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15 Movies For The Oscars

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15 Movies For The Oscars
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So the Oscars are coming up soon, and of course we’ve all heard the news about this year being the for sure year that Leonardo DiCaprio is going to win the Oscar and ya-dah ya-dah other things like that too. But with the Oscars comes a lot of good movies that are on everyone's minds to watch. Here's a list of 15 movies that have received at least more than one nomination. It's time to binge watch some movies with friends!

1. "The Big Short"

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay

Based on a non-fiction book titled "The Big Short," the movie addresses the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The film is directed and co-written by Adam McKay, and he has received a nomination for both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. This movie strayed from Adam McKay’s typically more comedic films as this one deemed to be more dramatic. It is also the first film he directed without Will Ferrell in the lead. The film stars some very well known actors, such as Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Christian Bale has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor in his role as Dr. Michael Burry. This is his third Academy Award nomination, and he has previously an Academy Award for Best Support Actor for his work in "The Fighter."

2. "Bridge of Spies"

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Original Screenplay

Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is based on the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War. It tells the story of lawyer James B. Donovan, who is played by Tom Hanks, in which he is assigned to negotiate between the exchanges of Francis Gary Powers, an American pilot played by Austin Stowell, and Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy played by Mark Rylance. Mark Rylance, an English actor, is nominated for Best Supporting Role through his portrayal of the Soviet spy. This is his first ever nomination.

3. "Brooklyn"

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay

Set in 1952, this film tells the story of a young Irish woman who immigrated to Brooklyn where she falls in love. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. Saoirse Ronan has received a Best Actress nomination for her portrayal of Eilis Lacey. She received her first Academy Award nomination at the age of 12 when she played the role of Briony Tallis in "Atonement."

4. "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects

The fourth installment of the "Mad Max" franchise, it is the first film within the franchise to receive Academy Award recognition and is considered one of the greatest action films of all times. Directed and produced by George Miller, it stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Hugh Keays-Byrne. Miller has previously won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in his work with "Happy Feet." He has also been nominated for five other Academy Awards.

5. "The Martian"


Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, the film is based on Andy Weir’s novel "The Martian." One of the highest grossing films ever, Matt Damon's delivers a briliant performance that deemed him a nomination for Best Actor. Damon has previously won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay alongside Ben Affleck for his work in "Good Will Hunting." He also received a nomination for Best Actor in "Good Will Hunting" as well as Best Supporting Actor in "Invictus."

6. "The Revenant"


Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hair-styling, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects

Inspired by the experiences of Hugh Glass back in 1823 Montana and South Dakota, Alejandro G. Inarritu directs the film that stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Will Poulter. The film has been nominated for 12 nominations, the most of this year. Inarritu has received a nomination for Best Director. He was the first Mexican director to ever have received a nomination back in his work in "Babel." He received his first nomination in "Amores Perros" for Best Foreign Language Film. Since then he’s been nominated three times and won three Academy Awards for his work on "Birdman." Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for Best Actor. He has received Academy Award nominations and I think everyone’s question this year is: Will he finally get it? Tom Hardy has received his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in the film too.

7. "Room"


Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay

Lenny Abrahamson directs "Room," a film telling the story of new discovery between a mother and her son as they are finally free after being held captive for seven years in an enclosed space. The film stars Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers and William H. Macy. This is both the first nomination for Abrahamson and Larson, for Best Director and Best Actress respectively.

8. "Spotlight"


Nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay

Directed by Tom McCarthy and starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber and Billy Crudup, the film follows The Boston Globe's “Spotlight” team through its investigation of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Boston. McCarthy received his first nomination for Best Original Screenplay in his work in "Up." He has been nominated for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for "Spotlight." Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams have both been nominated for Best Supporting Actor/Actress. This will be Ruffalo’s third nomination and McAdams’ first.

9. "Steve Jobs"

Nominations: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress

This film is structured into three acts, covering the fourteen years of Steve Jobs prior to the launch of the Apple Macintosh. "Steve Jobs" is directed by Danny Boyle and stars Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterson, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jeff Daniels. Fassbender has been nominated for Best Actor. He has previously been nominated for Best Supporter Actor on his work in "12 Years a Slave." Winslet, who is no newcomer to the Oscars, has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

10. "The Danish Girl"

Nominations: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design

Based on the fictional novel, "The Danish Girl," Tom Hooper directs a film telling the story of Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery. This film stars Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ben Whishaw. This is the second year in a row that Redmayne has been nominated for Best Actor, while he did win last year for his portrayal of Steven Hawking. This is, however, Vikander’s first nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

11. "Carol"

Nominations: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay

A romantic drama starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler and Jack Lacy, explores the relationship between a young photographer and an older woman. Blanchett has been nominated once again for Best Actress. She has been nominated four times and has won twice. Mara has received her second nomination, her first had been for her work in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

12. "The Hateful Eight"

Nominations: Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score

Another film directed by Quentin Tarantino, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern as eight strangers seeking refuge during a blizzard after the American Civil War. Leigh received her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

13. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

Nominations: Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing

Honestly need I say more? This is the seventh installment in the "Star Wars" film series. Directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams, the film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Drive, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max von Sydow. Of course, John Williams is the composer that is so widely recognized. He has yet received another nomination for his film score on the "Star Wars" series.

14. "Inside Out"


Nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay

Yay! A Pixar animated film! The film was directed and co-written by Pete Docter, and co-directed and co-written by Ronnie del Carmen. The film follows the personified emotions of a young girl named Riley Andersen, voiced by Kaitlyn Dias. Her five personified emotions are Joy, voiced by Amy Poehler, Sadness, voiced by Phyllis Smith, Fear, voiced by Bill Hader, Anger, voiced by Lewis Black, and Disgust, voiced by Mindy Kaling.

15. "Sicario"


Nominations: Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing

Directed by Denis Villenueve, this action crime thriller stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. It's a film about a FBI agent who is to lead a task force and bring down the leader of a powerful Mexican drug cartel.

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