Monday, March 9, 2015

John's Film Awards! - The Nominees

Now that the awards season is over I've decided to do my own awards. Yeah I know you're probably bored of this stuff but I thought, 'Why the hell not? I'll do my own!'

Just a few things:
1. I still haven't seen every single movie of 2014.
2. The maximum amount of nominees per category is 7, the minimum is 3.
3. I'll be announcing the winners within the next few weeks. I'll have my picks and an audience selection. (See below for details)
4. This is just for fun. So please no one freak out if you're pick favorite film was nominated for anything.

I'd also like to involve you - the audience. Down below are the nominees and I'd like you pick your favorite of each category and then message me on my Facebook page with your selections. I'll tally the picks and announce the winners when I announce my picks.

Picture:
Birdman
Boyhood
The Drop
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Selma
Whiplash

Director:
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
Ava DuVernay - Selma
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Michael R. Roskam - The Drop

Actor:
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Tom Hardy - The Drop
Michael Keaton - Birdman
James McAvoy - Filth
David Oyelowo - Selma
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Actress:
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Emily Blunt - Edge of Tomorrow
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars

Supporting Actor:
Jon Bernthal - Fury
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Zach Galifinakis - Birdman
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Supporting Actress:
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
Karen Gillan - Guardians of the Galaxy
Maika Monroe - The Guest
Emma Stone - Birdman
Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer
Naomi Watts - Birdman

Screenplay:
Birdman 
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A Most Violent Year
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

Animated Film:
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

The MEL BLANC Award - Voice Actor:
Scott Adsit - Big Hero 6
Gerard Butler - How to Train Your Dragon 2
Bradley Cooper - Guardians of the Galaxy
Vin Diesel - Guardians of the Galaxy
Craig Ferguson - How to Train Your Dragon 2
Ben Kingsley - The Boxtrolls
Liam Neeson - The Lego Movie

Action Choreography and Stunts:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Fury
John Wick
The Raid 2

Cinematography:
Birdman 
The Guest
The Grand Budapest Hotel
John Wick
The Judge
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Whiplash

Costume:
Fury
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
A Most Violent Year
Snowpiercer

Film Editing:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Drop
Fury
The Guest
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Snowpiercer
Whiplash

Makeup:
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods
Snowpiercer

Production Design:
Big Eyes
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guest
Into the Woods
John Wick
Snowpiercer

Score:
Birdman 
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Homesman
The Imitation Game
The Judge
The Monuments Men
The Theory of Everything

Song:
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 - "The Hanging Tree"
Joe - "For Anyone's Sake"
The Lego Movie - "Everything is Awesome"
Muppets Most Wanted - "I'm Number One"
Muppets Most Wanted - "We're Doing a Sequel"
Selma - "Glory"

Sound:
American Sniper
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

Special Effects:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

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