×The summer of ’25 had its share of blockbusters — “Superman,” “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning.” But what films could go on to challenge the holiday releases for Oscar attention?

Certainly, those three are contenders for awards in behind-the-camera categories but aren’t threats in the acting categories.

Summer, in fact, is rarely a place for those performances to emerge. Still, “28 Years Later” boasted a couple of key performances, “Warfare” and “Sinners” are in the hunt, and “Mickey 17” could bring “Parasite’s” Best Director, Bong Joon Ho back in the spotlight.

Before we get the fall films, here are 10 (in alphabetical order) that best represent the first half of the year:

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The folks behind “Top Gun Maverick” put Brad Pitt in the driver’s seat an

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