The hottest ticket at Telluride was a secret screening of this head-spinning, jaw-dropping documentary (or is it?) from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, which follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the weeks ahead of her imprisonment. Reviews were rapturous—so much so that many pundits have predicted it to become the first non-fiction film ever to be nominated for best picture. It’s the galvanizing shot in the arm this awards season desperately needed.
Dune: Part Three
Every awards season brings a late-breaking Timothée Chalamet vehicle. Last year it was Marty Supreme, and before that A Complete Unknown. This time, it’s the final installment of Denis Villeneuve’s mind-melting space opera. Dune netted 10 Oscar nods and six wins in 2022, while Dune: Part Two brought five nods and two wins in 2025, though many argued this was because voters wanted to wait for the billion-dollar franchise’s conclusion to honor it as a whole, à la The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Now, they’ll get their chance, though this obviously depends on this last film living up to the hype. If it does, could it take best picture? Can Villeneuve, after four nominations for directing, writing, and producing, get the best-director Oscar that has always eluded him? And what about best adapted screenplay, casting, cinematography, production design, costumes, Make-up, visual effects, et al? Who knows, 2027 could be the year it walks away with (almost) everything.
