Once you've seen one big head, you've seen them all. Or at least, that might be the case with Wild Horse Nine, the fifth feature film from writer-director Martin McDonagh. Oscar prospects! Searchlight! Behemoth! Predictions! All that and more on The Awards Tape with Paul Rai.

Starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, and Mariana di Girolamo, Wild Horse Nine has been met with considerable critical acclaim, currently boasting a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 77 on Metacritic, and a 4.2 out of 5 on Letterboxd.

Following its World Premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, John Malkovich took home the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, further cementing the film's status as a major Oscar contender for Searchlight Pictures. After a relatively quiet showing for the studio during the previous awards cycle, Wild Horse Nine could mark a significant return to form.

Today, we're diving into the film's Oscar potential, as well as the rest of the studio's awards slate, similar to what we did with A24 back in August. This year, Searchlight also has Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, starring Pedro Pascal and scheduled for release on December 4th.

Then, in the second half of the episode, we'll continue our category-by-category Oscar predictions with two more major races: Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.