LikeApollo 13andGravity, it turns science and problem solving into an edge-of-your-seat experience…
It’s a rare blockbuster with the brains to match its budget.
“A-
Best line:“I’m going to have to science the s out of this.”
Credit: 20th Century Fox
Mark Watney (Matt Damon)
Number of Oscar nods:Seven.
The four remaining nominations are for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects, and Production Design.
Scott nabbed Best Director at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards and North Texas Film Critics Association.
Why it should win:For its optimism.
What other film could make the planting of potatoes edge-of-your-seat entertainment?
(See:2001, Star Wars, Alien.)
