Inception (2010) is a gnarly sci-fi movie directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie follows Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a thief who specializes in stealing secrets by entering people’s dreams. Cobb is offered a chance to have his criminal record erased if he is able to perform “inception” (planting an idea into someone’s subconscious) on Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy) who is a powerful businessman.
Throughout the movie Cobb leads a team of “inception” specialists to navigate through multiple layers of dreams, and as they get into deeper dreams Cobb faces his own personal guilt and memories that treaten the mission and blur the lines between dreams and actual reality.
The movie is really entertaining, and the visual effects are stunning. The movie goes get pretty confusing at certain points, but is a little easier to understand compared to other Christopher Nolan movies.
Inception (2010) Awards:
Academy Awards (83rd Oscars) – 8 Nominations, 4 Wins
- Won: Best Cinematography – Wally Pfister
- Won: Best Sound Editing – Richard King
- Won: Best Sound Mixing – Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Won: Best Visual Effects – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- Nomination: Best Picture
- Nomination: Best Original Screenplay – Christopher Nolan
- Nomination: Best Art Direction – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
- Nomination: Best Original Score – Hans Zimmer
Golden Globes (68th Golden Globes) – 4 Nominations, 0 Wins
- Nomination: Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Nomination: Best Director – Christopher Nolan
- Nomination: Best Screenplay – Christopher Nolan
- Nomination: Best Original Score – Hans Zimmer
British Academy Film Awards (64th BAFTAs) – 9 Nominations, 3 Wins
- Won: Best Production Design – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
- Won: Best Sound – Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Won: Best Special Visual Effects – Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- Nomination: Best Film
- Nomination: Best Director – Christopher Nolan
- Nomination: Best Original Screenplay – Christopher Nolan
- Nomination: Best Cinematography – Wally Pfister
- Nomination: Best Editing – Lee Smith
- Nomination: Best Original Music – Hans Zimmer
