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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
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By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Mar 27, 2024
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Oscars: Which films are competing for Best Picture Sunday, where to watch them

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Oscar Statuettes will be presented at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images/Page Six)

With the 90th Academy Awards coming up Sunday, we’ve got a rundown for you of all the nominees for Best Picture.

“Call Me by Your Name”

In northern Italy in the early 1980s, Elio, a seventeen-year-old, begins a romantic relationship with Oliver, his father’s research assistant.

Directed by: Luca Guadagnino

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar and Esther Garrel

Also nominated for: Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song (Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens)

Where to watch it: “Call Me by Your Name” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes. DVD release will be on March 13th.

“Darkest Hour”

During his early days as British Prime Minister at the beginning of World War II, Winston Churchill must face the threat of Nazism and decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight against him.

Directed by: Joe Wright

Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn and Lilly James

Also nominated for: Best Actor (Oldman), Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design

Where to watch it: “Darkest Hour” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes and has been released on DVD.

“Dunkirk”

During World War II, allied Belgian, British and French soldiers must be evacuated from Dunkirk, France after being surrounded by the German Army.

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy

Also nominated for: Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing and Best Production Design

Where to watch it: “Dunkirk” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes and has been released on DVD.

“Get Out”

Chris, a young African American, meets his white girlfriend’s parents for the first time during a weekend getaway, uncovering twisted, unpredictable secrets.

Directed by: Jordan Peele

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener and Bradley Whitford

Also nominated for: Best Actor (Kaluuya), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay

Where to watch it: “Get Out” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes and has been released on DVD. The film is also available to watch on HBO.

“Lady Bird”

This dramedy centers around seventeen-year-old Lady Bird McPherson and her tumultuous relationship with her mother.

Directed by: Greta Gerwig

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein

Also nominated for: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Metcalf)

Where to watch it: “Lady Bird” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes. The DVD is set t0 release on March 6th.

“Phantom Thread”

Set in the fashion world of 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock, a dressmaker, meets young Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps

Also nominated for: Best Actor (Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actress (Manville), Best Original Score, Best Costume Design and Best Director

Where to watch it: “Phantom Thread” will not be available to stream until March 27th and won’t be on DVD until April 10th.

“The Post”

Based on a true story, Katherine Graham, owner and publisher of The Washington Post, and Ben Bradlee, editor of the newspaper, must decide whether to publish the Pentagon Papers. The papers are highly classified documents that disclose U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War over the course of several decades.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bruce Greenwood

Also nominated for: Best Actress (Streep)

Where to watch it: “The Post” will not be on DVD or streaming services until April.

“The Shape of Water”

Elisa, a mute janitor, falls in love with an amphibious creature that is being held in a Baltimore research facility in the 1960s.

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg

Also nominated for: Best Actress (Hawkins), Best Supporting Actress (Spencer), Best Supporting Actor (Jenkins), Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing and Best Production Design

Where to watch it: “The Shape of Water” is available to stream on iTunes and Amazon but will not be on DVD until March 13th.

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Mildred challenges local authorities using three billboards as she seeks justice for the rape and murder of her daughter.

Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson

Also nominated for: Best Actress (McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Rockwell and Harrelson are both nominated), Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing

Where to watch it: “Three Billboards” is available to stream on Amazon and iTunes and has been released on DVD.

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