Six Venice 2026 Films Draw Oscar Buzz, Led by 4-Hour Musk and Pattinson’s Primetime
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 12
Six Venice 2026 Films Draw Oscar Buzz, Led by 4-Hour Musk and Pattinson’s Primetime
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 12
Summary
Six Venice Film Festival titles emerged as early Oscar contenders, with Robert Pattinson’s “Primetime,” Alex Gibney’s four-hour “Musk” and Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” among the most talked-about.
Pattinson is being tipped for a first Oscar nomination for playing “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen, while John Malkovich’s turn in Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” has put the 72-year-old in the best-actor conversation.
International and specialty categories are also in play: Denmark’s postwar drama “Woman Unknown” is seen as a best international film prospect, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 17-minute “Flesh Impact” could contend in live-action short.
The lineup stands out because Venice had fewer big-budget Hollywood awards hopefuls than usual, yet the festival again appears to be launching a fresh awards-season field.