig Göransson), Original Song (‘Lift Me’ by Rihanna), Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound & Visual Effects
November 16, 2022 — The Wonder
From acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, The Wonder is a showcase for one of Hollywood’s most sought-after emerging stars, Florence Pugh, as a nurse who leaves England for a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl’s supposedly miraculous fasting.
Oscar Hopes: Actress in a Leading Role (Florence Pugh) & Cinematography (Ari Wegner)
November 18, 2022 — She Said
She Said, starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, tracks the journalists who broke the story centering around Harvey Weinstein, which broke decades of silence around sexual assault in Hollywood and forever changed American culture.
Oscar Hopes: Best Picture, Actress in a Supporting Role (Carey Mulligan or Zoe Kazan), Adapted Screenplay (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) & Original Score (Nicholas Britell)
November 18, 2022 — The Menu
Longtime Succession and television director Mark Mylod helms The Menu, an original black comedy horror, where a couple travels to an isolated and exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a sumptuous menu with shocking surprises.
Oscar Hopes: Actor in a Supporting Role (Ralph Fiennes) & Original Screenplay (Seth Reiss & Will Tracy)
November 18, 2022 — The Inspection
Written and directed by Elegance Bratton, The Inspection draws on the filmmaker’s experience dealing with his sexual orientation, both in a Marine Corps boot camp and with his mother.
Oscar Hopes: Actor in a Leading Role (Jeremy Pope) & Actress in a Supporting Role (Gabrielle Union)
November 18, 2022 — Bones and All
Bones and All is the story of the first love between Maren and Lee, whose romance is forbidden due to their cannibalistic tendencies. The two embark on a road trip to grow and find their place in society despite who they are at the core: cannibals.
Oscar Hopes: Actor in a Leading Role (Timothée Chalamet), Actress in a Leading Role (Taylor Russell), Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Rylance) & Adapted Screenplay (David Kajganich)
November 23, 2022 — Good Night Oppy
The journey of a Mars rover, nicknamed Oppy, launched in 2003, which has been exploring Mars for nearly 15 years despite a supposedly inferior assignment. Archival footage, interviews between scientists and engineers, and reconstructions of the rover’s walks across the Martian landscape in search of water are all featured in the documentary film Good Night Oppy.
Oscar Hopes: Documentary Feature Film
November 23, 2022 — The Fabelmans
A semi-autobiographical story heavily influenced by the life of its director, Steven Spielberg. Themes such as art, hardship, and the sacrifices of love and family are prominent in what is considered an early contender for best film of the year. The Fabelmans won the Audience Award at TIFF.
Oscar Hopes: Best Picture, Directing (Steven Spielberg), Actor in a Leading Role (Gabriel LaBelle), Actress in a Leading Role (Michelle Williams), Actor in a Supporting Role (Paul Dano or Judd Hirsch), Original Screenplay (Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner), Cinematography (Janusz Kamiński), Editing (Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar), Original Score (John Williams), Production Design & Costume Design
November 23, 2022 — Devotion
Devotion, an aerial epic based on the best-selling book of the same name, stars Jonathan Majors as Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American aviator to complete the U.S. Navy’s Basic Flying Training Program and Glen Powell as U.S. Navy officer Tom Hudner. The film chronicles their partnership during the Korean War and their heroic sacrifices.
Oscar Hopes: Actor in a Leading Role (Jonathan Majors) & Original Song (‘Not Alone’ by Joe Jonas and Khalid)
November 23, 2022 — Strange World
The latest Disney Animation to premiere on Thanksgiving week introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted and treacherous land alongside a motley crew.
Oscar Hopes: Animated Feature Film
November 23, 2022 — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rian Johnson is back with his first Netflix installment of the Knives Out franchise with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. This comedic murder mystery film features a new set of suspects for Benoit Blanc to discover.
Oscar Hopes: Best Picture, Actress in a Supporting Role (Janelle Monáe), Adapted Screenplay, Editing (Bob Ducsay) & Production Design
November 25, 2022 — The Son
The Son takes a closer look at a teenager's mental health when Nicholas moves in with his distant father, who has somehow moved on with his new baby and girlfriend.
Oscar Hopes: Actor in a Leading Role (Hugh Jackman) & Actress in a Supporting Role (Laura Dern or Vanessa Kirby)
November 25, 2022 — White Noise
White Noise was deemed unadaptable upon publication of the book. That’s when class screenwriter Noah Baumbach decided to tackle this hilarious yet horrifying film about a contemporary American family experiencing the mundane conflicts of everyday life in an uncertain world.
Oscar Hopes: Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (Adam Driver), Adapted Screenplay (Noah Baumbach) & Original Score (Danny Elfman)
