Welcome, fellow movie nerds, to part one of what is essentially the Super Bowl for Dweebs – the Oscar nominations. Of course, part two is the actual ceremony, wherein pasty folks like myself gather round’ the TV to watch beautiful people get showered in gold. That’s a month from now, however, and this moment is for the nominations. After months of speculating we will finally know who's that much closer to being a champ, and who’s now an official chump. NOW, after much rushing and out-of-context-posting-for-the-sake-of-speed here are the nominees!
LA LA LAND continues its dominance with a tie for most nominations EVER with 14 (tied with ALL ABOUT EVE and TITANIC). Other notables were, as predicted, MOONLIGHT, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, ARRIVAL and HACKSAW RIDGE. Not a whole lot of surprise nominees, the most shocking being PASSENGERS with two noms (Score and Production Design). A few of the more shocking snubs I noticed were SILENCE for virtually anything (sans Cinematography), nothing for Annette Bening in 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, no Best Song for SING STREET, and Tom Hanks not getting anything for SULLY. AND NO AMY ADAMS FOR ARRIVAL?! Also notable is the absense of DEADPOOL, which frankly was expected, but I at least thought we'd see a Makeup nomination.
BEST MOTION PICTURE (last year's winner: SPOTLIGHT)
BEST ACTOR (last year's winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, THE REVENANT)
BEST ACTRESS (last year's winner: Brie Larson, ROOM)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (last year's winner: Mark Rylance, BRIDGE OF SPIES)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (last year's winner: Alicia Vikander, THE DANISH GIRL)
BEST DIRECTOR (last year's winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, THE REVENANT)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (last year's winner: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (last year's winner: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, THE BIG SHORT)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (last year's winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, THE REVENANT)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
BEST SOUND MIXING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
BEST SOUND EDITING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
BEST FILM EDITING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (last year's winner: EX MACHINA)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING (last year's winner:MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG (last year's winner: "Writing on the Wall", SPECTRE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (last year's winner: THE HATEFUL EIGHT)
BEST ANIMATED FILM (last year's winner: INSIDE OUT)
BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED (last year's winner: BEAR STORY)
BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION (last year's winner: STUTTERER)
BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT (last year's winner: A GIRL IN THE RIVER)
BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE (last year's winner: AMY)
BEST FOREIGN FILM (last year's winner: SON OF SAUL)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
So what do you think? If this has you hating everything Oscar be sure to cast your vote in our own Golden Schmoes awards. Our exclusive awards are in their 16th year, so almost as long as the Oscars. Hell, do it anyway, even if you love the Oscars! This is an opprotunity for you to have a say in this year's best of the best. Those who vote will be entered for a chance to win a 1992 Volvo 960. We don't have one, but we will give you a hammer so when see one you can smash in and take it.
On that note, let's take a look back at one of last year's best moments: Louis C.K. awards Best Documentary, Short Subject.