Venice, meanwhile, awarded its top prize, the Golden Lion, to Father Mother Sister Brother (still seeking U.S. distribution). Among its other winners: Benny Safdie was named best director for The Smashing Machine (A24) and Toni Servillo was chosen as best actor for La Grazia (Mubi).

If you’ve heard anyone say that Jessie Buckley is a lock to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Hamnet, you’ve borne witness to this narrowing in action. It’s like we wait all year to finally see these movies,

Oscars best actress predictions include Jessie Buckley, Renate Reinsve, Cynthia Erivo, Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Julia Roberts.

Third-place Vuelta finisher Tom Pidcock heads to Rwanda in fine form while double junior world champion Cat Ferguson will look to upgrade in the under-23 category