On a freezing winter night in Manhattan, the life of a married couple returning home from a glittering New Year’s Eve party is shaken by an ordinary confession. This mysterious drama, bearing the signature of Stanley Kubrick, centers on the eerie nighttime journey undertaken by a doctor named Bill Harford after he is confronted with his wife’s desires. Beginning under the neon lights of New York’s streets, this journey opens up into a dark world ruled by masked balls and secret societies. As dangerous fantasies replace innocence in opulent mansions, the characters’ repressed urges come to the surface. This bizarre escapade, which lasts until dawn, lays bare the bottomless abyss lurking beneath an ordinary marriage.

12 wins & 30 nominations total