The fall film festivals, Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, have served as launching pads for Oscar-caliber movies and performances.
From Cannes Fest (May)
“Blue is the Warmest Color,” in which Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos won the fest’s actress prize.
Berenice Bejo in “The Past”
“The Immigrant,” with Marion Cotillard.
Venice Fest (August)
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
June
Cate Blanchett has received the best reviews of her career for Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”
Toronto Fest
“August: Osage County,” with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts
“Devil’s Knot,” with Reese Witherspoon
“Labor Day,” with Kate Winslet.
Naomi Watts, as another beloved princess, “Diana”
Emma Thompson in “Saving Mr. Banks”
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