Best Picture Nominees — Captain Phillips


The Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2 and between now and then I am taking a look at all the Best Picture nominees. That continues today with "Captain Phillips."

Movie: Captain Phillips
Total Nominations: 6
Nominated For: Best Picture; Best Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi); Best Adapted Screenplay (Billy Ray); Best Editing; Best Sound Editing; and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
About: "Captain Phillips" was a well reviewed, and well-recieved film when it debuted in October. It's based on a true story, comes from director Paul Greengrass and stars Tom Hanks. Most people figured the movie would be a competitor come awards time. And while it got six nominations, including one for Best Picture, it seems to have faded from view. What do I mean? Well, most people were disappointed that Greengrass didn't get a nomination for Best Director. That doesn't kill a film's chances at winning Best Picture — just look at "Argo" last year — but it doesn't help. But everyone was shocked that Tom Hanks didn't earn a Best Actor nomination. That was an indication that, in a crowded and deep year, "Captain Phillips" has slide from view. I won't say it has no chance to win Best Picture, but I would say it has just a slim chance. In fact, given the way nominations have gone, I think this film has a slim chance to win any awards at all. For Abdi, who was great in this film, the nomination is the prize. Billy Ray did a great job with the script, but I think "12 Years A Slave" is the favorite there. I could see Ray getting the win here, but I wouldn't call it likely at this point. That leaves some technical award categories. The editing award typically goes to the Best Picture winner, so again I think that's a long shot. Then there's the sound awards. This could be a place where "Captain Phillips" gets an award, but it may well end up being one of those films that's great and is a multiple nominee that doesn't win an award. No matter what happens March 2, it remains a great film with an incredible Hanks performance that is well worth checking out.
Verdict: Four stars out of four
"Captain Phillips" is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and it has been re-released in theaters.

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