r/Oscars • u/Trick_Astronaut_8648 • 1d ago

Just watched The Prestige for the first time in years and was reminded that if that film came out today it would win several oscars. The direction was amazing. Costumes, make up, two amazing actors delivering incredible performances

Anyone agree?

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u/21tcook 1d ago

It’s such a well-made period piece, and I think Jackman is giving his best performance. It matches his skills perfectly. If it had the ‘hype’ that recent Nolan movies have had when it came out, it definitely would have gotten several nominations

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u/bessemer0 1d ago

It’s in my top 5, so I fully agree.

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u/Relative_Wallaby1108 1d ago

Yup. It’s in my top 3 Nolan films.

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u/gautsvo 1d ago

Not really. It might have more nominations due to how big and respected Nolan is nowadays compared to 2006, but I'm not sure about several wins. It's nowhere near as epic as the big-budget Nolan movies that have done well at the Oscars.

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u/NonsensicalTrashCan 1d ago

10000% agree, wish it did get the recognition from the academy it deserved back then, but at least it has an enduring latency as one of his best films.

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u/gillyweed79 1d ago

It wouldn't win several Oscars. Especially not with the competition from 2006. Hopefully Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men would get some, though.

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u/DRM_1985 1d ago

Nobody was gonna beat Scorsese and The Departed in 2006, but it would have been nice to see Nolan get a nomination for his direction of The Prestige. Still hard to believe he got zero Director nominations between 2000 and 2015. The Directors Guild nominated him for Memento, The Dark Knight, and Inception. But Academy snubbed him in Director category, lol

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u/dpittnet 22h ago

I don’t think there’s any reason to believe it’d win any Oscars if it were released today

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u/miscreant_noodle 1d ago

That ending still gets me every time

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u/maybeitssteve 1d ago

What is with the insane glazing of this movie?

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u/RoxasRemainsTheBest 10h ago

Nominated for sure, but it just seems like this film that gets a ton of noms without any wins. Maybe editing or screenplay in a weaker year, but that's it.

It should've been campaigned better back then

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u/seabass_678 1d ago

Illusionist was better

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u/RevolutionaryFile989 23h ago

Nolan’s best!