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The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 25.0)
The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 25.0)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Dave Bautista – “Knock At The Cabin”
- Matt Damon – “Air”
- Taron Egerton – “Tetris”
- Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
- Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
MY WINNER: Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
- Eddie Marsan – “Fair Play”
- Chris Messina – “Air”
- Dewayne Perkins – “The Blackening”
- Donnie Yen – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
MY WINNER: Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer”
- Phoebe Dynevor – “Fair Play”
- Kaitlyn Dever – “No One Will Save You”
- Sydney Sweeney – “Reality”
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny”
MY WINNER: Sydney Sweeney – “Reality”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Viola Davis – “Air”
- Liana Liberato – “Scream VI”
- Sophia Lillis – “Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”
- Florence Pugh – “Oppenheimer”
- Jasmin Savoy Brown – “Scream VI”
MY WINNER: Florence Pugh – “Oppenheimer”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham”
- “Justice League: Warworld”
- “Legion Of Super-Heroes”
- “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
- “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
MY WINNER: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
My Nominations
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Dan Lausten
- “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
- “The Pale Blue Eye” – Masanobu Takayanagi
- “Scream VI” – Brett Jutkiewicz
- “Tetris” – Alwin H. Küchler
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
COSTUME DESIGN
My Nominations
- “Air” – Charlese Antoinette Jones
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Paco Delgado
- “Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
- “The Pale Blue Eye” – Kasia Walicka Maimone
- “Tetris” – Nat Turner
MY WINNER: “Air” – Charlese Antoinette Jones
BEST DIRECTOR
My Nominations
- Ben Affleck – “Air”
- Brian DUffield – “No One Will Save You”
- Sam Hargrave – “Extraction 2”
- Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer”
- Chad Stahelski – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
MY WINNER: Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
My Nominations
- “Bama Rush”
- “BS High”
- “Call Me Kate”
- “Cocaine Bear: The True Story”
- “Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America”
MY WINNER: “BS HIgh”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
My Nominations
- “Eco-Hack!”
- “Making Of The Last Of Us”
- “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen”
MY WINNER: “Eco-Hack!”
FILM EDITING
My Nominations
- “Air” – William Goldenberg
- “Extraction 2” – William Hoy, Alex Rodríguez
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff
- “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame
- “Reality” – Ron Dulin, Jennifer Vecchiarello
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
- “Boston Strangler” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “Oppenheimer” – Luisa Abel
- “The Pale Blue Eye” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “Tetris” – Can’t Identify Lead
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Luisa Abel
ORIGINAL SCORE
My Nominations
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
- “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” – John Williams
- “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
- “The Pale Blue Eye” – Howard Shore
- “Tetris” – Lorne Balfe
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
ORIGINAL SONG
My Nominations
- “On My Soul” (Tobe Nwigwe and Nas featuring Jacob Banks) – Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
MY WINNER: “On My Soul” (Tobe Nwigwe and Nas featuring Jacob Banks) – Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
BEST PICTURE
My Nominations
- “Air”
- “Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”
- “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “No One Will Save You”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Reality”
- “Scream VI”
- “Sisu”
- “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
My Nominations
- “Air”
- “Boston Strangler”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “The Pale Blue Eye”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
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
- “Poison”
- “The Rat Catcher”
- “The Swan”
- “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
MY WINNER: “Poison”
SOUND
My Nominations
- “Extraction 2”
- “Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “No One Will Save You”
- “Oppenheimer”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
VISUAL EFFECTS
My Nominations
- “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4″
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Renfield”
- “Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “The Blackening” – Tracy Oliver, Dewayne Perkins
- “Knock At The Cabin” – Paul Tremblay, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman
- “Oppenheimer” – Kai Bird, Christopher Nolan, Martin Sherwin
- “The Pale Blue Eye” – Scott Cooper, Louis Bayard
- “Reality” – Tina Satter, James Paul Dallas
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Kai Bird, Christopher Nolan, Martin Sherwin
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “Air” – Alex Convery
- “Fair Play” – Chloe Domont
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Shay Hatten, Michael Finch, Derek Kolstad
- “No One Will Save You” – Brian Duffield
- “Tetris” – Noah Pink
MY WINNER: “Air” – Alex Convery
FILMS RANKED BY NOMINATIONS
- Oppenheimer | 15
- John Wick: Chapter 4 | 13
- Air | 9
- The Pale Blue Eye | 6
- Tetris | 6
- No One Will Save You | 5
- Reality | 4
- Scream VI | 4
- Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny | 4
- Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | 3
- Extraction 2 | 3
- Fair Play | 3
- The Blackening | 2
- Boston Strangler | 2
- Knock At The Cabin | 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | 2
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts | 2
- Bama Rush | 1
- BS High | 1
- Eco-Hack! | 1
- Legion Of Super Heroes | 1
- Call Me Kate | 1
- Cocaine Bear: The True Story | 1
- Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen | 1
- Justice League: Warworld | 1
- Poison | 1
- The Rat Catcher | 1
- Renfield | 1
- Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America | 1
- Sisu | 1
- The Swan | 1
- The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar | 1
FILMS RANKED BY WINS
- Oppenheimer | 12
- Air | 2
- BS High | 1
- Eco-Hack! | 1
- John Wick: Chapter 4 | 1
- Poison | 1
- Reality | 1
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | 1
2023 MOVIES I HAVE SEEN
65
Air
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Bama Rush
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham
The Black Demon
The Blackening
Boston Strangler
BS High
Call Me Kate
Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Eco-Hack!
Extraction 2
Fair Play
Ghosted
Heart Of Stone
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Infinity Pool
John Wick: Chapter 4
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen
Justice League: Warworld
Knock At The Cabin
Legion Of Super-Heroes
M3gan
Making Of The Last Of Us
The Meg 2: The Trench
Murder Mystery 2
No One Will Save You
Oppenheimer
The Pale Blue Eye
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Poison
The Pope’s Exorcist
The Rat Catcher
Reality
Renfield
Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
Scream VI
Shotgun Wedding
Sick
Sisu
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Swan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Tetris
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
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