Greta Gerwig was a committed Lady Bird director, Christopher Nolan got suitably windswept for Dunkirk, and Ridley Scott certainly didn't hold back on the set of All the Money in the World — just look at the picture evidence. While we place our bets on the leading actors of award season, spare some time to truly appreciate the directors, cinematographers, and crew behind the films, too. Their painstaking commitment to detail, panning, and placement is just what make your favourite movies so magical.
Once you've digested all the buzzy award season films at the cinema [1], read on for a behind-the-scenes look at what went into them.
All the Money in the World
Pictured: director Ridley Scott.
I, Tonya
Pictured: Margot Robbie, director Craig Gillespie, and cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis.
Battle of the Sexes
Pictured: Emma Stone [2] and director of photography Linus Sandgren.
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Pictured: Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand.
The Shape of Water
Pictured: Sally Hawkins.
Molly's Game
Pictured: Jessica Chastain and director Aaron Sorkin.
Dunkirk
Pictured: director Christopher Nolan.
The Greatest Showman
Pictured: Hugh Jackman [3] and director Michael Gracey.
Battles of the Sexes
Pictured: directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
The Shape of Water
Pictured: Richard Jenkins, director Guillermo del Toro, and Sally Hawkins.
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Pictured: director Martin McDonagh and Woody Harrelson.
The Post
Pictured: Meryl Streep [4], director Steven Spielberg [5], and Tom Hanks [6].
Phantom Thread
Pictured: Daniel Day-Lewis and director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Darkest Hour
Get Out
Pictured: director Jordan Peele [7] and Betty Gabriel.
Dunkirk
Pictured: director Christopher Nolan and Kenneth Branagh.
Battle of the Sexes
Pictured: director Jonathan Dayton, director Valerie Faris, and Emma Stone [8].
All the Money in the World
Pictured: Mark Wahlberg [9], Michelle Williams [10], and director Ridley Scott.
The Shape of Water
Pictured: Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins.
Lady Bird
Pictured: cinematographer Sam Levy and director Greta Gerwig.
The Shape of Water
Pictured: Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, director Guillermo del Toro, and cinematographer Dan Laustsen.
All the Money in the World
Pictured: Mark Wahlberg [11], director Ridley Scott, and Christopher Plummer.
Battle of the Sexes
Pictured: director Jonathan Dayton, Andrea Riseborough, and Emma Stone [12].
All the Money in the World
Pictured: Michelle Williams [13] and director Ridley Scott.
Lady Bird
Pictured: Saoirse Ronan and director Greta Gerwig.