{
  "id": 4903692,
  "title": "Can the Fall Festivals Jumpstart a Quiet Awards Season?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/can-the-fall-festivals-jumpstart-a-quiet-awards-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:10:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/awards/venice-telluride-toronto-festival-preview-2026-awards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The late-August and early-September film festivals, once reliable indicators of the Oscar season, have become less influential in recent years. In 2009 through 2018, nine out of ten Best Picture winners premiered at one of the three festivals. However, in recent years, no more than three films from these festivals have received Oscar nominations for Best Picture. Among the biggest contenders this year are \"Wild Horse Nine\" from Venice, \"Bunker\" from Telluride, and three from Toronto. Venice's biggest contender is Martin McDonagh's \"Wild Horse Nine,\" while Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem star in Penélope Cruz's husband Javier Bardem's \"Bunker\" in Telluride. Toronto's lineup is less detailed, but films from all three festivals could potentially receive Oscar nominations.",
  "summary": "In recent years, the Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals have lost some of their awards mojo, but Martin McDonagh, Jesse Eisenberg and Peter Farrelly would like to get it back The post Can the Fall Festivals Jumpstart a Quiet Awards Season? appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}