Sony Pictures Classics is the first studio to send out Academy screeners this season. “Frozen River,” which garnered considerable praise for lead actress Melissa Leo when it was released in August, landed on doorsteps over the weekend, giving the studio a head start on the race.
With plenty of indie film performances in the mix for Best Actress in 2008, this move could go a long way to ensuring that voters consider Leo’s work. Additionally, Leo won the Best Actress award this weekend at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Co-stars Tsilla Chelton and Oscar Martinez also took acting honors.
Last year Fox Searchlight was the first studio to unleash screeners, albeit during the first week of September. The studio sent out copies of “The Namesake,” “Once” and “Waitress,” though only “Once” found its way to an Oscar nod (for Best Original Song). Sony Classics is taking this opportunity to distinguish Leo in the minds of voters, with Kristin Scott Thomas’s work in “I’ve Loved You So Long” still to come from the studio.
Read up on the latest “Frozen River” news here.
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8 responses to “‘Frozen River’ first out of the gate with Oscar screeners”
I think Leo will sneak in there if the praise holds up through fall, and they market well…
on a side note….
You haven’t said anything about the amazing Redskins win yesterday over the Cowboys!!! I live in Dallas AND am a HUGE Redskins fan…
it’s a sweet day in big D for me! =)
Isn’t “I’ve Loved you So Long” being released by Lionsgate? I remember seeing that in the trailer.
Yeah, it was. I have no idea what the story is on that, but it’s a Sony Classics release now.
I am pissed I missed this film in the theaters this summer. I really want to check it out when it hits DVD. Is there a release date yet?
I hope it results very well. Melissa Leo deserves the Oscar Nomination, not only for her fantastic performance in “Frozen River”, she deserved it for all her career of very good performances in TV and Films.
Kris/ MR F – the trailer you’ve seen online for I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG is the UK version – Lionsgate distribbing there. Incidentally, the film over the weekend and had a socko result – best per screen average nationally.
It is amazing this year SPC has to provide publicity for the already heated Best Actress Race for Anne Hathaway, Leo, & Scott Thomas.
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