Thirdly, a year after a record number of films that premiered at Cannes went on to Oscar nominations and wins, only a handful have emerged that seem to possess the quality, subject matter and potential endurance to remain in the Oscar conversation more than half a year from now when Academy members start casting their ballots.

Jennifer Lawrence’s wildly uninhibited portrayal of postpartum depression has rocketed Lynne Ramsay’s film “Die, My Love” into the awards conversation.

Last year, the Cannes Film Festival produced three best actress nominees at the Oscars. This year's edition may have just supplied another. In Lynne Ramsay's “Die, My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson play a married couple with a newborn who move into an old country house.