INTO THE WOODS stands in an interesting place in terms of awards. Though it certainly has a lot of "strikes" against it, Marshall's films tend to land with award groups even when they are not critically or financially successful. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA had six nominations and won three, NINE actually had four nominations including a surprise acting nod for Penelope Cruz, and really you can't get worse reviews than NINE.
Actors love Marshall, I really wouldn't be surprised to see an acting nomination for the film along with nods for Production Design, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, Make-Up and Hairstyle, and Costume Design; if they really like it, a Cinematography nod for genius Dion Beebe wouldn't be far off either (he won for MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). Picture is a tough one to call, but let's not forget awful things with zero public interest like EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE and WAR HORSE have gotten in.
The footage looks so marvelous, and the cast looks incredible on every front. I don't think it'll win any non-technical awards, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it quietly garner a bunch of nominations come January.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"