A24
A24 released this (now massive) director's first full-length English film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Denis Villenueve
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr.
Oppenheimer
This actor had a renaissance in the 2023 Oscars, taking home the Best Actor win
Brendan Fraser
2024, Sandra Huller
Anatomy of a Fall
This is easily A24's most prolific film to date, gathering 7 Oscars and 2.7 million watchers on LB
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Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson
The Iron Claw
This film surprisingly raced past some competitors, picking up 2 nominations within major categories at the 2024 Oscars
Nyad
2022, Will Smith
King Richard
Ari Aster
John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Kiefer Sutherland
They Cloned Tyrone
This Netflix film wasn't the underdog coming into the 2022 Oscars with 12 nominations, but staggeringly only won one award
The Power of the Dog
2021, Gary Oldman
Mank
The actor/director combo in Colin Farrell and Yorgos Lanthimos have made two animal-based films for A24. What are they?
The Lobster/The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Jeffrey Wright, Edward Norton, Steve Carell
Asteroid City
Jessica Chastain caught the eyes of the Academy and picked up a Best Actress win in the 2022 Oscars for this film
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2023, Rooney Mara
Women Talking
The writer for Taxi Driver reformed into a director, this man delivered what is widely considered to be one of A24's best films.
Paul Schrader
Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day
Super Mario Bros.
This actress is a favourite of the Academy's, getting nominated in subsequent years in 2021 and 2022
Olivia Colman
2023, Harris Dickinson
Triangle of Sadness