Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design 
Nineteen-year-old Bob Dylan (Timothee Chalamet) arrives in New York to visit his idol, Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), in the hospital. There, he meets folk singer Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) and gets introduced into the folk scene. He is lightning-in-a-bottle, getting signed by Albert Grossman (Dan Fogel) onto the same label as Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). But touring and general emotional unavailability put strain on his relationships and the more his star rises, the more alone he finds himself.
Honestly, this movie makes Dylan look like a complete asshole. I have no idea if that's true, but it's definitely the impression I got. He's a shit to women, takes people for granted, and generally behaves like he walks on water. I don't get the appeal, but then I am not a fan.
Barbaro is electric. She steals every scene and I hope this is the start of a very promising career for her. Chalamet looks the part but there's just something uncharismatic about him. I can't figure out what it is but it's there. Norton is always good but he's been better than this. Frankly, Scoot McNairy deserves more of a mention. His character is a man dying of Huntington's and he still manages to give an incredible portrayal. That is the definition of a "phone it in" role and he didn't have to go that hard with it.
As a biopic, it's fine. If you're really into folk or rock from the 60s, this would probably be worth a watch. We covered the 1965 Newport Folk Festival in my History of Rock and Roll class, so I know it was a big deal. It'll be on streaming pretty soon.
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