20 Best & Worst Movies From 2015 Oscar Nominees

This weekend, the world will once more turn its attention towards a committee of mostly white, mostly over 60 men with the power to turn great films into legendary (or notorious) ones. They will get something wrong - that much is assured - but somewhere among the inevitable allegations of bigotry and bias, they'll also acknowledge that some performances and films genuinely do deserve to be classed as "better". God help them, they'll probably still be completely ripped apart for most of what they decide, but that's always part of the appeal. Speeches will be made and heroes crowned, and everyone will forget for just one night that even the best actors and directors in the world are capable of making some seriously stinking films. But luckily, the Internet is here to provide curious fans looking for more of the same with a handy guide of what else you should see from the nominees and what you should definitely, definitely avoid...