As part of our celebration of all things Academy Awards, we’ve collected 44 of your favorite Oscar winners and made them available via C Spire Video On Demand. Over the coming days, we’ll provide a rundown of each and every one of the films we’re featuring this year.
In this post, we take a look at twelve Oscar winning films from the mid from 2011 through 2013 that span genres, launched careers and solidified several actors’ position as Hollywood elite. This visually stunning batch of films includes Daniel Day-Lewis and his portrayal of the 16th U.S.
President in Lincoln, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock take us into space in Gravity, Chiwetel Ejiofor depicts a free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in 12 Years a Slave and Matthew McConaughey take on the DEA in Dallas Buyers Club.
Gravity (2013) – .99
Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. Her commander is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), helming his last flight before retirement. Then, during a routine space walk by the pair, disaster strikes: The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Ryan and Matt stranded in deep space with no link to Earth and no hope of rescue. As fear turns to panic, they realize that the only way home may be to venture further into space.
Academy Awards Winner For:
- Best Director
- Editing
- Cinematography
- Visual Effects
- Sound
- Sound Editing
- Original Score
The Great Gatsby (2013) – $3.99
Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and — as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits — pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.
