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The 1st Annual Edgy Award Nominations
I have now been watching the Oscars, consecutively, for the last fourteen years. I love it. Even when I end up screaming at the television and throwing chairs around the room, I love the experience. Oscar night is like the Super Bowl, the World Series and Christmas all rolled into one night. However, if there’s one thing I enjoy more than watching the biggest awards of the year, it’s choosing my own.
I’ve been picking my own personal nominees and winners since before I can remember. Obviously, these particular honors don’t get as much attention as the actual Academy Awards, but they’ve always been amusing to me. Now, my awards not only get a home, but a name, as well. Welcome to the 1st Annual Edgy Award Nominations. They include all of the usual categories that the AMPAS offer. The final presentation will also contain a few other awards that tickle my fancy. Below, the nominees are listed in alphabetical order, not preferential. Expect my decision on the final winners some time next week. Hope that everyone enjoys them.
NOTE: Even though these are the first “published” Edgy Awards, I do have a solid, written record of them going back to 1940. Therefore, I’ve included a feature of noting how many nominations and wins that each individual has received from me in the past. This gives some extra input as to my own tastes in the nominees, how they’ve surprised me or continue to impress me. The connotations refer, however to how many mentions each person has had in each individual category, aside from all the acting categories included together. Once again, enjoy!
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Bred and Buttered”
featured in “Winter’s Bone”
Music and Lyrics by John Hawkes (1st Nom)
“If I Rise”
featured in “127 Hours”
Music by A.R. Rahman (3rd Nom)
Lyrics by Dido and Rollo Armstrong (1st Nom)
“Shine”
featured in “Waiting for Superman”
Music and Lyrics by John Legend (1st Nom)
“We Belong Together”
featured in “Toy Story 3”
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (3rd Nom)
San Francisco Film Critics Ring In
San Francisco always seems to be my favorite critics group of the year. They always seem to make at least one inspired choice that makes me all warm inside. One of my fondest memories was “Little Children” making an unexpected sweep of 3 major categories in 2006, thus thrusting the film into the awards race.
And this year, they’ve done it again, by giving Best Supporting Actor to John Hawkes for “Winter’s Bone.” So far, it’s my pick for that particular award. Truly an outstanding job by a underrated performer.
Other than that, the continuing legacy that is “The Social Network.”
Full list of winners:
BEST PICTURE
“The Social Network”
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan” AND David Fincher – “The Social Network” (TIE)
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Hawkes – “Winter’s Bone”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The King’s Speech”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Social Network”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Toy Story 3”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Mother”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“The Tillman Story”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Black Swan”
Los Angeles Film Critics Winners
Continuing one of the biggest weeks in the entire awards season, the LAFCA has finished its awards announcement. Los Angeles has a tendency to sometimes go against the grain in random places, while sometimes picking rather Hollywoodesque choices in other areas. This year, Best Picture was not quite against the grain, but yet another big win for “The Social Network,” perhaps their biggest win, yet. The film also took down the Best Screenplay award, edging out “The King’s Speech.”
The rest of the wins are a bit scattered and patternless. Colin Firth takes his first major award for Best Actor, perhaps keeping him in the lead for the big win. Jacki Weaver picks up another win for “Animal Kingdom,” making her once considered extremely dark horse nomination more of a reality. Fincher ended up in a tie with “Carlos” director Oliver Assayas. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers of “The Social Network” score, also tied with the great Alexander Desplat for “The Ghost Writer.”
Oh, and once again, “A Prophet” was released last year. I’m sick of there not being a proper distinction on this matter.
Full list of winners:
BEST PICTURE
“The Social Network”
Runner-up: “Carlos”
BEST DIRECTOR
Olivier Assayas – “Carlos” AND David Fincher – “The Social Network”
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”
Runner-up: Edgar Ramirez – “Carlos”
BEST ACTRESS
Kim Hye-ja – “Mother”
Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Niels Arestrup – “A Prophet”
Runner-up: Geoffrey Rush – “The King’s Speech”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom”
Runner-up: Olivia Williams – “The Ghost Writer”
BEST SCREENPLAY
“The Social Network”
Runner-up: “The King’s Speech”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Black Swan”
Runner-up: “True Grit”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Toy Story 3″
runner-up: “The Illusionist”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Carlos”
Runner-up: “Mother”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Last Train Home”
Runner-up: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Ghost Writer” AND “The Social Network”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Inception”
Runner-up: “The King’s Speech”
NEW GENERATION AWARD
Lena Dunham, “Tiny Furniture”
DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS AWARD
“Film Socialisme”
The Edge of the Frame 