Clockwise from Top Left: Weapons, Hamnet, Blue Moon, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Sinners, If I Had Legs I Would Kick You, and Frankenstein Quantrell Colbert/Warner Bros.; Agata Grzybowska/FOCUS FEATURES; sabrina lantos/Sony Pictures Classics; Courtesy of Willa; Courtesy of Warner Bros.; Logan White/A24; Ken Woroner/Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr Stars like Michael B. Jordan, Jacob Elordi and Rose Byrne have been racking up accolades left and right for their respective performances this awards season, but that doesn't mean they haven't spent time watching other Oscar contenders and been blown away by other performances. Some, like Ryan Coogler, even went to see multiple films in a theater: "F1, me and Zinzi [Coogler] went on a date night; Marty Supreme, we went on a date night," Coogler told The Hollywood Reporter on the day of multiple Oscar nominations for Sinners. "Hamnet, we went on a date night; One Battle After Another, we went on a date night." Nominees like Kate Hudson and Jessie Buckley singled out Paul Thomas Anderson, who wrote and directed One Battle, as someone who has not only made an impression on them this awards season but their entire careers. "PTA might be my favorite of the generation above me. He is my No. 1. His movies defined by childhood," said Hudson following her best actress nod for Song Song Blue. Added Buckley, who was nominated for her role in Hamnet: "Paul Thomas Anderson has been a hero of cinema for me my entire life... for any actor, he is the north star." On Oscar nominations morning, THR asked nominees which movies they saw in theaters, the performances that blew them away and the scenes that made them ask, "How'd they do that?" Ryan Coogler Best director nominee, Sinners Which movies in the running have you seen in a theater? "F1, me and Zinzi [Coogler] went on a date night; Marty Supreme, we went on a date night; Hamnet, we went on a date night; One Battle After Another, we went on a date night. I went to Telluride for two days and watched as much as I could, so I saw The Secret Agent in the theater at midnight. Bugonia, I saw in the theater. It Was Just an Accident and Train Dreams were in a screening room. I think we're eight for 10 [of the best picture nominees]." Ethan Hawke Best actor nominee, Blue Moon What performance or scene really knocked you off your feet? "If I had to pick one thing that I would like to champion, everybody should see No Other Choice. I thought Lee Byung-hun was just absolutely phenomenal. I've been a fan of his for a long time, but this is staggering. It's just a phenomenal movie." Amy Madigan Best supporting actress nominee, Weapons What performance or scene really knocked you off your feet? "Sinners is just so amazing because we've all seen the vampire genre, but this was different because of what it shows about Black music and Black culture and the Black experience. And the six-minute music scene [when Miles Caton sings in the juke joint an hour in, raising the roof] is the centerpiece. It's the whole miasma of music and what everybody was going through. Just incredible." Joachim Trier Best director nominee, Sentimental Value What performance or scene really knocked you off your feet? "The film that has a great variety of amazing performances is One Battle After Another. I feel that that whole group is really, really incredible, and it's led by a wonderful director [Paul Thomas Anderson], obviously, one of the - maybe the greatest director of our generation. So I'm very proud that we are traveling alongside that film." Which movies in the running have you seen in a theater? "Several. I saw the wonderful Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent in the theater and really enjoyed that. It's a great, great movie." Kaouther Ben Hania Director of The Voice of Hind Rajab, nominee for best international feature Which movie stayed with you long after you had seen it? "Among the nominees for best international feature, Sirat stayed with me longest because it's hypnotic, and there is something about the end of the world there. I couldn't stop thinking about Sirat." Michael B. Jordan Best actor nominee, Sinners Which movie stayed with you long after you saw it? "The Secret Agent is great. One Battle After Another. Hamnet is fucking great. Marty Supreme, a great movie." Kate Hudson Best actress nominee, Song Sung Blue Which movie stayed with you long after you saw it? "I really loved One Battle after Another. PTA [Paul Thomas Anderson]might be my favorite of the generation above me - he is my No. 1. His movies defined my childhood." Jessie Buckley Best actress nominee, Hamnet Which movie stayed with you long after you saw it? "I was so happy to see The Voice of Hind Rajab nominated. I'm a humongous fan of Kaouther Ben Hania. She's extraordinary. I adored