Few nights in Hollywood’s calendar year come close to the brilliance and brilliance of the Academy Awards. An Oscar statuette is an award for everyone involved in film production, and those who acquire one or more of the little golden boys win the right to own an Oscar-winning “insert title here” for the rest of history. not to mention the potential career increase that comes with it.
As the race for the 93rd Oscar, which takes place on February 28, begins, we’re looking at some of the more memorable winners in different categories, or at least those currently streaming on Netflix.
1. Pan se labirint
Winning: best art direction, best make-up, best cinematography at the 79th Oscar award
Guillermo Del Toro’s Dark Fairy Tale from 2014 is a Spanish masterpiece that almost equates the innocence of childhood with the horror of Spain’s fascism in the 1940s. The imaginative imagery has become iconic in pop culture, from the big-eyed Faun to the Pale Man – a devouring monster with long, bony fingers and eyes in the palms of his hands. The film revolves around the fantasy of storybook strips about a true coming of age in his young protagonist Ofelia and leaves a lasting impression with his imagination and gut ending. – Alexis Nedd, Senior Entertainment Reporter
Look Pan se labirint on Netflix.
2. There will be blood
Win: Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) at the 80th Academy Awards
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, this 2007 film follows a greedy psychopath in the early 20th century. As Plainview seeks wealth in the West, first in prospecting and then in oil drilling and distribution, he places money and power above all, especially the well-being of others. It is a dark, dusty and relentless commentary on capitalism and the way in which a society built on competitive greed brings out the absolute worst in those who succeed. As Plainview’s wealth accumulates, so do the bodies around him, literally and figuratively. It would be hard to watch if it were not for the incredible, gripping performances and the wide, almost gripping landscapes in which the whole ordeal takes place. – Kellen Beck, Scientific Reporter
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3. Beginning
Win: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects at the 83rd Academy Awards
Whether the end haunts you or rejoices, Getting Started is always an experience to look at. From Hans Zimmer’s transcendent score (BWAAHHHH) to the revolving corridors and city streets of the dream world, Getting Started kept us going and kept guessing – without the confusion of director Christopher Nolan’s recent work (cough, Tenet). It’s a thriller, a VFX smorgasbord and a high pitch that always gets us hooked. Show for Marion Cotillard, though. – Proma Khosla, Entertainment Reporter
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4. The social network
Won: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score at 83rd Academy Award
The thought of watching a movie in any way related to Facebook dot com may make your jaw twitch in the year 2021, but The social network remains a forcibly visible product of its time. Even in the more sympathetic rendition of Mark Zuckerberg from 2010, we see the seeds of the website and the creator as we have now come to know it. Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin’s film drums with youthful restlessness, beautifully reinforced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in their film score. “JAMME, my Prada’s at the dry cleaners” remains iconic, and we will look out of this best picture forever. – PK
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5. Hugo
Win: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing at the 84th Academy Awards
Hugo Asa Butterfield stars as Hugo Cabret, a young boy who lives in the Paris train station in the 1930s after his father dies and his adoptive uncle, who runs the station’s watches, goes missing. It was not long after that that he became embroiled in a mystery involving his late father, a non-functional automaton of unknown origin, and Georges Méliès, a French pioneer of early film.
Oh yes, it is also directed by the legendary director and lover of film, Martin Scorsese. Hugo is a kid-friendly film delivered by a craftsman, with a captivating story and artistic delivery that makes it an unforgettable celebration of the fantastic appeal of film. It also stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer and Jude Law. – Adam Rosenberg, weekend editor *
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6. The hated eight
Win: Best Original Score at 88th Academy Awards
The hated eight stands alone between Quentin Tarantino films and feels more like a stage play than a story for the silver screen. Most of this bloody West unfolds in the tight, claustrophobic confines of an empty road station while a group of apparent strangers gather to await a nasty blizzard. The truths that emerge during their forced captivity are intertwined in a surprising murder mystery fueled by Robert Richardson’s lush cinematography and an Oscar-winning score by Ennio Morricone. – AR
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7. Monthly
Win: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Best Adapted Screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards
MoonlightThe memorable Oscar award for best film was an interesting source for the overwhelmingly positive reception of the film. The film focuses on the turning points of growing up, which take place over a handful of days in a man named Chiron’s childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Each period contains a different actor than Chiron, and each version of him learns a little more about the social and personal truths that inform who he is and will become. The film is tragic, romantic and intimate – it utilizes the reality of Chiron’s broken home environment and budding queer sexuality, while silently emphasizing the humanity of the characters who influenced his life for better or worse. – AN *
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8. Rome
Won: Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography at the 91st Oscars
Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning drama follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a domestic worker who works for a wealthy family in Mexico City. Thanks to Cuarón’s writing, directing and cinematography (each of which received its own Oscar), the film is strikingly immersive and envelops us in Cleo’s world in a way that most films strive for and can never even touch. We feel the comfort in her everyday day-to-day, the sting of her boyfriend’s betrayal and blinding panic and trauma in the last act of the film. This is a beautiful piece of cinema that has yet to be talked about for decades. – PK
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9. American factory
Won: Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards
This winner of the best documentary feature of 2020 takes viewers to a hatch General Motors factory in Ohio, recently bought and re-staffed by a Chinese billionaire, for a beautiful look at the exploitation of workers in modern times. A complex presentation of multiculturalism and its impact on the world economy, American factory is an awkward watch that remains steadfast from beginning to end, yet manages to make its point. – Alison Foreman, Entertainment Reporter
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10. Marriage story
Winner: Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) at the 92nd Academy Awards
Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s tense story of a couple ending their marriage shared with the public, and some viewers reported that they were surprised at whose “side” they ended up with. But the critical reception of the film was almost universally praised for the execution and impact of the story, with the lead roles single out Scarlett Johannson and Adam Driver for their magnetic acting.
At the 92nd Academy Awards, Wedding story took home only one Oscar from the six categories in which it was nominated. This artful depiction of intimacy still remains a triumph of romantic storytelling and ventures far beyond the audience who are happy. – OFF
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* These movie flashers appeared on a previous list of Mashable