‘Get Out’ and ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Lead the Way Among 16 Oscar Nominations for Sundance-Supported Films [Updated]

Nate von Zumwalt

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published Tuesday, January 23. Award winners that received support through Sundance Institute’s artist programs and/or the Sundance Film Festival are updated below in bold.

You could hardly map out more disparate trajectories for the three Sundance-supported films making the most Oscars noise this Tuesday. From Get Out to Mudbound to Call Me by Your Name, we find three films with markedly different storylines and equally contrasting journeys to this point. If Mudbound arrived at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival with a wave of anticipation, Get Out crept in unheralded and unannounced. And then there’s Call Me by Your Name, which has steadily won over audiences with its heart wrenching portrayal of a sexual and emotional awakening.

While it’s far from unprecedented to discover a strong Sundance showing come Oscars announcement morning, it is something of an anomaly to see these types of films nominated by the Academy. Festival Director John Cooper noted the diversity and originality of this year’s nominees to The Hollywood Reporter: “Bold, independent stories will always find success on their own terms, but it’s heartening to see so much thoughtful, important work reflected and recognized among this year’s nominees — including, yes, several Sundance alumni across categories.”

Other noteworthy news is Rachel Morrison’s (Mudbound) nomination for Best Cinematography, which makes her the first-ever women to be nominated in that category. Documentary films from the 2017 Festival also made a strong presence this morning, led by Icarus, Last Men in Aleppo, and Strong Island, a Documentary Film Program supported film. Find the complete list of nominations for Sundance-supported films below.

Best Picture

Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele

Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino

Best Director

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Best Original Screenplay

The Big Sick, written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani

Get Out, written by Jordan Peele (Award Winner)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Call Me By Your Name, adapted by James Ivory (Award Winner)

Mudbound, adapted by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

Best Documentary

Icarus, Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan (Award Winner)

Last Men in Aleppo, Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Søren Steen Jespersen

Strong Island, Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes

Best Cinematography

Mudbound, Rachel Morrison

Best Original Song

“Mighty River,” Mudbound, Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson

“Mystery of Love,” Call Me By Your Name, Sufjan Stevens

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