The Academy's Long Shot: When Art House Meets Mainstream The Oscars are always full of surprises, but this season promises more than a few curveballs.
Amidst the usual suspects – Nolan's grand adventure, Gosling's sci fi romp, and Pixar's inevitable juggernaut – lies a different kind of contender: art house cinema with mainstream appeal.
Oscar voters often get carried away by critical darlings and arthouse fare that rarely finds an audience beyond festival circuits. But what happens when these two worlds collide?