You’ve probably been hearing a lot of announcements lately about awards nominations and winners; Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, National Board of Review, not to mention the city specific critics organizations like L.A. New York, Chicago film critics, etc. And you might have noticed one glaring omission: Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
Why aren’t the critics and awards voters showing the most anticipated film of all time any love? The answer is simple: most of them haven’t seen it yet. And why hasn’t Disney promoted it to awards voters? Well, in addition to being very afraid of risking pirating, who needs critics or awards? This film is going to make gazillions regardless or awards or critical opinion.
And just because it doesn’t show up at early awards ceremonies doesn’t mean it won’t get any Oscar nods. Oscar nominations have a much later deadline that comes well after the film has been released. Although, to be honest, this is not the kind of film that Academy voters usually go for, regardless of box-office numbers.
So with that being said, today, Friday, December 11, is our deadline for Critics Choice nominations, and I thought you might be wondering which way my professional preferences swing. I’ve listed my nominations below. Feel free to lobby for any of your favorite films, or to ask me what in the $#%&! I might be thinking.
The 2016 Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on A&E, Lifetime and LMN on Sunday, January 17 at 8PM ET/5PM PT. T.J. Miller, from Silicon Valley is hosting this year, and we’re combining the TV awards with it, so it will be the biggest, and the best ever. Mark your calendars, and in the meantime, see if you can sway me. See CriticsChoice.com for details.
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BEST PICTURE
1. The Big Short
2. Steve Jobs
3. The Revenant
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Brooklyn
BEST ACTOR – name AND film
1. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
2. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
3. Will Smith, Concussion
BEST ACTRESS – name AND film
1. Cate Blanchett, Carol
2. Brie Larson, Room
3. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – name AND film
1. Sylvester Stallone, Creed
2. Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
3. Walton Goggins, The Hateful Eight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – name AND film
1. Helen Mirren, Trumbo
2. Rooney Mara, Carol
3. Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21) – name AND film
1. Jacob Tremblay, Room
2. Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
3. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – film only
1. The Big Short
2. Trumbo
3. Steve Jobs
BEST DIRECTING – film
1. Danny Boyle, Steve Jobs
2. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
3. Adam McKay, The Big Short
BEST SCREENWRITING (Original Screenplay) – film
1. Spotlight
2. Bridge of Spies
3. Love and Mercy
BEST SCREENWRITING (Adapted Screenplay) – film
1. The Big Short
2. Steve Jobs
3. Room
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – film only
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Revenant
3. The Walk
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – film only
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Carol
3. The Martian
BEST EDITING – film only
1. The Big Short
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Creed
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – film only
1. Carol
2. Brooklyn
3. Cinderella
BEST MAKEUP – film only
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Macbeth
3. Cinderella
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – film only
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Revenant
3. Jurassic World
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. The Peanuts Movie
2. Anomalisa
3. Minions
BEST ACTION MOVIE
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Furious 7
3. Creed
BEST ACTOR in an ACTION MOVIE – name AND film
1. Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Matt Damon, The Martian
3. Michael B. Jordan, Creed
BEST ACTRESS in an ACTION MOVIE – name AND film
1. Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Melissa McCarthy, Spy
3. Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
BEST COMEDY
1. The Big Short
2. Mistress America
3. I’ll See You in My Dreams
BEST ACTOR in a COMEDY – name AND film
1. Steve Carell, The Big Short
2. Robert DiNero, The Intern
3. Channing Tatum, Magic Mike XXL
BEST ACTRESS in a COMEDY – name AND film
1. Blythe Danner, I’ll See You in My Dreams
2. Greta Gerwig, Mistress America
3. Amy Schumer, Train Wreck
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
1. Ex Machina
2. The Matian
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. Son of Saul
2. The Assassin
3. Mustang
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. Best of Enemies
2. Amy
3. Racing Extinction
BEST SONG (please list the song and film)
1. One Kind of Love, Brian Wilson, Love and Mercy
2. Til It Happens To You, The Hunting Ground
3. Better When I’m Dancing, The Peanuts Movie
BEST SCORE – film only
1. The Revenant
2. Minions
3. Bridge of Spies
–Lisa Johnson Mandell
My Critics Choice Nominations and Why STAR WARS Didn’t Make the Cut
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