The ceremony The 2024 Oscars are closer than ever. Next March 10, the world of cinema will celebrate the most important and influential films of recent months. But in particular, the way in which the year 2023 was of special importance for the recovery of the film industry. That, despite the writers’ and screenwriters’ strike. To which we should add the fall of superhero cinema. Both unexpected situations changed the panorama of the entertainment world.
But perhaps due to these two major circumstances, the titles that the award celebrates on this occasion have added value. That of remembering that the seventh art is capable of surviving its worst moments and most critical scenarios. In 2024, phenomena such as Barbenheimer They showed that the muscle of show business is still as strong as in its best times. Also, the renewed interest of the public will make the occasion a moment of special value.
The platforms make it easier than ever to enjoy the spectacle offered by the nominees and the quality titles that are in competition. Netflix, in particular, includes several in its catalog. We leave you the 7 contents that reached important categories at the 2024 Oscars and that you can enjoy right now in the subscription service. Everything, as a preparation for the most significant night in cinema.
Teacher
With 7 nominations, the film is one of the most notable among the category lists. Bradley Cooper’s work aspires to Best Director, Film, Lead Actor and Actress, Cinematography, Sound and Original Screenplay. Which makes it one of the most important releases of the year and now, one of the most viewed films on Netflix.
The story of the teacher Leonard Bernstein (played by Cooper, who both directs and writes the script), is a tribute to the memory of its protagonist. But also, a celebration of music, talent and especially, the way in which art is capable of aspiring to the sublime. With entire sequences dedicated to music, Teacher It delves into the environment that surrounded one of Hollywood’s most famous musicians and turns it into an exploration of art. What it avoids is just a biopic and yes, a respectful look at the work of one of the great artists of our time.
Nyad
The film, which tells the story of swimmer Diana Nyad, received two nominations for the 2024 Oscar. Both for their main actresses. Both Annette Bening, who plays the iconic athlete, and Jodie Foster, who plays her lover and coach Bonnie Stoll, were recognized as Best actress, main character and leading lady respectively.
A tribute to a film that highlights personal value, talent and dedication in the sporting arena. Likewise, it explores the life of one of the most emblematic women in the world of American swimming. The film has been acclaimed for its kind and sensitive look at love, the will to continue in an age of complicated circumstances and twilight triumph.
The Snow Society
Juan Antonio Bayona’s success achieved two historic nominations at the 2024 Oscar award. In addition to the desired category as Best International Filmthe director’s efforts to detail with the greatest fidelity the tragedy he narrates, obtained another in Best Makeup and Hairstyle.
Based on a true story, the film tells the story of what happened in the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in 1972. With 45 people on board, the plane crashed into the Andes mountain range. After being trapped in the perpetual snow and impossible conditions, barely 16 of them were able to survive. To achieve this, they had to face the worst weather conditions imaginable and even resort to cannibalism with the bodies of the deceased.
Bayona’s film reconstructs the accident and explores its characters. Based on the book of the same name by journalist Pablo Vierci, it is also a work tribute to the memory of the heroes, which even allowed some of them to be part of the cast.
Rustin
You may not have heard much about this film, but its actor, Colman Domingo (Euphoria) is nominated for Best Actor. The story, which explores the life of Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., It is moving because it shows the details of the life of a character that history has ignored.
Faced with prejudice for his serial orientation, Rustin fought side by side with the historical figure for the vindication of the civil rights of men, women and vulnerable minorities in North America.
The film, which you can now see on Netflix, tells the context in which the character moved. Also, the way in which his effort and work was fundamental to achieving considerable successes in the recognition of a legal struggle that spans decades. But it is the actor’s performance that surprises with its sensitivity and subtlety. Something that the 2024 Oscar recognized.
Nimona
The candidate for Best Animated Film is one of the strong points of the Netflix catalog. At the same time, one of the favorites at the 2024 Oscar. The story about this rebellious girl capable of changing shape at will with the voice of Chloë Grace Moretz, is a technical and narrative prodigy. Rejected during its production by Disney due to the LGBTIQ+ theme of its plot, ended up shining among the subscription service’s productions.
The plot follows the titular character as he attempts to help prove Ballister’s (Riz Ahmed) innocence. a disgraced knight in a magical kingdom. But what begins as a mocking adventure turns into an exploration of difference and discrimination. Which made the film an immediate success. A curious data? Netflix added the anime for free on its YouTube channel, as part of his campaign to achieve the award.
Count
This biopic surrealism by Augusto Pinochet, directed by Pablo Larraínis nominated for Best Cinematography at the 202nd Oscar4. Reasons are not lacking. The film tries to reimagine the Latin American dictator as a vampire trying to decide when to die, in the midst of the siege of his greedy relatives and a nun, ready to defeat the evil he represents.
But it is its amazing visual section that surprised the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Shot in black and white, it is a gloomy journey through rural Chile converted into Gothic terrain. Which gives it a rare mix between the horror genre and a symbolic vision of evil.
The Infinite Memory
The painful feature film, which tells a real life storyis nominated for the Best Documentary category at the 2024 Oscars. The plot details the coexistence of a couple over 25 years, but it especially emphasizes, in the last eight since his diagnosis as an Alzheimer’s patient.
In an attempt to preserve memories in the event of memory loss, she will begin to record everything that happens on a daily basis, to preserve the memories they share. With an intimate and moving tone, The Infinite Memoryis a painful perspective on mental health, immersed in everyday life. His greatest attribute.
The wonderful story of Henry Sugar
This little cinematic gem is part of the series of four directed by director Wes Anderson, released last year on Netflix. But it is The wonderful story of Henry Sugarwhich got a nomination for Best Short Film at the 2024 Oscars.
Based on the eponymous story by Roald Dahl, it tells the life of Henry Sugar (Benedict Cumberbatch), a man trying to learn the mysteries of tricks in games of chance. But that will be the door to discovering his worst habits and strangest ambitions. With Anderson’s characteristic visual section, it is an ingenious and unusual story that surprised the public, and now, to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.