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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”
• Colin Farrell – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
• Viggo Mortensen – “Crimes Of The Future”
• Mark Rylance – “The Outfit”
• Alexander Skarsgård – “The Northman”

MY WINNER: Colin Farrell – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

My Nominations

• Ashton Kutcher – “Vengeance”
• Brian Tyree Henry – “Causeway”
• Ke Huy Quan – “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees On Inisherin”
• Bowen Yang – “Fire Island”

MY WINNER: Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees On Inisherin”

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

• Kerry Condon – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
• Nicole Kidman – “The Northman”
• Noémie Merlant – “Tár”
• Janelle Monáe – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story”
• Samantha Morton – “She Said”

MY WINNER: Kerry Condon – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”

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 Banshees On Inisherin” – Ben Davis
• “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”
• Todd Field – “Tár”
• Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”
• Jordan Peele – “Nope”

MY WINNER: Joseph Kosinski – “Top Gun: Maverick”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

My Nominations

• “Fire Of Love”
• “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

• “Stranger At The Gate”

MY WINNER: “Stranger At The Gate”

FILM EDITING

My Nominations

• “The Batman” – William Hoy, Tyler Nelson
• “Elvis” – Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Paul Rogers
• “Tár” – Monika Will
• “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton

MY WINNER: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Paul Rogers

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

My Nominations

• “Fistful Of Vengeance”
• “Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained”
• “RRR”
• “Troll”

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)
• “Nattu 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”
• “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
• “Nope”
• “The Northman”
• “RRR”
• “Tár”
• “Top Gun: Maverick”
• “Triangle Of Sadness”

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

• “An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It”
• “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse”
• “The Flying Sailor”
• “Ice Merchants”
• “My Year Of Dicks”

MY WINNER: “My Year Of Dicks”

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”
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• “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

• “The Banshees Of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
• “Nope” – Jordan Peele
• “Tár” – Todd Field
• “Triangle Of Sadness” – Ruben Östlund

MY WINNER: “Tár” – Todd Field

Films Ranked By Nominations

• The Batman (8)
• Nope (8)
• Top Gun: Maverick (8)
• Tár (7)
• The Northman (6)
• Avatar: The Way Of Water (6)
• The Banshees On Inisherin (5)
• Elvis (5)
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (5)
• RRR (5)
• Everything Everywhere All At Once (4)
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story (4)
• Causeway (3)
• The Bad Guys (2)
• Crimes Of The Future (2)
• Hellraiser (2)
• She Said (2)
• Triangle Of Sadness (2)
• The Wonder (2)
• All To Well: A Short Film (1)
• An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It (1)
• The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse (1)
• Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1)
• Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (1)
• Emily The Criminal (1)
• Fire Island (1)
• Fire Of Love (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)
• My Year Of Dicks (1)
• Navalny (1)
• The Outfit (1)
• Prey (1)
• Stranger At The Gate (1)
• This Place Rules (1)
• Troll (1)
• Vengeance (1)

Films Ranked By WINS

• The Banshees On Inisherin (3)
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (3)
• Top Gun: Maverick (3)
• The Batman (2)
• Elvis (2)
• Tár (2)
• All To Well: A Short Film (1)
• Avatar: The Way Of Water (1)
• Everything Everywhere All At Once (1)
• My Year Of Dicks (1)
• Nope (1)
• RRR (1)
• Stranger At The Gate (1)

2022 movies I have seen

The 355
The Adam Project
All The Old Knives
All To Well: The Short Film
An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
ASSEMBLED: The Making of Eternals
Avatar: The Way Of Water
The Bad Guys
The Banshees On Inisherin
The Batman
Beast
Behind The Scenes With Jane Campion
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Black Adam
The Black Phone
Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse
Bullet Train
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
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Fire Island
Fire Of Love
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
Maneater
The Menu
Moonfall
Morbius
My Year Of Dicks
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
Pinocchio
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
Triangle Of Sadness
Troll
Uncharted
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Vengeance
Violent Night
The Wonder

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