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F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers
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FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor | Sound Design
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler | Sound Design
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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SIRĀT • NEON
Laia Casanovas | Sound Designer
Oliver Laxe | Director
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers
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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE • 20th Century Studios
Scott Cooper | Director
Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Scott Stuber | Producers
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SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures
James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers
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WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Jack Dolman | Sound Design
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
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WARFARE • A24
Sound by Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker, and Richard Spooner
Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers
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THE LOST BUS • Apple Studios
Paul Greengrass | Director
Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum, Brad Ingelsby, Gregory Goodman | Producers
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BUGONIA • Focus Features
Johnnie Burn | Sound Designer
Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE • Netflix
Kathryn Bigelow | Director
Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
Anemone • Focus Features
Steve Fanagan, Stevie Haywood | Sound
Ronan Day-Lewis | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
DIE MY LOVE • MUBI
Tim Burns, Paul Davies, Linda Forsen, Andrew Stirk, Ron Osiowy | Sound
Lynne Ramsay | Director
Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Andrea Calderwood | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
ISH • Primal Pictures
Nina Hartstone, Jake Whitelee, Jens Petersen, Mike Tehrani, Rob Davidson | Sound
Imran Perretta | Director
Dhiraj Mahey, Bennett McGhee | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
MY FATHER’S SHADOW • MUBI
Cj Mirra, James Ridgway, Joe Jackson, Adele Fletcher, Pius Fatoke | Sound
Akinola Davies Jr. | Director
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers
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KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Michael Babcock, Tony Lamberti, Jeff Sawyer, Katie Halliday, Chris Diebold, Trevor Gates| Sound Design
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Creative Arts Award Nominee |
THE LONG WALK • Lionsgate
Jeremy Peirson, Thomas Jones, Jeffrey Murias, Jeremy Peirson, and Carlos Sanches | Sound Design
Francis Lawrence | Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy | Producers
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HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB • Watermelon Pictures
Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir & Amal Attia | Sound Designers
Kaouther Ben Hania | Director
Nadim Cheikhrouha, James Wilson , Odessa Rae | Producers
| » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee |
28 YEARS LATER • Sony / Columbia Pictures
Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernie Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers
| » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee |
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE • Searchlight Pictures
Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers
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