Article on Awards for Film & TV

Another Awards season has come and gone, and while they are enjoyable, some years more than others, for the most part it is merely a demonstration in movie politics.

I.e. What is destined to win big, and what will never be nominated.

Each year, I amuse myself by picking out who I think will win and also who I think should.

Always a marked difference.

This year, I got most of them right. Most notably, Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway for their awards in the "should" category and not so much, Daniel Day Lewis and the film Lincoln for production design, in the "will".

My opinions on custom built films made solely for the winning of awards aside, I think there are a lot of films and TV shows that are, for reasons best left out of this, ignored completely. So, instead of a rant, I thought I would honour them here, in a list. It's not much, but a mention here might be better than nothing.

So, a list of truly awesome films and TV shows, (in no particular order) that deserve every award ever invented:

Stranded
Robin Hood (Russell Crowe)
Bright Star
Easy Virtue
John Adams
Saved!
Lawless
Jack Irish
Gosford Park
The Conspirator
Carnivale
Wah-Wah
Road to Perdition
The Way Back
United States of Tara
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Home for the Holidays
In Bruges
The Guard
The Tudors
Tea with Mussolini
Sucker Punch
The Bank Job
A Fish Called Wanda
Misfits (TV Show)
Mary Bryant
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Bandits
Neverland
Charlie Bartlett
Shoot Em Up
The Greatest Game ever played
How to Rob a Bank
Thunderstruck
Blackadder
Mostly Martha
Bottle Shock
Amazing Grace
Jane Eyre (2011)
The Trip
Frost/Nixon
Me, Myself and Irene
Casanova (Both the Heath Ledger and David Tennant versions)
Sherlock
Being Human
Saving Grace
The Sapphires
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Moonstruck
Snatch
Charlie Wilson's War
Rake
Hunting and Gathering
Anonymous
Seven Psychopaths
The Edge of Love

And more than likely, many more.

Anyway, here are the winners, some of whom, as has been noted, did win and I predicted - in case you're still interested:
                             
                                         Should                           Will                                         Didn't Pick

Best Motion Picture:         Argo
Best Actor - Leading :                                             Daniel Day Lewis
Best Actress - Leading:    Jennifer Lawrence
Best Actor - Supporting:                                                                                      Christoph Waltz
Best Actress - Supporting: Anne Hathaway
Best Directing:                                                         Ang Lee
Best Writing directly for the screen:                         Django Unchained
Best Writing based on something else: Argo
Best Animated Feature:                Brave
Best Foreign Language Film:                                    Amour
Best Cinematography:                                              Life of Pi
Best Editing:                              Argo
Best Production Design:                                            Lincoln
Best Costume Design:          Anna Karenina
Best Makeup/Hairstyling:   Les Miserables
Best Original Score:                                                  Life of Pi
Best Original Song:                                                  Skyfall
Best Sound Mixing:          Les Miserables
Best Sound Editing:      Skyfall and                                                                 Zero Dark Thirty
Best Visual Effects                                                                                            Life of Pi

Quite proud of myself, got through that without a few 'obviously' or carefully worded pieces of sarcasm.

Comments

  1. Film & TV Commentator27 February 2013 at 06:37

    In the spirit of award fun, a quote from a film from the list.

    “Mary: Does it ever bother you that he can't walk?
    Cassandra: He can't walk?"

    ReplyDelete

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