In the shadow of a flu epidemic and never-ending illnesses, an eerie mental map stretching from the streets of Schenectady to the set of a massive warehouse. Theater director Caden Cotard is trying to stage his own life-or-death rehearsal in that vast void where life and art intertwine. Amid the cold concrete of New York City, he finds himself face to face with the aching void that existence has left on his very being. In this mental labyrinth that stretches the boundaries of the drama genre, Charlie Kaufman paints a portrait of loneliness woven with divorces, faded loves, and a sense of meaninglessness. As the line between stage and reality blurs, a familiar sense of anxiety echoes through the darkest and most anxious recesses of the human mind.

8 wins & 29 nominations total