Thursday, February 25, 2016

Best of 2015, part 5: My Dream Oscar Ballot

And here's the *actual* end of lists for the year--not for posts (still one more doozy careening down the pike), but for tossing superlatives at movies like confetti out of a malfunctioning cannon. So here's the deal--just for posterity, I'll list my nominees in each category in alphabetical order, sans commentary, with the winners in bold. For extra amusement and education, I'll put an asterisk next to the movies that the Academy also nominated. As always, there's not too much overlap: the most similar categories were Visual Effects, Cinematography, and Sound Editing (both 4/5), and neither Supporting Actor nor Original Song had any nominees in common.




Best Picture (for comparison with the Academy, I'll only list 8. Sorry, The Look of Silence and Carol!)
45 Years
Brooklyn*
Clouds of Sils Maria
Inside Out
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road*
Phoenix
Tangerine

Director
Ryan Coogler-Creed
Pete Docter-Inside Out
George Miller-Mad Max: Fury Road*
David Robert Mitchell-It Follows
Denis Villeneuve-Sicario

Actor
Abraham Attah-Beasts of No Nation
Jack O'Connell-'71
Matt Damon-The Martian*
Michael Fassbender-Steve Jobs*
Michael B. Jordan-Creed

Actress
Juliette Binoche-Clouds of Sils Maria
Nina Hoss-Phoenix
Rooney Mara-Carol (*-in a different category)
Charlotte Rampling-45 Years*
Saoirse Ronan-Brooklyn*

Supporting Actor
Emory Cohen-Brooklyn
Idris Elba-Beasts of No Nation
Sam Elliott-Grandma
Nicholas Hoult-Mad Max: Fury Road
Richard Jenkins-Bone Tomahawk

Supporting Actress
Rose Byrne-Spy
Mickey O'Hagan-Tangerine
Miranda Hart-Spy
Kristen Stewart-Clouds of Sils Maria
Kate Winslet-Steve Jobs*

Original Screenplay
Boy and the World
Clouds of Sils Maria
Inside Out*
It Follows
Tangerine

Adapted Screenplay
45 Years
Brooklyn*
Carol*
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian*

Production Design
Bridge of Spies*
Carol
Cinderella
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road*

Costume Design
Carol*
Cinderella*
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road*
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Visual Effects
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ex Machina*
Mad Max: Fury Road*
The Martian*
Star Wars: The Force Awakens*

Makeup and Hairstyling
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road*
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Film Editing
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road*
Sicario
Spotlight*
Steve Jobs

Cinematography
Creed
Carol*
Mad Max: Fury Road*
The Revenant*
Sicario*

Original Score
Carol*
Inside Out
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario

Sound Mixing
The Assassin
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road*
The Revenant*
Sicario

Sound Editing
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Mad Max: Fury Road*
The Revenant*
Sicario*
Star Wars: The Force Awakens*

Original Song
"Cold One"-Ricki and the Flash
"Feels Like Summer"-Shaun the Sheep Movie
"Fine on the Outside"-When Marnie was There
"I'll See You in My Dreams"-I'll See You in My Dreams
"Love Me Like You Do"-50 Shades of Grey

And there's another year done. Good lord I'm getting old. Oh well. We'll try this all again in 2017!

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