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[The Panda]

8 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Gotta say. I know they technically qualify or whatever but I think things like Pig or Green Knight would be silly to nominate for overlooked features. Those were widely discussed features among thisn community and it would seem silly to label them as overlooked imo.

I will agree that it’s harder to quantify Overlooked these past two years given BO is horrid for most films. Hard criteria is remaining the same, but it’s worth considering what fits the spirit of the category (and that may be interpreted differently by different members), but that’s left up to each person to decide.

[cookie]

I just went by what’s defined in the ruleset. Wether people want to vote for it or not should be up to them imo 🤷‍♂️

[Blankments]

The Green Knight was one of the most talked about indie films of the year; if it qualifies for overlooked feature, then perhaps the issue is with how broad that category covers since it’s fairly obvious it should never qualify for it lol

[The Panda]

9 hours ago, cookie said:

I just went by what’s defined in the ruleset. Wether people want to vote for it or not should be up to them imo 🤷‍♂️

Yes, in general the categories are broadly defined so people can vote for what they want. You can vote for TGK in overlooked if you’d like.

 

I was saying personally, even though it technically qualifies, it does not seem to fit the spirit of the category the same way that some other stuff people have recommended do.

 

Blanks had mentioned Night of the Kings, something barely talked about with no awards or BO pulse. If you compare that to the Green Knight which was all over film discourse they seem starkly different in how overlooked they are.

 

But again, it’s a personal judgement call.

[cookie]

38 minutes ago, The Panda said:

I was saying personally, even though it technically qualifies, it does not seem to fit the spirit of the category the same way that some other stuff people have recommended do.

 

Blanks had mentioned Night of the Kings, something barely talked about with no awards or BO pulse. If you compare that to the Green Knight which was all over film discourse they seem starkly different in how overlooked they are.

 

But again, it’s a personal judgement call.

I mean, if we’re going to argue the ’spirit of the category’, then it seems counteractive to me to have the current definition be so broad if even films that do check all the boxes put forward then aren’t going to be deemed to be in the ’spirit’ of it. In that case, I’d maybe add an additional qualifier like ”less than X views on letterboxd” so you have the quantifiable data but avoid the interpretation gap. Something like sub-75k views (or lower, if people prefer) would still allow for a broad range of films that most people can pick at least a couple out of that they’ve seen (and make streaming releases less of a grey area, which I admittedly struggled a bit with while doing my ballot).

Edited January 11, 2022 by cookie

[The Panda]

1 hour ago, cookie said:

I mean, if we’re going to argue the ’spirit of the category’, then it seems counteractive to me to have the current definition be so broad if even films that do check all the boxes put forward then aren’t going to be deemed to be in the ’spirit’ of it. In that case, I’d maybe add an additional qualifier like ”less than X views on letterboxd” so you have the quantifiable data but avoid the interpretation gap. Something like sub-75k views (or lower, if people prefer) would still allow for a broad range of films that most people can pick at least a couple out of that they’ve seen (and make streaming releases less of a grey area, which I admittedly struggled a bit with while doing my ballot).

Our current criteria was set pre-pandemic, so we could revisit the rules given 25m DOM at the BO might be seen as fairly successful (or you have mainstream highly talked about streaming only releases). I’m happy to take recommendations if people have a set of criteria that better fits the time.

 

The hard part is coming up with a stricter criteria that works appropriately.
 

My general philosophy whenever doing awards or lists is to let people decide for themselves where I can, and enough people vote for it so be it. So currently leaving it the same for TGK. I was just stating my personal case of why I don’t view it as overlooked, others are free to view it and vote differently (I am of course not enforcing my personal preferences about things)

[FilmFincher]

Last ones!

I apologise in advance for the Fear Street entry on the worst list but I cannot deny how I feel. It was truly a painful experience. I did like the 2nd one though. 

Spider-Man related stuff will have an extra spoiler tag.

 

FYC

 

BEST SCENE (potential spoilers for The Suicide Squad and Malignant). I tend to lean towards big set-pieces but tried to include a couple more intimate scenes. 

Spoiler

 

Dune - Gom Jabbar Test 

 

The Suicide Squad - Defeating Starro

 

West Side Story - America

 

Malignant - The Police Station Massacre

 

The Last Duel - The Last Duel

 

A Quiet Place Part II - Day 1 flashback 

 

Spoiler

 

Spider-Man: No Way Home - The three Spider-Man’s swing into battle as a team

 

 

Spencer - Diana playing with her kids 

 

No Time to Die - Chase through the streets of Matera

 

Nobody - Bus fight

 

 

WORST FEATURE

Spoiler

 

Sweet Girl

 

Gunpowder Milkshake 

 

Fear Street 1666

 

Snake Eyes 

 

Blood Red Sky 

 

Infinte 

 

Reminiscence

 

Coming 2 America 

 

Chaos Walking 

 

Army of the Dead 

 

 

[That One Girl]

FYC Best Overlooked Feature/Best Picture/Best Cinematography

 

 

 

FYC Worst Feature

 

 

[The Panda]

My shortlists, a few things might get added as I see a bit more this month but should be mostly stable.

 

BEST BREAKTHROUGH (filmmaker, actor, writer, etc.)

Michael Sarnoski, Pig (director)

Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog (cinematography)

Alice Brooks, In the Heights and Tick, tick... BOOM! (cinematography)

Rebecca Hall, Passing (director)

Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby (Director and writer)

Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah (director and writer)

Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall (director and writer)

Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

Rachel Sennot, Shiva Baby

Enrico Casarosa, Luca (director)

 

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE (any actor under 20 y/o when film was shot)

Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Emilia Jones, CODA

Gregory Diaz IV, In the Heights

Lia McHugh, Eternals

Jacob Tremblay, Luca

Sadie Sink, Fear Street Part II - 1978

Saniyya Sidney, King Richard

Demi Singleton, King Richard

Emma Berman, Luca

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Wecome to the Internet, Bo Burnham

That Funny Feeling, Bo Burnham

Guns Go Bang, The Harder They Fall

Beyond the Shore, CODA

Second Nature, Dont Look Up

Rewa Nainon Mein Rahe, Bombay Rose

We Dont Talk About Bruno, Encanto

How the World Works, Bo Burnham

No Time to Die, Billie Eillish

Be Alive, Beyonce

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Night of the Kings

Bombay Rose

The Disciple

Pagglait

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Rescue

Pray Away

Summer of Soul

 

BEST OVERLOOKED FEATURE (Film without “serious” awards consideration and made under 25m at the Box Office DOM)

Night of the Kings

The Disciple

The Killing of Two Lovers

Bombay Rose

Pig

Shiva Baby

Saint Maud

Pray Away

The Rescue

Plan B

 

BEST COMEDY FEATURE

Plan B

CODA

Bo Burnham's Inside

Don't Look Up

Spider-Man: No Way Home

 

BEST MUSICAL FEATURE

In the Heights

West Side Story

Tick, tick... BOOM!

Bo Burnham's Inside

 

BEST HORROR FEATURE

Fear Street Part I - 1994

Fear Street Part II - 1978

Fear Street Part III - 1666

A Quiet Place Part II

Saint Maud

 

WORST FEATURE

Thimmarusu

 

BEST SCENE

Nicholas Cage Cooks Dinner, Pig

Audition, CODA

Harkonnen Invasion, Dune

Worm Attack, Dune

Dear Officer Krupke, West Side Story

The Christmas Duel/O Greatest of Kings, The Green Knight

96,000, In the Heights

Bus Fight, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Hong Kong, Godzilla vs. Kong

The Duel, The Last Duel

 

BEST HERO

Sir Gawaiin, The Green Knight

Denis Villeneuve, Dune

Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong

King Kong, Godzilla vs. Kong

Sarah Fier, Fear Street Part III - 1666

The Comet, Don't Look Up

Rob, Pig

Lady Jessica Atreides, Dune

Bugs, The Matrix: Resurrections

 

BEST VILLAIN

Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong

Adam McKay, Don't Look Up

Xu Wenwu, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

HBO Max and Disney+, Movies shifted straight to streaming

The Baron, Dune

Rufus Buck, The Harder They Fall

Cherokee Bill, The Harder They Fall

Ercole, Luca

Conversion Therapy, Pray Away

Norman Osborn, No Way Home

 

BEST TV SHOW/MINISERIES – COMEDY

Ted Lasso

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Never Have I Ever

WandaVision

 

BEST TV SHOW/MINISERIES - DRAMA

Midnight Mass

Arcane

Loki

Squid Game

Succession

 

FUNNIEST USER

 

 

MOST VALUABLE USER

@Ezen Baklattan

@Cap

@Eric

 

BEST FORUM MOMENT

The 2020 BOFFYs

[SLAM!]

Film-Specific FYC Smörgåsbord
 

Spoiler

 

BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Best Picture

Best Director (Radu Jude)

Best Original Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best International Feature

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Scene ("Three Endings")

 

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MASS

Best Picture

Best Ensemble

Best Supporting Actor (Reed Birney)

Best Supporting Actor (Jason Isaacs)

Best Supporting Actress (Ann Dowd)

Best Supporting Actress (Martha Plimpton)

Best Original Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best Breakthrough (writer/director Fran Kranz)

Best Overlooked Feature

 

***

 

 

JOCKEY

Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.)

Best Overlooked Feature

 

***

 

 

DRAMARAMA

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Comedy Feature

 

***

 

 

LIMBO

Best Breakthrough (lead actor Amir El-Masry)

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Comedy Feature

 

***

 

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THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE

Best International Feature

Best Scene ("Aerial Maneuvers")

 

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OLD
Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Best Original Score (Trevor Gureckis)

Best Original Song ("Remain" by Saleka)

Best Horror Feature

 

***

 

 

THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS

Best Animated Feature

Best International Feature

 

***

 

 

EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0: THRICE UPON A TIME

Best Voice Performance (Amanda Winn-Lee as Rei Ayanami (English Dub))

Best Animated Feature

Best Hero (Shinji Ikari)

Best Villain (Gendo Ikari)

 

***

 

 

RON'S GONE WRONG

Best Animated Feature

Most Soul-Crushing Box Office Run

Best Overlooked Feature

 

***

 

 

A QUIET PLACE: PART II

Best Sound

Most Epic Box Office Run

Best Youth Performance (Noah Jupe)

Best Youth Performance (Millicent Simmonds)

Best Horror Feature

Best Villains (The Creatures (a.k.a. Death Angels))

 

***

 

 

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CONVERGENCE: COURAGE IN A CRISIS

Best Original Song ("Beautiful Life" by Michael Kiwanuka)

 

***

 

 

THE CHOSEN

Best TV Series - Drama

 

***

 

 

MUSIC

KAREN
2025: The World enslaved by a Virus
all for Worst Feature

 

 

 

[Kalo]

So my best actor and actress list is weak any suggestions on what I should watch? 

 

Already seen Power of the Dog and Tick, Tick, Boom! which are the best acting I've seen so far from the films I've seen I'd say. I had to consider Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow in my best actress category (Who is good for sure, but not Oscar level by any means) 

 

 

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, Kalo said:

So my best actor and actress list is weak any suggestions on what I should watch? 

 

Already seen Power of the Dog and Tick, Tick, Boom! which are the best acting I've seen so far from the films I've seen I'd say. I had to consider Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow in my best actress category (Who is good for sure, but not Oscar level by any means) 

 

 

 

Actress is definitely weaker than other years, and I had the same problem finding good actress nominees. If you haven't seen Passing yet, Tessa Thompson is very good in it even though Ruth Negga steals the film. Alana Haim is also fantastic in Licorice Pizza. For actor, I think Adam Driver in Annette and Simon Rex in Red Rocket are great choices.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

Consider these for Leading:

 

ACTOR:

Nic Cage, Pig

Matt Damon, Stillwater/The Last Duel

Adam Driver, Annette

Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza

Oscar Isaac, The Card Counter

Hideotoshi Nishijima, Drive My Car

Joaquin Phoenix, C'mon C'mon

Simon Rex, Red Rocket

John David Washington, Malcolm and Marie

 

ACTRESS:

Jodie Comer, The Last Duel

Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza

Rebecca Hall, The Night House

Vicky Krieps, Bergman Island/Old

Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit

Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World

Agathe Rousselle, Titane

Rachel Sennott, Shiva Baby

Tilda Swinton, Memoria

Katherine Waterston, The World To Come

[Ethan Hunt]

On 1/11/2022 at 11:36 PM, SLAM! said:

Film-Specific FYC Smörgåsbord
 

Spoiler

 

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BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Best Picture

Best Director (Radu Jude)

Best Original Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best International Feature

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Scene ("Three Endings")

 

***

 

 

MASS

Best Picture

Best Ensemble

Best Supporting Actor (Reed Birney)

Best Supporting Actor (Jason Isaacs)

Best Supporting Actress (Ann Dowd)

Best Supporting Actress (Martha Plimpton)

Best Original Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best Breakthrough (writer/director Fran Kranz)

Best Overlooked Feature

 

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JOCKEY

Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.)

Best Overlooked Feature

 

***

 

 

DRAMARAMA

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Comedy Feature

 

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LIMBO

Best Breakthrough (lead actor Amir El-Masry)

Best Overlooked Feature

Best Comedy Feature

 

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THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE

Best International Feature

Best Scene ("Aerial Maneuvers")

 

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OLD
Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Best Original Score (Trevor Gureckis)

Best Original Song ("Remain" by Saleka)

Best Horror Feature

 

***

 

 

THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS

Best Animated Feature

Best International Feature

 

***

 

 

EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0: THRICE UPON A TIME

Best Voice Performance (Amanda Winn-Lee as Rei Ayanami (English Dub))

Best Animated Feature

Best Hero (Shinji Ikari)

Best Villain (Gendo Ikari)

 

***

 

 

RON'S GONE WRONG

Best Animated Feature

Most Soul-Crushing Box Office Run

Best Overlooked Feature

 

***

 

 

A QUIET PLACE: PART II

Best Sound

Most Epic Box Office Run

Best Youth Performance (Noah Jupe)

Best Youth Performance (Millicent Simmonds)

Best Horror Feature

Best Villains (The Creatures (a.k.a. Death Angels))

 

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CONVERGENCE: COURAGE IN A CRISIS

Best Original Song ("Beautiful Life" by Michael Kiwanuka)

 

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THE CHOSEN

Best TV Series - Drama

 

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MUSIC

KAREN
2025: The World enslaved by a Virus
all for Worst Feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definetly think all the Mass performances should be considered lead and not supporting 

[SLAM!]

6 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Definetly think all the Mass performances should be considered lead and not supporting 

Hard disagree for me; Mass feels like a Trial of the Chicago 7 situation to me where there’s no clear “lead” in the film even though they’re in the film for a long time; they all share the film and support each other. Plus Bleecker Street’s campaigning it that way. So people can disagree but I’m pushing them supporting!

[Ethan Hunt]

2 hours ago, SLAM! said:

Hard disagree for me; Mass feels like a Trial of the Chicago 7 situation to me where there’s no clear “lead” in the film even though they’re in the film for a long time; they all share the film and support each other. Plus Bleecker Street’s campaigning it that way. So people can disagree but I’m pushing them supporting!

Sorry think this is really stupid. They're all on screen for basically the entire film they are all four leads 

[SLAM!]

2 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Sorry think this is really stupid. They're all on screen for basically the entire film they are all four leads 

I just simply disagree with the idea of equating screen time to ‘lead’ or ‘supporting’ when it comes to broad ensemble pieces such as Mass and Trial of the Chicago 7. And as someone who follows the award circuit I disagree personally with going against the groundwork laid by other awards bodies. I know that all four actors take up the entire film but it’d be a stretch to say that any of them lead the film just because of how long they’re on screen. I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Edited January 19, 2022 by SLAM!

[CoolioD1]

i'll have to make some changes to the acting ballot i posted. specifically i saw red rocket and simon rex in that is 100% the performance of the year.

[lorddemaxus]

On 1/12/2022 at 6:25 AM, The Panda said:

BEST HORROR FEATURE

Fear Street Part I - 1994

Fear Street Part II - 1978

Fear Street Part III - 1666

A Quiet Place Part II

Saint Maud

All 3 Fear Street movies but no Malignant?

[Eric Duncan]

53 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

i'll have to make some changes to the acting ballot i posted. specifically i saw red rocket and simon rex in that is 100% the performance of the year.

YES

 

Guy did such an amazing job playing the ultimate douchebag. A pity the film was lost in the shuffle (or I guess maybe it's a good thing considering all the disc horse over Licorice Pizza)