Awards season is here. The Golden Globes, The SAG awards and obviously the Academy Awards. I'm a sucker for awards shows, or pretty much anything that celebrates film (much like this blog does.) So I am presenting to you loyal readers the first annual Essentials Awards. There is a very strict voting criteria. And that is as follows: All the winners are chosen by me based on my opinion. It's all very complicated I assure you.
Without further ado, on with the show.
The 2010 Essentials
Celebrating the films and cinematic achievements of 2010.
The Ten Best Films of 2010
Best Film of the Year
INCEPTION |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth - THE KING'S SPEECH |
Best Ensemble Cast
TRUE GRIT
Hailee Steinfeld
Jeff Bridges
Josh Brolin
Matt Damon
Barry Pepper
Best Director
Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION |
Best Screenplay - Original Material
Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION |
Foreign Film of the Year
DOGTOOTH (Greece) |
Best Visual Design
(Concept Art, Production Design, Art Direction, Costume Design)
(Concept Art, Production Design, Art Direction, Costume Design)
Best Film Editing
Lee Smith - INCEPTION |
Best Visual Effects
INCEPTION |
Best Make-Up Effects
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I |
Best Stunts
INCEPTION |
Best Musical Score
Hans Zimmer - INCEPTION |
Best Sound Design
(Sound Recording, Sound Mixing, Sound Effects)
TRON LEGACY |
13 ASSASSINS Takashi Miike |
Best Comedy Film
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD Edgar Wright |
Best Fantasy Film
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders |
Best Horror Film
INSIDIOUS James Wan |
Best Science Fiction Film
INCEPTION Christopher Nolan |
Best Animated Short Film
DAY & NIGHT Teddy Newton |
Best Live Action Short Film
THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM Jerome Sable, Eli Batalion |
The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2014:
THE AMERICAN
BARNEY'S VERSION
BEGINNERS
BURIED
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
CERTIFIED COPY
DESPICABLE ME
EASY A
KICK-ASS
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
MONSTERS
RABBIT HOLE
SHUTTER ISLAND
TANGLED
THE TRIP
TROLLHUNTER
TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL
WINTER'S BONE