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| Apr 1, 2022

OT Binge | Grammy winning films to rewatch

Ategie Edwards

Ategie Edwards / Our Today

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As we gear up for the anticipated Grammy weekend, there’s still some time to unwind and binge watch a few shows.

In honour of the 64th annual Recording Academy Awards ceremony, which will take place this Sunday (April 3), here are a few binge-worthy films that have won a Grammy Award for categories such as Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media or Best Compilation for Visual Media.

1. Up

Cast: Edward Asner, Jordon Nagai, John Ratzenburger

Creators: Pete Doctor, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Plot: After the passing of his wife, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

2. The Greatest Showman

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya

Creators: Jenny Bicks, Bill Condon

Genres: Biography, Drama, Musical

Plot: The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

3. Ray

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washingotn

Creators: Taylor Hackford, James L. White

Genres: Biography, Drama, Music

Plot: The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.

4. Star Wars (The Force Awakens)

Cast: Daisy Ridely, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

Creators: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt,

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Plot: As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.

5. Birdman

Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Alexander Denelaris

Creators:

Genres: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris

Plot: A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

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