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The 95th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 18.0)
We are entering the point now where I binge a ton of 2022 movies to try and catchup for the awards season. ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE My Nominations MY […]
We are entering the point now where I binge a ton of 2022 movies to try and catchup for the awards season.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Austin Butler – “Elvis”
- Tom Cruise – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Viggo Mortensen – “Crimes Of The Future”
- Mark Rylance – “The Outfit”
- Alexander Skarsgård – “The Northman”
MY WINNER: Alexander Skarsgård – “The Northman”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Claes Bang – “The Northman”
- Ashton Kutcher – “Vengeance”
- Brian Tyree Henry – “Causeway”
- Michael Wincott – “Nope”
- Bowen Yang – “Fire Island”
MY WINNER: Bowen Yang – “Fire Island”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Cate Blanchett – “Tár”
- Jennifer Lawrence – “Causeway”
- Keke Palmer – “Nope”
- Aubrey Plaza – “Emily The Criminal”
- Florence Pugh – “The Wonder”
MY WINNER: Cate Blanchett – “Tár”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Nicole Kidman – “The Northman”
- Noémie Merlant – “Tár”
- Janelle Monáe – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story”
- Samantha Morton – “She Said”
- Carey Mulligan – “She Said”
MY WINNER: Nicole Kidman – “The Northman”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “The Bad Guys”
- “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers”
- “Green Lantern: Beware My Power”
- “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
- “Lightyear”
MY WINNER: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
My Nominations
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water” – Russell Carpenter
- “The Batman” – Greig Fraser
- “Nope” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
- “Tár” – Florian Hoffmeister
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Claudio Miranda
MY WINNER: “Nope” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
COSTUME DESIGN
My Nominations
- “The Batman” – Jacqueline Durran
- “Fire Island” – David Tabbert
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story” – Jenny Eagan
- “Hellraiser” – Milica Cortanovacki, Ana Maria Cucu
- “Elvis” – Catherine Martin
MY WINNER: “Elvis” – Catherine Martin
BEST DIRECTOR
My Nominations
- James Cameron – “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
- Robert Eggers – “The Northman”
- Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Jordan Peele – “Nope”
- Matt Reeves – “The Batman”
MY WINNER: Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
My Nominations
- “Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained”
- “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty”
- “Lucy And Desi”
- “Navalny”
- “This Place Rules”
MY WINNER: “Navalny”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
My Nominations
- Have not seen any films that fit this category yet
MY WINNER: “N/A”
FILM EDITING
My Nominations
- “The Batman” – William Hoy, Tyler Nelson
- “Elvis” – Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa
- “The Northman” – Louise Ford
- “Tár” – Monika Will
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Fistful Of Vengeance”
- “Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained”
- “RRR”
MY WINNER: “RRR”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
My Nominations
- “The Batman”
- “Elvis”
- “Hellraiser”
- “The Northman”
- “Prey”
MY WINNER: “Elvis”
ORIGINAL SCORE
My Nominations
- “The Batman” – Michael Giacchino
- “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Alexandre Desplat
- “Nope” – Michael Abels
- “RRR” – M.M. Keeravani
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans ZImmer
MY WINNER: “The Batman” – Michael Giacchino
ORIGINAL SONG
My Nominations
- “Ciao Papa” – “Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
- “Good Tonight” – Daniel Pemberton (The Bad Guys)
- “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
- “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” – The Weekend (Avatar: The Way Of Water)
- “Naatu Naatu” – Kala Bhairava (RRR)
MY WINNER: “Ciao Papa” – “Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro
BEST PICTURE
My Nominations
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
- “The Batman”
- “Causeway”
- “Crimes Of The Future”
- “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
- “Nope”
- “The Northman”
- “RRR”
- “Tár”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
My Nominations
- “The Batman”
- “Crimes Of The Future”
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story”
- “Nope”
- “The Northman”
MY WINNER: “The Batman”
SHORT FILM ANIMATED
My Nominations
- “The Flying Sailor”
- “Ice Merchants”
MY WINNER: “Ice Merchants”
SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION
My Nominations
- “All Too Well: The Short Film”
MY WINNER: “All Too Well: The Short Film”
SOUND
My Nominations
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
- “The Batman”
- “Elvis”
- “Nope”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Top Gun: Maverick”
VISUAL EFFECTS
My Nominations
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
- “The Batman”
- “Prey”
- “RRR”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
MY WINNER: “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” – Rian Johnson
- “The Good Nurse” – Charles Graeber, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Carlo Collodi, Matthew Hobbins
- “She Said” – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
- “The Wonder” – Emma Donoghue, Sebastián Lelio, Alice Birch
MY WINNER: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Carlo Collodi, Matthew Hobbins
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “Crimes Of The Future” – David Cronenberg
- “Nope” – Jordan Peele
- “The Northman” – Robert Eggers, Sjón
- “The Outfit” – Johnathan McClain, Graham Moore
- “Tár” – Todd Field
MY WINNER: “Nope” – Jordan Peele
Films Ranked By Nominations
- The Batman (10)
- Nope (9)
- The Northman (9)
- Top Gun: Maverick (9)
- Avatar: The Way Of Water (6)
- Tár (6)
- Elvis (5)
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (5)
- RRR (5)
- Crimes Of The Future (4)
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story (4)
- Causeway (3)
- She Said (3)
- The Bad Guys (2)
- Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2)
- Fire Island (2)
- Hellraiser (2)
- The Outfit (2)
- Prey (2)
- The Wonder (2)
- Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers (1)
- Emily The Criminal (1)
- Fistful Of Vengeance (1)
- The Flying Sailor (1)
- God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down A Dynasty (1)
- The Good Nurse (1)
- Green Lantern: Beware My Power (1)
- Ice Merchants (1)
- Lightyear (1)
- Lucy And Desi (1)
- Navalny (1)
- This Place Rules (1)
- Vengeance (1)
Films Ranked By WINS
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (3)
- Top Gun: Maverick (3)
- The Batman (2)
- Elvis (2)
- Nope (2)
- The Northman (2)
- Avatar: The Way Of Water (1)
- Fire Island (1)
- Ice Merchants (1)
- Navalny (1)
- Tár (1)
- RRR ()
2022 movies I have seen
The 355
The Adam Project
All The Old Knives
All To Well: The Short Film
ASSEMBLED: The Making of Eternals
Avatar: The Way Of Water
The Bad Guys
The Batman
Beast
Behind The Scenes With Jane Campion
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Black Adam
The Black Phone
Catwoman: Hunted
Causeway
Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers
Crimes Of The Future
Day Shift
Deep Water
Death On The Nile
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Elvis
Emily The Criminal
Enola Holmes 2
Escape The Field
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Fire Island
Firestarter
Fistful Of Vengeance
The Flying Sailor
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
Girl In The Picture
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
The Good Nurse
The Gray Man
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Halloween Ends
Hellraiser
Ice Merchants
Jackass 4.5
Jackass Forever
Jurassic World Dominion (Extended Edition)
Lightyear
The Lost City
Lucy And Desi
The Menu
Moonfall
Morbius
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Navalny
No Exit
Nope
The Northman
Obi-Wan Kenobi | A Jedi’s Return
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
The Outfit
Prey
The Princess
The Redeem Team
RRR
Run & Gun
Run Sweetheart Run
Samaritan
Scream
See How They Run
She Said
Spiderhead
The Sound Of 007
Tár
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
They/Them
This Place Rules
Ticket To Paradise
Top Gun: Maverick
Uncharted
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Vengeance
The Wonder
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