How To Watch Oscar Nominated Adventure Films

The Oscars or Academy Awards are an awards ceremony conducted every year to distinguish and take notice of the efforts of professionals working in the film industry. The most awaited award given out is the Best Picture award. Every year, there are five films that are nominated for this category. If you are a fan of adventure films, you can watch different films of the genre that were nominated for the Oscars.

Here is a list of some adventure films that were nominated for the Oscars:

• Lord of the Rings Trilogy. All the movies in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy were nominated for the Academy Award Best Picture category. The Lord of the Rings is based on the fantasy novel of the same title, written by J.R.R Tolkien. These fantasy adventure genre films take place in a fictional world called Middle Earth. Throughout the trilogy, the quest of Frodo Baggins to destroy a ring is followed. The renowned director, Peter Jackson, directed all three films. The three films; “Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King”, were shot in eight years.
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Steven Spielberg directed this science fiction adventure film. The story revolves around the friendship between Elliot, a little boy and an alien called E.T. This movie was nominated for a total of nine Academy Awards for the 55th Oscars. Four Oscar awards were won, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Original Music Score. The movie also made its name in other film awards ceremonies, such as the Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Saturn Awards, BAFTA and more.
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. This movie is a period film that takes place in 1805. Russell Crowe plays the British Captain Jack Aubrey who is ordered to take over the French’s warship. This film is considered as one of the most expensive films ever made with a budget of one hundred and fifty million dollars. Master and Commander was nominated for a total of ten Oscars. It bagged the award for Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Cinematography.
• Gladiator. Gladiator is a story about a gladiator’s revenge. The film takes place in the year 180 A.D, the Ancient Roman Empire era. The film was nominated for five awards during the 73rd Oscars ceremony. These nominations were for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Costume Design. Gladiator was directed by Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe getting the lead role.

These are some of the Oscar-nominated adventure films that you can watch. To know more movies in the adventure genre, you can search online or check the official website of the Oscars to see what Oscar films in the adventure genre you can watch. You can also search for fantasy, science fiction films or travel films, as they can also have an adventure sub-genre. You can first watch adventure trailers to see which movies are worth watching.