Reimagining the last 20 years of Best Picture… | Little White Lies

Reimag­in­ing the last 20 years of Best Pic­ture winners

07 Feb 2020

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A silhouetted profile of a human head against a bright blue background. The head features a distinct profile with a slight curve to the nose and a curved hairline.
A silhouetted profile of a human head against a bright blue background. The head features a distinct profile with a slight curve to the nose and a curved hairline.
A new poster exhi­bi­tion in Lon­don cel­e­brates two decades of Acad­e­my Award-win­ning movies.

To coin­cide with this year’s Oscars, we’ve teamed up with The Day­dream Club (aka for­mer LWLies Artis­tic Direc­tor Tim­ba Smits) to present a spe­cial artist-curat­ed poster exhibition.

‘Best Pic­ture’ fea­tures a care­ful­ly select­ed cast of 20 inter­na­tion­al graph­ic artists, illus­tra­tors and design stu­dios, each rein­ter­pret­ing a dif­fer­ent Acad­e­my Award-win­ning film from the past 20 years in their own dis­tinct style.

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List of films by artist:

2019 – Green Book by Telegramme
2018 – The Shape of Water by Ross Mur­ray
2017 – Moon­light by Mali­ka Favre
2016 – Spot­light by Hoodz­pah
2015 – Bird­man by Simon Hayes
2014 – 12 Years A Slave by Chris DeLoren­zo
2013 – Argo by We Buy Your Kids (WBYK)
2012 – The Artist by Thomas Dan­tho­ny
2011 – The Kings Speech by Hol­lie Fuller
2010 – The Hurt Lock­er by Tim­ba Smits
2009 – Slum­dog Mil­lion­aire by MUTI
2008 – No Coun­try for Old Men by Hed­of
2007 – The Depart­ed Oliv­er Stafford
2006 – Crash by Nicole Rifkin
2005 – Mil­lion Dol­lar Baby by Eryn Lougheed
2004 – The Lord of The Rings: Return of the King by Tess Smith-Roberts
2003 – Chica­go by Lau­réne Boglio
2002 – A Beau­ti­ful Mind by Car­la McRae
2001 – Glad­i­a­tor by Calvin Sprague
2000 – Amer­i­can Beau­ty by Kirsten Roth­bart

The exhi­bi­tion is now open and runs until 6 March at our 71a Gallery in East Lon­don. All art­works are avail­able to pur­chase as from our online shop. Here’s a selec­tion to whet your appetite…

Illustration of a creature sitting on a floating island, surrounded by colourful and abstract shapes representing balloons or party decor. The composition features bold, vibrant colours and a whimsical, fantastical style.
Colourful illustration with silhouette of a person playing violin surrounded by white cotton plants and black and white circles against a yellow sky.
Brick building with purple window frames and fire escape stairs
The Shape of Water - Comic book cover with colourful, surreal illustration of a green humanoid creature, a man, and a woman.
Silhouette of a person against a vibrant blue background, highlighted with a yellow accent.

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