It’s the quintessential self-fulfilling prophecy; films released at the end of the year stand a better chance of winning an Oscar. You need to look back a decade to find a best picture Oscar winner that was released earlier than October. And so although the year is almost out, there are still plenty of buzz-worthy Oscar hopefuls still to come. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Feb. 14)This French-language romance won the best screenplay prize at Cannes, and has been named best foreign-language film by the New York Film Critics Online group. Overshadowed by the Korean movie Parasite in most awards, it remains one of the most sumptuous offerings of the Oscar season.

Source: National Post December 09, 2019 22:30 UTC