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Our Pick of This Year’s Oscar Nominations

February 28, 2018
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We’re huge cinema fans here at Creative Arts East, which means we’ve been keeping an eye on the big films of the moment nominated for the most prestigious awards in Hollywood – the 90th Academy Awards. The ceremony, otherwise known as ‘The Oscars’, takes places this Sunday 4th March, so let’s take a look at the some of the nominated films our team have been raving about. You never know, they could be hitting a community cinema screen near you next season!

SophieBest Picture: ‘Call Me By Your Name’

Stunning visuals of rural Italy, a fantastic soundtrack and a real tale of true romance! I found this film mesmerising and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I saw it at the cinema. Your heart will ache and break for these characters, you can’t not see this film!

 

ZoeBest Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘Phantom Thread’

Part gothic romance, part crime and part period drama, this is a film that resists categorisation. It’s an exquisitely crafted, Hitchcockian character study, in which director Paul Thomas Anderson transports us into the decadent and glamorous world of 1950s haute couture. Allow yourself to be taken in by the fairy-tale enchantment, but watch out for something darker lurking beneath the service.

 

Sheila

Best Animated Feature: ‘Ferdinand’

Ferdinand is a gripping, big-hearted adventure that my children loved, and yet has jokes for the parents too. It’s easy watching fun with a simple storyline, and my girls liked it so much that they came out wanting a pet bull!

 

Karen

Best Actress: Sally Hawkins in ‘The Shape of Water’

The film has stunning visuals and cinematography throughout, but I was most struck by Sally Hawkins’ portrayal of Elisa. Her character is mute and as a result is often over-looked.  The emotion portrayed without dialogue, through not only expression and manner, but also physicality stayed with me and captured my interest. I was instantly captivated by her. 

 

LeaBest Cinematography: Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner was a visual treat! You will be submerged in an expansive cyberpunk cityscape of neon colour and amazing special effects of the future, including massive holographic projections and virtual reality. It perfectly reflects when a new world meets the old – from gritty scenes of a ruined past in the desert to an excitingly new but ominous new technological world lit up in the dark.

 

Check out the full list of nominations here. Let us know which films you’ve been enjoying lately!

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