It's Just Like The Movies

Another year, another chance to celebrate a new wave of cinematic ingenuity amidst increasing international turmoil. There’s a lot happening on the world stage I’m simply terrified of. Posting with the homies about film has been one of the best balms I’ve had for the last year, and I expect it’ll have to do a lot of load-bearing work for the next four years at the very least.

Thank y’all for reading this! And since I’m assuming you the reader are a friend in some way, thank you for being one of the aforementioned homies who’ve helped keep me sane. It means the world to me. I’lll be updating this until the Oscars, so if anything’s conspicuously absent, it may show up soon! Please share your own favorites, recommend movies I need to prioritize, tell me how your day’s going, all the good stuff. It’s always appreciated

Best Director

• All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia
• The Beast, Bertrand Bonello
• Bushman, David Schickele
• The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
• Close Your Eyes, Victor Erice
• Dahomey, Mati Diop
• Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Radu Jude
• Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
• Good One, India Donaldson
• I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun
• Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, Trien Ah Pham
• Last Summer, Catherine Breillat
• Mambar Pierrette, Rosin Mbakam
• Mars Express, Jeremie Perin
• No Other Land, Basel Adra, Hamdal Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor
• The People’s Joker, Vera Drew
• Red Rooms, Pascal Plante
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, Neo Sora
• Samsara, Lois Patino
• Strange Darling, JT Mollner
• The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
• Vermiglio, Maura Deliro
  • Anora, Sean Baker
  • Ghostlight, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson
  • Hard Truths, Mike Leigh
  • Here, Bas Devos
  • In a Violent Nature, Chris Nash
  • Janet Planet, Annie Baker
  • Longlegs, Osgood Perkins
  • Problemista, Julio Torres
  • The Vourdalak, Adrien Beau
  • Yannick, Quentin Dupiuex

Best Documentary Film

• Bye Bye Tiberias
• Dahomey
• Daughters
• Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity
• No Other Land
• Pictures of Ghosts
• Queendom
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Sugarcane
• Witches
  • Apolonia, Apolonia
  • Power
  • The Truth vs Alex Jones
  • Union

Best International Film

• All We Imagine as Light
• Cloud
• Dahomey
• Flow
• Grand Tour
• Mambar Pierrette
• Pepe
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Verrmiglio
  • The Ballad of Suzanne Cesaire
  • bluish

Best Animated Film

• Flow
• Haikyu!: The Dumpster Battle
• Look Back
• Mars Express
• The Missing
• The Wild Robot
  • The Concierge
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Ensemble

• 20,000 Species of Bees
• Anora
• Between the Temples
• Big Boys
• Close Your Eyes
• Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
• Didi
• Drive-Away Dolls
• Exhibiting Forgiveness
• Evil Does Not Exist
• Ghostlight
• Hard Truths
• His Three Daughters
• Hit Man
• Juror #2
• The People’s Joker
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Sing Sing
• The Wild Robot
• Yannick
  • Abigail
  • The Brutalist
  • How to Have Sex
  • Kidnapped
  • Love Lies Bleeding
  • Nightbitch
  • Omen
  • Small Things Like These
  • Sweet Dreams

Best Lead Actress

• 20,000 Species of Bees, Sofia Otero
• All We Imagine as Light, Kani Kusruti
• All We Imagine as Light, Divya Prabha
• The Beast, Lea Seydoux
• Between the Temples, Carol Kane
• Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Ilinca Manolache
• Girls will be Girls, Preeti Panigrahi
• Good One, Lily Collias
• Hard Truths, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
• His Three Daughters, Elisabeth Olsen
• How to Have Sex, Mia McKenna-Bruce
• Last Summer, Lea Drucker
• Nightbitch, Amy Adams
• The People’s Joker, Vera Drew
• The Piano Lesson, Danielle Deadwyler
• Problemista, Tilda Swinton
• Red Rooms, Juliette Gariepy
• The Room Next Door, Julianne Moore
• The Room Next Door, Tilda Swinton
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Soheila Golestani
• Strange Darling, Willa Fitzgerald
• The Substance, Demi Moore
• Wicked, Cynthia Erivo
• Wicked, Ariana Grande
  • Anora, Mikey Madison
  • Challengers, Zendaya
  • Civil War, Kirsten Dunst
  • The First Omen, Nell Tiger Free
  • His Three Daughters, Carrie Coon
  • His Three Daughters, Natasha Lyonne
  • Hit Man, Adria Arjona
  • Janet Planet, Julianne Nicholson
  • Janet Planet, Zoe Zeigler
  • Kinds of Kindness, Emma Stone
  • Love Lies Bleeding, Katy O’Brien
  • Love Lies Bleeding, Kristen Stewart
  • The Substance, Margaret Qualley
  • The Wild Robot, Lupita Nyong’o

Best Lead Actor

• The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan
• The Beast, George McKay
• Between the Temples, Jason Schwartzman
• Big Boys, Isaac Krasner
• The Brutalist, Adrien Brody
• Challengers, Josh O’Connor
• Close Your Eyes, Manolo Solo
• Didi, Izaac Wang
• A Different Man, Sebastian Stan
• Exhibiting Forgiveness, André Holland
• Exhibiting Forgiveness, John Earl Jelks
• Ghostlight, Keith Kupferer
• I Saw the TV Glow, Jack Haven
• Io Capitano, Seydoux Starr
• Juror #2, Nicholas Hoult
• Queer, Daniel Craig
• A Real Pain, Kieran Culkin
• A Real Pain, Jessie Eisenberg
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Missagh Zareh
• Sing Sing, Colman Domingo
• Sing Sing, Clarence Maclin
• Small Things Like These, Cillian Murphy
• Strange Darling, Kyle Gallner
• Yannick, Raphael Quenard
  • Challengers, Mike Faist
  • The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling
  • Femme, George MacKay
  • Femme, Nathan Stewart-Barrett
  • Hit Man, Glen Powell
  • I Saw the TV, Justice Smith
  • National Anthem, Charlie Plummer
  • Nosferatu, Nicholas Hoult
  • Problemista, Julio Torres
  • The Vourdalak, Kacey Martet Klein

Best Supporting Actress

• 20,000 Species of Bees, Ana Gabarian
• 20,000 Species of Bees, Itziar Lazkano
• All We Imagine as Light, Chhaya Kadam
• Between the Temples, Dolly de Leon
• Between the Temples, Madeline Weinstein
• The Brutalist, Felicity Jones
• Close Your Eyes, Ana Torrent
• Coma, Julia Forne
• Didi, Joan Chen
• Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Katia Patrescu
• Exhibiting Forgiveness, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
• Ghostlight, Dolly de Leon
• Girls will be Girls, Kani Kusruti
• Hard Truths, Michele Austin
• Janet Planet, Sophie Okonedo
• Kidnapped, Barbara Ronchi
• Love Lies Bleeding, Ana Baryshnikov
• Megalopolis, Aubrey Plaza
• My Old Ass, Aubrey Plaza
• Nickel Boys, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
• The People’s Joker, Lynn Downey
• Red Rooms, Laurie Babin
• Sweet Dreams, Renee Soutendijk
• We Grown Now, S. Epetha Merkerson
  • Abigail, Alisha Weir
  • The Animal Kingdom, Adele Exarchopolous
  • Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Nina Hoss
  • Dune: Part Two, Rebecca Ferguson
  • Dune: Part Two, Charlotte Rampling
  • Emilia Perez, Adriana Paz
  • The Fall Guy, Stephanie Hsu
  • The First Omen, Sonia Braga
  • Ghostlight, Karen Kupferer
  • Ghostlight, Tara Mullen
  • The Missing, Dolly de Leon
  • My Old Ass, Maria Dizzia
  • Nightbitch, Jessica Harper
  • The Outrun, Saskia Reeves
  • Problemista, Catalina Saavedra
  • Small Things Like These, Eileen Walsh
  • The Wild Robot, Stephanie Hsu

Best Supporting Actor

• Anora, Mark Eydelsteyn
• The Brutalist, Joe Alwyn
• The Brutalist, Guy Pearce
• Close Your Eyes, Jose Coronado
• Close Your Eyes, Josep Maria Pau
• Didi, Raul Dial
• A Different Man, Adam Pearson
• Do Not Expect Too Much For the End of the World, Ovidiu Pirsan
• Drive-Away Dolls, Colman Domingo
• Exhibiting Forgiveness, Ian Foreman
• Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Kosaka
• The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Scott Cohen
• The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Babak Tafti
• Io Capitano, Issako Sawadogo
• Longlegs, Nicolas Cage
• Longlegs, Blair Underwood
• The People’s Joker, Nathan Faustyn
• The Piano Lesson, Ray Fisher
• The Piano Lesson, Corey Hawkins
• The Piano Lesson, Samuel L. Jackson
• The Piano Lesson, Michael Potts
• Wicked, Jonathan Bailey
• Yannick, Pio Marmaï
  • Anora, Yuri Borisov
  • Anora, Karren Karagulian
  • The Brutalist, Alessandro Nivola
  • Civil War, Stephen McKinley Henderson
  • Civil War, Jesse Plemons
  • Cuckoo, Dan Stevens
  • Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Uwe Boll
  • Dune: Part Two, Javier Bardem
  • I Saw the TV Glow, Ian Foreman
  • Janet Planet, Elias Koteas
  • Juror #2, J.K. Simmons
  • Juror #2, Cedric Yarbrough
  • Kidnapped, Paolo Pierobon
  • Last Summer, Samuel Kirchner
  • Last Summer, Olivier Rabourdin
  • Love Lies Bleeding, Ed Harris
  • Megalopolis, Shia LeBouef
  • Megalopolis, Jon Voight
  • The People’s Joker, Kane Distler
  • The Room Next Door, Alessandro Nivola
  • The Outrun, Stephen Dillane

Best Original Screenplay

• 20,000 Species of Bees
• All We Imagine as Light
• Big Boys
• Bushman
• The Brutalist
• Bye Bye Tiberias
• Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
• Close Your Eyes
• Coma
• Didi
• Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
• Drive-Away Dolls
• Evil Does Not Exist
• The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
• Good One
• Hard Truths
• Juror #2
• Mambar Pierrette
• Problemista
• A Real Pain
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• The Substance
• Strange Darling
• Yannick
  • Anora
  • Apolonia, Apolonia
  • The Apprentice
  • A Different Man
  • Janet Planet
  • Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
  • Love Lies Bleeding
  • Mars Express
  • My Old Ass
  • Queendom
  • Samsara
  • Sweet Dreams

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Beast
• The Beast in the Jungle
• Flow
• Kidnapped
• Last Summer
• Look Back
• The People’s Joker
• The Room Next Door
• Small Things Like These
• Sing Sing
• The Vourdalak
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  • Hit Man
  • Nightbitch
  • Nosferatu
  • The Wild Robot

Cinematography

• All We Imagine as Light
• Banel & Adama
• The Brutalist
• Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
• Close Your Eyes
• The Girl with the Needle
• I Saw the TV Glow
• In a Violent Nature
• Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
• Janet Planet
• No Other Land
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
• Samsara
• Small Things Like These
• Strange Darling
• Vermiglio
• The Vourdalak
  • Anora
  • The Beast
  • The Beast in the Jungle
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  • Here
  • Hundreds of Beavers
  • Love Lies Bleeding
  • Megalopolis
  • Nosferatu
  • The Room Next Door
  • Sweet Dreams

Editing

• All We Imagine as Light
• Bushman
• The Brutalist
• Close Your Eyes
• Do Not Expect Expect Too Much From the End of the World
• Drive-Away Dolls
• Evil Does Not Exist
• The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
• Frogman
• Good One
• Last Summer
• Longlegs
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Megalopolis
• Nightbitch
• The People’s Joker
• Samsara
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Strange Darling
  • Banel & Adama
  • The Beast
  • Coma
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Here
  • Hundreds of Beavers
  • In a Violent Nature
  • Janet Planet
  • Kidnapped
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
  • Small Things Like These
  • Sweet Dreams

Sound Design

• All We Imagine as Light
• The Brutalist
• Civil War
• Cuckoo
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• I Saw the TV Glow
• In a Violent Nature
• Io Capitano
• Janet Planet
• Longlegs
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Maria
• Megalopolis
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
• The People’s Joker
• Samsara
• Small Things Like These
• Strange Darling
• The Vourdalak
• Yannick
  • The Animal Kingdom
  • Banel & Adama
  • The Beast
  • The Beast in the Jungle
  • Challengers
  • Good One
  • Hundreds of Beavers
  • Mars Express
  • Red Rooms
  • The Substance

Score

• All We Imagine as Light
• The Animal Kingdom
• The Beast
• The Brutalist
• Challengers
• Coma
• Dune: Part Two
• Evil Does Not Exist
• I Saw the TV Glow
• Io Capitano
• Mars Express
• Queer
• Red Rooms
• The Room Next Door
• Sing Sing
• Strange Darling
• The Wild Robot
  • Conclave
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  • The Girl with the Needle
  • Longlegs
  • Love Lies Bleeding
  • Samsara
  • The Substance
  • The Vourdalak

Production Design

• 20,000 Species of Bees
• Abigail
• The Beast
• The Brutalist
• Close Your Eyes
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• The Girl with the Needle
• I Saw the TV Glow
• Longlegs
• Mars Express
• Megalopolis
• The People’s Joker
• Problemista
• Queer
• The Room Next Door
• The Substance
• Sweet Dreams
• The Vourdalak
• We Grown Now
  • Anora
  • The Beast in the Jungle
  • Civil War
  • Coma
  • A Different Man
  • Dune: Part Two
  • In a Violent Nature
  • Io Capitano
  • Janet Planet
  • Last Summer
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  • Vermiglio

Costume Design

• The Beast in the Jungle
• The Brutalist
• Challengers
• Dune: Part Two
• Femme
• Firebrand
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• How to Have Sex
• Hundreds of Beavers
• Last Summer
• Megalopolis
• Omen
• Problemista
• Queer
• The Room Next Door
• The Substance
• The Vourdalak
  • Abigail
  • Anora
  • The Beast
  • Cuckoo
  • Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
  • Drive-Away Dolls
  • The Fall Guy
  • The Girl with the Needle
  • In a Violent Nature
  • The People’s Joker
  • Vermiglio

Makeup & Hairstyling

• Abigail
• The Apprentice
• Challengers
• A Different Man
• Femme
• How to Have Sex
• In a Violent Nature
• Longlegs
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Nosferatu
• The People’s Joker
• Queer
• The Substance
• The Vourdalak
• Wicked
  • Alien: Romulus
  • Anora
  • The Beast
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Firebrand
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  • Hit Man
  • Nightbitch
  • The Room Next Door
  • Stopmotion

Visual Effects

• Civil War
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Hundreds of Beavers
• I Saw the TV Glow
• Megalopolis
• The People’s Joker
• Stopmotion
• The Substance
• The Vourdalak
• The Wild Robot
  • Abigail
  • Alien: Romulus
  • Challengers
  • The Fall Guy
  • Love Lies Bleeding
  • Wicked

Song

• Challengers, “Compress/Repress”
• Exhibiting Forgiveness, “Bricks’
• Hundreds of Beavers, “Jean Kayak and his Acme Applejack”
• I Saw the TV Glow, “Claw Machine”
• I Saw the TV Glow, “Starburned and Unkissed”
• Io Capitano, “Baby”
• Io Capitano “Senegal”
• Mars Express, “A Million Miles Away”
• Megalopolis, “My Pledge”
• The Piano Lesson, “Gumbo Head”
• Problemista, “Huelle a Fraude”
• Sing Sing, “Like a Bird”
• Strange Darling, “Better the Devil”
• Trap, “Dreamer Girl”
• Trap, “Pieces”
• Trap, “Release”
• Trap, “Save Me”
• Trap, “Where Did She Go?”

STILL 2 C:

April, Babygirl, The Bikeriders, Bird, The Breaking Ice, The Brutalist, Carnage for Christmas, Carry On, Castration Movie Pt. 1, Caught by the Tides, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Cloud, La Cocina, Collective Monologue, The Colors Within, Crossing, Daaaaaali!, The Deliverance, Elton John: Never Too Late, The End, The Fire Inside, Frida, Ghost Trail, The Girl with the Needle, Gladiator II, Grand Tour, Green Border, Here (Zemeckis), Housekeeping for Beginners, The Human Surge 3, I’m Still Here, The Idea of You, Inshallah a Boy, Inside Out 2, Joker: Folie a Deux, Limbo, Maria, Maxxxine, Memoirs of a Snail, Moana 2, Monkey Man, Motel Destino, Music, My First Film, Nowhere Special, Oh Canada, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Order, Queer, Red Island, The Room Next Door, Rumours, Satranic Panic, September 5, She is Conann, The Shrouds, The Six Triple Eight, Sometimes I Think About Dying, Suburban Fury, Sujo, T Blockers, Teaches of Peaches, Terrifier 3, A Traveler’s Needs, Tumbbad, Universal Language, Vermiglio, Viet and Nam, Will & Harper, Woman of the Hour, Youth (Hard Times), Youth (Homecoming).