Dunkirk
Film by Christopher Nolan
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| 2024 | Looper ranks Dunkirk number nine on its list of the '50 Best PG-13 Movies of All Time', highlighting the film's unique approach to depicting war without graphic violence. |
| 2018 | Time Out magazine poll ranks Dunkirk among the '100 Best British Films' of all time, further solidifying its critical reputation. |
| March 21 2018 | David di Donatello Awards ceremony, where Dunkirk wins Best Foreign Film |
| March 4 2018 | Academy Awards ceremony where Dunkirk receives nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, with wins for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing |
| February 2018 | Earned eight nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Sound. |
| February 4 2018 | Academy Awards ceremony where Dunkirk wins three Oscars: Best Film Editing (Lee Smith), Best Sound Editing (Richard King and Alex Gibson), and Best Sound Mixing (Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten) |
| January 18 2018 | Casting Society of America awards John Papsidera Best Casting for Dunkirk in Big Budget – Drama category |
| January 11 2018 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominates Dunkirk for Best Picture and Best Editing, with Lee Smith winning Best Editing |
| January 9 2018 | National Board of Review names Dunkirk in Top Ten Films |
| January 7 2018 | Golden Globe Awards nominates Dunkirk for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| January 6 2018 | AACTA International Awards nominates Dunkirk for Best Film, with Christopher Nolan winning Best Direction |
| 2017 | Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk is released, receiving widespread critical acclaim and being praised as one of the greatest war films ever made, with many critics calling it Nolan's best work to date. |
| 2017 | Named one of the Top 10 films of the year by both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review. |
| 2017 | Zimmer was a runner-up for Best Score at the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards. |
| 2017 | Hans Zimmer recorded the Dunkirk soundtrack at Abbey Road Studios and AIR Lyndhurst Hall, with mix engineer Geoff Foster, using a minimal string quartet and incorporating unique sound elements like Nolan's pocket watch. |
| 2017 | Hans Zimmer received nominations for the Dunkirk soundtrack at the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Grammy awards for Original Score, though he did not win any of these awards. |
| December 23 2017 | Florida Film Critics Circle awards Dunkirk Best Film and Christopher Nolan Best Director |
| December 13 2017 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association ranks Dunkirk 6th for Best Picture, with Christopher Nolan placing 3rd for Best Director and Hans Zimmer's score placing 2nd |
| December 13 2017 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle awards Dunkirk Best Film and Christopher Nolan Best Director |
| December 12 2017 | Chicago Film Critics Association nominates Dunkirk for Best Picture and Christopher Nolan wins Best Director |
| December 10 2017 | Boston Society of Film Critics awards Hoyte van Hoytema Best Cinematography for Dunkirk |
| October 13 2017 | Limited edition 2-disc vinyl set soundtrack released, with a special pressing of 4,000 copies. |
| July 21 2017 | Warner Bros. released Dunkirk internationally in over 11,000 cinemas, including over 3,700 in the United States and Canada and over 600 in the United Kingdom. |
| July 21 2017 | The Dunkirk soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on the same day as the film's theatrical release, featuring a unique score that incorporates the Shepard tone illusion to create musical suspense. |
| July 13 2017 | Dunkirk premiered at Odeon Leicester Square in London, marking its first public screening. |
| June 30 2017 | The first original soundtrack track 'Supermarine' was revealed to the public, with Collider noting Zimmer's innovative use of diegetic sounds like plane propellers, gunfire, and sirens. |
| June 16 2017 | WaterTower Music announced a press release about the Dunkirk soundtrack, revealing it would be released on the film's theatrical release date and sharing the official soundtrack listing. |
| January 2016 | Hans Zimmer begins working on the Dunkirk soundtrack, starting an eleven-month composition process that would result in a 100-minute demo. |
| 2014 | Use of Shepard tone in Interstellar, continuing the musical exploration of time and sound synchronization in Nolan's films. |
| 2010 | Implementation of Shepard tone in Inception, showcasing the ongoing musical innovation in Nolan and Zimmer's collaborative work. |
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