Bleecker Street has done quite well this year in terms of Oscar poking. Will it carry through to Oscar Morning? That’s a big question right now.

Trumbo

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Louis C.K., John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director: Jay Roach
Premise: From IMDb: “In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.”
Oscar Chances: Questionable: Before the Screen Actors Guild, Helen Mirren was the only part of this film that had generated any level of buzz for a nomination. Now that both she and Bryan Cranston, as well as the ensemble, have figured into SAG nominations and have had a decent, though not spectacular day, at the Golden Globes, Mirren might have some company at the Oscars, though how much company remains to be seen.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Michael London, Janice Williams, Monica Levinson, John McNamara)
• Best Director (Jay Roach)
• Best Actor (Bryan Cranston)
• Best Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning)
• Best Supporting Actor (Louis C.K., John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (John McNamara)
• Best Cinematography (Jim Denault)
• Best Production Design (Mark Ricker, Cindy Carr)
• Best Film Editing (Alan Baumgarten)
• Best Costume Design (Daniel Orlandi)
• Best Original Score (Theodore Shapiro)
• Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Luisa Abel, Kevin Trahan)
• Best Sound Editing, Perry Robertson, Scott Sanders)
• Best Sound Mixing (Dick Hansen, John Ross, Christian P. Minkler)
• Best Visual Effects (David D. Johnson)

Rotten Tomatoes:
71% (106 critics; as of 12/10/15)
Metacritic:
60 out of 100 (32 critics; as of 12/10/15)