“Dunkirk” is only the most obvious film to compare it with, and their similarities end mostly with the subject matter. But the film scored five other nominations, including best picture, best production design, best cinematography, best makeup and hairstyling, and best costume design. Oldman’s performance, which earned him a best-actor nomination, seems the element of “Darkest Hour” most likely to win a major Oscar. As Churchill, Gary Oldman emerges from a heavy pile of latex - to say nothing of the haze of liquor and cigar smoke that trailed the historical Churchill - and powerfully asserts the country’s willingness to sustain heavy losses in defense of its values. Set in May 1940, when the British war effort had reached a crucial inflection point, “Darkest Hour” follows the newly minted Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he overcomes intense political opposition and recommits the country to fighting the Nazi threat. Through a wondrous serendipity, Joe Wright’s “Darkest Hour” appeared in theaters a few months after Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” serving as a natural companion piece. Sign up for our thrice-weekly newsletter here. Watching is The New York Times’s TV and film recommendation website.
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