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The writer and director Christopher Nolan narrates the opening sequence from the film, starring Cillian Murphy.
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The writer and director Christopher Nolan narrates the opening sequence from the film, starring Cillian Murphy.
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The director Wes Ball narrates a sequence from his film.
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The director David Leitch narrates a sequence from the film featuring Gosling and Emily Blunt.
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The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.
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Rudy Mancuso, the film’s director, composer, co-writer and star, narrates this sequence, which plays out in real time with movable sets.
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The director Justine Triet narrates a sequence from her film, which is nominated for best picture. Triet is also nominated for best director.
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The director Jonathan Glazer narrates a sequence from his Holocaust drama.
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The director narrates a “circular ballet” sequence where Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Ernest Burkhart, is taken in for questioning.
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The director Michael Mann narrates a sequence from his biopic about Enzo Ferrari.
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The writer and director Christopher Nolan narrates a sequence from his film, which won the Golden Globe for best drama.
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The director Blitz Bazawule narrates a scene from the musical, featuring the star performing as the dynamo Shug Avery.
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The director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh narrates a sequence from his film, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.
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The screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson narrates a sequence from his film.
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The director Todd Haynes narrates a sequence from the film where Portman, playing an actress, gets makeup tips from the woman (Moore) she’s portraying.
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The director Bradley Cooper discusses a one-shot scene involving an argument between conductor Leonard Bernstein (played by Cooper) and his wife (Carey Mulligan).
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The director Alexander Payne narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa.
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The film’s director and co-writer, David Gordon Green, narrates a sequence featuring Leslie Odom Jr. and Lidya Jewett.
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The director Emma Seligman narrates a sequence from her film featuring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
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The director Jeff Rowe narrates an animated sequence from his film.
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The director Christopher McQuarrie discusses a chase scene involving the star and Hayley Atwell in ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’
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The writer and director Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film featuring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo.
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The director Andy Muschietti narrates a sequence featuring Ezra Miller.
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Wes Anderson narrates a scene from his film.
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The director Rob Marshall discusses his take on the musical number featuring Daveed Diggs as Sebastian and Halle Bailey as Ariel.
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The writer and director Ari Aster narrates a sequence from his film, in which the lead character navigates his chaotic neighborhood.
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The screenwriter and director Kelly Fremon Craig narrates a sequence from her film.
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The director Chad Stahelski narrates a sequence involving John Wick in combat with Caine, a blind assassin.
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Inventive and surprising moments happened in front of and behind the camera this awards season. Here’s a look at memorable sequences in the top contenders.
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The writer and director Todd Field narrates an emotional moment from his film, which stars Cate Blanchett and is nominated for six Oscars.
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The screenwriter and director Sarah Polley narrates a sequence from her film, which is nominated for best picture and adapted screenplay.
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The director Edward Berger narrates a sequence from his drama, nominated for nine Academy Awards and winner of best film at the BAFTAs.
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The writer and director Martin McDonagh narrates a scene between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
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The film’s writer and director Nikyatu Jusu narrates a sequence.
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu narrates a sequence from his Netflix film “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” where multiple people drop to the ground in Mexico City.
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The director Tommy Wirkola narrates an action sequence from his new film, which stars David Harbour as Santa Claus.
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The director Eric Appel narrates a scene from the film.
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The director Tobias Lindholm narrates a sequence featuring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne.
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The writer and director Ruben Ostlund narrates a pivotal scene from his satire.
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The director Nicholas Stoller narrates a sequence from the romantic comedy.
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The actors perform their own stunts, including a couple of flips to the dirt, in this scene from the film. The director Gina Prince-Bythewood narrates.
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The director Halina Reijn narrates a sequence from her thriller featuring Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova.
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The writer-director Jordan Peele narrates a harrowing sequence from his film.
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The director Taika Waititi narrates a battle sequence that has the two connecting onscreen again.
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The director Baz Luhrmann narrates a sequence in which Elvis gives an early performance that stirs up the audience.
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The director Colin Trevorrow narrates a sequence featuring the actor, a testy Therizinosaurus and a murky pond.
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The director Joseph Kosinski narrates a sequence from the film.
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The writer and director Alex Garland narrates a sequence from his film.
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The director Robert Eggers narrates a scene that pits the star against a most unfriendly zombie.
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Tom Gormican, the director of “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” narrates a sequence featuring the star and Pedro Pascal.
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (a.k.a. Daniels) discuss an action sequence from their film starring Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.
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The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence from the film, which also features Walker Scobell.
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The director Matt Reeves narrates a sequence in which Batman flees the police from a rooftop using his batsuit.
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The director Kat Coiro narrates a sequence from her film featuring the actress and Maluma.
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The director Joachim Trier narrates a fanciful sequence from his film, starring Renate Reinsve.
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Jane Campion narrates an intimate scene between Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
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The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film noir.
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The writer and director Mike Mills narrates a sequence from his film featuring Phoenix and Woody Norman.
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The director Rawson Marshall Thurber narrates a sequence set in a museum.
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The director Pablo Larraín narrates a sequence from his film.
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Edgar Wright narrates a dreamy sequence from his film featuring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy.
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The director Denis Villeneuve narrates a sequence from his film.
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The director Cary Joji Fukunaga narrates a sequence featuring the actor as James Bond.
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The director Alan Taylor discusses a scene featuring William Ludwig as the young Tony, and Alessandro Nivola as Dickie Moltisanti.
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Stephen Chbosky, the director of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, narrates a sequence with the song “Waving Through a Window.”
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The director Michael Showalter narrates a sequence featuring the actress as Tammy Faye Bakker and Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker.
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The director Nia DaCosta narrates a sequence that digs into the origins of the “Candyman” narrative using shadow puppetry.
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The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence where the character Guy discovers something new about the world he’s been living in.
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The director David Lowery narrates a sequence from the film, featuring the actor and Erin Kellyman.
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The director Cate Shortland discusses an action sequence.
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The director Janicza Bravo narrates a sequence featuring Taylour Paige and Colman Domingo.
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The director Justin Lin narrates an explosive sequence from the latest chapter in the “Fast & Furious” saga.
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