We're all just trying to power through. After more than a year of global calamity, political whiplash and upended daily life, there are likely few individuals who don't feel pounded into oblivion most days.
The world of film often serves as an escape route, but this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has bestowed its highest honors on the films and filmmakers that have captured the hardscrabble mood of the moment.
In particular, the 2021 directing nominees have each gazed inward to home in on narratives of survival. For some of these directors, their nominated films represent a culmination of their oeuvres.
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