Awards Season 24-25 (6 Viewers)

[funky]

Yes it's (almost) that time again.

I want to post the current (way too early) standings as it's fun to look back and compare when the Oscar nominations are out.

What strikes me the most about this year is the drop in star power in the actors and directors categories. Not lack of TALENT - lots of interesting, up and coming and diverse talent, but a lack of the usual Hollywood establishment.

Will be interesting to see if that sticks by February.

Best Picture
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Perez
A Real Pain
The Brutalist
Sing Sing
Dune Part Two
Gladiator II
Blitz
All We Imagine as Light
Alts: Saturday Night, Wicked, The Piano Lesson

Best Director
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Edward Berger, Conclave
Jaques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Alt. Ridley Scott, Gladiator II; Jason Reitman, Saturday Night; RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys; Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain

Best Actor
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Daniel Craig, Quee
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Paul Mescal, Gladiator II

Alts: Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain; Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Folie a Deux; John David Washington, The Piano Lesson

Best Actress
Mikey Madison, Anora
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Pérez
Nicole Kidman, Baby Girl
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Alts: Amy Adams, Nightbitch; Cynthia Erivo, Wicked; Lady Gaga, Joker: Folie a Deux; Julianne Moore, the Room Next Door

Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Stanley Tucci, Conclave
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

Alts: Yura Borisov, Anora; Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing; Paul Raci, Sing Sing; Pedro Pascal, Gladiator II

Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Lady Gaga, Joker Folie a Deux (unless lead)
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Alts: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys; Rachel Sennott, Saturday Night; Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door; Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

Original Screenplay
A Real Pain
The Brutalist
Anora
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Alt. Emilia Pérez; The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Nickel Boys
The Piano Lesson
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2

Editing
Conclave
Anora
Saturday Night
The Brutalist
Gladiator II

Cinematography
Dune 2
The Brutalist
Conclave
Gladiator II
Anora

Production Design
Dune 2
The Brutalist
Conclave
Gladiator II
Wicked

Costumes
Wicked
Dune 2
The Brutalist
Maria
Gladiator II

Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Queer
Emilia Perez
Dune 2

 

[funky]

Someone please explain to me Hollywood's ongoing obsession with Jesse Eisenberg. He CANNOT act.

 

[Ellie]

Ooh, just come out of Emilia Perez at the LFF (on Netflix next month). Loved it!

 

[Ellie]

Someone please explain to me Hollywood's ongoing obsession with Jesse Eisenberg. He CANNOT act.

Just seen A Real Pain. How the hell is Kieran Culkin up for Supporting? While Eisenberg wrote and directed it, Culkin is clearly the co-lead.

 

[funky]

Just seen A Real Pain. How the hell is Kieran Culkin up for Supporting? While Eisenberg wrote and directed it, Culkin is clearly the co-lead.

I hate when they put people in categories for strategic reasons. You're either the lead or you're the support, not based on what awards you have more of a chance with. Doesn't the academy have rules and parameters to avoid this kind of thing?

 

[Ellie]

I hate when they put people in categories for strategic reasons. You're either the lead or you're the support, not based on what awards you have more of a chance with. Doesn't the academy have rules and parameters to avoid this kind of thing?

Category fraud (which this clearly is if he is up for it) is always a point of discussion almost every year. It never gets any better

 

[cwej]

Every list I've seen has Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the top 10 for Hard Truths. Where was your list from Funky?

 

[Lucille]

The OSCAR NOMINATED Selena Gomez? (Because of what’s she’s been through and she’s still singing)

 

[funky]

Every list I've seen has Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the top 10 for Hard Truths. Where was your list from Funky?

Just the usual Awards Daily update!

Unfortunately it came during a rant from the editor who has turned into a lunatic Trump apologist and blaming all of Hollywood’s ills on the dark liberal left, but I managed to skip past that to get to the actual information

 

[Ellie]

Unfortunately it came during a rant from the editor who has turned into a lunatic Trump apologist and blaming all of Hollywood’s ills on the dark liberal left, but I managed to skip past that to get to the actual information

Sasha Stone was ALWAYS unhinged, so this is not a surprise.

 

[Kratz]

Where’s DEMI?!

 

[Ellie]

Conan O’Brien is going to be hosting the Oscars

 

[wildchild]

The Astras — noms for Elizabeth Sparkle and Skye Riley!

 

[Lucille]

I’d rank Karla Sofia Gascon over Demi and Cynthia, haven’t seen Anora yet but everyone who has seems to think Mikey Madison has the Oscar in the bag.

 

[Kratz]

seems to think Mikey Madison has the Oscar in the bag.

can’t believe she is the one who catches fire in Scream

 

[Kratz]

The Astras — noms for Elizabeth Sparkle and Skye Riley!

Give it to Naomi Scott - one of the best performances of the year.

 

[Suedehead]

WTF is Smile 2

 

[Ellie]

WTF is Smile 2

She was genuinely good in it! Even I was surprised.

 

[Kratz]

WTF is Smile 2

The best horror movie of the year you PLEB (love you)

 

[Suedehead]

Darling I'm too old and soft these days to watch slasher films.

 

[Kratz]

What about grinning loons? It just like a day on Moopy

 

[Ellie]

it was an average movie with a great lead performance. There were definitely better Horror films this year though.

 

[Suedehead]

The OSCAR NOMINATED Selena Gomez? (Because of what’s she’s been through and she’s still singing)

Sidebar - how is this icon not a Mopsy smiley yet

 

[Ellie]

Actually if you want to nominate for a Horror, I’d go for James McAvoy in Speak No Evil too. Also CLEARLY Hugh Grant needs some recognition for Heretic.

 

[passthatdutch]

The Astras — noms for Elizabeth Sparkle and Skye Riley!

The only one of these I haven't seen is Angelina, and I loved them all. Best actress really is for the gays this year. Pamela could also be in the conversation for Last Showgirl come New Year.

 

[Pipo]

it was an average movie with a great lead performance. There were definitely better Horror films this year though.

Smile 2 was miles better than Speak No Evil or Trap!

 

[Ellie]

Smile 2 was miles better than Speak No Evil or Trap!

Trap was rubbish, but a good comparison with Smile 2 since they featured very differently convincing portrayals of Lady Gaga rip off pop stars.

I loved Speak No Evil, Heretic, Late Night With The Devil and Abigail. Smile 2 was just somewhere in the middle on par with the Salems Lot film and Never Let Go.

 

[Pipo]

Speak No Evil would have been miles better if they stuck with the original ending! Late Night With The Devil though

 

[funky]

UPDATED LIST (with previous positions in brackets to see how things are moving about...)

Substance and Wicked the big changes that shake things up.

Best Picture
1. Anora (1)
2. Conclave (2)
3. Emilia Perez (3)
4. The Brutalist (5)
5. Dune Part Two (7)
6. Sept 5 (new)
7. Wicked (new)
8. A Real Pain (4)
9. Sing Sing (6)
10. The Substance (new)
Alt: Blitz, Saturday Night, All We Imagine as Light

Best Director
1. Sean Baker, Anora (1)
2. Edward Berger, Conclave (3)
3. Brady Corbet, The Brutalist (2)
4. Jaques Audiard, Emilia Perez (4)
5. Coralie Fargeat, The Substance (new)
Alt: Denis Villenueve, Dune Part Two

Best Actor
1. Ralph Fiennes, Conclave (1)
2. Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown (new)
3. Adrien Brody, The Brutalist (4)
4. Colman Domingo, Sing Sing (2)
5. Daniel Craig, Queer (3)
Alt. Nicolas Hoult, Juror #2

Best Actress
1. Mikey Madison, Anora (1)
2. Cynthia Erivo, Wicked (new)
3. Demi Moore, The Substance (new)
4. Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez (3)
5. Nicole Kidman, Babygirl (4)
Alt: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths

Best Supporting Actor
1. Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain (1)
2. Adam Pearson, A Different Man (new)
3. Denzel Washington, Gladiator II (2)
4. Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson (4)
5. Jonathan Bailey, Wicked (new)
Alt. Stanley Tucci, Conclave, Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress
1. Ariana Grande, Wicked (new)
2. Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez (1)
3. Isabella Rossellini, Conclave (5)
4. Felicity Jones, The Brutalist (new)
5. Margaret Qualley, The Substance (new)
Alt. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys,Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson; Toni Collette, Juror #2

Best Original Screenplay
1. Sept 5
2. A Real Pain
3. Anora
4. The Brutalist
5. Juror #2
Alt. The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Conclave
2. Dune II
3. Nickel Boys
4. Emilia Perez
5. The Piano Lesson

Best Cinematography
1. Dune: Part Two
2. The Brutalist
3. Nosferatu
4. The Substance
5. Conclave

Editing
Sept 5
Conclave
Dune Part Two
The Substance
Wicked

Production Design
Dune Part II
Nosferatu
Wicked
The Substance
Emilia Perez

Costumes
Wicked
The Substance
Dune Part II
Maria
Nosferatu

Sound
Wicked
Dune Part II
Gladiator II
Emilia Perez
Maria

Hair/Makeup
Wicked
Furiosa
The Substance
Nosferatu
Emilia Perez

 

[VoR]

Golden Globe nominees
Best film – drama
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5

Best film – musical or comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked

Best female actor in a film – drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet, Lee

Best male actor in a film – drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best female actor in a film – musical or comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Zendaya, Challengers

Best male actor in a film – musical or comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

Best film – animated
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best film – non-English language
All We Imagine As Light
Emilia Pérez
The Girl With the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio

Best female actor in a supporting role in a film
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best male actor in a supporting role in a film
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best director – film
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light

Best screenplay – film
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave

Best original score – film
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot

Best original song – film
Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress, Challengers
El Mal, Emilia Pérez
Forbidden Road, Better Man
Kiss the Sky, The Wild Robot
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez

Cinematic and box office achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Cecil B DeMille award
Viola Davis

 

[dmlaw]

Golden Globe Nominee Pamela Anderson is not a thing that I thought I would ever see.

 

[funky]

Pamela Anderson, wow

Lovely to see The Diplomat and Shogun recognised in the TV categories too

 

[Pipo]

Emilia Perez is an awful movie and these award shows should be embarrassed.

 

[Lucille]

I loved Emilia Perez but a little shocked it’s doing so well outside of the acting noms. It doesn’t seem to have much buzz and a lot of people hate it!

 

[Jark]

I loved Emilia Perez but a little shocked it’s doing so well outside of the acting noms. It doesn’t seem to have much buzz and a lot of people hate it!

it's because Hollywood is so woke these days!!
-blonde lady on fox news

 

[Sardonicus]

Marianne Jean-Baptiste has become the first black woman to sweep the trifecta of critic awards of New York, LA & NSFC for "Hard Truths".

I haven't seen it as yet but she's an excellent actress so hopefully this leads to nominations at the Oscars & BAFTAs at the very least.

 

[funky]

Probably seen all these now but just putting in here for prosperity. What a night of surprises!

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy: Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada – Shogun
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Role: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Role: Tadanobu Asano – Shogun
Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
Best Non-English Language Film: Emilia Pérez(France)
Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie: Colin Ferrell – The Penguin
Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie: Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Demi Moore – The Substance
Best Actor in a Movie – Comedy or Musical: Sebastian Stan – A Different Man
Best Animated Film: Flow
Best Director – Motion Picture: Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Original Song: Emilia Pérez – El Mal
Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Wicked
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie: Baby Reindeer
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Hacks
Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama: Anna Sawai – Shogun
Best TV Series – Drama: Shogun
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Best Motion Picture – Drama: The Brutalist
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Emilia Pérez

 

[funky]

I'm not sure I'm here for a Adrian Brody comeback. I don't quite get him.

 

[funky]

I'm still not convinced this pushes Demi ahead of Madison or Cynthia for the oscars. Comeback story yes, but the film is not something Oscar really goes for. There's always time for a precedent of course.

Personally, I wouldn't be against Demi win but her being quite iconic aside, is the film / her performance Oscar worthy? And yes I know there's been other dubious wins over the years but that's not enough of a reason!

 

[VoR]

I still think Demi even getting nominated would be an incredible achievement for a film as out there as The Substance.

Right now Best Actress has quite a stacked deck of potentials. Any of the following could get in.

Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Perez)
Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)
Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
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Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Angelina Jolie (Maria)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
Kate Winslet (Lee)
Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)
Zendaya (Challengers)