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
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| INCEPTION |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
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| Colin Firth - THE KING'S SPEECH |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
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| Hailee Steinfeld - TRUE GRIT |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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| Christian Bale - THE FIGHTER |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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| Amy Adams - THE FIGHTER |
Best Ensemble Cast
TRUE GRIT
Hailee Steinfeld
Jeff Bridges
Josh Brolin
Matt Damon
Barry Pepper
Best Director
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| Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION |
Best Cinematography
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| Matthew Libatique - BLACK SWAN |
Best Screenplay - Original Material
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| Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION |
Best Screenplay - Adapted Material
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| Aaron Sorkin - THE SOCIAL NETWORK |
Animated Feature Film of the Year
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| TOY STORY 3 |
Foreign Film of the Year
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| DOGTOOTH (Greece) |
Best Visual Design
(Concept Art, Production Design, Art Direction, Costume Design)
(Concept Art, Production Design, Art Direction, Costume Design)
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| TRON LEGACY |
Best Film Editing
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| Lee Smith - INCEPTION |
Best Visual Effects
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| INCEPTION |
Best Make-Up Effects
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I |
Best Stunts
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| INCEPTION |
Best Musical Score
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| Hans Zimmer - INCEPTION |
Best Soundtrack
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| Daft Punk - TRON LEGACY |
Best Sound Design
(Sound Recording, Sound Mixing, Sound Effects)
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| TRON LEGACY |
Best Film - Documentary
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| NEVER SLEEP AGAIN - THE ELM STREET LEGACY Andrew Kasch |
Best Film - Limited Theatrical Release
Best Action/Adventure Film
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| BLUE VALENTINE Derek Cianfrance |
Best Action/Adventure Film
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| 13 ASSASSINS Takashi Miike |
Best Comedy Film
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| SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD Edgar Wright |
Best Fantasy Film
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| HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders |
Best Horror Film
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| INSIDIOUS James Wan |
Best Science Fiction Film
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| INCEPTION Christopher Nolan |
Best Animated Short Film
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| DAY & NIGHT Teddy Newton |
Best Live Action Short Film
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| 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
