Bottom line: A second look at Truman Capote's journey to write "In Cold Blood" that against all odds is as good as "Capote."

"Infamous" doesn't measure up to its predecessor and seems unlikely to echo the attention it received.

Great stuff. This thread was... magical! last year.

The Children of Men should be included by the way.

Is this just for potential BP contenders, or for any category? Because if it's any category, maybe you might want to add the animation contenders, too (Cars, Flushed Away, etc.).

'Twelve,' 'Sunshine' well-received at Deauville

DEAUVILLE, France -- The competition section at the 32nd Deauville Festival of American Cinema got under way here Monday with a duo of well-received movies. Michael Cuesta's multi-strand coming-of-age movie "Twelve and Holding" kicked off proceedings, drawing a strong response from the audience at the 1,500-seat theater, which was nearly full despite the Monday-morning screening time. The movie, which explores some tough themes, including pre-teen sex and child obesity, will be released by Diaphana in France on Sept 20. Cuesta was in town to talk up the film, his second trip to Deauville after bringing his debut effort "L.I.E." here in 2002. The second movie to unspool in the 11-strong lineup of independent U.S. films was the crowd-pleasing "Little Miss Sunshine," a Fox Searchlight release directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The mildly black comedy starring Greg Kinnear and Toni Colette drew spontaneous applause at its musical climax and sustained applause when the credits rolled.

Jackman does everything required of him, and his range is quite admirable, while Weisz, who has nothing to prove, does looking gorgeous very nicely.

Looks like Bobby and The Queen are the early front runners at this stage (with many more yet to come offcourse).

All Bobby needed was the reviews. It's got the acting muscle behind it in AMPAS with a cast like that. Unless Variety and THR and the Venice Festival are cuckoo, there's no way it doesn't get in with the support it's sure to have in the actor contingent. They make up a significant amount of the academy members, so there will be lots of friends stacking the vote for this one.

The Queen doesn't quite have that luxury, but the early reviews definitely make things look good for it's lead actress at this point.

Yes - Bobby has good buzz from two major festivals and positive reviews from the two biggest industry rags - so its definately off to a good start. Good point about all the AMPAS actor members supporting such a large cast (similar to Crash in that respect). I like the feel of this film i get from the reviews. The poster was simple but clever. Is there a trailer out for it?

The Queen could do a Capote and have big shot at a major acting nod, though maybe it wont get a best pic nom.