It’s been a big month for The Revenant. Not only did the movie and its director, Alejandro G. Iñárritu take home awards at the Golden Globes last Sunday, but last week also brought 12 Oscar nominations for the film and its crew, celebrating almost every department who worked on the frontier epic. If you’ve been curious about how the movie was made and haven’t heard the endless stream of conversation about how difficult it was to make, a batch of nine new featurettes dive into the making of The Revenant.

Here’s the featurettes about the making of The Revenant from 20th Century Fox:

In case you didn’t know, The Revenant shot in the natural light of their location, which means the position of the sun was being closely monitored so that each shot could be captured at the right time, in the right light. That might seem like a lot of trouble for no good reason, but when you see the stunning visuals of the movie, it seems to have been worth it.

And because they were shooting on location, this often meant being in freezing cold temperatures for hours at a time, including rivers that were icy cold. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter and the rest of the cast went through hell to make this movie, and that’s a big part of why they’re getting a lot of awards attention.

Don’t get me wrong, the movie is fantastic. But the story feels like a frontier version of Gladiator that doesn’t break any new ground. So while the production is more than praiseworthy, the movie that came from it doesn’t quite feel like the best of the year. But it’s still one that you should see on the big screen as soon as possible. Plus, check out our interview with screenwriter Mark L. Smith right here.