Aaron Sorkin In, Steven Spielberg Out in Already Strange Awards Season
Netflix has finally entered this year’s awards race, and that means it feels more like a real awards race than it has until now. But Disney and Fox pulled their biggest contender out, which makes the race feel even more uncertain than it already did. In a week that probably amounts to one step forward, two steps back, Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” had a virtual screening event that proved it is indeed a real contender, and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” had its release delayed for a full year, from December 2020 to December 2021. That leaves the year with a slate that is shockingly short on studio releases. Warner Bros. still has Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” on its 2020 release schedule, as does Universal with Paul Greengrass’ period Western “News of the World.” And depending on theater openings, studios could slot additional contenders into January and February and still meet the Oscars’ extended eligibility period. Also Read: BAFTA Overhauls Voting Rules to Increase Diversity of Film Awards But this will still be nothing like a normal awards year. It’s oddly typical of 2020 that the centerpiece of the New York Film Festival, which is currently going...
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