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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

My Nominations

• Dave Bautista – “Knock At The Cabin”
• Benicio Del Toro – “Reptile”
• Taron Egerton – “Tetris”
• Michael Fassbender – “The Killer”
• Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”

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”
• Florence Pugh – “Oppenheimer”
• Jasmin Savoy Brown – “Scream VI”
• Alicia Silverstone – “Reptile”
• Tilda Swinton – “The Killer”

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
• “The Killer” – Erik Messerschmidt
• “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
• “The Pale Blue Eye” – Masanobu Takayanagi
• “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”
• David Fincher – “The Killer”
• 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
• “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff
• “The Killer” – Kirk Baxter
• “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame
• “Reptile” – Kevin Hickman

MY WINNER: “The Killer” – Kirk Baxter

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
• “Won’t Back Down” (Youngboy Never Broke Again, Dermot Kennedy, and Bailey Zimmerman) – Fast X

MY WINNER: “Won’t Back Down” (Youngboy Never Broke Again, Dermot Kennedy, and Bailey Zimmerman) – Fast X

BEST PICTURE

My Nominations

• “Air”
• “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny”
• “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• “The Killer”
• “No One Will Save You”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Reality”
• “Reptile”
• “Scream VI”
• “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

• South Park: Joining the Panderverse

MY WINNER: South Park: Joining the Panderverse

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”
• “John Wick: Chapter 4”
• “The Killer”
• “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
• “The Killer” – Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon, Andrew Kevin Walker
• “Knock At The Cabin” – Paul Tremblay, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman
• “Oppenheimer” – Kai Bird, Christopher Nolan, Martin Sherwin
• “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 | 12
• Air | 8
• The Killer | 8
• Tetris | 6
• No One Will Save You | 5
• Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny | 4
• The Pale Blue Eye | 4
• Reptile | 4
• Fair Play | 3
• Reality | 3
• The Blackening | 2
• Boston Strangler | 2
• Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | 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
• Extraction 2 | 1
• Legion Of Super Heroes | 1
• Call Me Kate | 1
• Cocaine Bear: The True Story | 1
• Fast X | 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
• Scream VI | 1
• South Park: Joining the Panderverse | 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
• Fast X | 1
• The Killer | 1
• Poison | 1
• Reality | 1
• South Park: Joining the Panderverse | 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
Fast X
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
The Killer
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
Reptile
Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
Scream VI
Shotgun Wedding
Sick
Sisu
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
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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Ranking The Mission: Impossible Films: #7 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

There is a lot happening in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. One could argue that there is too much going on.

by jstanko99 January 19, 2025

Ranking The Mission: Impossible Films: #8 – Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Much maligned as the worst of the Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible II doesn’t do itself any favors upon rewatch.

by jstanko99 January 17, 2025

Four Shorty Reactions: “MaXXXine” (2024), “Monkey Man” (2024), “Raising Arizona” (1987), “Scoop” (2024)

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