Cinema for home Award-winning and worth seeing! These nine Oscar winners are available on RTL+

La La Land

“La La Land” is a modern musical that touches the heart and enchants the senses. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) share a common desire to do what they love. His world only revolves around jazz; she really wants to become famous as an actress. But as their success increases, the two are faced with decisions that endanger the fragile structure of their love relationship. and the dreams they've worked so hard for threaten to tear them apart.

At the 2017 Academy Awards, the film about love, passion and sacrifice won six coveted trophies, including “Best Director” for Damien Chazelle and “Best Actress” for Emma Stone. “La La Land” is also known to this day for being incorrectly declared the winner of the Oscar for “Best Picture” due to an envelope mix-up, even though that award actually went to “Moonlight.”

Dune

“Dune” is a science fiction adventure that impresses with epic images and breathtaking visual effects. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man, must travel to the dangerous desert planet of Arrakis to secure the future of his family and his people. When malevolent forces come into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of a valuable resource, only those who can overcome their own fear survive.

“Dune” received a total of ten nominations at the 2022 Academy Awards, including “Best Film”. The sci-fi masterpiece ultimately took home six awardsamong others for the “Best Cinematography, the “Best Visual Effects” and the “Best Film Music” (Hans Zimmer).

Top Gun – They fear neither death nor the devil

“Top Gun – They Fear Neither Death nor the Devil” is an absolute cult film of the 80s that made Tom Cruise a global star as “Maverick”. The action film shaped an entire generation with its spectacular dogfights, its soundtrack (e.g. “Take My Breath Away” from Berlin) and its distinctive style (aviator goggles, leather jackets). That's what it's about: The top-class fighter pilot Maverick is sent to an elite flight school. There he fights not only to become the best pilot, but also for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis).

The action drama won the Oscar for “Best Song” at the 1987 Academy Awards. The film also received three additional nominations in the technical categories of sound, sound effects editing and editing.

Top Gun: Maverick

35 years after the mega success of “Top Gun – They Fear Neither Death nor the Devil”, the sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” came into cinemas. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is still considered one of the best aviators the U.S. Navy has ever seen. He returns to the “Top Gun” school to train young pilots for a dangerous special mission. He has to face the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears. This culminates in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

Like its predecessor, “Top Gun: Maverick” also received a number of Oscar nominations in 2023, including again for “Best Film Song” (“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga). The action film won the award in the “Best Sound” category.

Call Me By Your Name

A film like a poem! ““Call Me By Your Name” is a poetically staged snapshot of first love. It's the summer of 1983: Precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet) lives with his family in a 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver (Armie Hammer), a handsome graduate student who works as an intern for Elio's father. In the midst of the sun-drenched surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover their feelings for each other and an intense connection develops between them that has a lasting impact on their lives.

“Call Me by Your Name” received four nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards and won the award for “Best Adapted Screenplay” by James Ivorywho became the oldest Oscar winner at the time at 89 years old.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

“Fury Road” is the fourth part of George Miller’s cult end-of-times action “Mad Max”. Max (Tom Hardy) wanders lonely through the wasteland until he meets the mysterious Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and her companions. They are on the run because they have stolen from the tyrant Immortan Joe, who is now doing everything he can to catch up with them. Armed with the massive armored truck “War Rig,” the group attempts to elude the ruthless warlord in a deadly chase across the desert.

At the 2016 Oscars, “Mad Max: Fury Road” was one of THE winners of the day, winning a total of six Golden Boys – more than any other film that year. It wasn't enough for the big categories, but the modern action masterpiece won in the technical areas of “Best Editing”, “Best Sound Editing” and “Best Sound”, among others.

The Dark Knight

“The Dark Knight” is the second part of Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy. What's it about? Supported by police officer Jim Gordon, Batman (Christian Bale) continues his quest to finally destroy organized crime in Gotham. The team proves to be effective. But they have to deal with a brilliant, increasingly powerful criminal known as the Joker (Heath Ledger): He plunges Gotham into anarchistic chaos and a merciless hunt begins…

The modern superhero drama was nominated eight times at the 2009 Academy Awards and won two awards. Tragic: Heath Ledger (†2008) was the first actor to posthumously win an Oscar in the “Best Supporting Actor” category. The award was accepted by his family.

Django Unchained

For fans of uncompromising, star-studded westerns with plenty of drama, “Django Unchained” is a must-watch. In 1858, slave Django (Jamie Foxx) accompanies an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to catch the brutal Brittle brothers. After their mission is successful, Schultz helps Django find his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington). Their journey takes them to the infamous plantation of the shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's wife works as a slave.

“Django Unchained” won the “Best Original Screenplay” trophy at the 2013 Oscars. Actor Christoph Waltz was honored for his fantastic portrayal of Dr. King Schultz was rewarded with an Oscar for “Best Supporting Actor”. Fun Fact: It was Waltz's second Best Supporting Actor Oscar in four years, both for roles in Tarantino films (previously “Inglourious Basterds”).

Shrek – The daring hero

Since 2001, the “Shrek” franchise has told the adventures of a big, green ogre. The series combines fairy tale parodies, bizarre characters and humorous stories about the eponymous ogre Shrek, who lives in a medieval fairy tale world. But at first he doesn't want to know much about it; he enjoys peace and solitude in his swamp. That's all over when he – involuntarily – gets involved in the adventure to free Princess Fiona in the first part “Shrek – The Daring Hero”.

Shrek made history by winning the first-ever Oscar in the newly created Best Animated Feature category at the 2002 Academy Awards. In addition to the win, the film was also nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.

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