Focus Features; A24; Lionsgate The frontrunners have a head start. The festivals have contenders ready to run them down. Let the games begin.
The film year has already delivered, led by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a July event picture that doubled as the first true best picture launch of 2026. Back in May, Cannes fired the opening shots, sending Palme d’Or winner “Fjord,” Netflix-acquired Spanish-language epic “La Bola Negra” and Russian drama “Minotaur” down the Croisette with buzz that will trail them into the fall.
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