Annapurna has had a lot of success at the Oscars in recent memory, so they’ve sent along one of their early contenders.

Detroit

Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film came, got good reviews, and then disappeared almost immediately. Although it could be a return to the Oscars for Kathryn Bigelow, it’s more likely that it doesn’t make much of an impression.
Campaign-Proposed Categories

• Picture (Megan Ellison, Kathryn Bigelow, Matthew Budman, Mark Boal, Colin Wilson)
• Director (Kathryn Bigelow)
• Actor (Algee Smith)
• Supporting Actor (John Boyega, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie)
• Supporting Actress (Hanna Murray, Kaitlyn Dever)
• Original Screenplay (Mark Boal)
• Cinematography (Barry Ackroyd)
• Film Editing (William GOldenberg, Harry Yoon)
• Production Design (Jeremy Hindle, Greg Berry, Kathy Lucas)
• Costume Design (Francine Jamison-Tanchuck)
• Makeup and Hairstyling (Whitney James, Camille Friend)
• Sound Editing (Paul N.J. Ottosson)
• Sound Mixing (Ray Beckett, Paul N.J. Ottosson)
• Original Song (“It Ain’t Fair” – Ahmir Thompson, Tario Trotter)
• Original Score (James Newton Howard)