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The Films of 2024. The 25th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards

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AND THE NOMINEES ARE... 
(beware of spoilers on this page)
 

 

Hero of the Year

Cardinal Lawrence
(Ralph Fiennes)
CONCLAVE

Christopher Reeve / Superman
(self / archival footage)
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY

Elphaba
(Cynthia Erivo)
WICKED - PART ONE

Roz
(Lupita Nyong'o & Animators)
THE WILD ROBOT
Thelma
(June Squibb)
THELMA

 

For his cool surface despite inner turbulence. (If only a religious leader this progressive and wise didn't feel like utopian fiction.)

His super power was his relentless fortitude, charitable instincts, and optimism. His triumph was inspiring millions and bankrolling medical breakthroughs

She's just getting started but, sadly, "no good deed goes unpunished". With defiant gravitas (see what I did there/0 she's the rebel heroine we need for our fascist-ridden times. 

 

For fulfilling, nay, elevating her programming. She's not just a service bot but a natural mom, peace influencer, and rebel warrior --The levels!

On a righteous mission to put things right (and get her money back)! Whats not to love about her reckless driving, fierce independence, and chaos agent abandon? 

Runners Up

Finalists: Lovestruck stuntman / amateur sleuth Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) in The Fall Guy; persistent righteous super-mom Eunice Favia (Fernanda Torres) in I'm Still Here; inspirational wrestler Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) in Unstoppable

Semi Finalists: We love Divine G (Colman Domingo) for promoting the arts and inspiring healing in Sing Sing; Pets and treats for Cat (Flow) who learns to love and cooperate with those that are so different than him; Daddy's boy Lucius (Paul Mescal) will not waiver in Gladiator II; Steadfast Thomas &  haunted horny Ellen Hutter (Nicholas Hoult & Lily-Rose Depp) will defeat Nosferatu

 

 

Villain of the Year

Dementus
(Chris Hemsworth)
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Feyd Rautha
(Austin Butler)
DUNE PART TWO

Macrinus
(Denzel Washington)
GLADIATOR II

Mr Melancholy
(visual fx team)
I SAW THE TV GLOW

Mr Reed
(Hugh Grant)
HERETIC

Guilty of: Kidnapping, torture, murder, mayhem, and sartorial perversion.
     
Accomplices: Octoboss,  Immortan Joe, and the Mortifiers.

Sentence: Doomed to a slow and karmically fitting death as fertilizer for a peach tree

Guilty of: Nepo-baby arrogance, sadism, murders, cousin-hating, and generally sociopathic behavior.
     
Accomplice, no, Enabler: His uncle the Baron Harkonnen

Sentence: Death by knife fight with another arrogant nepo-baby.

Guilty of: Power-hungry Machiavellian behavior including fraud, slave-trading, and murder.
     
Accomplices: Those gullible twin Emperors

Sentence: Dismemberment and death.
Guilty of: Warping time and reality for extremely complicated gaslighting schemes. Wrangling monsters to kill children. Burying his enemies alive. 
     
Accomplices: Marco, Polo, and the Ice Cream Man

Sentence: Still ruling the Midnight Realm
Guilty of: Kidnapping, murder, and poisoning. Also enjoys delivering unsolicited "gotcha"  lectures.
     
Accomplices: Scented candles, fake wife, and apparently also a gifted architect who has fashioned him a castle with elaborate dungeons, and secret passageways.

Sentence: Death


Runners Up

Finalists: The infamous Feathers McGraw Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl; Unnerving Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis) in The Thicket; and serial killing  E.L. in Strange Darling

Semi Finalists: Smelly ratty decaying Count Orlock (Bill Skarsgaard) in Nosferatu; Amoral serial killer Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm) in The Girl with the Needle; Serial killing daddy Cooper / "The Butcher" (Josh Hartnett) Trap; and threatening bot Vontra (Stephanie Hsu and animatorss) in The Wild Robot


Diva of the Year

Bob Dylan
(Timothee Chalamet
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Galinda
(Ariana Grande)
WICKED - PART ONE
Jimmy Erksine
(Sir Ian McKellen)
THE CRITIC

Maria Calas
(Angelina Jolie)
MARIA

Tashi Donaldson (Zendaya)
CHALLENGERS

 

Turn ons: His own genius. Woody Guthrie. The ladies.

Hobbies: Disrupting the status quo. Writing and performing.

Enablers: Worshipful fans and awestruck musicians.

Turn offs: Expectations & Commitments

 

Turn ons: Status. Magic. Fiyero. 

Hobbies: Being "Popular". Virtue signalling.

Enablers: Munchkins and the ruling class of Oz.

Turn offs: Green-skinned roommates (at least at first)
Turn ons: The Theatre! Crafting vicious witty takedowns. Illicit sex. 

Hobbies: Destroying careers / lives. Telling it like it is (or at least like he sees it)

Enablers: A desperate actress.

Turn offs: Marching orders from the boss.
Turn ons: Her own legend. And Aristotle Onassis for some reason.

Hobbies: Abusing her Mandrax prescription. Curating her own reality.

Enablers: Faithful servants. Her fame & fortune.

Turn offs: Rehearsals. Reality. Declining Health.

 

Turn ons: Talented sweaty boys hoping to become star athletes. 

Hobbies: Threesomes. "Watching some good fucking tennis."

Enablers: Husband Art and Ex-Lover Patrick.

Turn offs: Settling for less than your best. ACL tears.
 

Finalists: Bejewelled social climbing extraordinaire "Macrinus" (Denzel Washington) in Gladiator II;  Feisty talented smarter than you "Kelly Jones" (Scarlett Johansson) in Fly Me to the Moon

Semi Finalists: Reckless narcissist (?) "Elisabeth" (Reinata Reinsve) in Armand;  Maddening manic "Elizabeth" (Tilda Swinton) in Problemista;  Arrogant  "Chevy Chase" (Cory Michael Smith) in Saturday Night; Dumb and vain movie star "Tom Ryder" (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in The Fall Guy; Head-turning Most-Desired "Fiyero" (Jonathan Bailey) in Wicked Part One

 


 

Sexpot of the Year
"Ani"
(Mikey Madison)
ANORA
"Eugene Allerton"
(Drew Starkey)
QUEER

"Fiyero"
(Jonathan Bailey)
WICKED - PART ONE

"Gary / Ron"
(Glen Powell)
HIT MAN
"Sue"
(Margaret Qualley)
THE SUBSTANCE

"Hi, I'm Ani". The heart may not be gold but the sex-positivity is. 

Indifference as Aphrodisiac. But, sure, you can blow him. 

 

Inclusively flirtatioous, Fiyero wil turn EVERY head the room, and enjoy it.

Stuffy Gary discovers his inner sex god as "Ron".

Sue will "Pump It Up" for you.

*blows kiss*
 

Finalists: Sweaty horny young athletes "Tashi, Art, and Patrick" (Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor) in Challengers; Self-actualizing surprises make "Romy" (Nicole Kidman) multi-orgasmic in Babygirl

Semi Finalists: "Kelly Jones" (Scarlett Johansson) in Fly Me to the Moon; "Colt Seavers" (Ryan Gosling) in The Fall Guy, "Delores " (Monica Bellucci) in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; "Lady Fenring" (Lea Seydoux) in Dune Part Two; "Sebastian" (Ruaridh Mollica) in Sebastian

 

Animal of the Year
*new category* We've done lists of these frequently over the years so we've made it official.
Cat
(animators)
FLOW
Citizen Dondas
(monkey)
GLADIATOR II

Doctor Dillamond
(Peter Dinklage & animators)
WICKED - PART ONE

Feathers McGraw
(penguin)
WALLACE & GROMIT: MURDER MOST FOWL
Frodo
(cat)
A QUIET PLACE - DAY ONE

Let this feline by an aspirational figure to all even if none of us can be this cute. May we all survive dangerous times through community. Collaborate. Trust. Love. 

Macrinus isn't the only social climber in the palace. Marvel at Dondas' sly long game eventually become the  highest ranking non-human in Roman (movie) history.

 

The worst part of the stage show works on film --How about that? Something terrible is happening in Oz if this adorable professor is in danger.

It will never not be funny to imagine a penguin as an evil mastermind. Welcome back, Feathers. Here's a nail file. Break out again immediately.

Curiousity did not kill this cat. But this loveable, support-animal feline sure tested the truth of that idiom. Otherwise, what a smart, sleek, and stealthy survivor.
 

Finalists: Silent spiritual guardian crane (crane) in Flow, Princess eating dragon (dragon) with backstory in Damsel; Jean Claude (dog) in The Fall Guy. Je l'aime.

Semi Finalists: Fink (fox) in The Wild Robot;  Pimpao (Dog) in I'm Still HereBrightbill (goose) The Wild Robot; Paddler (beaver) The Wild Robot

 

Movie Poster of the Year
THE APPRENTICE THE BRUTALIST A DIFFERENT MAN HERETIC QUEER
Gawdy gold throne

Upside down statue of liberty 

xerox crease

Carved playthings Legs and carnality
Runners Up

Finalists: Babygirl (time out in corner);  Strange Darling (hair as dripping blood); Wicked (shadows teaser)

Semi Finalists: Flow (cat swimming), The Substance (two eggs)Civil War  (snipers on Lady Liberty);  Thelma (needlepoint), Deadpool & Wolverine (reflections)

 

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