The Oscar Race Already Seems Over, but the Race for the Palme d'Or is Just Starting to Heat Up
The 2022 Oscar race might already be a foregone conclusion with Brendan Fraser expected to win Best Actor for his role in "The Whale," but the race for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival is only starting to heat up. competes for the top prize. The latest round of premieres included Sean Baker's "Anora," which drew rave reviews for its breakout performance by Mikey Madison, and Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Perez," a musical comedy about a transgender woman's liberation. There were also strong reviews for "The Apprentice," starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, though the jury may find the film too overtly political. "The Substance," a body-horror feminist industry satire was also met with enthusiastic responses, while