The Favourite, just as the name suggests, has turned out to be yet another Oscar 2019 favourite, having bagged nominations in 9 categories at the upcoming 91st Academy Awards. And the categories are - Best Picture, Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos), Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone and Racheal Weisz), Best Original Screenplay (Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara), Best Costume Design (Sandy Powell), Best Cinematography (Robbie Ryan), Best Production Design (Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton) and Best Film Editing (Yorgos Mavropsaridis). Olivia Colman Nominated for Oscars 2019 Best Actress Category for The Favourite: All About Colman and Her Chances of Winning at 91st Academy Awards

Starring names like Olivia Colman and Emma Stone, both who have been nominated in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories this year respectively, The Favourite is a periodic film that dates back to 18th Century and centers on how two ambitious women fight and play games to stay in power and favour with the Queen, which at the end of the film, has its consequences. The Favourite Trailer: This Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz Starrer Black Comedy Will Leave You Intrigued (Watch Video)

The film’s world premiere took place at the 75th Venice International Film Festival where it walked away with the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Olivia Colman. And since then, there has been no turning back for The Favourite.

After its official release on November 23, 2018, the movie won seven awards at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards out of the twelve that it was nominated in. it then took home a Golden Globe and ten more awards in the British Independent Film Awards and is currently nominated in 9 categories at the 91st Academy Awards.

With this, The Favourite is one of the top contenders in this year’s Oscars line up and competes, almost head-on with the other Oscar 2019 favourite film Roma that also has nominations in almost all categories.

As far as chances of The Favourite walking away with The Best Picture Award, are concerned, we feel with the kind of accolades that Roma has walked away with until now, there is a big chance that Roma will thwart The Favourite's chances of winning the Oscar this year.

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