At the midway point, there are no clear-cut favorites among the 19 films in competition for the Golden Palm, the festival's grand prize.

There are no clear-cut favorites in either conference this season, which is shaping up as one of the most topsy-turvy ones in recent history.

He could benefit from a slow pace, which is a possibility, given the absence of a clear-cut favorite.

"Nobody established their selves as a clear-cut favorite like Detroit did in the West."

It's tough to say who the clear-cut favorite is.

Two weeks into the conference playoffs, a clear-cut favorite has yet to emerge.

There are no clear-cut favorites among the men.

He appeared to benefit this season from a tightly contested race in which there was no clear-cut favorite.

There still seems to be no clear-cut favorite among the 22 films competing for the festival's top prize, which will be announced next Monday night.

There is no clear-cut favorite among the men this year for Sunday's race.