Take Shelter
Peter Knegt wrote that this year's festival "probably won't replicate last year's Oscar record." He said "Despite a huge surge in sales, this year's Sundance slate looks like it might be the least Oscar-friendly in some time." He noted that the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize winners have been nominated for Best Picture for two years (referring to "Precious" and "Winter's Bone"). Knegt speculated on films that might be nominated for the Oscars. Films he deemed "most likely to succeed" at being nominated included: "Like Crazy" for Best Picture, Michael Shannon of "Take Shelter" for Best Actor, Elizabeth Olsen of "Martha Marcy May Marlene" for Best Actress, Felicity Jones of "Like Crazy" for Best Actress, Jessica Chastain of "Take Shelter" for Best Supporting Actress, "Project Nim" for Best Documentary Feature, "Page One" for Best Documentary Feature, and "The Interrupters" for Best Documentary Feature. He wrote "It's reasonable to feel assured that at least one of Sundance's docs will end up an Oscar nominee, if not two, three or four."