The Burial saw its awards prospects rise a bit after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The courtroom drama from Maggie Betts boasts previous Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones headlining. Costars include Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, and Bill Camp. It hits theaters in limited fashion on October 6th before its Amazon Prime streaming bow the following week.
The word crowdpleaser has been used more than once with its 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating (from 10 reviews thus far). Foxx’s performance is getting the most attention and that could give Amazon Prime a tough choice. It sounds like his work could be campaigned for in lead or supporting. If the decision is Best Actor, Foxx faces what looks like an impossibly crowded field. Supporting Actor isn’t a whole lot better, but there could be wiggle room. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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