20th Century Women
20th Century Women is directed by Mike Mills and stars Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, and Lucas Jade Zuma. Annette Bening has previously been nominated four times (Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress) for the Oscars but has never got a chance to win one. She was beaten twice by Hilary Swank. Critics are expecting her to get nominated for her performance in the movie as the head of a family. Mike Mills has previously helped Christopher Plummer to win his very first Oscar for Beginners (2012).
Jackie
Jackie is directed by Pablo Larrain and stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Caspar Philipson, and John Hurt. Several biopics have won Oscars previously and this movie is a biopic of the First Lady, Jackie Kennedy. Natalie Portman portrays the role of the First Lady and she has previously won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Black Swan (2011). This movie will mark the English debut of Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain whose 2012 movie ‘No’ was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.