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Rolex and Cinema
CELEBRATING CINEMA
For the sixth consecutive year, Rolex is the Proud Sponsor of the Oscars® ceremony held at the Dolby® Theatre, Hollywood.
In 2017 Rolex became a partner to the film industry’s highest authority, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The founding preoccupations which brought them together are a shared belief in excellence, in fostering talent, in encouraging progress, and in the importance of transmitting of knowledge to future generations.
Shown for the first time at the 94th Oscars® ceremony, The Path is Rolex’s tribute to cinematic masterworks and to the values they and the brand share.
Being nominated for an Oscar® or winning the famous statuette places the film in the repertoire of classic films.
By clicking on the images below, or by scrolling through the page, find out who is behind the films featured in The Path and what captured the Academy’s attention.
By clicking on the images below find out who is behind the films featured in The Path and what captured the Academy’s attention.

King Kong
Presented in 2006Academy Award Nominee
Art Direction
Art Direction: Grant MajorSet Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
Academy Award Winner
Sound Editing
Mike HopkinsEthan Van der Ryn
Academy Award Winner
Sound Mixing
Christopher BoyesMichael Semanick
Michael Hedges
Hammond Peek
Academy Award Winner
Visual Effect
Joe LetteriBrian Van’t Hul
Christian Rivers
Richard Taylor

Gladiator
Presented in 2001Academy Award Winner
Actor in a Leading Role
Russell Crowe
Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Supporting Role
Joaquin Phoenix
Academy Award Nonimee
Art Direction
Art Direction: Arthur MaxSet Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Academy Award Nonimee
Cinematography
John Mathieson
Academy Award Winner
Costume Design
Janty Yates
Academy Award Nonimee
Directing
Ridley Scott
Academy Award Nonimee
Film Editing
Pietro Scalia
Academy Award Nonimee
Music (Original Score)
Hans Zimmer
Academy Award Winner
Best Picture
Douglas WickDavid Franzoni
Branko Lustig
(Producers)
Academy Award Winner
Sound
Scott MillanBob Beemer
Ken Weston
Academy Award Winner
Visual Effects
John NelsonNeil Corbould
Tim Burke
Rob Harvey
Academy Award Nominee
Writing (Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)
Screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan and William NicholsonStory by David Franzoni

Arrival
Presented in 2017Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Bradford Young
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Denis Villeneuve
Academy Award Nominee
Film Editing
Joe Walker
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Shawn LevyDan Levine
Aaron Ryder
David Linde
(Producers)
Academy Award Nominee
Production Design
Production Design: Patrice VermetteSet Decoration: Paul Hotte
Academy Award Winner
Sound Editing
Sylvain Bellemare
Academy Award Nominee
Sound Mixing
Bernard Gariépy StroblClaude La Haye
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
Screenplay by Eric Heisserer

The Wizard of Oz
Presented in 1940Academy Award Nominee
Art Direction
Cedric GibbonsWilliam A. Horning
Academy Award Winner
Music (Original Score)
Herbert Stothart
Academy Award Winner
Music (Song)
"Over The Rainbow"Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
Academy Award Nominee
Outstanding Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Academy Award Nominee
Special Effects
A. Arnold GillespieDouglas Shearer

Sound of Metal
Presented in 2021Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed
Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Raci
Academy Award Winner
Film Editing
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Bert HamelinckSacha Ben Harroche
(Producers)
Academy Award Winner
Sound
Nicolas BeckerJaime Baksht
Michelle Couttolenc
Carlos Cortés Navarrete
Phillip Bladh
Academy Award Nominee
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Screenplay by Darius Marder & AbrahamMarder
Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance

The Truman Show
Presented in 1999Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Supporting Role
Ed Harris
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Peter Weir
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)Andrew Niccol

Paper Moon
Presented in 1974Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Supporting Role
Madeline Kahn
Academy Award Winner
Actress in a Supporting Role
Tatum O’Neal
Academy Award Nominee
Sound
Richard PortmanLes Fresholtz
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium)Alvin Sargent

Darkest Hour
Presented in 2018Academy Award Winner
Actor in a Leading Role
Gary Oldman
Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Academy Award Nominee
Production Design
Production Design: Sarah GreenwoodSet Decoration: Katie Spencer
Academy Award Nominee
Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran
Academy Award Winner
Makeup and Hairstyling
Kazuhiro TsujiDavid Malinowski
Lucy Sibbick
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Tim BevanEric Fellner
Lisa Bruce
Anthony McCarten
Douglas Urbanski
(Producers)

Milk
Presented in 2009Academy Award Winner
Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn
Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin
Academy Award Nominee
Costume Design
Danny Glicker
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Gus Van Sant
Academy Award Nominee
Film Editing
Elliot Graham
Academy Award Nominee
Music (Original Score)
Danny Elfman
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Dan JinksBruce Cohen
(Producers)
Academy Award Winner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Written by Dustin Lance Black

The Grandmaster
Presented in 2014Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Philippe Le Sourd
Academy Award Nominee
Costume Design
William Chang Suk Ping

The Bourne Ultimatum
Presented in 2008Academy Award Winner
Film Editing
Christopher Rouse
Academy Award Winner
Sound Editing
Karen Baker LandersPer Hallberg
Academy Award Winner
Sound Mixing
Scott MillanDavid Parker
Kirk Francis

Gravity
Presented in 2014Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock
Academy Award Winner
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Academy Award Winner
Directing
Alfonso Cuarón
Academy Award Winner
Film Editing
Alfonso CuarónMark Sanger
Academy Award Winner
Music (Original Score)
Steven Price
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Alfonso CuarónDavid Heyman
(Producers)
Academy Award Nominee
Production Design
Production Design: Andy NicholsonSet Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
Academy Award Winner
Sound Editing
Glenn Freemantle
Academy Award Winner
Sound Mixing
Skip LievsayNiv Adiri
Christopher Benstead
Chris Munro
Academy Award Winner
Visual Effects
Tim WebberChris Lawrence
David Shirk
Neil Corbould

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Presented in 1992Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Academy Award Nominee
Film Editing
Conrad BuffMark Goldblatt
Richard A. Harris
Academy Award Winner
Makeup
Stan WinstonJeff Dawn
Academy Award Winner
Sound
Tom JohnsonGary Rydstrom
Gary Summers
Lee Orloff
Academy Award Winner
Sound Effects Editing
Gary RydstromGloria S. Borders
Academy Award Winner
Visual Effects
Dennis MurenStan Winston
Gene Warren, Jr.
Robert Skotak

Taxi Driver
Presented in 1977Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Leading Role
Robert De Niro
Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jodie Foster
Academy Award Nominee
Music (Original Score)
Bernard Herrmann
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Michael PhillipsJulia Phillips
(Producers)

Thelma & Louise
Presented in 1992Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Leading Role
Geena Davis
Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Sarandon
Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Adrian Biddle
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Ridley Scott
Academy Award Nominee
Film Editing
Thom Noble
Academy Award Winner
Writing
(Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)Callie Khouri

The Graduate
Presented in 1968Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Leading Role
Dustin Hoffman
Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Bancroft
Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Supporting Role
Katharine Ross
Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Academy Award Winner
Directing
Mike Nichols
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Lawrence Turman (Producer)
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium)Calder Willingham
Buck Henry

North By Northwest
Presented in 1960Academy Award Nominee
Art Direction (Colour)
Art Direction: William A. Horning, Robert Boyle, Merrill PyeSet Decoration: Henry Grace, Frank McKelvy
Academy Award Nominee
Film Editing
George Tomasini
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)Ernest Lehman

The Matrix
Presented in 2000Academy Award Winner
Film Editing
Zach Staenberg
Academy Award Winner
Sound
John ReitzGregg Rudloff
David Campbell
David Lee
Academy Award Winner
Sound Effects Editing
Dane A. Davis
Academy Award Winner
Visual Effects
John GaetaJanek Sirrs
Steve Courtley
Jon Thum

Billy Elliot
Presented in 2001Academy Award Nominee
Actress in a Supporting Role
Julie Walters
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Stephen Daldry
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)Written by Lee Hall

If Beale Street Could Talk
Presented in 2019Academy Award Winner
Actress in a Supporting Role
Regina King
Academy Award Nominee
Music (Original Score)
Nicholas Britell
Academy Award Nominee
Writing
(Adapted Screenplay)Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins

Rocketman
Presented in 2020Academy Award Winner
Music (Original Song)
"(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again"Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

The Aviator
Presented in 2005Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio
Academy Award Nominee
Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Alda
Academy Award Winner
Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett
Academy Award Winner
Art Direction
Art Direction: Dante FerrettiSet Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Academy Award Winner
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Academy Award Winner
Costume Design
Sandy Powell
Academy Award Nominee
Directing
Martin Scorsese
Academy Award Winner
Film Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker
Academy Award Nominee
Best Picture
Michael MannGraham King
(Producers)
Academy Award Nominee
Sound Mixing
Tom FleischmanPetur Hliddal
Academy Award Nominee
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Written by John Logan

Amélie
Presented in 2002Academy Award Nominee
Art Direction
Art Direction: Aline BonettoSet Decoration: Marie-Laure Valla
Academy Award Nominee
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Academy Award Nominee
Foreign Language Film
Jean-Pierre Jeunet(France)
Academy Award Nominee
Sound
Vincent ArnardiGuillaume Leriche
Jean Umansky
Academy Award Nominee
Writing (Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen)
Screenplay by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre JeunetDialogue by Guillaume Laurant