Academy Award nominated films coming up!
- Posted: 15 January 2020
The Academy Awards always spark conversation and condemnation, setting social media alight with a wild variety of reactions and responses.
The Two Popes (12A)
Nominated For: 3 Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Pryce) & Best Supporting Actor (Hopkins)
Friday 17 January at 2.30pm & 7.30pm
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Behind the Vatican walls, Pope Benedict and the future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
“A double-act masterclass... it's papal perfection!” (Times ★★★★★)
Book Tickets for The Two Popes
Little Women (U)
Nominated For: 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress (Ronan) Best Supporting Actor (Pugh) & Best Adapted Screenplay
Sunday 26 January - Wednesday 5 February
Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) updates this classic American tale of four young women trying to make their way in the world in this wonderful Best Picture nominee.
“Warm, funny and heartfelt” (Guardian ★★★★★)
"A superb adaptation" (Empire ★★★★★)
1917 (15)
Nominated For: 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Direction (Mendes) & Best Cinematography
Friday 7 - Monday 17 February
Up for a whopping 10 Academy Awards in most of the major categories, 1917 picked up two of the most prestigious Golden Globe Awards as the film won Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Direction for the already Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, Spectre, American Beauty).
Mendes brings his singular vision to his World War I epic as two British soldiers embark on a dangerous mission to save 1,600 men from certain doom. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.
"Ambitious and passionate...a masterpiece" (★★★★★ Guardian)
"An instant Oscar frontrunner" (★★★★★ Times)
Oscar Catch-up Screening: Joker (15)
Nominated For: 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Direction (Phillips), Best Actor (Phoenix) & Best Cinematography
Friday 7 February at 7.30pm
Leading the way with 11 Oscar nods is one of 2019's biggest films! Joaquin Phoenix has already pocketed the Golden Globe for his enigmatic portrayal of the tortured clown, known as the Joker, in this harrowing origin story from director Todd Phillips.
We're giving you the chance to see it again on the Big Screen!
“Bold, devastating and utterly beautiful” (Empire ★★★★★)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Nominated For: 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Supporting Actress (Johansson)
Saturday 22 - Thursday 27 February
It could be a busy night for Scarlett Johansson! The actress is nominated for a Best Supporting Actress statue her role in Jojo Rabbit, but could also win the Best Actress award for her fantastic performance in Netflix's brilliant Marriage Story.
Jojo Rabbit itself has 6 nominations across the board, with a stake in the race to be crowned Best Picture in February!
The Lighthouse (15)
Nominated For: Best Cinematography
Friday 28 & Saturday 29 February at 7.30pm
From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind modern horror masterpiece The VVitch, comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
“A sublime maritime nightmare” (Guardian ★★★★★)
“A film that will make your head and soul ring” (Telegraph ★★★★★)
Book Tickets for The Lighthouse
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