Award Winners

From Cannes to Berlin to the Academy, these are the films that won the hearts of critics and swept awards season.

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Barbie
  • 2023
From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva.
Babylon
  • 2022
Stanley Kubrick's Oscar winning epic is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time
2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 1968
A "rapturous love story" (Time Magazine) from Director Anthony Minghella, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman & Renee Zellweger
Cold Mountain
  • 2004
Director Denis Villeneuve's 6-time Academy Award winner, featuring breathtaking cinematography and stellar performances.
Dune
  • 2019
Florian Zeller's heartbreaking and uncompromisingly poignant film featuring an Oscar winning performance from Anthony Hopkins.
The Father
  • 2021
A thrilling commentary on the Iraq War that earned Kathryn Bigelow the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first woman to do so.
The Hurt Locker
  • 2009
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in this witty, stylish whodunit.
Knives Out
  • 2019
Oscar winner Bill Condon delivers a spellbinding work of semi-fiction, starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser.
Gods and Monsters
  • 1998
Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically and emotionally collide in this drama from director Paul Haggis
Crash
  • 2004
An Oscar winning feminist tale from director Saul Dibb & starring Keira Knightley
The Duchess
  • 2008
Quentin Tarantino's Oscar winning, genre-bending thrill ride is altogether violent, unpredictable and thoroughly entertaining.
Inglourious Basterds
  • 2009
Quentin Tarantino's bold, bloody, incendiary masterpiece starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson
Django Unchained
  • 2012
A classic musical fantasy and a star vehicle for Judy Garland. "A Broadway spectacle translated into make-believe" (Time Magazine).
The Wizard of Oz
  • 1939
An instant classic, Academy Award winning Cameron Crowe’s coming-of-age story featuring a masterful ensemble
Almost Famous
  • 2000
"In this wildly ingenious chess game, grandmaster Nolan plants ideas in our heads that disturb and dazzle" (Rolling Stone)
Inception
  • 2010
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese delivers "a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart" (Rolling Stone) with this epic work.
Gangs of New York
  • 2002
Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now in its 40th year presents a new, never-before-seen restored version of the film.
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
  • 1979
Director Denis Villeneuve's Oscar winning sci-fi drama is "a monolith, a megalith... the film defies gravity" (The Playlist) starring Amy Adams
Arrival
  • 2016
One of the most influential films of the 1990s, Tarantino's neo-noir romp is "a spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture" (Variety)
Pulp Fiction
  • 1994
Lasse Halstrom's Academy Award winning drama based on the novel by John Irving
The Cider House Rules
  • 1999
Noted by IMDB in the 50 Top Rated films of all time and boasting a 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, a 4-time Oscar winning film from Martin Scorsese
The Departed
  • 2006
Gus Van Sant's modern day masterpiece, named one of IMDB’s 100 Top Rated movies of all time. Starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck.
Good Will Hunting
  • 1997
Director Jake Schreier delivers both a quirky drama and a meditation on aging, bolstered by a masterful lead performance from Frank Langella
Robot and Frank
  • 2012
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay star in Andrew Haigh's searingly honest portrait of the mysteries that lie at the heart of every relationship
45 Years
  • 2015
"...A memoir, a history lesson, a combat picture, a piece of investigative journalism and an altogether amazing film." Ari Folman directs.
Waltz with Bashir
  • 2008
"A wonderfully Lynchian dive into the dream and the reality of Hollywood, moviemaking, acting and love" from Director/Writer David Lynch
Mulholland Drive
  • 2001
Winner of 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture & Best Director, Anthony Minghella's adaptation is a heart-wrenching love story
The English Patient
  • 1996
Richard Linklater's 12-year epic. A breathless, intimate cinematic miracle that celebrates life's small moments and won hearts of audiences
Boyhood
  • 2014
Animated marvel and Oscar nominee from directing duo Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman. "...one of those rare perfect films" (RogerEbert.com).
Anomalisa
  • 2015
The movie that defined a generation, made Dustin Hoffman a super-star, and garnered six Oscar nominations
The Graduate
  • 1967
Academy Award winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu weaves together the stories of four distinct families in this multi-dimensional drama.
Babel
  • 2006
Director Brillante Mendoza delivers a compelling drama, for which Jaclyn Jose received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ma' Rosa
  • 2016
Ebert & Roeper called Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel "filmmaking at the highest level."
There Will Be Blood
  • 2007
A hard-hitting tale that serves as both a character study and a sociopolitical statement, from director Warwick Thornton
Sweet Country
  • 2017
A real life thriller, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden
Citizenfour
  • 2014
Michael Hoffman's Oscar winning film is a "lively, lavish and grandly acted pageant" (Rolling Stone).
Restoration
  • 1995
Jane Campion's award winning work "plays itself with such contrapuntal richness, it resonates in you forever" (Washington Post).
The Piano
  • 1993
Visionary director Ava DuVernay's chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights with his 1965 march
Selma
  • 2014
Julie Taymor's 2-time Academy Award winning film is a brilliant and beautiful biography of iconic artist Frida Kahlo
Frida
  • 2002
Thematic tightrope from Oscar winning director David O. Russel, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper with their Oscar winning performances.
Silver Linings Playbook
  • 2012
Coen brothers’ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Academy Award winner for Best Picture that sees mayhem ensue after a drug deal gone wrong.
No Country for Old Men
  • 2007
"A darkly effective portrait of an Eisenhower-era couple who fall tragically short of reaching Camelot," from Director Sam Mendes
Revolutionary Road
  • 2009
Director Ryan Coogler's directorial debut follows the true story of Oscar Grant (a brilliant Michael B. Jordan). Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner.
Fruitvale Station
  • 2013
Academy Award nominated Director David O. Russell adapts the story of fledgling boxer Micky Ward.
The Fighter
  • 2010
Jason Reitman delivers a 6-time Academy Award nominated smart, humorous and emotional story starring George Clooney.
Up in the Air
  • 2009
Todd Phillips delivers "the best social horror film since GET OUT... Joaquin Phoenix is magnetic" (Time Out)
Joker
  • 2018
Complex subject matter, sharp dialogue and scathing humor make Adam McKay's Oscar nominated Wall Street drama wholly appealing.
The Big Short
  • 2015
Oscar winner Sam Mendes directs this well-crafted mob movie that is altogether sweeping and somber, starring Tom Hanks
Road to Perdition
  • 2002
"Reaffirms [Christopher] Nolan as the premier big-canvas storyteller of his generation" (Variety)
Interstellar
  • 2014
Kenneth Lonergan's drama that broke hearts and smashed box office records. Starring an unforgettable Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams & Lucas Hedges.
Manchester by the Sea
  • 2016
August Wilson's Tony winning play comes to life on the big screen driven by groundbreaking performances by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
Fences
  • 2016
Sean Penn directs this deeply personal and affecting adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best-selling book.
Into the Wild
  • 2007
Academy Award winner Mel Gibson's Oscar and Golden Globe nominated chronicle of an extraordinary true story.
Hacksaw Ridge
  • 2016
Master filmmaker François Ozon crafts a haunting tale of love & reconciliation in the aftermath of World War I, through the eyes of those left behind
Frantz
  • 2016
"An engaging and cumulatively exhilarating debut from ...Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin" (Hollywood Reporter)
Meru
  • 2015
Director Lee Daniels' sophomore work - the "best picture of 2009" (Rolling Stone) - featuring a breakout performance by Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
  • 2010
One night of crime, frustration, betrayal and revenge, set in the heart of Belgrade. Venice Film Festival award winner from Director Goran Paskaljevic
Cabaret Balkan
  • 1998
"A wondrous blend of fantasy and mystery that will appeal to adults as well as children" (USA Today), from Director Martin Scorsese
Hugo
  • 2011
A novice nun uncovers a deep family secret in Pawel Pawlikowski's Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ida
  • 2013
Director Sebastián Lelio's complex character study of a middle-aged woman (an unforgettable Paulina García) that captivated both critics and audiences
Gloria
  • 2013
Three women search for more potent, meaningful lives in Stephen Daldry's drama that packs an emotional wallop.
The Hours
  • 2002
Antonio Banderas "gives his best, most committed performance" (Detroit News) in Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed work.
Pain and Glory
  • 2019
"At once a gripping thriller, an incendiary social critique and a mordant moral fable," (The Playlist), from cinematic master Pablo Larraín
The Club
  • 2015
Academy Award nominated, intense and haunting portrayal of Alan Turning (Benedict Cumberbatch). Morten Tyldum’s English-language debut.
The Imitation Game
  • 2014
Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen, featuring Jennifer Hudson's showstopping performance.
Dreamgirls
  • 2006
Academy Award winner for Best Documentary. "It grabs you like a thriller with an ending that will haunt your dreams" (Rolling Stone).
An Inconvenient Truth
  • 2006
Rupert Goold’s eloquent portrayal, featuring a transformative, Academy Award winning performance by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland.
Judy
  • 2019
Iñárritu’s first feature and Gael Garcia Bernal’s film acting debut, was heralded by New York Magazine as “a truly prodigious piece of work."
Amores Perros
  • 2001
Colin Firth gives a masterful performance as King George VI that earned him an Academy Award. From Oscar winning director Tom Hooper.
The King's Speech
  • 2010
"A romantic spellbinder that cuts deep" (Rolling Stone). Academy Award nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes' lush, haunting love story.
Carol
  • 2015
With Director Dexter Fletcher at its helm, ROCKETMAN is a stirring biopic that captures the highs and lows of its hero.
Rocketman
  • 2019
Featuring exquisite black and white cinematography, Michel Hazanavicius' film broke box-office records, and won hearts of both critics & audiences.
The Artist
  • 2011
Damien Chazelle's Oscar and Golden Globe winning original musical, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
La La Land
  • 2016
Jerry Zucker's two-time Oscar winning masterpiece is as much a touching love story as it is thrilling and mysterious.
Ghost
  • 1990
From director/writer Stanley Tucci. A Film Independent Spirit Award winner set in a 1950s New Jersey Italian restaurant.
Big Night
  • 1996
"A psychosexually intriguing blend of Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW and William Friedkin's CRUISING," (NPR) from Director Alain Guiraudie.
Stranger by the Lake
  • 2013
Academy Award nominee Julian Schnabel's "impressionistic masterwork" (Indiewire) stars Willem Dafoe in a tour de force performance as Van Gogh
At Eternity's Gate
  • 2018
Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature. Director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on backup singers behind some of the music industry's greatest.
20 Feet From Stardom
  • 2013
Oscar winning director Alexander Payne's resonant work features a groundbreaking lead performance by Bruce Dern.
Nebraska
  • 2014
From Director/Writer Athina Rachel Tsangari (CHEVALIER) and featuring a performance by now-Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.
Attenberg
  • 2010
Academy Award nominated doc from Morgan Spurlock. "An anti-junk-food screed that manages to entertain even as it informs & alarms" (Washington Post)
Super Size Me
  • 2004
From Director/Writer Paddy Considine's Sundance award winner, featuring wrenching performances by Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman.
Tyrannosaur
  • 2012
John McTiernan's Academy Award winning film based on Tom Clancy's novel. Featuring an all-star cast including Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin
The Hunt for Red October
  • 1990
Considered one of Pedro Almodovar’s best films, Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, that examines the various roles we all play in life.
All About My Mother
  • 1999
Meticulously crafted by director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. An "entrancing, original and hypnotic" (Little White Lies) Palme d'Or winner.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • 2010
Director/Writer Amat Escalante delivers a raw, powerful film that took home the win for Best Director at Cannes 2013.
Heli
  • 2013
Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan's tale of a man with short-term memory loss, who attempts to track down his wife's murderer
Memento
  • 2000
From Director/Writer Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE). A smart, vital character study.
Girlhood
  • 2013
Unpredictable, gripping, and ultimately haunting. Michael Rowe directs this Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera winner
Leap Year
  • 2010
Striking, semi-autobiographical exploration from Director Carlos Reygadas. An abstract drama and an exploration of darkness and light.
Post Tenebras Lux
  • 2012
"A bittersweet, wryly comic, keenly observed look at senescence from Israeli directors Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit." -Boston Globe
The Farewell Party
  • 2014
Adaptation of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, from director Justin Chadwick. Idris Elba gives "a towering performance" (Variety).
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
  • 2013
Director/Writer Amat Escalante's Venice Film Festival award winner. "Once it wraps its tentacles around you, THE UNTAMED doesn't let go" (Indiewire).
The Untamed
  • 2016
Director Athina Rachel Tsangari's London Film Festival Best Film winner. A brilliant slow burn, set amid a fishing trip on a luxury yacht.
Chevalier
  • 2015
Director/Writer Ofir Raul Grazier's tender first feature that follows a German pastry maker on a journey to find his deceased lover's wife and son.
The Cakemaker
  • 2017
Soul-stirring doc from Director Lee Hirsch. Interviews and performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
  • 2002
Berlin International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. Director Alain Gomis' crafts a journey that transcends borders.
Félicité
  • 2017
Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize winner - a "slow-burning and haunting drama" (Guardian) from Director Sergey Loznitsa
In the Fog
  • 2012
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives takes up the fight against the ravages of climate change, in this eye-opening portrait.
The Island President
  • 2011
Director Roberto Benigni crafts an earnest, charming, Oscar winning story that ultimately highlights the strength of the human spirit.
Life is Beautiful
  • 1997
Nadine Labaki's Oscar nominated film is "the kind of filmmaking miracle that boggles the mind" (The Wrap)
Capernaum
  • 2018