A MAN CALLED OVE ( SWEDEN)

The Swedish dramatic comedy — adapted from Fredrik Backman’s best- selling novel about a cantankerous widower ( Rolf Lassgård) who befriends a neighboring Iranian family — is the highest- grossing foreign film of 2016 with $ 3.4 million. “I don’t think it’s going to win,” Ellwood says, although the film seems to be resonating with older voters. “It’s a crowd- pleaser, and the ( aging) makeup transformation is very well done,” earning the movie an Oscar nomination for best makeup.

ROLF LASSGÅRD BY JOHAN BERGMARK