FYC Film Bitch Awards

As we race toward year's end, it's time to start thinking about The Film Experience's annual celebratory jamboree, the long-running Film Bitch Awards! Here's where I'd like your help. Though I'm already arguing with myself over the top categories and my lists of a dozen contenders fighting for each top 5 list, I could use suggestions elsewhere. The "extra" fun categories still have a ton of leeway and I've definitely nominated things I might not have thought of without a little memory jog from readers in years past.

Any FYCs? Please pass them on in the comments for the following 8 categories:

• Best Limited or Cameo Performance (i.e. 1 or 2 scenes only)
• Best Line Delivery
• Action Sequence
• Musical Sequence
• Best Kiss
• Best Sex Scene
• Credit Sequence/Title Design
• Best Scenes in General... any type

YEAR IN REVIEW begins later this week and runs long... you know how we do! 

Comments

[denny]

Best Kiss
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau. Whatever else can be said about that movie, those two had ridiculously amazing chemistry.
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love.
Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in Drive. Apparently Ryan Gosling just inspires hot kisses.
Tom Cullen and Chris New in Weekend. Also best sex scene of the year, by far.
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender in X-Men: Fir... oh wait. That only happened in my head.

Best Cameo
Hugh Jackman in X-Men First Class. PERFECT.
Udo Kier in Melanchlia had me howling with laughter. Repeatedly. In a Lars von Trier film.
Jim Parsons in The Muppets
Fiona Shaw in Tree of Life

Best Scene
The train station in Weekend
Straight bar in Weekend
Introduction of Angel in X-Men First Class (mutant equivalent of "I'll show you mine if you show me yours")
Hellfire Club in X-Men First Class (January Jones is so deliciously icy!)
Dinosaurs in Tree of Life
Daddy's gone in Tree of Life
The elevator in Drive
Hotel room in Drive
Strip club in Drive
Opening in Drive
Getting the gang back together montage in The Muppets
Duelling toasts in Bridesmaids
Meet Megan in Bridesmaids
Getting Rhodes's attention in the car in Bridesmaids

Best Line Delivery
Hugh Jackman's one line in X-Men First Class which I will not spoil here.
"She has ruined my wedding. I will not look at her." - Udo Kier in Melancholia
Charlotte Rampling's toast in Melancholia
"What do you mean? I've known you my whole life! I've seen you naked! You didn't think I would recognize you because I can't see your cheekbones?" - Blake Lively in Green Lantern
Anything Sissy Spacek said in The Help
"You a godless woman!" - Viola Davis in The Help
"It's like you're photoshopped!" - Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love
Any of Ryan Gosling's pick-up lines in Crazy Stupid Love
Anne Hathaway's rapid-fire, career-waitress run-down of just what everything on the Mexican restaurant menu is in One Day
Anything Kristen Wiig says on the plane in Bridesmaids
Whatever Kristen Wiig says in Spanish in Bridesmaids
Mellissa McCarthy's speech about the dolphin in Bridesmaids
Anything J.B. Smoove says in We Bought A Zoo
"YAY!!!!!!!!!!" - Maggie Elizabeth Jones in We Bought A Zoo (the cutest little girl in the world, bar none.)
"No, I don't have a boyfriend. I don't do boyfriends." - Chris New in Weekend
"Go on, then." - Chris New in Weekend

[Frederick]

Adrien Brody and his "Rhinoceros!" monologue in Midnight in Paris as Best Line Reading

[Evan]

A few FYCs:

Best Limited or Cameo Performance (if these count; some might be really limited supporting roles)
-Jon Hamm, Bridesmaids
-Michael Sheen, Midnight in Paris
-Sally Hawkins, Jane Eyre
-Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy

Best Line Delivery
-"At first, I did not know it was your diary. I thought it was a really sad, handwritten book." (anything with Britt, really)
-"I'd like to be a lesbian..." or anything with Jessica Barden (Sophie) from Hanna
-"Minnie don't burn fried chicken."

Action Sequence
-Eric Bana in the metro in Hanna
-The container sequence in Hanna

Musical Sequence
-Tristan and Isolde, Melancholia
-"Bang Bang" in Heartbeats as Marie and Francis meet Nicolas at the cafe

Best Sex Scene
-The opening scene Jon Hamm in Bridesmaids

Credit Sequence/Title Design
-Carnage- so simple and playful

Best Scenes in General
-The car scene in Bridesmaids
-The storm shelter in Take Shelter
-The final scene of Melancholia
-The big reveal in The Skin I Live In

[jjablo]

Best Limited or Cameo Performance:Keegan Boos in Begginers, Julia Garner in MMMM, Spike Jonze in Moneyball, The teacher in A Separation, Jill Clayburg in Bridesmaids, Anne Dorval in Les Amours Imaginaires, Craig Roberts in Jane Eyre, Barbara Lenniee in The Skin I Live in, Fiona Shaw in Tre of Life, Mitch in 50 50, Aunjanue Ellis in the Help, Sallie Carman in Tyrannosaur, coworker in We need to talk about kevin
Best Line Delivery: Ron Pearlman: What are you doing eating chink food in my shop?
Albert Brooks: What's a Jew doing running an Italian restaurant?
Brad Pitt>How can you not get romantic about baseball? (Moneyball)
Nader: I know he is my father! (A Separation)
Gil: That was Djuna Barnes? No wonder she wanted to lead. (MIdnight in Paris)
Justine:It tastes like ashes! (Melancholia)
Oliver Tate: To us and a wonderful evening of love making. (Submarine)
Rogen: You smell like you fucked the cast of the view (5050)
Pitt in Tree of Life: I wanted to be loved because I was great; A big man. I'm nothing. Look at the glory around us; trees, birds. I lived in shame. I dishonored it all, and didn't notice the glory. I'm a foolish man.
Hunter in tree of Life: She only loves me!
Action Sequence: Shannon gets killed in Drive, Bridge scene and death by electrocution in Rise of the apes, creation, vampire fun in Fright Night, Escape in Hanna, Hot at in Source Code, Train sequence in Super 8, wwII sequence in Xmen first class
Musical Sequence: Marthas song in MMMM, Final scene in Bridesmaids, Party scene (the knife playing) in Les amours imaginaires, New York New York in Shame, El Ultimo Trago sang by Buike in the wedding reception in the Skin I Live in
Best Kiss: Laurent and Mcgregor in Begginers, Elevator scene, Final Kiss in Jane Eyre, Gil and Adriana inMidnight in Paris, Mullan and Colman kiss in Tyrannosaur, Almost kiss in Hanna,
Aaron and Mia in Alber Nobbs,
Best Sex Scene: Weekend, Wiig and Hamm, Dunst and Corbet in the grass in Melancholia, Any in Shame, Sex montage in Like Crazy, Woody with Robin Wright and audra in Rampart
Credit Sequence/Title Design: Begginers, End scene in A Separation, Prologue, Credits in Shame, Credits in Skin i Live in, Credits in Submarine, ending credits in Win win
Best Scenes in General: Party scene in Begginers, Masked assailant in beach in Drive, Elevator scene in Drive, Burglary and killing scene in MMMM, Record breaker in Moneyball, Airplane scene and trying to get ODowd's attention in Bridesmaids, Prologue in Melancholia, Taking a bath and Horseback riding in Melancholia, Walking in the rain in Midnight in Paris,
Date in Shame, chase scene in skin i live in, dad goes away on business and afterlife in Tree of Life, smoking weed in mitchs home in 50 50, Allison Janney throws hilly out of her house, Beach ending in Submarine, Snape killed by Savini in Hp7, Ending in Super 8 the locket, final battle in Xmen First Class or showing off in the CIA hideout, Eva freturns home after spree in We need to talk about kevin

[BVR]

BEST LINE READING: Olivia Colman, TYRANNOSAUR: "Will you hold me please?" to Peter Mullan at the end of the movie. It's not just a line delivery. It's Colman giving us 100% characterization. Made me want to jump into the screen and embrace her.

BEST SCENE: Kristen Wiig vs. Rose Byrne in BRIDESMAIDS during the toast

[The Pretentious Know It All]

FYC Best Limited or Cameo Performance:

It may be too big to count in this category for your awards, but Nicole Beharie for Shame definitely gets my vote. The date scene between her and Fassbender really pops out as one of the best in the film for me. So honest and naturalistic. She reacts perfectly to him and was so captivating.

[Robert]

Best Limited or Cameo Performance (i.e. 1 or 2 scenes only)
-Wilson Philips in Bridesmaids. Adrien Brody in Midnight In Paris (the only good part of that movie)

Best Line Delivery
-The Artist.

Action Sequence
-Drive

Musical Sequence
-Gotta go with The Muppets and Carey Mulligan/New York, New York in Shame. All American Man in Captain America.

Best Kiss
-J. Edgar... Armie and Leo fight blood kiss on the floor! YIKES

Best Sex Scene
-Anything that had Michael Fassbender.

Credit Sequence/Title Design
-Drive!

Best Scenes in General... any type
-I second the plane sequence in Bridesmaids and the prologue in Melancholia. Almost all of Hugo.

[Mac]

For Your Consideration:

Best Cameo-
Siobhan Fallon in We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Line Delivery-
"Well, one thing is, I'm wild" (Miranda July, "The Future")

Best Musical Sequence-
"Hold On" (Ensemble of "Bridesmaids")

Best Sex Scene
The Dry Hump (Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, "Bad Teacher")

Best Scene-
Corinne's attempting 'to teach' the men in Bible study (Vera Farmiga, Higher Ground)

[choog]

My favourite limited/ cameo performance was Rebel Wilson in Bridesmaids. Also Rebel Wilson for Best line readings for "At first I did not know it was your diary. I thought it was a very sad, handwritten book'' and "you got a package... i'd bring it to you but you said don't touch my things".

Is Natural Selection eligible? Best sex scene! Rachael Harris' face says it all.

[DS]

Best line delivery: I second the nomination of just about anything Jessica Barden says in "Hanna". Also: Emma Stone's coffee commercial in "Crazy, Stupid, Love". It's de-CAF-einated! And Mila Kunis' in "Friends with Benefits" - "I'm just going to completely shut myself down emotionally. Like George Clooney."

Musical moment: "Tiptoe through the Tulips" in "Insidious".

[Daniel B]

Well obviously these all go to the The Dark Knight Rises trailer, right?

Best Limited or Cameo Performance:
Mary Page Keller as the mom, Georgia, in Beginners.
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-men: First Class.
Gotta agree with Maggie Smith as well. Might as well call her Damn M. S. instead of Dame; she's that bad-ass.
Sissy Spacek in The Help.

Best Line Delivery:
"No!" - Andy Serkis as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Action Sequence:
Holmes and Moriarty's fight in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
The finale of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
The Burj Khalifa scene in MI:GP.

Best Kiss:
Drive.
The Adjustment Bureau.

Musical Sequence:
The opening song "Life's A Happy Song" and its reprise at the end from The Muppets. Or "Man or Muppet".
Carey Mulligan singing "New York, New York" in Shame.
Creation of the world from The Tree of Life.
"A Real Hero" from Drive.

Credit Sequence/Title Design:
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol's TV-style credits.

Best Sex Scene:
Michael Fassbender and the audience in (pick one of his movies).

Best Scene:
Snape's memories in HP:DH 2.
Creation of the world from The Tree of Life.
Finale of The Tree of Life.
The 20th game in Moneyball.
Drive's finale. That shadow! Shot of the year.

[loquaciousmuse]

I honestly don't know if this counts, cause it was a festival film, but the first time the soon to be stepsisters sleep together in Sweden's With Every Heartbeat is one of the best love scenes I've seen in a long time.

Best Scene - We Need To Talk About Kevin, the scene where Kevin lets her read Robin Hood to him, Rise of the Planet of the Apes "NO!",

Best Kiss - Gosling/Mulligan is right up there, for sure.

Best Musical Sequence: Closing credits to Sucker Punch. I'm one of two people who loved the movie and was oddly attracted to Oscar Isaac. Him singing Love is the Drug made me swoon against my better judgement.

[loquaciousmuse]

I second Snape's memories for best scene too!

[loquaciousmuse]

Oh jeez and the Melancholia prolouge. Okay, I gotta stop :)

[FrancoDawn21]

freelance writer

[John]

Hugh Jackman in 'X-Men: Fist Class

[adri]

Limited Role: Helen McCrory in Hugo. She brings an intensity to the wife scenes and a delicious sensual enjoyment to the movie-making scenes. For all the 3D and action sequences, she the is the one with the most expressive body.
Also for McCrory: one of the Best Lines in Harry Potter: "Is Draco still alive?"

Limited Role: Will Patton in Meek's Cutoff. Although Meeks is not an actor's showcase, without extended dialogue, action sequences, lingering close-ups, etc, Patton still manages to create a character of intelligence, thoughtfulness, and integrity.

A Best Line: although one may scorn the movie, actors, genre, writer, girls, and romance, STILL - "I've been waiting a hundred years to marry you, Miss Swan" from Twilight.

[tombeet]

Best cameo:
-Adrien Brody in Midnight in Paris (very great moment imo)
-Emma Stone in Friends with Benefits
Best Line Delivery:
-There are many great lines in Margin Call, but I loved this one the most:
Kevin Spacey's character: crying alone in the room on the day half of his team were sacked. "my dog is dying"
Best Musical Sequences:
-Many from The Muppets
-The last scene in Bridesmaids
-Marcy song in MMMM
-Shame

[Erik]

For best line reading - Steve Coogan from The Trip: "She was only 15 years old..." This was when they were doing their Michael Caine impressions from Harry Browne. I really hated Harry Browne, but I'm sorta glad that I saw it, so I could get the joke in The Trip.

[Chris]

"Young Adult" for Best Sex Scene and Collette Wolfe for Limited Performance. (Actually really surprised to not see either mentioned here...)

Udo Kier for Limited, as well!

"Take Shelter" for Best Scene for the storm shelter scene.

[RJ]

Nathaniel, have you seen Myth of the American Sleepover yet? I HIGHLY recommend it, and there is a scene I think absolutely qualifies to be considered among this year's best 'musical sequences.'

[Lalaland]

FYI

Best Limited/Cameo Performance
Mia Rose Frampton as "13-Year-Old Girl in Jewelry Store"/Bridesmaids

Best Line Delivery
*"Exactly." -Mia Rose Frampton/Bridesmaids
*"You're a little c***." -Kristin Wiig/Bridesmaids
*"Waitressing" - Jennifer Lawrence/ X-Men: First Class
*"You're bored." - Allison Pill/Midnight in Paris
*any dialogue between Fassy and James*/X-Men: First Class

Best Scene
Jewelry store/Bridesmaids
"I'm David Lindhagen" /Crazy Stupid Love
And...Action!/Super 8
"You don't want the opinion of another writer. "/Midnight in Paris

[JJS]

I haven't seen too many of the "great" movies this year, but here are the things I can't shake:

Best Director - Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Best Original Screenplay - 50/50
Best Original Screenplay - Bridesmaids
Best Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50
Best Lead Actor - Ryan Gosling, Drive
Best Lead Actress OR Breakthrough Performance - Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Lead Actress OR Breakthrough Performance - Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Best Supporting Actress - Anjelica Huston, 50/50
Best Supporting Actress OR Limited/Cameo Actress - Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy
Breakthrough Performance - Joel Courtney, Super 8
Body of Work - Elle Fanning, Super 8 & We Bought a Zoo
Body of Work - Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, Ides of March
Body of Work - Jason Segel, Bad Teacher & Muppets
Body of Work - Emma Stone, Crazy Stupid Love & The Help
Ensemble - The Muppets (for the Muppeteers mostly)
Best Live Delivery - Joseph Gordon Levitt, "Mom?", 50/50
Best Line Delivery - Anjelica Huston, "Can you just give us a minute?", 50/50
Best Line Delivery - Marisa Tomei, any single "Asshole," Crazy Stupid Love
Hero of the Year - Joel Courtney, Super 8
Hero of the Year - Ryan Gosling, Drive
Hero of the Year - Kermit the Frog, Muppets
Villain of the Year - Albert Brooks, Drive
Diva of the Year - Ron Pearlman, Drive
Diva of the Year - Miss Piggy, Muppets
Sexpot of the Year - Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Best Action Sequence - Drive (pick your favorite)
Best Action Sequence - Super 8 (train crash)
Best Musical Number in a Musical - "Pictures in My Head", Muppets
Best Musical Number in a Non-Musical - "Hold On for One More Day," Bridesmaids
Best Kiss - Ryan Gosling & Carey Mulligan, Driver

[DS]

Best line delivery: "Next time, I get to seduce the rich guy." - Jeremy Renner in M:I Ghost Protocol. Sequel!

[Marsha Mason]

Kiki - "No one will miss it."

[Daniel B]

Woah, Mia Rose Frampton might have to win the Cameo category.

I also loved Renner's line. That and "Uranus is available". As the apparent next face of the franchise, Brandt probably doesn't play for that team, but it's nice to dream.

[Brandon]

Limited or Cameo Role---

Allison Pill; Midnight in Paris
Adrien Brody; Midnight in Paris
Christina Hendricks; Drive
Anjelica Huston; 50/50
Ben Foster; Rampart
Marisa Tomei; Ides of March
Judy Greer; The Descendants
Robert Forster; The Descendants

[Jake D]

Best Limited or Cameo Performance (i.e. 1 or 2 scenes only):
Maggie Smith (Harry Potter)
Mary Page Keller (too big of a role?) (Beginners)
The new girl? (Martha Marcy May Marlene)

Action Sequence
Apes on the bridge (Rise...Apes)
Apes break out, break window, etc. (Rise...Apes)
Train crash (Super 8)
Head-smash (Drive)
Robbery (Drive)
Backwards getaway (Drive)
Opening getaway (Drive)

Musical Sequence
Life's a Happy Song (Muppets)
Pictures in My Head (Muppets)
Man or Muppet (Muppets)
Fuck You (Muppets)
Cult leader's song (MMMM)
Daughter's song (in store) (Moneyball)
Daughter's song (on tape) (Moneyball)

Best Kiss
Last kiss (Weekend)
Only kiss (J. Edgar)
First kiss (Drive)

Best Sex Scene
The last one (most graphic) (Weekend)
Carell/Tomei (Crazy Stupid Love)
It's awful, but the rape in MMMM is so unsettling...but probably not what you want in this category...

Best Scenes in General... any type
Trading bonanza (Moneyball)
Breaking the record (Moneyball)
Dinosaurs (Tree of Life)
Fight at the table (Tree of Life)
Last moments (Another Earth)
Burial (The Help)
Melies' movies (Hugo)
First morning after (Weekend)
Ending scene (MMMM)
Caesar's "no" (Rise...Apes)
Kill him/kill the cat (MMMM)
Fight/kiss (J. Edgar)
Elle's acting (Super 8)

[Drew C]

Best Limited or Cameo Performance- Judy Greer “The Descendants”
Angelica Huston “50/50”

Best Line Delivery- Crazy Stupid Love “It looks like you’re photoshopped!”

Action Sequence- Mission Impossible: GP “Ethan Dubai Building”
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Golden Gate Bridge
Fast Five “Final Car Chase”
Transformers 3: “Building Chopped in Half”
Warrior “Final Match”
Musical Sequence- Marcy’s Song “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Life is a Happy Song “The Muppets”
Man or Muppet “The Muppets”
Star Spangled “Captain America”
New York, New York “Shame”
Best Kiss-Anything from Weekend
The first kiss in “Beginners”
Best Sex Scene- Anything from Weekend
First sex scene in “Friends with Benefits”
Credit Sequence/Title Design- Drive
Best Scenes in General... any type- Melancholia opening shots
Bridesmaids "Dueling Speeches"
The Tree of Life “Boys Growing Up Sequence”
Drive “Elevator”
Super 8 “Making the movie”
Mission Impossible: GP “Ethan on top of the world”
50/50 “Pre-Op/’I Love You Mom’” (Joe Gor-Lev/Angie Huston Kill it)
J. Edgar “Flirt/Kiss/Fight”
Shame “The Final Bender”
The Adventures of Tintin “Morocco”
Warrior “Final Match”
Albert Nobbs “Ladies on the Beach”
The Help “Grave Digging”

[denny]

I totally forgot this until someone else mentioned it:

Best Scene - Parent/Teacher Conference, Crazy Stupid Love

HILARIOUS!

[Meghan]

I wanted to add:

Best Cameo Or Limited Performance: Adrien Brody in Midnight In Paris, Allison Pill in Midnight In Paris
Best Musical Sequence: "Man Or Muppet" from The Muppets

[Squasher88]

Best Scene:
- Elle Fanning in the home movie scene on the porch (Super 8)
- The "speech-off" in Bridesmaids
- Kristen Wiig's character trying different ways to get a ticket for reckless driving (Bridesmaids)
- Caesar's big "NOOO" in Rise of the Planet of the Apes...chilling!
- The elevator scene (Drive)
- Jessica Chastain's character cooks a thank you meal for Octavia's character (The Help)
- Shit-pie (The Help)
- Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOZQkKHOFE)
- The mermaids (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Best Line Delivery:
- "What's Ron's weed room?" (Attack The Block)
- "Caesar is home" (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- "Eat my shit" (The Help)

Best Musical Sequence:
- Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph doing Wilson Phillips at the wedding
- The whole sequence surrounding "Lacrimosa" in Tree of Life (could also fall under Best Scene)

Best Sex Scene:
- Opening scene of Bridesmaids

Best Limited/Cameo:
- Ben Foster in Rampart
- Adrien Brody in Midnight in Paris
- Hugh Jackman in X-Men!!

Best Action Sequence:
-Harry and Voldemort in their final face-off

[remy]

best cameo - stanley tucci - captain america
kathy bates - midnight in paris
anna paquin - scream 4
udo kier - melancholia

best musical scene - catherine deneuve ending scene - potiche
the backson song - winnie, the pooh

best credits - limitless opening credits
captain america ending credits

best action scene - the bridge - final destination 5
erica bana one shot fight - hanna

breakthrough performance - joel courtney - super 8
tom cullen - weekend
john boyega - attack the block
emma roberts - scream 4
juno temple / haley bennett - kaboom

[Michael C]

My favorite line delivery is easily Ryan Gosling's sad, small "I could go with you" right before the elevator scene.

[Peggy Sue]

Best Limited or Cameo Performance: Jessica Barden in Hanna. Sorry but I must include her! Great comic timing.

[SethGRocks]

Well best sex scene should go to that scene in "Weekend". talk about realistic (for once) sex!

[Daniel B]

Best Cameo: Judy Greer as Julie Speers in The Descendants.

[RAY YALONG]

cameo/limited male:

Christopher Lee The Resident
Colin Farrell Horrible Bosses
William H. Macy The Lincoln Lawyer
James Franco The Green Hornet
Adrien Brody Midnight in Paris
Andy Serkis Brighton Rock
Corey Stoll Midnight in Paris
Jon Hamm Bridesmaids
Keith David Meet Monica Velour
Hugo Weaving Captain America: The First Avenger

cameo/limited female:

Minnie Driver Conviction
Christina Hendricks Drive
Jennifer Ehle Contagion
Lin Shaye Insidious
Kelly McGillis Stake Land
Eva Mendes Last Night
Frances Conroy Stone
Alison Pill Midnight in Paris
Laura Dern Everything Must Go
Charlotte Rampling Melancholia

[Jaime lynn]

Best limited cameo-Christina hendricks in drive
best line delivery- " were not bad people we just come from a bad place" sissy-shame
Action sequence- last fight in Warrior especially when Tommy taps out and they walk out holding eachother
Musical sequence- "new york, new york" shame
Best kiss- elevator scene in Drive
Sex scene- ryan gosling and emma stone not even having sex but talking and cuddling

[Jonathon]

Eagerly and patiently waiting for the rest of the nominees to be announced.