The Venice Film Festival, which came to an end this weekend, is usually seen as an early indicator for awards season, leading up to next year's Academy Awards. It has frequently launched successful Oscar campaigns, and this year's 83rd edition has kickstarted plenty of early awards buzz for John Malkovich.
The veteran actor won the prestigious Best Actor award at Venice's closing award ceremony on Saturday for his role as Chris in the dark comedy Wild Horse Nine by Martin McDonaugh (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Banshees of Inisherin).
