The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced the list of 305 feature films which are eligible for Academy Award consideration in 2016. All told, 60 of the films on this list were either written and/or directed by female filmmakers. That’s roughly 20%.
And although you probably have not seen or heard of all 60 films, we have!
The FF2 Media Team has covered each and every one of these 60 films, and reviews are available now at ff2media.com/thehotpinkpen. See the full list of titles below!
So even though few—if any—will be nominated for any major awards in 2016, here are a few superlative films that we recommend you add to your GoWatchIt list!
BIG STONE GAP
http://gowatchit.com/movies/big-stone-gap-304367
Ashley Judd leads a star-studded cast of characters in Writer/Director Adriana Trigiani’s Big Stone Gap. The 1970s-set romantic comedy is funny, charming and shines in its sweet simplicity. (BKP: 4.5/5)
Read our full review HERE.
MCFARLAND, USA
http://gowatchit.com/movies/mcfarland-usa-269344
Terrific new film by Nikki Caro captures the importance of family and community in the unlikely rise of a high school running team. Kevin Costner plays a coach who thinks he has hit bottom… only to learn see himself through a whole new lens. (BKP: 5/5)
Read our full review HERE.
MISTRESS AMERICA
http://gowatchit.com/movies/mistress-america-283200
Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, the pair deliver a wonderful and original film about a lonely college freshman living in New York, whose life becomes a lot more eventful the moment she reaches out to her soon-to-be stepsister. (JEP: 4.5/5)
Read our full review HERE.
VICTORIA
http://gowatchit.com/movies/victoria-299388
Victoria is a stunning achievement. Laia Costa is absolutely brilliant as “Victoria,” a young woman from Spain who moves to Germany knowing no one and not speaking the language. One night while out at a club, she meets a group of four young men. What begins as a night of fun quickly warps into one filled with deadly circumstances. (JEP: 5/5)
Read our full review HERE.
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THE 60 FILMS BY WOMEN FILMMAKERS ON THIS YEAR’S AMPAS LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
(60 / 305 = 19.7% )
1. ADULT BEGINNERS
2. ALOFT
3. BEFORE WE GO
4. BIG STONE GAP
5. BY THE SEA
6. CAROL
7. CENSORED VOICES
8. CHAPPIE
9. THE DANISH GIRL
10. THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
11. DUKHTAR
12. EDEN
13. EFFIE GRAY
14. FELT
15. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
16. FRAME BY FRAME
17. GIRLHOOD
18. THE GOOD DINOSAUR
19. GOODNIGHT MOMMY
20. HOT PURSUIT
21. I SMILE BACK
22. INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
23. INGRID BERGMAN – IN HER OWN WORDS
24. INSIDE OUT
25. THE INTERN
26. JENNY’S WEDDING
27. JUPITER ASCENDING
28. JURASSIC WORLD
29. LABYRINTH OF LIES
30. LEARNING TO DRIVE
31. LITTLE ACCIDENTS
32. MCFARLAND, USA
33. MERU
34. MISS YOU ALREADY
35. MISSISSIPPI GRIND
36. MISTRESS AMERICA
37. MUSTANG
38. THE NIGHT BEFORE
39. PITCH PERFECT 2
40. RICKI AND THE FLASH
41. THE ROAD WITHIN
42. ROOM
43. SAMBA
44. SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
45. SERENA
46. SISTERS
47. SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
48. SON OF SAUL
49. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
50. STRANGE MAGIC
51. SUFFRAGETTE
52. THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE
53. TERMINATOR GENISYS
54. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH
55. THE 33
56. TRAINWRECK
57. VICTORIA
58. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS
59. WELCOME TO ME
60. THE WOLFPACK
Read the full AMPAS list (along with eligibility rules) at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
