Deadline has set its lineup for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, its exclusive movie-awards-season showcase for voting guild members that this year takes place Saturday, November 15.

The stars and creatives from 13 buzzy pics from nine studios and streamers are aboard for planned panel discussions to break down the creative paths their projects took to get to this point. That list includes the who’s who of this fast-evolving awards season from Christy ‘s Sydney Sweeney to Hedda ‘s Tessa Thompson, Sinners ‘ Ryan Coogler to Blue Moon ‘s Ethan Hawke, and No Other Choice ‘s Park Chan-wook to Sentimental Value ‘s Elle Fanning to name just a few on the docket for the in-person-only event.

In addition, this year will feature specialized separate panels focused on casting, with that bec

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