For Your Consideration
Jan 24-Feb 5, 2025
Haven't seen the Oscar hopefuls yet? Have no fear! For Your Consideration is coming to SIFF Cinema Downtown to make sure you're ready for Hollywood's biggest night. Whether you're a die-hard cinephile or just love making predictions for your Oscars pool, this is your chance to see the films everyone will be talking about.
You'll also have the chance to vote for the film you think is most deserving of winning Best Picture via our new digital voting system.
SIFF year-round passes are not valid for these screenings. Cinema Vouchers are accepted.
For Your Consideration: Conclave
USA | 2024 | 120 min. | Edward Berger
Opens January 24, 2025
Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci lead a brilliant ensemble cast in this stunning adaptation of Robert Harris’ high-stakes drama, in which Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.
For Your Consideration: The Substance
United Kingdom | 2024 | 140 min. | Coralie Fargeat
Opens January 24, 2025
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
For Your Consideration: Inside Out 2
USA | 2024 | 96 min. | Kelsey Mann
Opens January 25, 2025
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions!
For Your Consideration: Maria
Italy | 2024 | 124 min. | Pablo Larraín
Opens January 25, 2025
Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larrain's operatic Maria. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. Maria reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.
For Your Consideration: Dune: Part Two
USA | 166 min. | Denis Villeneuve
Opens January 25, 2025
The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel “Dune,” with an all-star ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and more.
For Your Consideration: The Wild Robot
USA | 2024 | 102 min. | Chris Sanders
Opens January 26, 2025
The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot - ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short - that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
For Your Consideration: Emilia Pérez
France | 2024 | 132 min. | Jacques Audiard
Opens January 26, 2025
Overqualified and undervalued, Rita is a lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice. One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader Manitas hires her to help him withdraw from his business and realize a plan he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he has always dreamt of being.
For Your Consideration: Challengers
USA | 2023 | 131 min. | Luca Guadagnino
Opens January 26, 2025
Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist), and transformed him into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event—close to the lowest level of pro tournament—where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor).
For Your Consideration: Flow
Latvia | 2024 | 85 min. | Gints Zilbalodis
January 27, 2025
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Golden Globes 2025 nominee (Best Motion Picture, Animated).
For Your Consideration: Anora
USA | 2024 | 139 min. | Sean Baker
January 27, 2025
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Cannes 2024 Palme d'Or winner.
For Your Consideration: A Real Pain
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | Jesse Eisenberg
Opens January 30, 2025
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Golden Globes 2025 nominee (Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy; Best Screenplay).
For Your Consideration: Queer
Italy | 2024 | 135 min. | Luca Guadagnino
January 31, 2025
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone. Golden Globes 2025 nominee (Daniel Craig, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama).
For Your Consideration: Sing Sing
USA | 2023 | 107 min. | Greg Kwedar
Opens February 1, 2025
Colman Domingo stars in the inspirational true story about incarcerated people who find healing through the redemptive power of theatre. 2024 Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award - Best Film.