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“The Brutalist” • A24
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Lol Crawley
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers
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“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya | Producers
| » Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up |
“CIVIL WAR” • A24
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Rob Hardy
Alex Garland | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers
| » American Society Of Cinematographers Award Nominee |
“a Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Phedon Papamichael
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
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“Conclave” • Focus Features
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Stéphane Fontaine
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
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“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Greig Fraser
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers
| » ACADEMY Award Nominee » British Society of Cinematographers Award Nominee » BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Award Nominee |
“EMILIA PÉREZ” • Netflix
cinematography BY Paul Guilhaume
Jacques Audiard | Director
Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers
| » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee |
“The Fire Inside” • Amazon MGM Studios
cinematography BY Rina Yang
Rachel Morrison | Director
Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins | Producers
| » Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Nominee |
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Simon Duggan
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers
| » American Society Of Cinematographers Award Nominee |
“The Girl with the Needle” • MUBI
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Michal Dymek
Magnus von Horn | Director
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski | Producers
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“GLADIATOR II” • Paramount Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY John Mathieson
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
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“Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” • Kino Lorber
cinematography BY Dinh Duy Hung
Thien An Pham | Director
Jeremy Chua, Tran Van Thi | Producers
| » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee |
“Janet Planet” • A24
cinematography BY Maria von Hausswolff
Annie Baker | Director
Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng, Annie Baker, Andrew Goldman | Producers
| » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee |
“la cocina” • WILLA
cinematography BY Juan Pablo Ramírez
Alonso Ruizpalacios | Director
Gerardo Gatica González, Lauren Mann, Ivan Orlic, Ramiro Ruiz | Producers
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“Maria” • Netflix
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Edward Lachman
Pablo Larraín | Director
Juan de Dios Larraín, Jonas Dornbach, Lorenzo Mieli, Pablo Larraín, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Simone Gattoni | Producers
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“NICKEL BOYS” • Orion | Amazon MGM Studios
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Jomo Fray
RaMell Ross | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Producers
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“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Jarin Blaschke
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers
| » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee |
“Sing Sing” • A24
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Pat Scola
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
| » European Film Award Winner » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee |
“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI
Cinematography by Benjamin Kračun
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner | Producers
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“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Alice Brooks
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
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