Oscars 2016: 8 Awards Contenders To Look Out For At The London Film Festival

6. Steve Jobs

What Could It Win? Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Actor (Michael Fassbender), Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) Biggest Hope: Best Screenplay Steve Jobs hasn't exactly had the easiest route to the big screen, plagued by director and actor changes (pretty much every eligible male sans Ashton Kutcher has been attached at some point or another), but by all accounts the sheer amount of talent involved appears to have pulled it off - the buzz for the LFF's closing film is pretty high after the Telluride Film Festival. But while it may wind up being a good film and a likely recipient of several nominations (it's a topical films based on true events), it's unclear if Steve Jobs will actually take any statues home. Boyle's been a bit overlooked since Slumdog Millionaire swept the awards and it'd likely take something really special to get their attention back and Fassbender's impressive turn in Macbeth has a strong chance of splitting the vote. No, the most likely Oscar contender here is Aaron Sorkin for his screenplay (adapted from a biography of Jobs). Sorkin's already got a golden baldie on his mantle for The Social Network, but, if anything, that pedigree only suggests he's more of a favourite (writing is less career recognition than the more high-profile categories).