The Academy Awards are coming up, and what a strange bunch of movies to get recognized. There isn't a single 2015 Oscar nominee that's a frontrunner for Best Picture, and there isn't one film you have to see that sums up the year. To make your Oscar homework easier, I've designed a cheat sheet summarizing 17 Oscar-nominated movies in emojis. Mild spoilers ahead, so don't read on if you don't want to know and can't resist the good hidden information.
So if you don't have time to watch this year's nominated movies or read the scripts, use this as your guide. I can tell you everything you need to know to help you have a smooth Oscar party. For example, this year's Oscar-nominated movie "Joy" has three heroines: "Inside Out," "Room " and, of course, "Joy." Isn't that wild? Of course, the elephant in the room emoji is #OscarsSoWhite trending for the second year in a row, proving (for those who didn't know yet) that diversity and recognition are not just a hashtag, but are actually a serious issue in Hollywood . That means movies like Tenet, Concussion, and Beasts of No Nation were snubbed despite boasting many of the year's best acting and directing talents. We can only hope that the more we speak out, the more changes will come in the future. The fact that the college has already revised its voting procedures is a promising first step.
As for the movies that will be featured at the Academy Awards, here's a list of every Best Picture nominee, along with some other notable nominees in other acting and screenplay categories, to describe it in the best way I know how - tiny SMS pictures! Some represent plot points, characters, or overall themes. If you're already familiar with the options, see if you can guess what's below.
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We are not things. We are emojis! This action movie isn't for everyone, but it broke genre barriers with Oscar success.
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Funniest comedy of the year, right? If you want to pretend you've seen it, be sure to talk about Sean Bean explaining the Council of Elrond in The Lord of the Rings.
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If only I could convey how dazzlingly 2001 this movie is through emojis. Flip phone! They have flip phones and AOL billboards!
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It's a comedy, but it may make you feel more panicked than usual about your student loans.
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Ireland! USA! romantic! It features actors who have appeared in two other movies on this list!
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I don’t know if you noticed, but between this movie #16 and 2016’s Hail! Between Caesar , Communism (or rather, the Red Scare) is very hot this year.
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hope so? Will you finally get one?
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One of the film's stars turns heads at every awards season event.
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I haven't decided yet if I should be ashamed or proud of that orange color.
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The film is both a custody battle and a love story based on the groundbreaking novel. Plus, Jack Lacy is in it, so you're probably just like him!
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This medium is particularly suited to the film in question.
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This movie is about mops. I can't stress this enough. This is about mops.
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Come for the philosophical discussions, stay for the disco.
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One of the nominated performers might also get some votes thanks to #13.
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You've seen any biopics about musicians, right? It's basically the same thing, but of a different type.
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It's a true story about a cool guy, but I prefer Elle Fanning and Louis CK's performances over the nominated actors.
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Emojis also fit the theme of this movie.
That’s it for this year’s Oscar contenders. Here’s the big reveal…
Answer:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Martian
- spotlight
- big short
- brooklyn
- bridge of spies
- The Revenant
- Room
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- carol
- Steve Jobs
- joy
- Ex Machina
- danish girl
- Straight Outta Compton
- Trumbo
- Inverted
Image: Disney, Leah Thomas (17)
