The Oscar nominees were announced last week, prompting the standard response of, “Oh, god, I have so much to catch up on.” 2013 was extraordinary for movies—most of this year’s Oscar contenders are actually really, really good, rather than the usual assortment of middle-brow dreck. With so many strong contenders, we didn’t bother picking who will win, but rather FLARE’s own favourites among this year’s Oscar nominees.
Best Picture
FLARE Favourite: The Wolf of Wall Street
Leonardo DiCaprio schemed for years to get this broker bacchanal to the screen, eventually securing his frequent collaborator, Martin Scorsese, to do the directing. While perhaps not on par with similar bad-behaviour epics like Goodfellas or Casino, the cocaine-fueled, vintage Versace energy of the three-hour opus, puffed up even further by Leonardo DiCaprio’s manic—and very funny—performance, gives it a Quaalude-sized edge over its fellow excellent nominees.
Runners-Up: Gravity, American Hustle, 12 Years a
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