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The 95th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 3.0)
Now that we have moved past the 94th Annual Academy Awards, let’s look forward to 95th rendition of the awards in 2023! Throughout the course of the year I am […]
Now that we have moved past the 94th Annual Academy Awards, let’s look forward to 95th rendition of the awards in 2023! Throughout the course of the year I am going to be updating this list with movies eligible. It is any movies that come out after January 1, 2022. I don’t know when the cutoff point is, but until then, any movie I see that came out in the year 2022 will eligible for my personal Oscar awards.
It is going to look really funky for the first few versions of these nominations because I have only seen a handful of movies. Once we get more into the award season later in 2022 then we will get more serious about this. But for now, I am going to enjoy this process of working through my own Oscar thoughts for all movies eligible for the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
I am not going to be typing out a ton of explanations until I get more movies on this list.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Ben Affleck – “Deep Water”
- Kenneth Branagh – “Death On The Nile”
- Tom Cruise – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Robert Pattinson – “The Batman”
- Chris Pine – “All The Old Knives”
MY WINNER: Robert Pattinson – “The Batman”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Jon Ham – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Jack Quaid – “Scream”
- Miles Teller – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- John Turturro – “The Batman”
- Jeffrey Wright – “The Batman”
MY WINNER: Jon Ham – “Top Gun: Maverick”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Thandiwe Newton – “All The Old Knives”
- Havana Rose Liu – “No Exit”
MY WINNER: Thandiwe Newton – “All The Old Knives”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Monica Barbaro – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Jennifer Connelly – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Zoë Kravitz – “The Batman”
- Emma Mackey – “Death On The Nile”
MY WINNER: Jennifer Connelly – “Top Gun: Maverick”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Catwoman: Hunted”
MY WINNER: “Catwoman: Hunted”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
My Nominations
- “All The Old Knives” – Charlotte Bruuss Christensen
- “The Batman” – Greig Fraser
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Claudio Miranda
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Greig Fraser
COSTUME DESIGN
My Nominations
- “The Batman” – Jacqueline Durran
- “Death On The Nile” – Paco Delgado
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Marlene Stewart
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Jacqueline Durran
BEST DIRECTOR
My Nominations
- Christopher Borrelli – “Run & Gun”
- Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Damien Power – “No Exit”
- Matt Reeves – “The Batman”
- Jeff Tremaine – “Jackass Forever”
MY WINNER: Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
My Nominations
- “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”
- “Lucy And Desi”
- “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes”
MY WINNER: “Lucy And Desi”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
My Nominations
- Have Not Seen Any Worthy Of Any Award Possibility
MY WINNER: N/A
FILM EDITING
My Nominations
- “All The Old Knives” – Mark Eckersley, Per Sandholt
- “The Batman” – William Hoy, Tyler Nelson
- “Jackass Forever” – Sascha Stanton Craven, Matthew Kosinski, Matthew Probst
- “Scream” – Michael Aller
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Fistful Of Vengeance”
MY WINNER: “Fistful Of Vengeance”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
My Nominations
- “The Batman” – William Hoy, Tyler Nelson
- “Death On The Nile” – Shreya Patel
- “Run & Gun” – Daniel Casillas, Danielle Duque, Christopher Osorio, Copper Perry
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Felicity Bowring
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Kat Ali
ORIGINAL SCORE
My Nominations
- “All The Old Knives” – Jon Ekstrand, Rebekka Karijord
- “The Batman” – Michael Giacchino
- “Firestarter” – Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans ZImmer
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Michael Giacchino
ORIGINAL SONG
My Nominations
- “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
MY WINNER: “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
BEST PICTURE
My Nominations
- “All The Old Knives”
- “The Batman”
- “Death On The Nile”
- “Jackass Forever”
- “Lucy And Desi”
- “No Exit”
- “Run & Gun”
- “Scream”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
My Nominations
- “The Batman”
- “Death On The Nile”
- “Deep Water”
- “Scream”
- “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
MY WINNER: “The Batman”
SHORT FILM ANIMATED
My Nominations
- Have Not Seen Any Worthy Of Any Award Possibility
MY WINNER: N/A
SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION
My Nominations
- Have Not Seen Any Worthy Of Any Award Possibility
MY WINNER: N/A
SOUND
My Nominations
- “The Batman”
- “Jackass Forever”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick”
VISUAL EFFECTS
My Nominations
- “The Batman”
- “Scream”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick”
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “All The Old Knives” – Olen Steinhauer
- “The Batman” – Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
- “Death On The Nile” – Michael Greene, Agatha Christie
- “No Exit” – Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari, Taylor Adams
- “Scream” – James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “Run & Gun” – Christopher Borelli
MY WINNER: “Run & Gun” – Christopher Borelli
Films Ranked By Nominations
- “The Batman” (15)
- “Top Gun: Maverick” (15)
- “All The Old Knives” (7)
- “Death on The Nile” (7)
- “Scream” (6)
- “Jackass Forever” (4)
- “No Exit” (4)
- “Run & Gun” (4)
- “Deep Water” (2)
- “Lucy And Desi” (2)
- “Catwoman: Hunted” (1)
- “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” (1)
- “Firestarter” (1)
- “Fistful Of Vengeance” (1)
- “The Mystery Of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes” (1)
- “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1)
Films Ranked By WINS
- “Top Gun: Maverick” (8)
- “The Batman” (7)
- “All The Old Knives” (1)
- “Catwoman: Hunted” (1)
- “Fistful Of Vengeance” (1)
- “Lucy And Desi” (1)
- “Run & Gun” (1)
2022 movies I have seen
The 355
All The Old Knives
ASSEMBLED: The Making of Eternals
The Batman
Behind The Scenes With Jane Campion
Catwoman: Hunted
Deep Water
Death On The Nile
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Firestarter
Fistful Of Vengeance
Jackass Forever
Lucy And Desi
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
No Exit
Run & Gun
Scream
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Top Gun: Maverick
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