The nominees for the 2019 Academy Awards were announced last week. While the privileged film nerds hoop ‘n holler about who should’ve and should’n’t’ve gotten nominated, the rest of us just want to know if we’re able to watch these films in our local cinema.
We’ve got that list right here. (Note: does not include outliers like that one Monday night screening of BlacKkKlansman in Nelson.)
The Favourite
Limited sessions
Nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Cinematography, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Lead Actress (Olivia Colman) and Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz & Emma Stone)
Two cousins (Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone) jockey for influence and power during the reign of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in this political comedy-drama from the Oscar-nominated director of The Lobster.
Roma
Very limited sessions
Nominated for Best Picture, Foreign Language Film, Directing, Cinematography, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Lead Actress (Yalitza Aparicio), Supporting Actress (Marina de Tavira), Sound Editing and Sound Mixing
Semi-autobiographical drama from Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón chronicling a year in the life of a middle-class family in ’70s Roma, Mexico City. While it’s currently streaming on Netflix, the film has also been playing on the big screen in select NZ cinemas for the past few weeks.
Green Book
In cinemas nationwide
Nominated for Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Lead Actor (Viggo Mortensen) and Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali)
Road comedy-drama with Viggo Mortensen as an Italian-American bouncer from the Bronx hired to drive a world-class concert pianist (Mahershala Ali) on a tour across the 1960s American South.
Vice
Limited sessions
Nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Lead Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell) and Makeup & Hairstyling
Christian Bale is Dick Cheney in Oscar-winning The Big Short filmmaker Adam McKay’s star-studded biopic on the former US Vice President.
A Star is Born
Very limited sessions
Nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Adapted Screenplay, Lead Actress (Lady Gaga), Lead Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott), Sound Mixing and Original Song (“Shallows”)
Bradley Cooper makes his directorial debut with this award-winning remake of the classic 1937 musical, starring alongside Lady Gaga.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Limited sessions + sing-along screenings
Nominated for Best Picture, Film Editing, Lead Actor (Rami Malek), Sound Editing and Sound Mixing
Rami Malek delivers a Golden Globe-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in this biopic of Queen.
Find times & tickets | Sing-along screenings
Cold War
Very limited sessions
Best Foreign Language Film, Directing and Cinematography
The director of Oscar-winning Ida follows the passionate decade-long romance between two mismatched people, set in 1950s Cold War Poland.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
In cinemas nationwide
Nominated for Best Animated Feature
Sony Animation Studios team up with the writers-directors of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for this animated, multiverse Spider-Man film.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
In cinemas nationwide
Nominated for Best Animated Feature
John C. Reilly returns to voice to the sequel to Disney’s 2012 3D animated adventure, along with Sarah Silverman and an all-star voice cast.
Mary Queen of Scots
In cinemas nationwide
Nominated for Best Costume Design and Makeup & Hairstyling
Oscar veterans Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) lead this battle-for-the-throne historical drama helmed by Josie Rourke (director of the Donmar Warehouse).
Mary Poppins Returns
In cinemas nationwide
Nominated for Best Production Design, Costume Design, Original Score and Original Song (“The Place Where Lost Things Go”)
Emily Blunt is the titular magical nanny in this sequel that follows the events of the 1964 original.
Free Solo
Very limited sessions + IMAX screenings
Nominated for Best Documentary
The filmmakers of Meru follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3000-foot-high El Capitan Wall.
Capernaum
In cinemas Feb 7
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
A rebellious kid wishes to sue his parents for having him in this Cannes Jury Prize-winning drama.
Border
In cinemas Feb 14
Nominated for Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Supernatural elements and border security collide in this Swedish Cannes winner about an oddly talented officer attracted to a recent suspect.
If Beale Street Could Talk
In cinemas March 7
Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress (Regina King) and Original Score
A Harlem woman scrambles to prove her fiancé’s innocence while carrying their first child in this drama from Oscar-winning Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins.
