24 films with the biggest Oscar buzz – from House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, to Spencer with Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana – in cinemas and on Netflix

Oct 3 , 2021

Oscar contenders? Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog, Adam Driver and Lady Gaga in House of Gucci, and Kristen Stewart in Spencer. Photos: Handouts

Ridley Scott took home the Academy Award for best picture for Gladiator in 2000 – can he do it again with The Last Duel, featuring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon?

Directors Denis Villeneuve and Jane Campion are contenders too, as well as actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry

Oscar season might still be months away, but Oscar buzz is already doing the rounds. From Lady Gaga’s return to the big screen in House of Gucci to Kristen Stewart’s dazzling portrayal of Princess Diana in Spencer, we can’t wait to see who walks away with the year’s top gongs for film.

Until then, here are 24 movies that have “Oscar-nominated” written all over them …

The Card Counter (in theatres)

Oscar Isaac in The Card Counter. Photo: Focus Features

Following his Oscar-nomination for 2017’s First Reformed, Paul Schrader is vying for another with this perfectly-made look at a poker player (Oscar Isaac) who is forced to confront his disturbing past.

Coda (in theatres and on Apple TV+)

Emilia Jones appears in Coda. Photo: Sundance Institute

Sian Heder’s movie has been wowing audiences since it swept the major awards at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Audience Award, the Grand Jury Prize and best director – the first time a film has ever done that.

We follow Ruby (Emilia Jones), the only hearing person in a deaf family (Coda is an acronym for “child of deaf parents”), who finds herself torn between pursuing a career in music and helping her family’s struggling fishing business.

Cry Macho (in theatres and on HBO Max)

Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho. Photo: Warner Bros.