by Nathaniel R
We promised to finish up the 2019 Film Bitch Awards so we're doing that. Who talked us into so many categories? Oh that's right, no one but our own movie-loving madness. There's probably a cure for it but we're happy to stay addicted.
HEROES, VILLAINS, DIVAS, and SEXPOTS
The character awards are now complete with honors for titular characters from Harriet and Diamantino and Joker and Us (just making sure you're not skimming but titular works there, too, right?) among other films like Synonyms, Toy Story 4, and Hustlers. As to the latter we realize that Jennifer Lopez factors quite heavily into all six of Hustlers nominations thus far but sometimes you ARE the movie, even if the movie itself is quite good. And, because sometimes moviegoing pleasure is perverse, we even found a way to "honor" Cats...
MUSICAL SEQUENCES and ACTION SETPIECES
Rocketman, Wild Rose, Her Smell, Marriage Story, and Gloria Bell are a few of the films being honored for their song or dance sequences. We don't have two categories for action (though perhaps we should?) as we do with musical numbers so the field is naturally more limited. This year its hogged by the finale* of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (three nominations for Marvel) with a little wuxia and world war on the side via Shadow and 1917, respectively.
UP NEXT: There's just 8 categories left to announce including best cameo performances, best sex scenes, and best endings. Stay tuned.
* Yes yes, we know that the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't ending but it might have been fun for them to take a year or two off post Endgame just to whet the appetite again given their ubiquity this past decade and the possibility of creative burnout.