Lionsgate has two horses in this race, Sicario is one of them.

Sicario

Stars: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin
Director: Denis Villaneuve
Premise: From IMDb: “An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.”
Oscar Chances: Decent: The film was a hit when it was released, at least with critics, but its star has faded some since then. There’s a lot of competition at the end of the year and the film seems to be drifting further towards also-ran status than it is towards lock status.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Basil Iwaynk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill)
• Best Director (Denis Villaneuve)
• Best Original Screenplay (Taylor Sheridan)
• Best Actress (Emily Blunt)
• Best Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin)
• Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins)
• Best Film Editing (Joe Walker)
• Best Sound Mixing (John Reitz, Tom Ozanich, William Sarokin)
• Best Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray)
• Best Original Score (Johann Johannsson)
• Best Costume Design (Renee April)
• Best Production Design (Patrice Vermette, Jan Pascale)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Donald Mowat, Jennifer Bell)
• Best Visual Effects (Louis Morin)

Rotten Tomatoes:
93% (201 critics; as of 11/22/15)
Metacritic:
81 out of 100 (41 critics; as of 11/22/15)