Oscar nominations pave way for red carpet – It’s Oscar Buzz time again
Watch the nominated films at Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau.
Awards season is in full swing and the excitement is mounting. With the much-anticipated announcement list for this year’s 91st Academy Awards made public yesterday (22 January), the race is on to predict who will walk away with the sought-after golden Oscar statues on 24 February.
Launching its Oscar Buzz campaign, Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau are asking all movies lovers to ‘Do Movies Right This Oscar Season’ by watching all the nominated titles at their cinemas.
What were your 2019 Oscar nomination predictions for Best Picture but, more importantly, which films do you think will walk away with the golden statues come Oscar night on Sunday, 24 February? Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau are currently screening and lining up a feast of the very best Oscar nominated films over the next few weeks for your viewing pleasure.
A Star Is Born
16
DRAMA
135 minutes
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle
In “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga fuse their considerable talents to depict the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Bohemian Rhapsody
13
MUSICAL
135 minutes
Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers
Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history’s most beloved entertainers. Following Queen’s meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie’s solo career, the film also chronicles the band’s reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history.
Ralph Breaks The Internet
PG
ANIMATION
112 minutes
Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Jane Lynch, Ed O’Neill
Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) navigate the vast and dynamic world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope”s game, Sugar Rush.
Green Book
13
DRAMA
130 minutes
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
If Beale Street Could Talk
18
DRAMA
120 minutes
Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Dave Franco, Diego Luna
A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.
Mary Poppins Returns
PG
FAMILY
130 minutes
Starring: Emily Blunt, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep
Mary Poppins Returns stars Emily Blunt as the practically perfect nanny who revisits the Banks family when they need her most. With an all-star cast, nine original songs and a magical whistle-stop tour of London’s most iconic locations, Mary Poppins Returns is a fun, fresh sequel to the iconic original.
Roma
16
DRAMA
135 minutes
Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
The Wife
16
DRAMA
100 minutes
Starring: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
PG 7+
ANIMATION
104 minutes
Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Lily Tomlin, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber
The adventures of the Miles Morales version of the Marvel superhero Spider-Man.
Vice
16
COMEDY
132 minutes
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry
The story of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
16
TRUE LIFE
106 minutes
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Tim Cummings
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.
The Favourite
16
DRAMA
119 minutes
Starring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
