While Churchill, released earlier this year, focuses on the British leader’s role in planning D-Day, the Oscar nominee Darkest Hour looks at an earlier point in World War II.

And while “Dunkirk” swoops and dances with time, “Darkest Hour” is a straightforward, day-by-day depiction of world-changing events, told with meticulous simplicity.

Bringing Winston Churchill uncannily to life even without taking into account the jaw-dropping makeup, Gary Oldman should probably skip past Oscar talk and jump directly to knighthood for "Darkest ...

Darkest Hour boasts a towering lead performance by Gary Oldman, it brilliantly complements Dunkirk, the other great war movie of 2017.

Gary Oldman has played Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Sid Vicious and Pontius Pilate in his 35-year acting career, but he says taking on Britain's Winston Churchill was by far the most daunting.

He's the makeup maestro who turned Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour," and that phenomenal work has earned him his third Oscar nomination.

Top 10 Winston Churchill movies ranked and Gary Oldman's Oscar-winning Darkest Hour misses out on No 1.

While Churchill, released earlier this year, focuses on the British leader’s role in planning D-Day, the Oscar nominee Darkest Hour looks at an earlier point in World War II.

British actor Gary Oldman, who stars in the film "Darkest Hour" about Winston Churchill, poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California U.S. November 9, 2017. Picture taken November 9, 2017.