Split Decisions at the Critics Choice Awards

by Nathaniel R

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER takes Best Picture. It's finally Paul Thomas Anderson's trophy time.

While Sinners led the nominations by a comfortable margin there wasn't a clear "favourite" to emerge at the the Critics Choice Awards this past Sunday night. Three films dominated with One Battle After Another taking Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay, Sinners winning Original Screenplay, Young Actor, Casting, and Score, and Frankenstein taking Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi), Costume Design, Production Design, and Hair and Makeup. Three to four awards is nothing to complain about but they all lost some key races, too. As we move on to the Golden Globes (Sunday) and the SAG Awards it remains to be seen if any one film will become a threat for a mini-sweep at the Oscars, or if it will be more of a spread the wealth kind of year like this. 

After the jump the full list of winners and a few comments... 

BEST PICTURE 

• Bugonia (Focus Features) - 3 nominations / 0 wins
• Frankenstein (Netflix) - 11 nominations / 4 wins
• Hamnet (Focus Features) - 11 nominations / 1 win
• Jay Kelly (Netflix) - 4 nominations / 0 wins
• Marty Supreme (A24) - 8 nominations / 1 win
• ★ One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) - 14 nominations / 3 wins
• Sentimental Value (Neon) - 7 nominations / 0 wins
• Sinners (Warner Bros.) - 17 nominations / 4 wins
• Train Dreams (Netflix) - 5 nominations / 1 win
• Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) - 7 nominations / 0 wins

The deflating support for Wicked is highly noticeable and leads me to believe it might have a rough showing on Oscar nomination morning. Jay Kelly always felt like a precursor placeholder for something with more passionate support as voters familiarized themselves with the contenders. (Unfortunately awards voters do wait for the last minute -- we'd be so much better off if they were all insatiable moviegoers year round!). That said I don't put too much stock in Sentimental Value or  Bugonia winning nothing... funny how that works right? Perception is everything but it's also only in the eye of the beholder. All four have a strong (Sentimental Value) to decent shot (the other three) at Oscar's Best Picture list but surely at least one or two of them will fall away. But which of the following replace them: The Secret Agent, It Was Just An Accident, F1 or something much more surprising?

BEST ACTOR

• ★ Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)

Timothee Chalamet is gaining momentum in the Oscar Best Actor race. It ALWAYS helps to be a major contender in successive years... it starts to feel like it's "your time" even if the voting bodies of awards shows wouldn't necessarily go there otherwise. But in the grand scheme of things Timothee is still awfully young for Oscar voters in their parallel but more exclusive lead male category. If he does win in March he'll be the second youngest winner ever. 

BEST ACTRESS  

• ★ Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
• Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
• Emma Stone – Bugonia (Focus Features)

Now that the televised awards have begun we assume that Jessie Buckley will prove a sweeper, even if Rose Byrne remains her only threat to "critical darling" status. 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• ★ Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Neon)

I'll be curious to see if Elordi can manage an Oscar nomination. On the one hand he's way too young and pretty for Oscar voters to take seriously but on the other hand he is buried in transformative 'de-glam' makeup (Actor division) and people sure do love Frankenstein and he is so much better than the movie housing him that it would make a lot of sense. As for wins, we still think Skarsgard is a major threat for the actual Oscar though. I personally voted for Del Toro as he's easily the most "actually supporting" performance in this lineup. My choice was made for me in that way but thankfully Del Toro also happens to be perfect / inspired in that movie.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• ★ Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

In the arguably most surprising win of the night, Madigan triumphed over presumed Oscar frontrunner Teyana Taylor for her instantly iconic horror villain "Aunt Gladys" in Weapons.  I voted for her but I definitely did not expect her to win and I still really worry that she could be  the shameful snub on Oscar nomination morning. I suppose the real question is how well liked / connected she is to Oscar's acting branch members. Will they be eager to celebrate the comeback or forget to vote for her because they're only thinking about the Best Picture contenders? We've seen the latter happen before unfortunately.

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS

• Everett Blunck – The Plague (Independent Film Company)
• ★ Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Cary Christopher - Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)
• Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

This is not a knock against Caton but I hate that Critics Choice lets adults compete with children in this category because if feels so imbalanced. Plus whenever an adult is in the lineup they have an easy path to a  win. 

BEST DIRECTOR

• ★ Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY  

• Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• ★ Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Zach Cregger – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)
• Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)

I voted for Sentimental Value here but it went home empty-handed. 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

• ★ Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice (Neon)
• Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Will Tracy – Bugonia (Focus Features)
• Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet (Focus Features)

One of the weirdest things about awards is how auteurs can go years without winning anything and then suddenly win multiple prizes for a single film. We saw that happen last year when Sean Baker was buried in trophies.  PTA could win three Oscars on a single night in March, despite being worthy many times previously.

BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE

• Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
• Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• ★ Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

This felt like a toss up between Sinners and One Battle but Francine Maisler is a very famous casting director (relatively speaking since people wouildn't recognize casting directors on the street) so that may have tipped the scale. 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Łukasz Żal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• ★ Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

Another thing I voted for that I thought didn't have a chance at the win. Happy to be wrong! 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
• ★ Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

I deeply wish that I had actually loved Frankenstein because its dominance in my fav non-actress categories (The eye candy prizes) is going to depress me all season. Hamnet, The Fantastic Four, and Marty Supreme would all have made excellent worthier winners if you ask me. 

BEST EDITING

• Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
• ★ Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
• Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

We've long suspected that F1 would score in a couple of craft categories in awards season. The question is whether or not it's competitive in more than Sound and Editing.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• ★ Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
• Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)
• Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Hawley's costumes are a lot of fun so this is the Frankenstein win I like the most.

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

• Flora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
• ★ Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine (A24)
• Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
• Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Well, wait. This is also a solid win for Frankenstein. If it must win multiple future Oscars let that only be in Costumes & Makeup. 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• ★ Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
• F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Superman (Warner Bros.)

An easy call given how James Cameron films always rule in this category with their boundary pushing tech.

BEST STUNT DESIGN   

• Ballerina (Lionsgate)
• F1 (Apple Original Films)
• ★ Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Warfare (A24)

Meh. If it's the Best Stunt Design why is this the least thrilling entry in that long-running franchise? 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE  

• Arco (Neon)
• Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• In Your Dreams (Netflix)
• ★ KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
• Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

The frontrunner for the Oscar but I think it would be more vulnerable if any of the others had demonstrated more mass appeal. Doesn't it skew a little too something for how they usually vote?

BEST COMEDY   

• The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus Features)
• Eternity (A24)
• Friendship (A24)
• ★ The Naked Gun (Paramount)
• The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)
• Splitsville (Neon)

I voted for Eternity but The Naked Gun is a fun movie and we deserve more proudly and purposefully stupid (as opposed to just stupid) comedies. 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Belén (Amazon MGM Studios)
• It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
• Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)
• No Other Choice (Neon)
• ★ The Secret Agent (Neon)
• Sirāt (Neon)

Not a surprising win but I so badly do not want No Other Choice to leave the film award season empty-handed. 

BEST SONG  

• “Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• ★ “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
• “I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• “Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
• “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)
• “The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

I still think "I Lied To You" might take the actual Oscar. 

BEST SCORE  

• Hans Zimmer – F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme (A24)
• Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• ★ Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.) 

As expected and given that it's almost a musical and there's no category for that kind of score, not underserved.

BEST SOUND   

• ★ F1 (Apple Original Films)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Sirāt (Neon)
• Warfare (A24)

I was hoping (though I knew it was a pipe dream) for a surprise win from Sirāt

TELEVISION

BEST DRAMA SERIES .

• Alien: Earth (FX)
• Andor (Disney+)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Paradise (Hulu)
• ★ The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Severance (Apple TV)
• Task (HBO Max)

Such a great show... and I say that as someone who has previously been allergic to hospital dramas and who thought I would see what the fuss is about and determine that it wasn't for me. [Cut to: 15 hours later].

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
• Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)
• Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)
• Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV)
• Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+)
• ★ Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max) 

Wonderful choice.

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
• Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
• Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV)
• Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO Max)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• ★ Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Wonderful choice.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)
• Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)
• ★ Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)

Wonderful choice.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

• Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Denée Benton – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• ★ Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Greta Lee – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)

Wonderful choice. 

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Elsbeth (CBS)
• Ghosts (CBS)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• ★ The Studio (Apple TV)

While I like this show and it's right in the wheelhouse of entertainment critics, I personally prefer Nobody Wants This. 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
• David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
• Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• ★ Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)
• Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot (Apple TV)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
• Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS)
• Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS)
• ★ Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

Smart is the new Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She's just going to keep winning until the show is off the air (sigh). She is phenomenal on the show but I think anything over three prizes for the same character is insane (and I have always thought so, no matter who it was.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

• ★ Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV)
• Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
• Oscar Nuñez – The Paper (Peacock)
• Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (HBO Max)
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
• ★ Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts (CBS)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

• ★  Adolescence (Netflix)
• All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Chief of War (Apple TV) 
• Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
• The Girlfriend (Prime Video) 

It feels like Adolescence will still be winning awards 10 years from now... awards season stretches out for so long with television series since the time tables are sometimes different. 

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• ★ Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
• Deep Cover (Prime Video)
• The Gorge (Apple TV)
• Mountainhead (HBO Max)
• Nonnas (Netflix)
• Summer of '69 (Hulu)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• ★ Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
• Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Jessica Biel – The Better Sister (Prime Video)
• Meghann Fahy – Sirens (Netflix)
• ★ Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
• Robin Wright – The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
• Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) 

Justice for Michelle Williams who is utterly transcendent in Dying for Sex. Unfortunately she is exactly the type of always-terrific actors that awards bodies tend to admire more than they want to see holding statues (see also Annette Bening and Glenn Close and other greats throughout history). 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• ★ Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Wagner Moura – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Michael Peña – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead (HBO Max) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

• ★ Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)
• Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

• Acapulco (Apple TV) 
• Last Samurai Standing (Netflix)
• Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI) 
• Red Alert (Paramount+)  
• ★ Squid Game (Netflix) 
• When No One Sees Us (HBO Max) 

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
• Long Story Short (Netflix)
• Marvel Zombies (Disney+)
• ★ South Park (Comedy Central)
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)

Clearly a case of politic discourse outside of the actual show boosting you to the podium.

BEST TALK SHOW 

• The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
• Hot Ones (YouTube)
• ★ Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)

Same.

BEST VARIETY SERIES

• Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO Max)
• ★ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC) 

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL 

• Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO Max)
• Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian (HBO Max)
• Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things (Netflix)
• Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Max)
• Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix)
• ★ SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)

The End.

Comments

[DAVID S]

I know there's a million categories and they have to pick and choose what makes the broadcast but seeing so many 'minor' categories awarded on the red carpet or not at all was so tacky.

Best Foreign Language Film is not a minor category! Best Cinematography is not a minor category!

[Dave in Hollywood]

I finally saw Frankenstein this past weekend and I did not get it at all. I was just so ready for the movie to be over. It just seemed muddy and boring, and, frankly, endless. The only real award I think it should get is Make-Up, assuming it's not all CGI.

I do appreciate spreading the awards around, though this looks to be a year of mini-sweeps possibly. Are the voters really only watching a handful of movies? You'd think they could at least squeeze in 25 or so.

[Sad Man]

Giving the award for Best Foreign Movie on the red carpet as a surprise is so tone-deaf and disrespectful.

Some comments:

- Picture, director and adapted going to OBAA. Solid winner. Don't mind.
- Sinners winning original screenplay is hilarious to me. Sentimental Value is right there.
- Timmy winning actor. Haven't seen Marty Supreme yet. I'm sure he's great in it. I just can't stand him and I can't respect anyone that dates a Kardashian. Sorry, just being honest.
- Jessie winning actress. Can't wait to see her performance. Love her. She was robbed for I'm Thinking of Ending Things, so this is right. If this had gone to Byrne I would've loved that, too.
- Elordi winning supporting actor. Ugh. Such a strong category and you give it to the worst one. That movie is terrible and in Elordi's favor, I can say he's REALLY working against that silly Beastly makeup. But no, just no.
- Madigan. Always happy when a horror performance is loved (and no, Frankenstein is not horror. Its genre is Slop.) Is she deserving? Not really. I mean, I've said this before: Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back destroys her in terms of acting. That said, it's a fun choice.

[Lucky]

The cinematography in Frankenstein is gruesome, I'm glad Train Dreams took this. I'm also in the camp that thinks the former is a bad movie.

Unlike you Nathaniel I'm pretty convinced Madigan is in and that she might actually win the whole thing. There doesn't seem to be an alternative, and even though Weapons is a silly movie, the Academy doesn't seem so allergic to horror as they once were.

[Mr Ripley79]

Not that much to digest really.

Madigan winning is what she needed,if the Oscar win happens it'll be the coolest thing they've done for ages,where was Ed Harris,I think the Globe is hers too,Gladys is now part of horror culture and we know how rabid us horror fans can be,I am a huge horror fan and have numerous aquaintences who are and they also believe she is this years winner,I don't see them going for the SV ladies or Taylor and anyone else is happy to sit and clap for the winner.

Elordi I can't see them giving Oscars to 2 horror films and none of my horror club enjoyed Frankenstein bar Elordi's unique take on the character,I've no clue who is winning the Oscar but OBAA has to win 1 acting award so maybe it is Benicio winning a 2nd but it's very up in the air,i don't think it'll be Penn and am prepared for a Mescal snub in favour of a Lead coattail type nod Macy,Caton or Scott.two of whom are all very deserving.

Buckley She's winning the Bafta so the Oscar i'd say is hers,a tiny nailbiter if Byrne wins SAG but this was foregone ages ago and no-one has proved a great challenge bar Byrne but her film is her only chance,fingers still crossed for Chalfant.

Chalamet he's young but it can be his time esp coming off last years near win but if anyone else bar Benicio is winning for OBAA it's Leo,he's entered take him for granted territory and he's excellent in it,I can't see Hawke,Maura,Edgerton or the hopefully snubbed Jordan winning,my own winner this year is Dylan O'Brien for Twinless but he has no hope.

I'm not that interested in TV so i'll not comment except Adolesence is a grimy show that we get an abundence of here in the UK,don't understand the awards love for the young actor.

Anderson is a sealed deal.

Wicked will get craft nominations,Grande and Erivo will be justly snubbed cos it's not the bloody Emmys.

Train Dreams winning was a relief from the possible Frankenstein win,Train Dreams i think will do well come Oscar time.

Casting Correct choice despite Jordan,I am not a big fan of Sinners it's entertaining but Oscars gimme a break,but we haven't had a good vampire movie for a bit so i guess why people are all like "This is the greatest vampire film ever made" because they go along with the pack mentality and have seen very little vampire flicks,Nosferatu was superior to Sinners,fine film not scary and the best thing about it beside Mosaki is Jack O Connell and he's not getting the right kind of praise without a threat you have no film and he's a real threat from the moment he appears.

Kate Hudson is coming for that nomination! but hopefully not in that dress

[Frank Zappa]

Jay Kelly, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams, Paltrow, Scotts (Adam and Andrew) and Tillman just got slapped by SAG; Bugonia and Frankenstein got a lift!

[Tony L]

I wish there was more hate towards Timothee rather than Michael B Jordan. But maybe that’s a different website. And Sinners is WAY MORE than a vampire movie, so I’m glad it is getting the attention it DESERVES.

Since my pick for Best Actor - Jonathan Majors - can’t get in obviously, then I’m MBJ all the way. Although Lee Byung-hun would be an amazing winner!!

[Flowers By Irene]

I find it a really fun season. I enjoyed most of the major contenders and aside Frankenstein there isn’t any movie I really disliked. At the same time from PTA to Panahi I really couldn’t care less of these movies and hardly I would give one of them a rewatch.
Elordi is so good in Frankenstein and consequentially winning awards for that kind of performance is 100% Tropic Thunder realness.

[DK]

I was a slight Buckley skeptic but she nailed the speech. Looking like a done deal.

Chalamet's unique: He's young, but I'd argue that CMBYN and Complete Unknown conferred the prestige of 1.5 Best Actor nominations each because they hit *so* hard in their respective years and were completely built around his performances, just like Marty Supreme. A bit different from a young leading man doing interesting work at the margins for years.

Not to mention miscellaneous other work that's gotten Globe/SAG/BAFTA/Spirt attention since 2017. Plus the enduring Best Picture heat Dune has generated.

So him being 0/2 (impressive itself) doesn't capture the full force of his Hollywood arc IMO.

[Mr Ripley79]

@TonyL I find it very strange you want to hate an actor,is that comment based on anything.

I didn't like Jordan in Sinners,he was okI didn't find he executed the twin acting convincingly at all,he simply used clothes and that to me is a detriment to his role.

Dylan O'Brien in Twinless did it much better and maybe because I loved him in that I judged Jordan a little harsh but I don't think he deserves a nomination.

I don't see how Sinners is anything more than an entertaining vampire flick with music.

[Fabio Dantas Flappers]

Personally, I consider Critics Choice a lesser award, not important and influential.
This said, extremely happy for Chalamet and Elordi.

On TV categories, totally crazy about "The Pitt", the best series of the year. LaNasa is brilliant (I still don't know how she was snubbed by the Globes and SAG today).
And Wyle, the extraordinary Wyle, my dear Wyle, aka Dr. John Carter in "ER", my first crush... ❤️🔥
Obviously, also happy for Cooper in "Adolescence" - overrated limited series, but Cooper and Doherty are brilliant. Also happy for the great Sara's Snook.

[Fabio Dantas Flappers]

"I wish there was more hate towards Timothee rather than Michael B Jordan. But maybe that’s a different website."

Tony L,

Why should be more hate about Chalamet?

You can go to a website full of nonsense and hate, it's called Awards Daily. You'll find a lot of hate and jealousy with that Mrs. Stone and her readers.
Thank God, I don't take a look on that shi* for more almost 15 years.
Toxic place for toxic people.

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[Tony L]

Fabio - maybe hate is too strong a word, but after reading your comments on the SAG nominations I don’t know how else to describe it.