Over the first weekend of the festival, it has featured a line-up that the Cannes Film Festival would envy - Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Julianne Moore, Matthew McConaughey and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have braved the freezing temperatures and utilitarian venues to premiere their movies.
It has not been the best year for UK hopefuls, with only two Brits flying the flag in the four acting categories - Anglo-Irish actor Day-Lewis and British-Australian actress Naomi Watts.