Northern Ontario’s Indie Cinema Rolls Out the Red Carpet for the 98th Academy Awards

With the 98th Annual Academy Awards set for Sunday, March 15, Sudbury Indie Cinema is once again bringing the excitement of Oscar season to Northeastern Ontario- giving local cinephiles the chance to experience the year’s most celebrated films on the big screen and walk their own glamorous red carpet at the Indie’s annual Oscars Watch Party Fundraiser.

Throughout the month, Sudbury Indie Cinema is presenting nine Oscar-nominated feature films across major categories, along with nominees in three Short Film categories, including Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Documentary Short Film.

From the tender Hamnet to the outrageous Bugonia, audiences can immerse themselves in many of the year’s most talked-about films in the environment they were for- the cinema.

Watch the Oscar Nominees on the Big Screen at Sudbury Indie Cinema:

Best Picture Nominees

Bugonia: also up for Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score.

Hamnet: also up for Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score. Best Production Design

Marty Supreme: also up for Best Director (Josh Safdie), Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet), Best Original Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design

Sentimental Value: also up for Best Actress (Renate Reinsve), Best Supporting Actress (Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Casting, Best Costume Design

The Secret Agent: also up for Best Actor (Wagner Moura), Best International Feature Film, Best Casting

Other Major Category Nominees Playing at The Indie

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Best Actress (Rose Byrne) 

It Was Just an Accident – Best International Feature

Arco – Best Animated Feature

Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amelia or The Character of Rain):  Best Animated Feature

In addition to screening Oscar contenders, Sudbury Indie Cinema will host a festive Oscars Night celebration marking seven years of independent cinema at its historic home at 162 Mackenzie Street- the first, dedicated arthouse cinema in Northeastern Ontario. The evening will feature a live broadcast of the Academy Awards with local hosts and guests, a glamourous hors d’oeuvres spread from local high-end restaurateur Verdicchio’s, red carpet experience, and a community celebration of film.

“This is a thrilling time of year for film-lovers,” says Board Chair Jason Tripp. “Our Oscar Watch Party Fundraiser has become a signature event since we emerged from the pandemic. This year, we’re proud to make more Academy Award picks available on our big screen than any cinema for hundreds of kilometres- and so we welcome film-lovers from across the region to join us to indulge their love of cinema.”

Additional Oscar contenders for Best Feature Documentary, Mr. Nobody Against Putin and Cutting Through Rocks are anticipated to be part of the cinema’s documentary film festival line-up for the 10th edition of Junction North International Documentary Film Festival running April 9-12th. Passes on sale now.

Tickets for screenings and the Oscars Watch Party are available at: https://www.goelevent.com/SudburyIndie/e/OscarsWatchPartyFundraiser

For more information, visit: www.SudburyIndieCinema.com

Sudbury Indie Cinema is Northeastern Ontario’s first independent arthouse cinema, dedicated to presenting the best in Canadian and international film while fostering a vibrant film culture in the North.