Catch up  with the big  award-winning  movies

Some of the biggest movies of the last year are returning to Warwick Arts Centre’s cinema screens from Friday 15 to Thursday 21 March 2024.

For one week only, some of the best award-luring blockbusters and cult classics are back on the big screen for what is now traditionally dubbed ‘Awards Season’ – named after the abundance of glitzy awards ceremonies all taking place at this time of year.

Anatomy of a Fall (Fri 15 to Sun 17 Mar 2024)

Warwick Arts Centre’s cinematic run kicks off with French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall, which has collected two Golden Globe Awards (Best Screenplay and Best Picture – Non-English Language), and a BAFTA (Best Original Screenplay). Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, director/co-writer Justine Triet’s dynamic thriller has also picked up four awards from the Paris Film Critics Association and a hefty 11 César Award nominations, as well as five Oscar nominations. 

Killers of the Flower Moon (Mon 18 to Wed 20 Mar 2024)

With a top-notch ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon earned an impressive nine BAFTA nominations, yet failed to win one. It hasn’t left empty handed elsewhere though, with Lily walking away with the Best Actress (Drama) at the Golden Globes, and there’s still the 96th Academy Awards to go - where the historical drama has garnered ten Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Lead Actress. 

Barbie (Fri 15 to Sun 17 Mar 2024)

The biggest movie of 2023, Barbie, may well have also left the BAFTAs empty-handed, but it’s also still in the running for Best Picture (and seven other awards) at the Oscars, while other ceremonies have been quick to present it with nods for everything from screenplay and acting to the original songs, with Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For? picking up a Golden Globe and two Grammy’s, for Song Of The Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media.

Oppenheimer (Fri 15 to Mon 18 Mar 2024)

A big winner at the BAFTAs, the biopic of the godfather of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer, smashed it with seven awards, including Best Film, Best Direction (Christopher Nolan’s first BAFTA), Best Leading Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr), Cinematography, and Original Score (Ludwig Göransson). The powerful drama previously did well at the US Critic’s Choice Movie Awards (Best Director, Film, Score etc), Golden Globes (Best Drama, Director, Score and nods for Murphy and Downey Jr) and Screen Actor’s Guild Awards (winning half the film-related awards), while Ludwig also won the Grammy’s Soundtrack gong. All of which bodes well for the forthcoming Academy Awards, where it’s been recognised in 13 categories.

The Holdovers (Tue 19 to Thu 21 Mar 2024)

Reuniting Sideways lead Paul Giamatti with director Alexander Payne, comedy drama The Holdovers was in the running for seven BAFTAs, eventually grabbing two, including Best Supporting Actress for Da'Vine Joy Randolph – who earlier won a Golden Globe, as did Giamatti (Best Actor Musical Or Comedy). They’re both nominated for Oscars too. 

Poor Things (Mon 18 to Thu 21 Mar 2024)

Was there any doubt that Emma Stone wouldn’t win the Lead Actress BAFTA for Poor Things? A riff on the Frankenstein story, it’s a cult classic in the making, with Emma’s BAFTA joining her Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, where the film itself also won Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). Meanwhile, the Academy Awards have recognised the movie in 11 categories, including Best Picture, Actress, Director, Screenplay and Supporting Actor.

Past Lives (Fri 15 to Sun 17 Mar 2024)

Nominated for three BAFTAs and five Golden Globes, Celine Song's directorial debut, Past Lives, may lack some of the visual spectacle of some of the other movies on the Academy Award list, yet it’s a well-deserved contender for the Best Picture Oscar. A moving study of unresolved affection, it deserves far wider recognition.

The Zone of Interest (Mon 18 to Thu 21 Mar 2024)

Finally, the week-long season concludes with The Zone of Interest. Grand Prix winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Jonathan Glazer’s powerful study of the banality of evil has gone on to win three BAFTAs, including Outstanding British Film and Best Film Not In The English Language, while it’s also shortlisted for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.