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From Palme d’Or to Best Picture: Cannes’ Impact on the Oscars Is Stronger Than Ever
Cannes Film Festival 2025 is regaining its influence in the Oscar race, launching buzzy titles from Wes Anderson and Scarlett Johansson.
Think Quentin Tarantino’s Palme d’Or win for “Pulp Fiction” (1994), Abdellatif Kechiche’s emotionally raw “Blue Is the Warmest Color” (2013) and Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” which began its path to Oscar gold with a standing ovation on the French Riviera in 2019. Among other films generating early buzz: Wes Anderson’s latest, “The Phoenician Scheme,” a spy thriller backed by Focus Features that stars Benicio del Toro and introduces Mia Threapleton — daughter of Oscar-winner Kate Winslet — in what insiders say is a breakout role. This romantic wartime drama stars Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal as two young men falling in love during World War I — already pegged as a high-profile acquisition title that could be a major player in acting and craft categories.
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