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Director Sam Mendes’ war drama “1917“, which has Reliance Entertainment and Amblin Partners among the banners associated with the film’s production, has received as many as 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
The nominees of the the 92nd Academy Awards were announced here on Monday.
Categories in “1917” has garnered nominations are: Best Picture, Best Director (Sam Mendes), Original Screenplay (Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns), Cinematography (Roger Deakins), Sound Editing (Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate), Sound Mixing, Production Design (Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales), Original Score (Thomas Newman), Makeup and Hair, and Visual Effects.
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The film has already won Best Picture – Drama, and the Best Director awards at this year’s Golden Globes. On Monday, hours before the Oscar nominations were announced, Sam Mendes also won Best Director at Critics Choice Awards for “1917”. He shared the trophy with Bong Joon Ho, who was feted for the Korean film, “Parasite”.
Internationally, Reliance Entertainment has partnered with the iconic Steven Spielberg since 2009, in the formation of DreamWorks Studios, and, thereafter, Amblin Partners. Commercially and critically successful films of the association include “The Help”, “War Horse”, “Lincoln”, “The Hundred Foot Journey”, “The Girl On The Train, “A Dog’s Purpose”, “Bridge of Spies”, “The Post” and last year’s “Green Book”.