“Day of the Fight [Designed by Pete Zumba] strikes me as having real breakout awards potential. Huston has a great shot at noms for the best breakthrough director Gotham Award and best first feature Spirit Award. Peter Simonite’s monochrome lensing will surely contend for various best cinematography honors. And, above all, the performance by Pitt — long a great actor but one who has struggled to find roles worthy of his talents — could land recognition, certainly in the gender-blending lead acting categories of the Gotham and Spirit awards, but, with some championing by critics, perhaps beyond that.

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