Christian Bale and Melissa Leo earned Oscars for their supporting turns in the true-life late-career comeback sports drama directed by David O. Russell.
Annette Bening stars as a single mother who reaches out to a few friends to help giver her teenage son good life lessons in filmmaker Mike Mills’ tribute to his own mother.
Hong Kong martial arts star Donnie Yen landed the role of his career as the legendary teacher and grandmaster of Wing Chun in this rousing biographical drama.
Mirren won the Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen costars as Prime Minister Tony Blair in this drama written by Peter Morgan, creator of ‘The Crown.”
Todd Haynes draws from the songs, lives (real and imagined) and mysteries of Bob Dylan for his impressionistic survey of the artist, his art, his interaction (and at times collision) with the culture he both grabs onto and flees, and the mysteries that surround him.