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The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 34.0)
The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 34.0)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Bradley Cooper – “Maestro”
- Taron Egerton – “Tetris”
- Michael Fassbender – “The Killer”
- Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
- Joaquin Phoenix – “Napoleon”
MY WINNER: Bradley Cooper – “Maestro”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
- Ryan Gosling – “Barbie”
- John Magaro – “Past Lives”
- Eddie Marsan – “Fair Play”
- Charles Melton – “May December”
MY WINNER: Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
My Nominations
- Phoebe Dynevor – “Fair Play”
- Greta Lee – “Past Lives”
- Carey Mulligan – “Maestro”
- Natalie Portman – “May December”
- Margot Robbie – “Barbie”
MY WINNER: Carey Mulligan – “Maestro”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
My Nominations
- Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer”
- Viola Davis – “Air”
- Julianne Moore – ”May December”
- Florence Pugh – “Oppenheimer”
- Tilda Swinton – “The Killer”
MY WINNER: Tilda Swinton – “The Killer”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”
- “Justice League: Warworld”
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
- “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
- “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
MY WINNER: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
My Nominations
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Dan Lausten
- “The Killer” – Erik Messerschmidt
- “Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
- “Napoleon” – Dariusz Wolski
- “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema
COSTUME DESIGN
My Nominations
- “Air” – Charlese Antoinette Jones
- “Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
- “May December” – April Napier
- “Napoleon” – David Crossman, Janty Yates
- “Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick
MY WINNER: “Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
BEST DIRECTOR
My Nominations
- Bradley Cooper – “Maestro”
- David Fincher – “The Killer”
- Greta Gerwig – “Barbie”
- Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer”
- Chad Stahelski – “John Wick: Chapter 4”
MY WINNER: Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
My Nominations
- “American Symphony”
- “BS High”
- “Bye Bye Barry”
- “Call Me Kate”
- “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 Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget”
- “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
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff
- “The Killer” – Kirk Baxter
- “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame
- “Reptile” – Kevin Hickman
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Mike Andrews
MY WINNER: “The Killer” – Kirk Baxter
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
My Nominations
- “Sisu”
MY WINNER: “Sisu”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
My Nominations
- “Barbie” – Ivana Primorac
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “Maestro” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “May December” – Can’t Identify Lead
- “Oppenheimer” – Luisa Abel
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Luisa Abel
ORIGINAL SCORE
My Nominations
- “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” – John Williams
- “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
- “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton
- “Tetris” – Lorne Balfe
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
ORIGINAL SONG
My Nominations
- “Am I Dreaming” – A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin, Roisee
- “Dance By Night” (Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt) – Barbie
- “I’m Just Ken” (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt) – Barbie
- “Quiet Eyes” (Zach Dawes, Sharon Von Etten) – Past Lives
- “What Was I Made For?” (Billie Eilish, Finneas) – Barbie
MY WINNER: “Am I Dreaming” – A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin, Roisee
BEST PICTURE
My Nominations
- “Air”
- “Barbie”
- “Fair Play”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “The Killer”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Past Lives”
- “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
- “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
My Nominations
- “Air”
- “Barbie”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “Napoleon”
- “Oppenheimer”
MY WINNER: “Oppenheimer”
SHORT FILM ANIMATED
My Nominations
- Burning Rubber
- South Park: Joining the Panderverse
- Welcome To 8th Street
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
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “The Killer”
- “Maestro”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
MY WINNER: “Maestro”
VISUAL EFFECTS
My Nominations
- “John Wick: Chapter 4″
- “Napoleon”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
- “Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts”
MY WINNER: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
My Nominations
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- “The Killer” – Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon, Andrew Kevin Walker
- “Barbie” – Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
- “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
- “Maestro” – Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
- “May December” – Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
- “Past Lives” – Celine Song
MY WINNER: “Past Lives” – Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
FILMS RANKED BY NOMINATIONS
- Oppenheimer | 15
- Barbie | 11
- John Wick: Chapter 4 | 9
- The Killer | 8
- Maestro | 8
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 8
- May December | 6
- Air | 5
- Napoleon | 5
- Past Lives | 5
- Fair Play | 4
- Tetris | 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | 2
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts | 1
- American Symphony | 1
- BS High | 1
- Burning Rubber | 1
- Bye Bye Barry | 1
- Call Me Kate | 1
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | 1
- Eco-Hack! | 1
- Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny | 1
- Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen | 1
- Justice League: Warworld | 1
- Making Of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget | 1
- Making Of The Last Of Us | 1
- Poison | 1
- The Rat Catcher | 1
- Reality | 1
- Reptile | 1
- Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America | 1
- Sisu | 1
- South Park: Joining The Pandaverse | 1
- The Swan | 1
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 1
- Welcome To 8th Street | 1
- The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar | 1
FILMS RANKED BY WINS
- Oppenheimer | 9
- Maestro | 3
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 3
- The Killer | 2
- Barbie | 1
- BS High | 1
- Eco-Hack! | 1
- Past Lives | 1
- Poison | 1
- Sisu | 1
- South Park: Joining The Pandaverse | 1
2023 MOVIES I HAVE SEEN
65
A Haunting In Venice
Air
American Symphony
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Assassin Club
Bama Rush
Barbie
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham
The Black Demon
The Blackening
Boston Strangler
BS High
Bye Bye Barry
Burning Rubber
Call Me Kate
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear: The True Story
Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Eco-Hack!
Equalizer 3
The Exorcist: Believe
Extraction 2
Fair Play
Fast X
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Ghosted
Kandahar
Haunting Of The Queen Mary
Heart Of Stone
Hypnotic
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
Maestro
Making Of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
Making Of The Last Of Us
May December
The Meg 2: The Trench
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part I
Murder Mystery 2
Napoleon
No Hard Feelings
No One Will Save You
Oppenheimer
The Pale Blue Eye
Past Lives
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Poison
The Pope’s Exorcist
The Rat Catcher
Reality
Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire
Renfield
Reptile
River Wild
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
Scream VI
Shotgun Wedding
Sick
Sisu
Slotherhouse
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Swan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Tetris
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
Welcome To 8th Street
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
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