We’re going to circle back to that thought. Let’s start with the Oscars. Overall I was pleased with the winners. I was disappointed that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing MO lost best picture. I was and still remain a huge fan of the movie. I did enjoy The Shape of Water and if you are going to lose the best picture crown The Shape of Water is a fine movie to take that crown.
Even though The Shape of Water dominated the nominations with thirteen I enjoyed seeing multiple films win. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing MO, the WW2 epic Dunkirk, the beautiful Coco, the excellent sequel Blade Runner 2049 all won multiple awards. Even Get Out is an academy award winner. I love that! Lady Bird got shut out and I’m good with that. I did not enjoy that movie and still don’t understand the love for it. Someday someone will have to explain it to me.
Now on to the 15th anniversary of my annual bash. I think everyone, I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. I was pleased that so many people took home prizes. I enjoyed watching the guests compete for the trivia games while figuring what films will win the Oscars and my prediction contests.
There were 25 prizes awarded in all, one more then normal. This year I got political and personal with the prizes. Do I need to explain the political end of that statement? The personal end included a prize dedicated to my Grandma, who passed a few weeks after last years party. In fact half a dozen dvd’s from her collection were sprinkled into the baskets. I’m excited to say I’m glad those went to who they did.
Overall I considered the party I success. After all it takes about a year to put everything together. Until next years party let’s go to the movies.
With the announcement of the Oscar winners please enjoy the Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda and 2017 @ the movies winners. The winner’s of each category are in red. Worst film is the only worst category everything else is the best!
SHOULDA/WOULDA/COULDA
PICTURE: Battle of the Sexes, Big Sick, Detroit, The Florida Project, I Tonya, Marhsall, Molly’s GameACTOR: Chadwick Boseman Marshall, Tom Hanks The Post, Hugh Jackman The Greatest Showman
ACTRESS:Jessica Chastain Molly’s Game, Selma Hayek Beatriz at Dinner, Michelle Williams All the Money in the World
DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow Detroit, Martin McDonagh 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing MO, Steven Spielberg The Post
SUPP. ACTOR: Josh Brolin Only the Brave, John Boyega Detroit, Idris Elba Molly’s Game
SUPP. ACTRESS: Holly Hunter The Big Sick, Nicole Kidman Beguiled, Elizabeth Olsen Wind River
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Battle of the Sexes, Detroit, The Florida Project, I Tonya, Marshall, Post
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: All the Money in the World, The Beguiled, Last Flag Flying, Only the Brave, Wonderstruck
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: All the Money in the World, The Beguiled, Last Flag Flying, Only the Brave, Wonderstruck
DOCUMENTARY:Buena Vista Social Club 2, Chasing Trane, Jane, Letters From Baghdad, Raising Bertie, Step
ANIMATED FEATURE: Cars 3, Despicable Me 3, Leap!, The Lego Batman Movie, Your Name
FOREIGN FILM: Battleship Island, Faces Places, Frantz, 13 Minutes, Your Name, Women’s Balcony
2017 @ THE MOVIES
WORST FILM:Beauty & the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Mother, Mountain Between Us, A Quiet Passion
SEQUEL:Alien Covenant, Blade Runner 2049, Kingsman 2, Logan, Star Wars 8, Thor 3, War 4 the Planet of the Apes
DRAMA: Detroit, Dunkirk, LBJ, Marshall, Molly’s Game, Only the Brave, The Post, Roman J Israel Esq
COMEDY: Big Sick, Girls Night, Going in Style, Home Again, Logan Lucky, Snatched, The Trip 2 Spain
SCI-FI:Blade Runner 2049, Kong:Skull Island, Shape of Water, Star Wars 8, War 4 the Planet of the Apes
HORROR/THRILLER:Annabelle 2, Get Out, It Comes At Night, Split, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing MO, Wind River
DRAMA: Detroit, Dunkirk, LBJ, Marshall, Molly’s Game, Only the Brave, The Post, Roman J Israel Esq
COMEDY: Big Sick, Girls Night, Going in Style, Home Again, Logan Lucky, Snatched, The Trip 2 Spain
SCI-FI:Blade Runner 2049, Kong:Skull Island, Shape of Water, Star Wars 8, War 4 the Planet of the Apes
HORROR/THRILLER:Annabelle 2, Get Out, It Comes At Night, Split, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing MO, Wind River
ESPIONAGE MOVIE: American Assassin, American Made, The Foreigner, Kingsman 2, Mark Felt
INDY FILM:Crown Heights, Florida Project, It Comes At Night, Loving Vincent, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing MO
FAMILY FLICK:Coco, Greatest Showman, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Jumanji:Welcome 2 the Jungle
SOCIAL ISSUES MOVIE: Battle of the Sexes, Detroit, Florida Project, Get Out, Marshall, The Post, Viceroy’s House
POLITICAL FIGURE: Judi Dench Victoria & Abdul, Woody Harrelson LBJ, David Oyelowo A United Kingdom
ENSEMBLE:All The Money in the World, Big Sick, Detroit, Logan Lucky, Molly’s Game, Post, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing MO
FIGHT: Michael Fassbender v himself Alien Covenant, The fight for equal pay Battle of the Sexes, Matthew McConaughey v Idris Elba Dark Tower, Battle in Snoke’s Throne Room Star Wars 8, Gal Gadot in the WW1 battle Wonder Woman
HERO:Daisy Ridley Star Wars 8, Gal Gadot Wonder Woman, Hugh Jackman Logan, Andy Serkis War 4 the Planet of the Apes
SIDEKICK:Daniel Craig Logan Lucky, Josh Gad Marshall, Chris Pine Wonder Woman, Mark Strong Kingsman 2
VILLAIN:Cate Blanchett Thor 3, Michael Shannon Shape of Water, Woody Harrelson War 4 the Planet of the Apes
VILLAIN:Cate Blanchett Thor 3, Michael Shannon Shape of Water, Woody Harrelson War 4 the Planet of the Apes
KISS: Michelle Williams/Hugh Jackman The Greatest Showman, Jennifer Connelly/Josh Brolin Only the Brave, David Oyelowo/Rosamund Pike A United Kingdom, Gal Gadot/Chris Pine Wonder Woman
VOICEOVER: Jessica Chastain Molly’s Game, Paul Newman Cars 3, Denzel Washington Chasing Trane
REAL LIFE PERSON: Chadwick Boseman Marshall, Tom Hanks The Post, Liam Neeson Mark Felt, Christopher Plummer All the Money in the World, Margo Robbie I Tonya, Emma Stone Battle of the Sexes
CAMEO: Helen Mirren Fate of the Furious, Adam West Lego Batman Movie,Yoda Star Wars 8, Bruce Willis Split
LINE:”If you fail, keep failing till they’re throwing dirt on you” Magen Leavey, “The only way to get through a bigot’s door is to break it down” Marshall, “Welcome to a new world of gods & monsters” The Mummy
CGI CHARACTER: Caesar War 4 the Planet of the Apes, Kong Kong:Skull Island, Snoke Star Wars8
REVIVAL: Airplane, Blues Brothers, Double Indemnity, Elf, King & I, Once Upon a Time in the West, To Catch A Thief
REVIVAL: Airplane, Blues Brothers, Double Indemnity, Elf, King & I, Once Upon a Time in the West, To Catch A Thief
