The biggest night in Hollywood has come and gone — but there’s still time to catch up on those Oscar-nominated films. Sinners led the way with a record-breaking 16 nominations – and if you haven’t seen it yet, you have some serious catching up to do.
There were plenty of surprising nods this year. Alongside more standard dramatic fare like Chloe Zhao’s weepy Shakespeare film Hamnet, to the quietly powerful adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella Train Dreams, the list also includes Paul Thomas Anderson’s gripping, propulsive political thriller One Battle After Another. There were also a few foreign films up for the big prize, including Joaquim Trier’s pensive family drama Sentimental Value and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s fast-paced political thriller The Secret Agent.
The race for Best Picture became something of a two-horse race. One Battle After Another took home Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. In the end, One Battle After Another took home the evening’s biggest prize, although Sinners took home four awards, including a Best Actor award for Michael B. Jordan.
The ceremony also introduced us to a few new films to add to our watchlist, including Best Documentary winner Mr Nobody Against Putin, and the two (yes, two!) films that tied (yes, tied!) for Best Short Film, The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva.
If you’re looking to catch up on all of the Best Picture Oscar-nominated films, you’ve come to the right place.
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Sinners
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku
Where to watch: Sinners is available to stream on Now TV.
Part ode to the history of Black blues music in America, part camp vampire epic, Coogler’s unexpected Sinners is wholly original and wholly enjoyable. Look out for the stunning, surreal musical moment halfway through the film.
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