It’s time for another round of screeners. This time, we have one from Fox Searchlight (Birth of a Nation), two from Amazon Studios (Cafe Society and Love & Friendship), one from CBS Films (Hell or High Water), one from Sony Pictures (Sausage Party), and one from Roadside Attractions (Touched with Fire).

The Birth of a Nation

Oscar Chances: Poor: The big story of the year is how Nate Parker’s once-juggernaut became the year’s pariah. After rape charges surfaced against Parker, the film has become kryptonite for conscientious Academy voters. Many thought it was bound to be one of the year’s biggest winners, now it will be lucky to get nominations in the creative categories. It should also be noted that critics, while largely positive about the film, have largely declared it solid, but not great or daring.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Nate Parker, Kevin Turen, Jason Michael Berman, Aaron L. Gilbert, Peston L. Holmes)
• Best Director (Nate Parker)
• Best Original Screenplay (Nate Parker)
• Best Actor (Nate Parker)
• Best Supporting Actor (Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Dwight Henry, Roger Guenveur Smith, Jackie Earle Haley)
• Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller)
• Best Film Editing (Steven Rosenblum)
• Best Cinematography (Elliot Davis)
• Best Production Design (Geoffrey Kirkland, Jim Ferrell)
• Best Costume Design (Francine Jamison-Tanchuck)
• Best Sound Mixing (Whitney Ince, Brandon Proctor, Zach Martin)
• Best Sound Editing (Mac Smith, Brandon Proctor)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Andrea Brotherton, Douglas Noe)
• Best Original Score (Henry Jackman)

Cafe Society

Oscar Chances: Poor: While Woody Allen once earned nominations for writing each time out, his recognition has been few and far between since the new century began. Since this film didn’t perform well with critics, its chances were essentially destroyed.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson)
• Best Actor (Jesse Eisenberg)
• Best Supporting Actor (Steve Carell)
• Best Actress (Kristen Stewart)
• Best Supporting Actress (Blake Lively)
• Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro)
• Best Production Design (Santo Loquasto, Regina Graves)
• Best Costume Design (Suzy Benzinger)
• Best Film Editing (Alisa Lepseiter)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Stacey Panepinto, Christine Fennell-Harlan)
• Best Sound Editing (Robert Hein)
• Best Sound Mixing (David J. Schwartz, Lee Dichter, Robert Hein)

Hell or High Water

Oscar Chances: Good: The film was one of the earliest hits with critics, so it could be a solid player with the Academy. While I don’t know that it will be a major Best Picture competitor, supporting actor Jeff Bridges and the screenplay have decent shots at nods.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Sidney Kimmel, Peter Berg, Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn)
• Best Director (David Mackenzie)
• Best Original Screenplay (Taylor Sheridan)
• Best Actor (Chris Pine)
• Best Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham)
• Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Bowman)
• Best Cinematography (Giles Nuttgens)
• Best Original Score (Nick Cave, Warren Ellis)
• Best Production Design (Tom Duffield, Wilhelm Pfau)
• Best Film Editing (Jake Roberts)
• Best Sound Editing (Frank Gaeta)
• Best Sound Mixing (Andrejs Prkopenko, Frank Gaeta, Chris David, Jason Gaya)
• Best Costume Design (Malgosia Turzanska)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Karla Muenze, Mary Lampert)
• Best Visual Effects (Daniel Holt, Michael Prawitz, Scott Hastings, Jeremy Cox)

Love & Friendship

Oscar Chances: None
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Lauranne Bourrachot, Katie Holly, Whit Stillman)
• Best Director (Whit Stillman)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (Whit Stillman)
• Best Actress (Kate Beckinsale)
• Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
• Best Actor (Xavier Samuel)
• Best Supporting Actor (Tom Bennett)
• Best Costume Design (Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh)
• Best Production Design (Anna Rackard)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Lynn Johnson, Eileen Buggy)
• Best Cinematography (Richard Van Oosterhout)
• Best Editing (Sophie Corra)
• Best Original Score (Mark Suozzo, Benjamin Esdraffo)
• Best Sound Mixing (Jean Luc Audy, Steve Ghouti)
• Best Sound Editing (Ranko Paukovic)

Sausage Party

Oscar Chances: None
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Animated Feature (Megan Ellison, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan)
• Best Original Song (“The Great Beyond” – Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg)

Touched with Fire

Oscar Chances: None
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Jeremy Alter, Kristina Nikolova, Jason Sokoloff)
• Best Director (Paul Dalio)
• Best Original Screenplay (Paul Dalio)
• Best Actor (Luke Kirby)
• Best Actress (Katie Holmes)
• Best Supporting Actor (Griffin Dunne, Bruce Altman)
• Best Supporting Actress (Christine Lahti)
• Best Cinematography (Alexander Stanishev, Kristina Nikolova)
• Best Production Design (Kay Lee, Pippa Culpepper)
• Best Film Editing (Lee Percy, Paul Dalio)
• Best Costume Design (Brenda Abbandandolo)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Brenda Bush, Layna Roberts)
• Best Sound Mixing (Nikolas Zasimczuk, Brandon Proctor, Juan Peralta)
• Best Sound Editing (Mac Smith)
• Best Visual Effects (Chris LeDoux)
• Best Original Score (Paul Dalio)