Into the Oscar Race...

Josh Kirschenbaum analyzes the Oscar prospects of Sean Penn's Into the Wild in our latest Awards Profile...

"Penn’s direction is very stylized, a quality that can either ensure you a best director nod (Like Paul Greengrass for United 93) or ruin your chances (Baz Luhrmann for Moulin Rouge!). Either way, Penn’s chances for a director nomination are not intrinsically linked with the film’s getting a Best Picture nod"

Read more here.

Is Into the Wild a serious Oscar contender? What do you think?