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BUGONIA • Focus Features
Jerskin Fendrix | Composer
Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
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FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Alexandre Desplat | Composer
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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HAMNET • Focus Features
Max Richter | Composer
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Jonny Greenwood | Composer
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures | Apple Original Films
Hans Zimmer | Composer
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers
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MARTY SUPREME • A24
Daniel Lopatin | Composer
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Bryce Dessner | Composer
Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
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SIRĀT • NEON
Kangding Ray | Composer
Oliver Laxe | Director
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers
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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • Warner Bros Pictures
Simon Franglen | Composer
James Cameron | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer
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HEDDA • Amazon MGM Studios / Orion Pictures
Hildur Guðnadóttir | Composer
Nia DaCosta | Director
Nia DaCosta, Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner | Producers
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE • Netflix
Volker Bertelmann | Composer
Kathryn Bigelow | Director
Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim | Producers
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TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Composers
Joachim Rønning | Director
Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Steven Lisberger | Producers
| » OSCARS SHORTLIST » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Creative Arts Award Nominee |
JAY KELLY • Netflix
Nicholas Britell | Composer
Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers
| » OSCARS SHORTLIST » BAFTA LONGLIST » Hollywood Music In Media Award Nominee |
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
John Powell, Stephen Schwartz | Composers
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
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Captain America: Brave New World • Marvel Studios
Laura Karpman | Composer
Julius Onah | Director
Kevin Feige, Nate Moore | Producers
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Diane Warren: Relentless • Greenwich Entertainment
Lesley Barber | Composer
Bess Kargman | Director
Michele Farinola, Peggy Drexler, Bess Kargman | Producers
| » OSCARS SHORTLIST » BAFTA LONGLIST |
Nuremberg • Sony Pictures Classics
Brian Tyler | Composer
James Vanderbilt | Director
Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, Cherilyn Hawrysh, István Major, George Freeman | Producers
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Truth and Treason • Angel Studios
Aaron Zigman | Composer
Matt Whitaker | Director
John Foss, Russ Kendall, Matt Whitaker | Producers
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery • Netflix
Nathan Johnson | Composer
Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD WINNER » Hollywood Music In Media Award Nominee |
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND • Focus Features
Tom Basden, Adem Ilhan | Composers
James Griffiths | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer
| » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE • Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Blumberg | Composer
Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
28 YEARS LATER • Columbia Pictures
Young Fathers | Composer
Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernie Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
BLACK BAG • Focus Features
David Holmes | Composer
Steven Soderbergh | Director
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films
Johan Lenox | Composer
Charlie Polinger | Director
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures
John Murphy, David Fleming | Composers
James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema
Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay and Zach Cregger | Composers
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
ANEMONE • Focus Features
Bobby Krlic| Composer
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
MY FATHER’S SHADOW • MUBI
CJ Mirra | Composer
Akinola Davies Jr. | Director
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers
| » European Award Winner |
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Hania Rani | Composer
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
| » European Award Nominee |
SOUND OF FALLING • MUBI
Michael Fiedler & Eike Hosenfeld | Composer
Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen | Producers
| » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee |
THE MASTERMIND • MUBI
Rob Mazurek | Composer
Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp , Vincent Savino , Anish Savjani | Producers
| » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS • Marvel Studios
Michael Giacchino | Composer
Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
RESURRECTION • Janus Films
M83 | Composer
Gan Bi | Director
Zuolong Shan , Yang Lele , Charles Gillibert | Producers
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