My first blog!

With today being the day the Oscar nominations were announced, I figured I would start my blog by talking about a sort of tradition I have done for the past several years now. This post won’t be much a review, but it is movie related, so stay tuned for my official first movie review later!

Every year when the Oscar nominations are announced I make a list of movies I have yet to see that are on the best picture list. For the most part I have succeeded in watching every best picture nominee, with just a few exceptions. With all of the movies I have already seen this year, I only have three movies on the best picture list that I need to watch!

Because I only need to watch three movies this year, I have decided to alter my goal slightly. My plan is to watch as many movies nominated for an Oscar as I can, not just the ones nominated for best picture.

Here is the list of the movies I am planning on watching before the Oscar’s this year:

• 1917 – Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Visual Effects.
• Jojo Rabbit – Nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
• Little Women – Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design.
• Pain and Glory – Nominated for Best Actor, and Best International Feature Film.
• Richard Jewell – Nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
• Bombshell – Nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
• Les Miserables – Nominated for Best International Feature Film.
• Corpus Cristi – Nominated for Best International Feature Film.
• Honeyland – Nominated for Best International Feature Film, and Best Documentary Feature Film.
• Judy – Nominated for Best Actress, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
• Harriet – Nominated for Best Actress, and Best Original Song.

If I am able to watch all of these before the Oscar’s on February 9th, I will have watched every movie nominated in every category this year except for Animated Films, Short Films, and Documentaries! Most of the movies on the list are still in theatre’s currently, so I should be able to see those within the next few weeks. The Best International Film category is what I am having the most difficulty with. Pain and Glory, Les Miserables, and Honeyland are all available for streaming, so those will be easy enough to watch. However, I cannot find the movie Corpus Cristi (2019) right now. There isn’t a DVD release date, or an American release date yet either. I am hoping sometime before the Oscar’s it will be released, but we will see!

If you have any thoughts on these movies, or any other Oscar nominated films, please feel free to leave a comment on this post!