MANCHESTER is certainly sad, and doesn't deliver a huge emotional release at the end. If HIDDEN is a crowd pleaser, MANCHESTER is a crowd dis-pleaser. I seriously doubt it'll win, although it might actually be the best. It was the closest to real life, at least.
Haven't seen Hell, Hacksaw, LaLa or Lion. Might watch Hell but the others just don't interest me. LaLa if I skip the songs.
I'm looking forward to Scorcese's SILENCE. How bad can it be? A Marty mis-step still beats out most of the competition, as far as I'm concerned.
No Oscar predictions, except Casey. I'm not confident what other people like or want out of movies.
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