Heres a look at how Telluride and Venice have impacted potential Oscar contenders in the award race thus far.

The films production design and visual effects have also been singled out as top-notch.

Battle of the Sexesis by no means a feminist screed.

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The reason being this isnt really a film about feminism its a film about love.

That is the most surprising thing about it.

If all else fails, Ronan has rocketed into the Best Actress conversation in her first role since 2015sBrooklyn.

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Whether it will be released this year to qualify for Oscar consideration remains to be seen.

We hear a 2018 release date is potentially on the table, though nothing has been confirmed yet.

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