It's October which means awards season is starting to begin - studios are releasing their prized possessions of films to the mainstream audiences that have been circulating the film festivals all year long. Some films have already had their premieres so we already have an idea on which ones are definitely contenders (you would be surprised how many usual awards contenders have fallen at the hurdle of reviews this year). The jury is still out on many of them but the talent involved all points in the right direction. Even though films released during awards season don't necessarily have mainstream appeal, they generally are interesting to watch as they are refreshing to all of the blockbusters the rest of the year has provided. In this post, I will highlight which contenders for 2017 I have my eye on and which ones I cannot wait to see!