For those of you who haven't been around these parts forever, the title of our annual prizes is a bit tongue-in-cheek. We rarely feel bitchy about movies but instead live to praise them. The name comes from a roommate in college who, after hearing Nathaniel freak out when seeing a credit on the television and launch into feverish praise for an actor he'd never heard of said "you are such a film bitch"... the name stuck. This is our 20th year (gulp). Just to get us started each page is in tba form but we're ready to go with 3 appetizers (LINKS FIXED) for the 40 (!) categories...
Best Animated Feature
These are not political choices to stick it to sequel happy Hollywood, but honest opinions! (Toy Story 4 is beautifully made, sure, but never can shake the feeling of being wholly unneccessary so it's hard to label it a "best". At least for this viewer. In a way I respect the less qualitatively successful Frozen II because at least it was an artistic risk in what it was after in mood and story.)
Best Makeup and Hair
Two of the Oscar nominees that I couldn't deny and one that didn't even make the finalist list (Megyn and Maleficent and MidSommar oh my), but we've never seen eye-to-eye with that particular Oscar branch.
Best Movie Poster
You knew that the instantly iconic creepy/peeking Lupita poster would be here... but we've also got a gloppy palette, mysterious reflections, redacted type, and a director who casts quite a shadow.