Deadline’s Contenders Film: London helped kick off the movie-awards season on Saturday, October 11 by spotlighting nine films that have been creating buzz so far, featuring a list of panelists that includes Colin Farrell, Adam Sandler, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, Josh O’Connor, Jon M. Chu, Nia DaCosta, Edward Berger, Joel Edgerton, Luca Guadagnino, Rian Johnson, Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Clint Bentley.
They repped titles from streamers and studios including Netflix (with Wake Up Dead: A Knives Out Mystery, Jay Kelly, Ballad of a Small Player and Train Dreams), Amazon MGM Studios (After the Hunt, Hedda), Apple Original Films (F1: The Movie and The Lost Bus), and Universal Pictures (Wicked: For Good).
Check out the Deadline Studio portrait gallery of the attendees below.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Colin Farrell at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Adam Sandler at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Noah Baumbach at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Nora Garrett at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Luca Guadagnino at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Jon M. Chu at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Nia DaCosta at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Malik Hassan Sayeed at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Sean Bobbitt at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Joel Edgerton at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Felicity Jones at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Kerry Condon at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio
Jo Harris at Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio at Ham Yard Hotel on October 11, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Deadline Contenders Film: London – Portrait Studio