And beyond that, sinners is extremely rare vampire The film that received Oscar love. But while it’s leading the way for many reasons, there are also some notable titles that helped pave the way for sinners‘Fascinating, macabre, full of creatures, extraordinary.
Nosferatu (2024)
Robert Eggers’ intense attention to period-perfect detail helped Nosferatu receive nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Bill Skarsgård’s stellar performance as the titular vampire failed to receive recognition, but we all know that Best Makeup and Hairstyle nomination had something to do with Skarsgård’s spectacular Nosferatu mustache.
El Conde (2023)
Pablo Larraín’s quirky horror comedy imagines that notorious 1970s Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was actually a 250-year-old French vampire named “Claude Pinochet.” It was nominated for Best Cinematography, a seal of approval that drew more attention than expected for what can only be described as a unique blend of political satire and the supernatural.
shadow of the vampire (2000)
Here’s another “what if” scenario with a vampire component. E. Elias Merhige’s clever twist on Hollywood history revisits the filming of the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu But asks, “What if the actor playing the vampire was Max Schreck a real bloodsucker?” John Malkovich is typically fantastic as legendary director FW Murnau, but it’s Willem Dafoe’s creepy turn as Shrek/Count Orlok that leaves the biggest impression.
He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination (his second nomination in that category). squad), And shadow of the vampire It also received a nomination for the makeup that helped bring Dafoe’s mysterious character “to life”.
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Before it was a cult-beloved TV series on AMC, it was Anne Rice’s best-selling book — and, yes, a feature film starring Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, and Tom Cruise, the casting of the latter of which was extremely controversial at the time. It earned nominations for Best Art Direction (so much of the waning glamor of New Orleans and waning glamor of Paris) as well as Best Original Score for Elliot Goldenthal, who did not win for it but later received an Oscar in the same category. Frieda.
Dunst’s breakout performance received considerable critical acclaim but no Academy recognition; However, Pitt and Cruise won the award for “Worst Screen Couple” at the Razzies.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
The gorgeous adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola’s most famous vampire novel is now mostly remembered for Gary Oldman’s performance as the Count (campy but good) and Keanu Reeves’ performance as Jonathan Harker (campy but bad… but likable). Good-Bad).
However, the film won a trio of Oscars: Best Costume Design for Eiko Ishioka’s gorgeous Victorian gowns, capes, suits and vampire couture; The best sound editing for all those screams and thumps and hollers; And the best makeup, highlighting the shape-shifting extent of Oldman’s age and monstrous transformations.
It also got a nod for Best Art Direction (the award now known as Best Production Design), but somehow Howards End Went away with that.
honorable mention: let the Right One In (2008)
Despite numerous critics’ group wins and a BAFTA nomination for Best Film in the English Language, this heartbreaking tale of a young-looking vampire, the father figure who protects her, and the (really) young neighbor who falls in love with her, failed to win an Academy Award.
It was not even Sweden’s choice for the Oscar presentation that year. But let the Right One InBased on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, the film ended up receiving the rarest of accolades: an American remake (2010). let me in) He wasn’t really useless. not a joke.
And here’s a list of everything you need to get your scorecard ready sinners The nominations for the 98th Oscars, taking place this Sunday, March 15, are: Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan, who played a dual role in the film), Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Original Screenplay (Ryan Coogler), Casting, Production Design, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Makeup and Hairstyle, Sound, visual effects, original score, and original song (“I Lied to You”).
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