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We've profiled the films in our collection that have received Oscar nods, and also included the categories in which they've been nominated. Click here to place a hold, or call the Adult Services department. Get the popcorn ready, it's showtime!
Dune- Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects, and Score
King Richard - Richard Williams is determined to write his two daughters, Venus and Serena, into the history books. Training on tennis courts in Compton, Richard shapes the girls' adamant commitment and intense intuition. Together, the Williams family defies the odds. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Will Smith), Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Original Screenplay, Editing, and Best Original Song ("Be Alive")
The Eyes of Tammy Faye - An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Actress (Jessica Chastain), Makeup and Hairstyling.
Luca- Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated feature is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water's surface. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Animated Feature
The Mitchells vs. the Machines - A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Raya and the Last Dragon - In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Cruella - Estella is a young and clever grifter who's determined to make a name for herself in the fashion world. She soon meets a pair of thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they build a life for themselves on the streets of London. However, when Estella befriends fashion legend Baroness von Hellman, she embraces her wicked side to become the raucous and revenge-bent Cruella. (IMDB). Nominated for Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling.
Free Guy -In the extremely popular video game, Free City, a NPC named Guy learns the true nature of his existence when he meets the girl of his dreams, a human player. This player's interactions with Guy has massive affects on him, the game, and real world as they play it. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Visual Effects
Four Good Days - A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse. (IMDB). Nominated for Best Song (Somehow You Do).
No Time To Die - James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. (IMDB) Nominated for Sound, Visual Effects and Best Song (No Time to Die).
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization. (IMDB) Nominated for Visual Effects.
Licorice Pizza - The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), and Original Screenplay.
Nightmare Alley - An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Picture, Production Design, Costume Design, and Cinematography.
West Side Story -An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose), Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, Sound
The Worst Person in the World -The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature
Coming 2 America - The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son. (IMDB). Nominated for Makeup and Hairstyling.
House of Gucci - When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder. (IMDB) Nominated for Make-up and Hairstyling.
Spider-Man: No Way Home - With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. (IMDB) Nominated for Visual Effects.
Flee - An animated documentary telling the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time, he is sharing his story with his close friend. (IMDB). Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary, Best International Feature
Summer of Soul - Part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just 100 miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten--until now. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more. (IMDB) Nominated for Best Documentary
Cyrano - A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian. (IMDB) Nominated for Costume Design.