Peter
Kujawski

Kujawksi kicked off the 20th year of NBCUniversal-owned specialty film arm Focus — and his sixth year running it — with an Oscar nomination for original screenplay for Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” and a pair of BAFTA noms for Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho.” He followed with a summer of blockbuster counterprogram­ming that included critically acclaimed films like Simon Curtis’ “Downton Abbey: A New Era”; Anthony Fabian’s “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” starring Lesley Manville; and Robert Eggers’ viking epic “The Northman,” with Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicole Kidman. Kujawksi finished the year with a pair of strong awards contenders: Todd Field’s “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett; and James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,” with Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway. Ahead for Focus is Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City,” with Tom Hanks toplining an all-star cast.