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2017 Oscars Challenge: [18] “The Salesman” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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“THE SALESMAN” Iran; Directed by Asghar Farhadi Original Title: “Forushande” Directed by: Asghar Farhadi Screenplay by: Asghar Farhadi Cinematography by: Hossein Jafarian Music by: Sattar Oraki Distributed by: Filmiran Release Date: September 30, 2016 Lanuage: Persian FILM SYNOPSIS: After Iranian couple Emad and Rana are forced to move to a new apartment, their life together is thrown into turmoil by an act of violence. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [18] “The Salesman” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [17] “I Am Not Your Negro” – Best Documentary Feature

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“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck Directed by: Raoul Peck Written by: James Baldwin and Raoul Peck Based on: “Remember This House“ by James Baldwin Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson Edited by: Alexandra Strauss Music by: Alexei Aigui Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures & Amazon Studios Release Date: December 9, 2016 (Wide: February 3, 2017) FILM SYNOPSIS: In 1979, author James … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [17] “I Am Not Your Negro” – Best Documentary Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [16] “20th Century Women” – Best Original Screenplay

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“20TH CENTURY WOMEN” Written by Mike Mills Directed by: Mike Mills Screenplay by: Mike Mills Cinematography by: Sean Porter Music by: Roger Neill Production Company: Annapurna Pictures Distributed by: A24 Release Date: December 28, 2016 Budget: $7 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Teenager Jamie lives with his nonconformist mother Dorothea in Santa Barbara, California. In 1979, the other women in his life are Abbie, a boarder … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [16] “20th Century Women” – Best Original Screenplay

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [15] “Jim: The James Foley Story” – Best Original Song

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“THE EMPTY CHAIR” from “JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY” Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting Directed by: Brian Oakes Written by: Chris Chuang, Heather MacDonald, and Brian Oakes Cinematography by: Rachel Beth Anderson, James Foley, Clair Popkin, and Matthew VanDyke Music by: Osei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams, and Dan Romer Distributed by: HBO Documentary Films Release Date: February 6, 2016   FILM … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [15] “Jim: The James Foley Story” – Best Original Song

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” (2 nominations)

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Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been contemplating suicide since his wife died, is constantly quarreling with … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” (2 nominations)

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Makeup & Hairstyling

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“A MAN CALLED OVE” Eva von Bahr and Love Larson Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Makeup & Hairstyling

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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“A MAN CALLED OVE” Sweden; Directed by Hannes Holm Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been contemplating … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [13] “Tanna” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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“TANNA” Australia; Directed by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Directed by: Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Screenplay by: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, and John Collee Cinematography by: Bentley Dean Music by: Antony Partos Distributed by: Lightyear Entertainment Release Date: September 16, 2016 Country: Australia FILM SYNOPSIS: On the tiny Pacific island of Tanna in the Vanuatu archipelago, the younger members of two native tribes … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [13] “Tanna” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [12] “Toni Erdmann” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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“TONI ERDMANN” Germany; Directed by Maren Ade Directed by: Maren Ade Screenplay by: Maren Ade Cinematography by: Patrick Orth Music by: Patrick Veigel Distributed by: NFP Marketing & Distribution Release Date: December 25, 2016 Budget: $3.2 million Country: Germany / Austria FILM SYNOPSIS: Retired piano teacher Winfried Conradi attempts to reconnect with his estranged adult daughter Ines, a driven businesswoman currently based in Romania. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [12] “Toni Erdmann” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” (3 nominations)

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Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. As she searches for … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” (3 nominations)

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Original Score

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“JACKIE” Mica Levi Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Original Score

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Costume Design

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“JACKIE” Madeline Fontaine Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Costume Design

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Actress in a Leading Role

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NATALIE PORTMAN “Jackie” Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million   CHARACTER SYNOPSIS: As Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Portman portrays the grieving and intensely private First Lady, who seeks to ensure her late husband’s legacy — and her own — following his assassination. Who’s … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Actress in a Leading Role

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [10] “13 Hour: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi” – Best Sound Mixing

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“13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth Directed by: Michael Bay Written by: Chuck Hogan Based on: “13 Hours” by Mitchell Zuckoff (2014) Cinematography by: Dion Beebe Music by: Lorne Balfe Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: January 15, 2016 Budget: $50 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [10] “13 Hour: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi” – Best Sound Mixing

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” (2 nominations)

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Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 years early. As the only humans awake, the pair relies … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” (2 nominations)

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Original Score

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“PASSENGERS” Thomas Newman Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 years early. As the only humans awake, … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Original Score

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Production Design

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“PASSENGERS” Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design); Gene Serdena (Set Decoration) Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Production Design

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Actress in a Leading Role

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MERYL STREEP “Florence Foster Jenkins” Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million   MERYL STREEP “Florence Foster Jenkins” Meryl Streep plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress whose enthusiasm for singing is so pronounced that — despite her lack of talent — she decides … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Actress in a Leading Role

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2 nominations)

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Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million   // Produced by Michael Kuhn and Tracey Seaward // Directed by Stephen Frears // // Dated Viewed: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 // DVD // 39 films – 25 days //

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Costume Design

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“FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” Consolata Boyle Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million   FILM SYNOPSIS: Heiress Florence Foster Jenkins has been a champion of music her entire life, although her enthusiastic singing is dreadful. When she decides to give a concert at Carnegie … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Costume Design

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [7] “Captain Fantastic” – Best Actor in a Leading Role

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VIGGO MORTSENSEN “Captain Fantastic” Directed by: Matt Ross Written by: Matt Ross Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Alex Somers Distributed by: Bleeker Street & Universal Pictures Release Date: January 23, 2016 (Sundance) Wide Release: July 8, 2016   VIGGO MORTENSEN “Ben Cash” As Ben, Viggo Mortensen portrays a father who has raised his six children in isolation in the Pacific Northwest, but must integrate … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [7] “Captain Fantastic” – Best Actor in a Leading Role

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [6] “Sully” – Best Sound Editing

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“SULLY” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Todd Komarnicki Based on: “Highest Duty” by Chesley Sullenberger & Jeffrey Zaslow Cinematography by: Tom Stern Music by: Christian Jacob & The Tierney Sutton Band Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Release Date: September 2, 2016 (Telluride) Budget: $60 million FILM SYNOPSIS: On January 15, 2009, the engines of US Airways flight 1549 … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [6] “Sully” – Best Sound Editing

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [5] “Life, Animated” – Best Documentary Feature

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“LIFE, ANIMATED” Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman Directed by: Roger Ross Williams Written by: Ron Suskind Based on: “Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism” by Ron Suskind (2014) Cinematography by: Tom Bergmann Music by: Ylan Stark and T. Griffin Distributed by: The Orchard Release Date: July 1, 2016 FILM SYNOPSIS: Shortly after he turned three, Owen Suskind, the son of journalist Ron … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [5] “Life, Animated” – Best Documentary Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [4] “Fire At Sea” – Best Documentary Feature

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“FIRE AT SEA” Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo Directed by: Gianfranco Rosi Written by: Gianfranco Rosi Cinematography by: Gianfranco Rosi Music by: Stefano Grosso Distributed by: 01 Distribution Release Date: September 2, 2016 (Telluride) Language: Italian   FILM SYNOPSIS: When hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees flee their homes, their first stop in Europe is often the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [4] “Fire At Sea” – Best Documentary Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [3] “Land Of Mine” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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“LAND OF MINE” Denmark; Directed by Martin Zandvliet Directed by: Martin Zandvliet Screenplay by: Martin Zandvliet Cinematography by: Camilla Hjelm Knudsen Music by: Sune Martin Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: January 22, 2016 (Sundance) Budget: $5.1 million Country: Denmark FILM SYNOPSIS: After the end of World War II in Europe, a dozen German POWs are ordered to defuse 45,000 landmines buried by the … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [3] “Land Of Mine” – Best Foreign Language Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [2] “The Red Turtle” – Best Animated Feature

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“THE RED TURTLE” Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki Original Title: “La Tortue Rouge” Directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit Written by: Michaël Dudok de Wit & Pascale Ferran Music by: Laurent Perez del Mar Production Company: Studio Ghibli Distributed by: Wild Bunch & Sony Picture Classics Release Date: September 23, 2016 FILM SYNOPSIS: A sailor stranded on a deserted island builds a … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [2] “The Red Turtle” – Best Animated Feature

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2017 Oscars Challenge: [1] “13th” – Best Documentary Feature

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“13TH” Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick Cinematography by: Hans Charles & Kira Kelly Music by: Jason Moran Distributed by: Netflix Release Date: October 7, 2016   FILM SYNOPSIS: African Americans have continued to suffer since the passing of the 13th Amendment, with popular media demonizing people of color, Jim Crow laws … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [1] “13th” – Best Documentary Feature

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