Director & Writer: Rian Johnson
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy & Ram Bergman
Cinematography: Steve Yedlin
Composer: John Williams
Editor: Bob Ducsay
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Run-time: 152 minutes
FILM SYNOPSIS: Resistance heroes Poe and Finn take daring measures to save their tattered fleet from extermination by the First Order. Across the galaxy, Rae pleads with Luke Skywalker to return to the fray while seeking answers about her origins and a strange link to her nemesis, Kylo Ren.
John Williams, as a composer, is a monster. This is his fifty-first Academy Award nomination with no signs of stopping. For the man to have done the original score for “Star Wars” exactly 40 years ago to continuing not only doing the scores for the current installments, but to be nominated for an Academy Award for his work, it is truly a marvel. Despite his continued excellent work, this year belongs to Jonny Greenwood and Alexandre Desplat. Both of their scores have the heat going into the Oscars. “Phantom Thread” and “The Shape Of Water” both have scores that are unique to their film and create a certain type of world with their tones. Not that Williams doesn’t do the same, but something also has to be said for a composer creating a score from nothing whereas Williams has been building on the same score for the past four decades.
Visually, the things that make “The Last Jedi” worthy of an Academy Award nomination are also the elements that set the film apart from the other installments. The battle of the planet Crait, alone, is enough to make this Oscar worthy and you know that Disney knew this by even making the theme of the theatrical poster along the same lines. Although we’ve seen the AT AT Walkers before, the new style on them as well as the red salt of Crait, cause for some of the most visually stunning moments of the film. Also, the fact that they are still finding ways to make the lightsaber battles pop visually, this time placing them in Snoke’s Red Room with his Red Guards, also leaves an impression. Not to mention the utterly impressive Jump to Lightspeed Destruction caused by Laura Dern’s character, which left me absolutely speechless. Add to that the already impressive visuals of the Millennium Falcon and all the other space ships, and you’ve got yourself a visually impressive film. Even with all that, it still goes up against films like “War For The Planet Of The Apes” and “Blade Runner 2049,” which both bring something new to the table while developing on the back of previous installments.
Choices with sound (or sometimes lack thereof) are also impressive in “The Last Jedi.” The same sounds we know and love, coming from lightsabers and spaceships, are all here, but what likely sets it apart, again, are the new additions. Elements like the Porgs, whose bleats are wholly unique to this film. The force connection between Rey and Kylo offers some interesting sound design elements as well. And always impressive is the fact that within this entire cacophony of blasts and zooms and explosions, none of the sounds get lost within one another. You can still hear each and every blast when Kylo orders to unleash everything on Luke Skywalker when he arrives on Crait. Sound-wise, you’d be hard pressed to beat “Dunkirk,” however, which relies heavily on sound with its gunshots and wailing fighter planes. Without a win in the sound categories, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will go home empty handed.
JOHN WILLIAMS
Composer
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 (40th) | “Valley Of The Dolls” | Nominated | Best Scoring of Music (Adaptation or Treatment) |
| 1969 (42nd) | “The Reivers” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” | Nominated | Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | |
| 1971 (44th) | “Fiddler On The Roof” | Won | Best Scoring (Adaptation and Original Song Score) |
| 1972 (45th) | “images” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| “The Poseidon Adventure” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score | |
| 1973 (46th) | “Cinderella Liberty” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Best Song | ||
| “Tom Sawyer” | Nominated | Best Scoring (Adaptation and Original Song Score) | |
| 1974 (47th) | “The Towering Inferno” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1975 (48th) | “Jaws” | Won | Best Original Score |
| 1977 (50th) | “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Star Wars” | Won | Best Original Score | |
| 1978 (51st) | “Superman” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 1980 (53rd) | “The Empire Strike Back” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 1981 (54th) | “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 1982 (55th) | “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” | Won | Best Original Score |
| Nominated | Best Original Song | ||
| 1983 (56th) | “Return Of The Jedi” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 1984 (57th) | “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “The River” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 1987 (60th) | “Empire Of The Sun” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “The Witches Of Eastwick” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 1988 (61st) | “The Accidental Tourist” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 1989 (62nd) | “Born on the Fourth Of July” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 1990 (63rd) | “Home Alone” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| Nominated | Best Original Song | ||
| 1991 (64th) | “JFK” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Hook” | Nominated | Best Original Song | |
| 1993 (66th) | “Schindler’s List” | Won | Best Original Score |
| 1995 (68th) | “Nixon” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| “Sabrina” | Nominated | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | |
| Nominated | Best Original Song | ||
| 1996 (69th) | “Sleepers” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1997 (70th) | “Amistad” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1998 (71st) | “Saving Private Ryan” | Nominated | Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1999 (72nd) | “Angela’s Ashes” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2000 (73rd) | “The Patriot” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2001 (74th) | “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 2002 (75th) | “Catch Me If You Can” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2004 (77th) | “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2005 (78th) | “Memoirs of a Geisha” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “Munich” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 2011 (84th) | “The Adventures of Tintin” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| “War Horse” | Nominated | Best Original Score | |
| 2012 (85th) | “Lincoln” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2013 (86th) | “The Book Thief” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
| 2015 (88th) | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
MATTHEW WOOD AND REN KLYCE
Sound Editors
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (80th) | “There Will Be Blood” | Nominated | Best Sound Editing |
| 2008 (81st) | “WALL-E” | Nominated | Best Sound Editing |
| 2015 (88th) | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominated | Best Sound Editing |
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 (72nd) | “Fight Club” | Nominated | Best Sound Effects Editing |
| 2008 (81st) | ” The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2010 (83rd) | “The Social Network” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2011 (84th) | “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” | Nominated | Best Sound Editing |
| Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
DAVID PARKER, MICHAEL SEMANICK, REN KLYCE, AND STUART WILSON
Sound Mixers
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 (56th) | “Never Cry Wolf” | Nominated | Best Sound |
| 1996 (69th) | “The English Patient” | Won | Best Sound |
| 2003 (76th) | “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2007 (80th) | “The Bourne Ultimatum” | Won | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2008 (81st) | “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2010 (83rd) | “The Social Network” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2011 (84th) | “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2016 (89th) | “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (74th) | “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” | Nominated | Best Sound |
| 2002 (75th) | “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” | Nominated | Best Sound |
| 2003 (76th) | “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” | Won | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2005 (78th) | “King Kong” | Won | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2007 (80th) | “Ratatouille” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2008 (81st) | ” The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| “WALL-E” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing | |
| 2010 (83rd) | “The Social Network” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2011 (84th) | “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2013 (86th) | “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (84th) | “War Horse” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2012 (85th) | “Skyfall” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2015 (88th) | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2016 (89th) | “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” | Nominated | Best Sound Mixing |
BEN MORRIS, MIKE MULHOLLAND, NEAL SCANLAN, AND CHRIS CORBOULD
Visual Effects Artists
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (80th) | “The Golden Compass” | Won | Best Visual Effects |
| NONE |
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| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 (68th) | “The Golden Compass” | Won | Best Visual Effects |
| 2015 (88th) | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominated | Best Visual Effects |
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (81st) | “The Dark Knight” | Nominated | Best Visual Effects |
| 1995 (68th) | “Inception” | Won | Best Visual Effects |
| 2015 (88th) | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominated | Best Visual Effects |
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