The official nominations for the 11th
Annual JoBlo.com Movie Awards (aka the Golden Schmoes) have been
compiled and the official voting will begin on Monday (February 13 – 23),
so sharpen
your fingernails and get ready to vote for your faves! The winners
will be announced on Friday, February 24th, just two days before those darn
“Oscar thingies” are handed out.
Even though the record for the most nominations ever had been broken
over the past 2 years (INCEPTION had 19 nominations in 2010, which had beaten
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS’ record from the previous year with 18 nominations, which
had beaten THE DARK KNIGHT’s original record of 16 nominations), no record was
broken this year, but it feels like a much better balanced round of nominees
this time around with DRIVE leading the pack with 15 nominations,
followed by Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO with 11 noms and
the surprising RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with 11 nominations as
well. Who would have thought that at the beginning of the year, eh?
The four other “big flicks” to
receive major nominations were X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, SUPER 8, MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE 4 and BRIDESMAIDS. Other films with multiple
nominations include WARRIOR (4), ATTACK OF THE BLOCK (4) and
50/50 (4). SUCKER PUNCH also received 4 nominations but two
of those categories were not flattering nominations (Most Disappointing
and Worst Movie of the Year).
Last year, INCEPTION led the nominations with 19 (although it ended up
winning only X), with THE SOCIAL NETWORK and BLACK SWAN both with 12
nominations each.
MOST NOMINATIONS
Drive
(15 nominations)
The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (11
nominations)
Rise of the Planet of
the Apes (10 nominations)
X-Men: First Class (7 nominations)
Super 8 (7 nominations)
Mission Impossible:
Ghost Protocol (6
nominations)
Bridesmaids (6
nominations)
Remember that
each person can vote only once for the Golden Schmoes, but you needn’t be a
member of our site to do so. We will also be running our 12TH
ANNUAL OSCAR PREDICTION CONTEST this year, so stay tuned for that as well.
See
previous years’ GOLDEN SCHMOES winners below, along with this year’s
crop of nominations per category. Thanks for participating!!
PAST WINNERS:
2010
/ 2009
/ 2008
/ 2007
/ 2006
/ 2005
/
2004
/ 2003
/ 2002
/ 2001
Voting
period: February 13 – 23, 2012
Winners announcement: Friday February 24th 2012
The official 2011 nominees are:
1) Favorite Movie of the Year:
Drive
Girl with Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Warrior
X-Men: First Class
2) Worst Movie of the Year:
Green Lantern
Jack and Jill
Sucker Punch
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3)
Best Director of the Year:
JJ Abrams – Super 8
Brad Bird – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
David Fincher – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
4)
Best Screenplay of the Year:
50/50
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
5) Most Overrated Movie of the Year:
Bridesmaids
Drive
The Hangover, Part II
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
6) Most Underrated Movie of the Year:
50/50
Drive
Hanna
Source Code
Warrior
7) Trippiest Movie of the Year:
Melancholia
Rango
Source Code
Sucker Punch
The Tree of Life
8) Best Comedy of the Year:
50/50
Bridesmaids
Crazy Stupid Love
Horrible Bosses
The Muppets
9) Best Horror Movie of the Year:
Attack the Block
Fright Night
Insidious
Paranormal Activity 3
Scream 4
10) Best Animated Movie of the Year:
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Winnie the Pooh
11) Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year:
Attack the Block
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Source Code
Super 8
X-Men: First Class
12) Best Special Effects of the Year:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
13) Biggest Disappointment of the Year:
Cowboys & Aliens
Green Lantern
The Hangover, Part II
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Sucker Punch
14) Biggest Surprise of the Year:
Attack the Block
Drive
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Warrior
X-Men: First Class
15) Best Actor of the Year:
George Clooney – The Descendants
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
Ryan Gosling – Drive
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
16)
Best Actress of the Year:
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Charlize Theron – Young Adult
Kirsten Wiig – Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
17) Best Supporting Actor of the Year:
Albert Brooks – Drive
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
18) Best Supporting Actress of the Year:
Elle Fanning – Super 8
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan – Drive
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
19) Breakthrough Performance of the Year:
Michael Fassbender – X-Men: First Class
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
20) Favorite Celebrity of the Year:
George Clooney
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Brad Pitt
Emma Stone
21) Coolest Character of the Year:
Caesar – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Driver – Drive
Ethan Hunt – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Lisbeth Salander – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Magneto – X-Men: First Class
22) Best Music in a Movie:
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hanna
The Muppets
Super 8
23) Favorite Movie Poster of the Year:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Ides of March
The Tree of Life
24) Best Trailer of the Year
(2011 releases only):
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Super 8
The Tree of Life
25) Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year:
Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Super 8
X-Men: First Class
26) Best Action Sequence of the Year:
Fast Five – Stealing the vault/chase
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Climbing the Dubai building
Rise of the Apes – Apes revolution on bridge
Super 8 – Train crash
Transformers 3 – Robots vs Chicago
27) Most Memorable Scene in a Movie:
Bridesmaids – Pooping in sink
Drive – Elevator scene
The Girl with Dragon Tattoo – Lisbeth’s rape revenge
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Climbing the Dubai building
Rise of the Apes – Caeser says “Nooo!”
28) Best T&A of the Year:
Mila Kunis – Friends with Benefits
Rooney Mara – The Girl with Dragon Tattoo
Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses
Paula Patton – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
All the girls – Sucker Punch
29)
Best Line of the Year:
Attack the Block — “This is too much madness to explain in one text!”
Drive – “If I drive for you…”
Horrible Bosses – “I’d like to bend her over a barrel and show her the 50 states.
“Rise of the
Planet of the Apes – “Noooo….!”
X-Men: First Class – “Go fuck yourself.”
Return on
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