Stanko's Stance

DISCLAIMER WARNING: I HAVE ONLY SEEN 10 MOVIES FROM THIS YEAR SO FAR. YEAH I KNOW SAD, BUT I HAVE WATCHED 119 MOVIES THIS YEAR AS OF NOW SO I’LL GET TO MORE THIS YEAR.

I HAVE SEEN 10 MOVIES THOUGH AND THAT IS ENOUGH TO ROUND OUT BEST PICTURE NOMINEES. THEN I FILL IN THE BLANKS FROM THERE.

I AM GOING TO HATE A LOT OF THE NAMES ON THIS LIST, BUT THIS IS VERSION 1.0.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

My Nominations

• Christian Bale – “The Pale Blue Eye”
• Dave Bautista – “Knock At The Cabin”
• Josh Duhamel – “Shotgun Wedding”
• Jonathan Groff – “Knock At The Cabin”
• Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

MY WINNER: Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

My Nominations

• Ray Liotta – “Cocaine Bear”
• Ian McShane – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• Harry Melling – “The Pale Blue Eye”
• Bill Skarsgård – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• Donnie Yen – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

MY WINNER: Donnie Yen – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

My Nominations

• Gideon Aldon – “Sick”
• Melissa Barrera – “Scream VI”
• Jennifer Lopez – “Shotgun Wedding”
• Jenny Ortega – “Scream VI”
• Keri Russell – “Cocaine Bear”

MY WINNER: Melissa Barrera – “Scream VI”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

My Nominations

• Quin Bailey – “Scream VI”
• Lucy Boynton – “The Pale Blue Eye”
• Callie Hernandez – “Shotgun Wedding”
• Jasmin Savoy Brown – “Scream VI”
• Rina Sawayama – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

MY WINNER: Jasmin Savoy Brown – “Scream VI”

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

My Nominations

• Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MY WINNER: Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Dan Lausten
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Jarin Blaschke, Lowell A. Meyer
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Masanobu Takayanagi
• “Scream VI” – Brett Jutkiewicz
• “Sick” – Yaron Levy

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Dan Lausten

COSTUME DESIGN

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Paco Delgado
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Caroline Duncan
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Kasia Walicka Maimone
• “Scream VI” – Avery Plewes
• “Shotgun Wedding” – Mitchell Travers

MY WINNER: “The Pale Blue Eye” – Kasia Walicka Maimone

BEST DIRECTOR

My Nominations

• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett – “Scream VI”
• Scott Cooper – “The Pale Blue Eye”
• John Hyams – “Sick”
• M. Night Shyamalan – “Knock At The Cabin”
• Chad Stahelski – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

MY WINNER: Chad Stahelski – “John Wick: Chapter 4”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

My Nominations

• Cocaine Bear: The True Story

MY WINNER: Cocaine Bear: The True Story

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

My Nominations

• Making Of The Last Of Us
• Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen

MY WINNER: Making Of The Last Of Us

FILM EDITING

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Noemi Katharina Preiswerk
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Dylan Tichenor
• “Scream VI” – Jay Prychidny
• “Sick” – Andrew Drazek

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

My Nominations

• Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MY WINNER: Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• “The Pale Blue Eye”
• “Scream VI” – Howard Shore
• “Shotgun Wedding” – Pinar Toprak
• “Sick” – Nima Fakhrara

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4”

ORIGINAL SCORE

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Herdís Stefánsdóttir
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Howard Shore
• “Scream VI” – Sven Faulconer Brian Tyler
• “Sick” – Nima Fakhrara

MY WINNER: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard

ORIGINAL SONG

My Nominations

• Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MY WINNER: Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

BEST PICTURE

My Nominations

• “Cocaine Bear”
• “Cocaine Bear: The True Story”
• “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• “Knock At The Cabin”
• “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen””
• Making Of The Last Of Us”
• “The Pale Blue Eye”
• “Scream VI”
• “Shotgun Wedding”
• “Sick”

MY WINNER: John Wick: Chapter 4

PRODUCTION DESIGN

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• “Knock At The Cabin”
• “The Pale Blue Eye”
• “Scream VI”
• “Sick”

MY WINNER: The Pale Blue Eye

SHORT FILM ANIMATED

My Nominations

• Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MY WINNER: Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION

My Nominations

• Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

MY WINNER: Have not seen any movies applicable to this category.

SOUND

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4″
• “Knock At The Cabin”
• “Scream VI”
• “Sick”
• “The Pale Blue Eye”

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4”

VISUAL EFFECTS

My Nominations

• “Cocaine Bear”
• “John Wick: Chapter 4″
• “Knock At The Cabin”
• “Scream VI”
• “The Pale Blue Eye”

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4”

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

My Nominations

• “Cocaine Bear” – Jimmy Warden
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Paul Tremblay, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman

MY WINNER: “Knock At The Cabin” – Paul Tremblay, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

My Nominations

• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Shay Hatten, Michael Finch, Derek Kolstad
• “Scream VI” – James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson
• “Shotgun Wedding” – Mark Hammer
• “Sick” – Kevin Williamson, Katelyn Crabb
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Scott Cooper, Louis Bayard

MY WINNER: “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Shay Hatten, Michael Finch, Derek Kolstad

Films Ranked By Nominations

• John Wick: Chapter 4 (16)
• Scream VI (15)
• The Pale Blue Eye (14)
• Knock At The Cabin (12)
• Sick (10)
• Shotgun Wedding (7)
• Cocaine Bear (5)
• Cocaine Bear: The True Story (2)
• Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen (2)
• Making Of The Last Of Us (2)

Films Ranked By WINS

• John Wick: Chapter 4 (11)
• Scream VI (3)
• The Pale Blue Eye (2)
• Knock At The Cabin (1)
• Cocaine Bear: The True Story (1)
• Making Of The Last Of Us (1)

2023 movies I have seen

Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
John Wick: Chapter 4
Knock At The Cabin
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen
Making Of The Last Of Us
The Pale Blue Eye
Scream VI
Shotgun Wedding
Sick

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