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Darkest Hour (Focus Features) Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Release date: November 22, 2017 (USA)
Box office: 7.7 million USD
Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Joseph "Joe" Wright is an English film director. His motion pictures include the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic war drama Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, his adaptation of Anna ... Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1972 (age 45), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anoushka Shankar (m. 2010)
Awards: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, MORE
Children: Mohan Shankar Wright, Zubin Shankar Wright
Siblings: Sarah Wright
Darkest Hour (Focus Features) Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Release date: November 22, 2017 (USA)
Box office: 7.7 million USD
Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Joseph "Joe" Wright is an English film director. His motion pictures include the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic war drama Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, his adaptation of Anna ... Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1972 (age 45), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anoushka Shankar (m. 2010)
Awards: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, MORE
Children: Mohan Shankar Wright, Zubin Shankar Wright
Siblings: Sarah Wright










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90th Academy Awards - The Oscars (The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2017 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California at 5:00 p.m. PST on March 4, 2018. During the ceremony, AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company (ABC), produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host for a second consecutive year, making him the first person to host back-to-back ceremonies since Billy Crystal in 1997 and 1998.
In related events, the Academy held its 9th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 11, 2017.[4] On February 10, 2018, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Patrick Stewart.
Date: March 4, 2018, 5:00 PM PST Trending
Host: Jimmy Kimmel
Location: Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the worlds preeminent movie related organization, comprised of 8,000+ accomplished men and women working in cinema.
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