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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39080 View Predictions]

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Happy new year guys! 2020 is finally ending!

To celebrate I thought we could share top 10 lists for this year? These isn’t necessarily a personal awards thread (largely because this year the season hasn’t ended yet) but rather a celebration of the films that have come during this year (6/7ths of the eligibility period).

What is eligible for this list: Any film released in the United States between January 1st and December 31st (including this with limited releases like Pieces of a Woman and Minari)

What is ineligible: Films like The Father, Nomadland or The Mauritanian which will have releases in 2021

Looking forward to see what is on all your lists!

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[forwardswill Joined: Apr 9th, 2013 Topics: 26 Posts: 3861 View Predictions]

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I won’t be doing my list yet but when I do I’m just gonna include everything that’s eligible for Oscars. It’s too confusing otherwise, especially as I’m in the UK at the moment where stuff like Parasite technically came out in 2020.

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[gorman Joined: Dec 24th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 1203 View Predictions]

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I’ve still got quite a lot to see that I’m still excited about (First Cow, Martin Eden, Minari, etc.) because many aren’t yet available in the UK but…

1. David Byrne’s American Utopia

2. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

3. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

4. Rocks

5. Time

6. The Assistant

7. Wolfwalkers

8. Shirley

9. The Invisible Man

10. The Woman Who Ran

Hon. Mentions – Soul, Mank, Lovers Rock, Education, Mangrove, Da 5 Bloods, Bacurau

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39080 View Predictions]

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Film

My previous honorees:

2019: Parasite
2018: The Favourite
2017: I, Tonya
2016: Toni Erdmann
2015: Me, Earl and the Dying Girl
2014: Wild
2013: About Time
2012: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011: A Separation
2010: Inception

1. Promising Young Woman
2. The 40 Year Old Version
3. The Personal Historyy of David Copperfield
4. Rocks
5. Da 5 Bloods
6. Eternal Beauty
7. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
8. The Prom
9. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
10. The Trial of the Chicago 7

Director

My previous honorees:

2019: Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite
2018: Yorgos Lannthimos, The Favourite
2017: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
2016: Denis Villenueve, Arrival
2015: Asif Kapadia, Amy
2014: Jean Marc-Vallée, Wild
2013: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
2012: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
2011: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
2010: David Fincher, The Social Network

1. Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
2. Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
3. Radha Blank, The 40 Year Old Version
4. Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
5. Sarah Gavron, Rocks

 

Actress

My previous honorees:

2019: Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
2018: Carey Mulligan, Wildlife
2017: Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
2016: Sandra Huller, Toni Erdmann
2015: Cate Blanchett, Carol
2014: Reese Witherspoon, Wild
2013: Brie Larson, Short Term 12
2012: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
2011: Leila Hatami, A Separation and Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur (TIE)
2010: Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

1. Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
2. Bukky Bakray, Rocks
3. Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
4. Eliza Scanlen, Babyteeth
5. Rashida Jones, On the Rocks
6. Radha Blank, The 40 Year Old Version
7. Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
8. Elisabeth Moss, Shirley
9. Julia Garner, The Assistant
10. Sally Hawkins, Eternal Beauty

 

Actor

My previous honorees:

2019: Brad Pitt, Ad Astra
2018: Jake Gyllenhaal, Wildlife
2017: Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
2016: Peter Simonischek, Toni Erdmann
2015: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
2014: Christian Friedel, Amour Fou
2013: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
2012: Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011: Peyman Maadi, A Separation
2010: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

1. Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
2. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
3. Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
4. Bill Murray, On the Rocks
5. Michael Stuhlbarg, Shirley
6. Toby Wallace, Babyteeth
7. Jesse Plemons, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
8. Gary Oldman, Mank
9. Johnny Flynn, Emma

 

S. Actor

2019: Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
2018: Josh Hamilton, Eighth Grade
2017: Will Tilston, Goodbye Christopher Robin
2016: Dev Patel, Lion
2015: RJ Cyler, Me, Earl and the Dying Girl
2014: Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
2013: Lakeith Stanfield, Short Term 12
2012: Ezra Miller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011: Ezra Miller, We Need to Talk About Kevin
2010: Andrew Garfield, The Social Network

1. Ben Mendelsohn, Babyteeth
2. Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
3. Mark Rylance, The Trial of the Chicago 7
4. D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, Rocks
5. Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
6. Yayha Abdul-Mateen II, The Trial of the Chicago 7
7. Andrew Rannells, The Prom
8. Frank Langella, The Trial of the Chicago 7
9. Hugh Grant, The Gentleman
10. Peter Kim, The 40 Year Old Version

 

S. Actress

2019: Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
2018: Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
2017: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
2016: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
2015: Olivia Cooke, Me, Earl and the Dying Girl
2014: Emma Stone, Birdman
2013: Kaitlyn Dever, Short Term 12
2012: Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011: Sareh Bayat, A Separation
2010: Amy Adams, The Fighter

1. Essie Davis, Babyteeth
2. Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
3. Amanda Seyfried, Mank
4. Billie Piper, Eternal Beauty
5. Kosar Ali, Rocks
6. Fiona Shaw, Ammonite
7. Miranda Hart, Emma
8. Tilda Swinton, The Personal History of David Copperfield
9. Odessa Young, Shirley
10. Jennifer Ehle, Saint Maud

 

Screenplay

2019: Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite
2018: Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis, The Favourite
2017: Steven Rogers, I, Tonya
2016: Eric Heisserer, Arrival
2015: Jesse Andrews, Me, Earl and the Dying Girl
2014: Jessica Hausner, Amour Fou
2013: Richard Curtis, About Time
2012: Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
2010: Moira Buffini, Jane Eyre

1. Armando Ianucci and Simon Blackwell – The Personal History of David Copperfield
2. Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
3. Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
4. Radha Blank – The 40 Year Old Version
5. Danny Bilson, Paul de Meo, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
6. Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, Rocks
7. Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
8. Eleanor Catton – Emma
9. Leigh Wannell – The Invisible Man
10. Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

 

Ensemble

1. Rocks
2. Da 5 Bloods
3. Mank
4. The Personal History of David Copperfield
5. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
6. Babyteeth
7. The Prom
8. The Trial of the Chicago 7
9. Promising Young Woman
10. Emma

 

Film Moment of the Year

1. Martha goes into labour – Pieces of a Woman
2. Borat’s daughter interviews Rudy Giuliani – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
3. Al Munroe’s wedding – Promising Young Woman
4. Paul has a vision of Norman – Da 5 Bloods
5. Will you protect Moses dad? – Babyteeth
6. Herman drunkenly attends Randolph Hearst’s party – Mank
7. Cassies goes to Al Munroe’s bachelor party – Promising Young Woman
8. Radha’s monologue at the end of her play – The 40 Year Old Version
9. Love thy Neighbour – The Prom
10. Levee’s speech – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 489 View Predictions]

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Wolfali, you bring up an interesting point.

I am interesting in doing my annual “Personal Awards” thread as usual, but would people want that sooner or later?

My personal awards are limited to 2020, but I know some will be going with the awards calendar and including some 2021 releases?

Thoughts, everyone? Should I start a thread soon and you will get to it when you like? Or should I hold off another couple weeks/months?

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39080 View Predictions]

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FairWeatherAffair wrote:

Wolfali, you bring up an interesting point.

I am interesting in doing my annual “Personal Awards” thread as usual, but would people want that sooner or later?

My personal awards are limited to 2020, but I know some will be going with the awards calendar and including some 2021 releases?

Thoughts, everyone? Should I start a thread soon and you will get to it when you like? Or should I hold off another couple weeks/months?

Maybe at the beginning of March? When the eligibility period ends. Partly why I did this list (which I try to do every year on the TV side) is because of the craziness with the eligibility period this year and because otherwise I’d forget some perfomances that I want to have in contention haha.

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 3 Posts: 1566 View Predictions]

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A subject to change, but Top 10 in alphabetical order: (going by what is 2020 on Metacritic)

Bacurau (dir. Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho)
Collective (dir. Alexander Nanau)
First Cow (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (dir. Radha Blank)
Lovers Rock (dir. Steve McQueen)
Possessor (dir. Brandon Cronenberg)
Saint Frances (dir. Alex Thompson)
Undine (dir. Christian Petzold)
The Vast of Night (dir. Andrew Patterson)
Wolfwalkers (dir. Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart)

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39080 View Predictions]

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Hoster1 wrote:

Lovers Rock (dir. Steve McQueen)

*Insert Michael Fassbender as Magneto asking for real films meme*

Lovers Rock is iconique though. Fingers crossed McQueen wins his Emmy lol.

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[Dorsey Joined: Dec 31st, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 358 View Predictions]

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1. Minari
2. Promiaing Young Woman
3. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
4. Sound of Metal
5. Da 5 Bloods
6. Host
7. Swallow
8. Possessor
9. Gretel and Hansel
10. Black Bear

honorable mentions:
Bacurau (because I’m counting it as a 2019 release since thats when it came out in Brazil)
Saint Maud (I saw it at a fest in 2019 and can’t rewatch it in the US)
Mangrove (saw it in halves a week apart so can’t rate it properly)

vote for everything everywhere

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 3 Posts: 1566 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

*Insert Michael Fassbender as Magneto asking for real films meme*

Lovers Rock is iconique though. Fingers crossed McQueen wins his Emmy lol.

Well it had that NYFCC premiere and was programed for Cannes so I let it slide lmao.

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[Riley Chow Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 21 Posts: 2216 View Predictions]

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1. Sound of Metal
2. Hamilton
3. The Trial of the Chicago 7
4. Bad Education
5. Death to 2020
6. Tenet
7. Christmas on the Square
8. Lost Transmissions
9. The Assistant
10. Wonder Woman 1984

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[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 148 Posts: 2490 View Predictions]

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Dorsey wrote:

honorable mentions:
Bacurau (because I’m counting it as a 2019 release since thats when it came out in Brazil)

Wolfali said to consider the 2020 US releases, so Bacurau counts.

It's about the chaotic editing in Moulin Rouge!

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[Brae Joined: Aug 3rd, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 259 View Predictions]

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Nomadland is wide released here so whilst im not “including it” I am including that had I been allowed to it would be my #2 lol, anyways my personal top 10 of the year (by enjoyment mostly!!)

1. Promising Young Woman
2. Soul
3. Sound of Metal
4. The Invisible Man
5. Happiest Season
6. Birds of Prey
7. The Prom
8. Emma.
9. Monsoon
10. The King of Staten Island

More chaotic than a soderbergh Oscars

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[William Gillquist Joined: Jan 1st, 2020 Topics: 14 Posts: 856 View Predictions]

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1. Soul
2. Da 5 Bloods
3. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
4. Sound of Metal
5. Hamilton
6. Wolfwalkers
7. American Utopia
8. Bad Education
9. The Trial of the Chicago 7
10. The Prom

FYC Oscars: Licorice Pizza (Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay), The Mitchells vs The Machines (Best Picture, Animated Feature, Original Screenplay), Wes Anderson (Best Director), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of MacBeth), Andrew Garfield and Robin de Jesus (Tick, Tick...BOOM!), Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans), Stephen Karam (Adapted Screenplay), Attica and Summer of Soul (Best Documentary)

FYC Razzies: Dear Evan Hansen (in all eligible categories)

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