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This is the first Academy Award nomination for Dan Gilroy – Writing (Original Screenplay), Nightcrawler. We wish it were the second nomination for Jake Gyllenhaal who was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
In Nightcrawler, Gyllenhaal delivers a perfect performance as Louis Bloom who “haunts the streets of Los Angeles at night, using a police radio scanner to locate unfolding crime scenes, and then selling the footage he records to a local news station. As the demand increases for the violent and exploitative images he captures, the lines that Louis will cross to achieve his ends become increasingly blurred.” IMDb
Gyllenhaal’s performance is brilliant, not a second out of character. Oscar nomination or not, Nightcrawler it’s a must see.
The Trailer:
