Moonrise Kingdom in 35mm

J. J. Abrams’s enormously popular restarting of the Star Wars series brought back beloved icons such as Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca while introducing a host of new characters, focusing on a feisty orphan (Daisy Ridley) and a renegade stormtrooper (John Boyega) who team to battle a new resurgence of the Empire. The film received five Oscar nominations for Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, and John Williams’s score. Williams brings back previous motifs while contributing a wealth of new material.

Inspired by classic war films such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), filmmaker Rian Johnson (Knives Out) embarked on his first big-budget project, creating the highest-grossing film of the year. Nominated in four categories at the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score for John Williams—at the time his fifth nomination for the franchise and his 45th nomination overall in the category—The Last Jedi also received nominations for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and for its visual effects, which creature designer Neal Scanlan says included more practical effects than any previous Star Wars film, including the return of Jedi Master Yoda as a puppet.

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