Saturday, March 16, 2024

55th NAACP Image Award Winners

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Usher

OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Colman Domingo - Rustin

OUSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Fantasia Barrino - The Color Purple 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Colman Domingo - The Color Purple

OUTSTADING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Taraji P. Henson - The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
Brother

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE
Brother

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE – MOTION PICTURE
Issa Rae – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (LIVE ACTION)
The After

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (ANIMATED)
Lil' Ruby

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (MOTION PICTURE)
Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
Eric K. Yue – A Thousand and One

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mike Epps - The Upshaws

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Damson Idris - Snowfall

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
India Ria Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Adrian Holmes – Bel–Air

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Gail Bean – Snowfall

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Swarm

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Keith Powers – The Perfect Find

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Chlöe Bailey – Praise This

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Phylicia Rashad – Heaven Down Here

OUTSTANDING NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts

OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
The Jennifer Hudson Show

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM, REALITY COMPETITION OR GAME SHOW (SERIES)
Wild 'N Out

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SHOW (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
A Black Lady Sketch Show

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Gracie's Corner

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH (SERIES, SPECIAL, TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES)
Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A TALK OR NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
Sherri Shepherd – Sherri

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION, GAME SHOW OR VARIETY (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
DC Young Fly – Celebrity Squares

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE
Michael B. Jordan - Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE (TELEVISION)
Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FORM SERIES
Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES – COMEDY OR DRAMA
Doggyland

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES – REALITY/NONFICTION
I Was A Soul Train Dancer

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE - TELEVISION
Michelle Buteau - Survival of the Thickest

OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monét

OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST
Usher

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTIST
H.E.R.

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Father's Day – Kirk Franklin

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SONG
"Me & U" – Tems

OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO/VISUAL  ALBUM
Sensational - Chris Brown feat. Davido and Lojay

OUTSTANDING ALBUM
Jaguar II – Victoria Monét

OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK/COMPILATION ALBUM
The Color Purple–Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONG
"All Yours" – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown

OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM
Brand New Life – Brandee Younger

OUTSTANDING SOUL/R&B SONG
Brand New Life - Brandee Younger

OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP/RAP SONG
"Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion

OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (TRADITIONAL)
Ciara feat. Chris Brown – "How We Roll"

OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (CONTEMPORARY)
Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – "Sensational"

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TV/FILM
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Jongnic Bontemps

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (FILM)
Invisible Beauty

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Norman Vance, Jr. – Saturdays

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carla Banks–Waddles – Bel–Air

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Dwayne Johnson–Cochran – Heist 88

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MOTION PICTURE
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Neema Barnette – Grand Crew

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Dawn Wilkinson – Power Book II: Ghost

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Chris Robinson – Shooting Stars

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE
Ava DuVernay – Origin

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION OR MOTION PICTURE)
Allen Hughes – Dear Mama

35th GLAAD Media Award Winners: Part 1

Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release
Bottoms (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) 

Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release
Monica (IFC Films) 

Outstanding Drama Series
Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) 

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Fellow Travelers (Showtime) 

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) 

Outstanding Children’s Programming
“Blue River Wedding” Ada Twist: Scientist (Netflix)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated
Hailey’s On It! (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Music Artist
Reneé Rapp, Snow Angel (Interscope)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
David Archuleta (Archie Music)

Outstanding Video Game
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) 

Outstanding Comic Book
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, by Alyssa Wong, Minkyu Jung, Natacha Bustos, Jethro Morales, Rachelle Rosenberg, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)

Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Four-Color Heroes, by Richard Fairgray (Fanbase Press)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
Out

Special Recognition
The Dads (Netflix) 
Love in Gravity
Relighting Candles (Hulu) 
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (AMC Theatres) 
The Tennessee Holler 
Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story 

The Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media will be presented to 
+Life Media.

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Scripted Television Series
Las noches de Tefía (Atresplayer)

Outstanding TV Journalism
“Adolescentes trans relatan su experiencia” Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article
“Wendy Guevara, la ‘perdida’ que lo ganó todo” por Jonathan Saldaña y Mari Tere Lelo de Larrea (Quien.com) 

Reconocimiento Especial /Special Recognition
Drag Latina (Revry / LATV) 
Enamorándonos (UniMás) 
El sabor de la navidad (ViX) 
Wendy, perdida pero famosa (ViX) 
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Out

Monday, March 11, 2024

The Oscar Narrative: The End

There were so few surprises at this year's Oscars. The winners were predictable. Jimmy Kimmel landed some jokes, and missed some. Some of the banter and gags worked, some of them didn't. Across the board, the winners were worthy, even if one of my favorites lost. The In Memoriam segment was awful, but the song performances were fun. The five previous winners was cool, but it felt like they didn't play it up enough. That is the Oscars! It is too long, and not everything works. But, I enjoyed it as always. Sometimes you have to roll with the punches. It was so good to see veterans like Nolan, Downey Jr., Randolph, and Murphy win their first Oscars. For me, Emma Stone's win will always be personal. I was in college, when my roommates and I fell in love with Easy A, her truly breakout role. To see her evolve into a two-time Oscar winner is truly awesome. To see a first-timer like Cord Jefferson get recognition is special, and I can't wait to see what he does next. The voters spread the love, with so many Best Picture nominees winning at least one Oscar. Oppenheimer truly is a great film, and will be remembered as a great Best Picture winner. I really believe that, even though we all know that hindsight really is 20/20. Overall, this was a great year for film, and I think the Oscars did a relatively good job of recognizing that excellence. Complaints will always be there, but the haters have less to complain about than some years, and for The Academy, that is a win. 

15 years ago, I started The Awards Psychic. I was a college freshman movie buff who had an affinity for awards, particularly The Oscars. I often think about why I became so obsessed with awards, not just film, television, music, etc., but the ceremonies that reward. I cannot pinpoint the exact moment, but for some reason I was always drawn to awards shows. I remember watching the Oscars for the first time in 1998, I was only seven years old. I got to see Robin Williams win an Oscar. He was the Genie in Aladdin and Mrs. Doubtfire. One of my childhood icons gave an emotional speech being rewarded with his profession's highest honor. In 2002, at age 11, I saw Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, and Sidney Poitier all win on the same night. One of the idols of my high school years was the great Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2006, at age 15, I saw him win an Oscar. We lost Robin and Philip within months of each other. In 2009, right as this blog started, I remember the emotional feeling of Heath Ledger winning his posthumous Oscar. I remember the feeling I had when I saw Meryl Streep win an Oscar, and Frances McDormand, Daniel Day-Lewis, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, just to name a few. This is the longest thing in my life I have ever stuck with, and it has been so much more than just a blog. This has been the worst year of my professional life. It has made me rethink everything I thought I knew. I no longer want the same things I wanted when I started this job 11 years ago. Four promotions later, and so much stress and heartache, I now am looking into jumping into a leap of faith and trying something new. It is the scariest thing when your long term plan gets thrown off the tracks. But it is also the possibility of something new and exciting. We'll see how it goes. But no matter what, year 16 will go on here at The Awards Psychic. We still have a lot of stories to write, and a lot of Oscar narratives to see unfold. Oppenheimer reminds us that the world is a big, scary place, and in one moment, it all can be taken away. We have to live our lives, no matter what. I'm gonna take that advice. Thank you again to all of the readers who make this worthwhile. Cheers to Year 16. 

Sunday, March 10, 2024

96th Annual Academy Awards

Best Picture - Oppenheimer
Best Director - Christopher Nolan "Oppenheimer" 
Best Actor - Cillian Murphy "Oppenheimer"
Best Actress - Emma Stone "Poor Things"
Best Supporting Actor - Robert Downey Jr. "Oppenheimer" 
Best Supporting Actress - Da'Vine Joy Randolph "The Holdovers"
Best Adapted Screenplay - Cord Jefferson "American Fiction"
Best Original Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari "Anatomy of a Fall"
Best Animated Feature - The Boy and the Heron
Best Documentary Feature - 20 Days in Mariupol 
Best International Feature - The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
Best Cinematography - Hoyte Van Hoytema "Oppenheimer" 
Best Costume Design - Poor Things
Best Film Editing - Oppenheimer
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Poor Things
Best Original Score - Ludwig Göransson "Oppenheimer" 
Best Original Song - Barbie - "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and Finneas
Best Production Design - Poor Things
Best Sound - The Zone of Interest
Best Visual Effects - Godzilla Minus One
Best Animated Short - War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Oko
Best Documentary Short - The Last Repair Shop
Best Live Action Short - The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar

44th Golden Raspberry "Razzie" Award "Winners"

WORST PICTURE
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

WORST ACTOR
Jon Voight, Mercy 

WORST ACTRESS
Megan Fox, Johnny & Clyde

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Megan Fox, Expend4bles 

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sylvester Stallone, Expend4ables 

WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Pooh & Piglet as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers(!), Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 

WORST DIRECTOR
Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

WORST SCREENPLAY
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 

14th Annual Awards Psychic Award Winners Tally

Barbie - 6
Oppenheimer - 4
The Holdovers - 3
American Fiction - 2
Godzilla Minus One - 2
Past Lives - 2
All of Us Strangers - 1
Anatomy of a Fall - 1
The Boy and the Heron - 1
Killers of the Flower Moon - 1 
Kokomo City - 1
Poor Things - 1
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 1 
The Zone of Interest - 1

Saturday, March 9, 2024

2024 iHeartRadio Music Award Nominees

Song of the Year:               
“Calm Down” - Rema and Selena Gomez                                  
“Creepin'” - Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                  
“Cruel Summer” - Taylor Swift                                     
“Dance The Night” - Dua Lipa                                      
“Fast Car” - Luke Combs                                              
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                
“Kill Bill” - SZA                                                           
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen                           
“Paint The Town Red” - Doja Cat                                              
“vampire” - Olivia Rodrigo                                           

(New for 2024) Pop Song of the Year:
“Calm Down” - Rema and Selena Gomez                                   
“Cruel Summer” - Taylor Swift                                     
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                
“Kill Bill” - SZA                                                           
“vampire” - Olivia Rodrigo                                           

(New for 2024) Pop Artist of the Year:
Doja Cat
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:
Drake 
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Olivia Rodrigo
Shakira
SZA
Taylor Swift
Usher

Duo/Group of the Year:
(G)I-DLE
Blink-182
Dan + Shay
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
OneRepublic
Paramore
Parmalee

Best Collaboration:
“All My Life” - Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                           
“Barbie World (with Aqua)” Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice                          
“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” - PinkPantheress and Ice Spice                       
“Calm Down”- Rema & Selena Gomez                         
“Creepin'” - Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                  
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“Rich Flex” - Drake and 21 Savage                               
“Thank God” - Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown                        
“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B                          
“TQG” - Karol G and Shakira                            

Best New Artist (Pop):
David Kushner
Doechii
Jelly Roll
Rema
Stephen Sanchez

Country Song of the Year:
“Fast Car” - Luke Combs                                              
“Heart Like A Truck” - Lainey Wilson                                       
“Last Night” - Morgan Wallen                                       
“Rock and A Hard Place” - Bailey Zimmerman                          
“Thank God” - Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown             

Country Artist of the Year:
Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country):
Corey Kent
Jackson Dean
Jelly Roll
Megan Moroney
Nate Smith

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
“All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                             
“fukumean”- Gunna                                                     
“Just Wanna Rock” - Lil Uzi Vert                                              
“Rich Flex” - Drake and 21 Savage                               
“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B                            

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
21 Savage
Drake
Future
Gunna
Lil Durk

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
Doechii
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
Sexyy Red
Young Nudy

R&B Song of the Year:
“Creepin'”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                   
“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé                                        
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage  
“On My Mama” - Victoria Monét                                               
“Snooze”- SZA                                                 

R&B Artist of the Year:
Beyoncé
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
SZA
Usher

Best African Music Artist:
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid

Best New Artist (R&B):
Coco Jones
Fridayy
Kenya Vaun
October London
Victoria Monét

Alternative Song of the Year:
“Lost” - Linkin Park                                         
“Love From The Other Side” - Fall Out Boy                                          
“One More Time”- Blink-182                                       
“Rescued”- Foo Fighters                                                
“This Is Why”- Paramore                                              

Alternative Artist of the Year:
Blink-182
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Paramore

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):
Bad Omens
HARDY
Jelly Roll
Lovejoy
Noah Kahan

Rock Song of the Year:
“72 Seasons” - Metallica                                               
“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown                                      
“Lost” - Linkin Park                                         
“Need A Favor” - Jelly Roll                                          
“Rescued” - Foo Fighters                                              

Rock Artist of the Year:
Disturbed
Foo Fighters
Jelly Roll
Metallica
Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year:
“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” - David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray                        
“Padam Padam” - Kylie Minogue                                                         
“Praising You” - Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim                                               
“Strangers” - Kenya Grace                                                        

Dance Artist of the Year:
Anabel Englund
David Guetta
Illenium
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:
“La Bachata” - Manuel Turizo                                                   
“La Bebe (remix)” - Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma                                    
“Lala”- Myke Towers                                                   
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap                                      
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira                                        

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G
Manuel Turizo
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):
Bad Gyal
GALE
Mora
Yng Lvcas
Young Miko

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera                     
“Ella Baila Sola” - Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma                             
“Indispensable” - Carin León                                                    
“Qué Onda Perdida” - Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel                        
“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera                         

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
Calibre 50
Carin León
El Fantasma
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
Gabito Ballesteros
Gerardo Coronel
Grupo Frontera
Junior H
Peso Pluma

K-pop Artist of the Year (New for 2024):
(G)I-DLE
Jung Kook
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids

K-pop Song of the Year (New for 2024):
“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” - ATEEZ                                                                   
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY                                                
“S-Class” - Stray Kids                                                   
“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto                                          
“Super Shy” - NewJeans                                                           

Best New Artist (K-pop) (New for 2024):
BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE

Producer of the Year
Kid Harpoon 
Dan Nigro 
Rob Bisel 
Carter Lang 
Jack Antonoff 

Songwriter of the Year
Jack Antonoff 
Ashley Gorley 
Aldae 
Michael Ross Pollack 
J Kash

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category  
“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan 
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus 
“Greedy”- Tate McRae 
“Houdini”- Dua Lipa 
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)”- Taylor Swift  
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen  
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow 
“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter 
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat  
“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo 
“Water”- Tyla 
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish 

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
“3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow  
“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa 
“FLOWER”- JISOO  
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus  
“I'm Good (Blue)” - Bebe Rexha and David Guetta 
“Kill Bill”- SZA 
“La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma  
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat  
“Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto   
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira  
“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo 
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish  

Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category 
Agnation
ATINY
Barbz
Beyhive
BTS Army
Harries
Livies
Louies
Niallers
Rushers
Selenators
Swifties

Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category  
Alex Warren 
David Kushner 
Flyana Boss
Gracie Abrams 
Jessie Murph 
Megan Moroney 
Natalie Jane 
Noah Kahan 
 
Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category  
Alfredo Flores - Sabrina Carpenter
Anna Lee - Coldplay
Carianne Older - Charlie Puth
Catherine Powell - Kelsea Ballerini
Cynthia Parkhurst - Jonas Brothers
David Lehr - Morgan Wallen
Joshua Halling - Louis Tomlinson
Mason Poole - Beyoncé
Matty Vogel - Misterwives
Ravie B - Adele
Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sanjay Parikh - Shinedown

Favorite On Screen (New for 2024): *Socially Voted Category  
“j-hope IN THE BOX” 
“Love To Love You, Donna Summer” 
Louis Tomlinson “All of Those Voices” 
“Prince: The Final Secret” 
“Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” 
“Save Me” Jelly Roll 
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” 
“TLC Forever” 
 
TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category  
“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice 
“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye 
“Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift 
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY 
“Daylight”- David Kushner 
“Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door 
“If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens  
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat 
“Water”- Tyla  
“What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii  
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish 

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
Beyoncé
Carrie Underwood
Doja Cat
Elton John
Harry Styles
Jonas Brothers
Madonna
Måneskin
Sabrina Carpenter
Shania Twain
SZA
Taylor Swift

Favorite Debut Album (New for 2024): *Socially Voted Category  
GOLDEN - Jung Kook
In Pieces- Chlöe
Layover - V
Lucky- Megan Moroney
Mirror - Lauren Spencer Smith
My 21st Century Blues - Raye
Religiously - Bailey Zimmerman
Snow Angel - Reneé Rapp 
Tyler Hubbard - Tyler Hubbard

4th Annual Critics Choice Super Award Nominations

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Extraction 2
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Sisu

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Chris Hemsworth – Extraction 2
Keanu Reeves – John Wick: Chapter 4
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 3
Donnie Yen – John Wick: Chapter 4

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Hayley Atwell – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Rebecca Ferguson – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Priya Kansara – Polite Society
Pom Klementieff – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Rina Sawayama – John Wick: Chapter 4

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Blue Beetle
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Taron Egerton – Tetris
Michael Fassbender – The Killer
Xolo Maridueña – Blue Beetle
Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
Ayo Edebiri – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Chloë Grace Moretz – Nimona
Zoe Saldaña – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Iman Vellani – The Marvels

BEST HORROR MOVIE
Evil Dead Rise
M3GAN
Scream VI
Talk to Me
When Evil Lurks

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Dave Bautista – Knock at the Cabin
Tobin Bell – Saw X
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau Is Afraid
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Amie Donald and Jenna Davis – M3GAN
Mia Goth – Infinity Pool
Jenna Ortega – Scream VI
Alyssa Sutherland – Evil Dead Rise
Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Asteroid City
The Boy and the Heron
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Poor Things

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Ryunosuke Kamiki – Godzilla Minus One
Chris Pine – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Olivia Colman – Wonka
Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You
Minami Hamabe – Godzilla Minus One
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Godzilla – Godzilla Minus One
Chukwudi Iwuji – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
M3GAN – M3GAN
Jason Momoa – Fast X
Alyssa Sutherland – Evil Dead Rise
 
BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
9-1-1
Fire Country
The Night Agent
Obliterated
Reacher
Special Ops: Lioness
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Warrior

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Gabriel Basso – The Night Agent
Idris Elba – Hijack
Andrew Koji – Warrior
John Krasinski – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Rob Lowe – 9-1-1: Lone Star
Alan Ritchson – Reacher

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1
Luciane Buchanan – The Night Agent
Priyanka Chopra Jonas – Citadel
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer
Zoe Saldaña – Special Ops: Lioness
Maria Sten – Reacher

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*Ahsoka
American Born Chinese
The Flash
Gen V
The Last of Us
Loki
Superman & Lois
The Walking Dead: Dead City

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Matt Bomer – Doom Patrol
Tom Hiddleston – Loki
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead: Dead City
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Ke Huy Quan – Loki
Ben Wang – American Born Chinese

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Lizze Broadway – Gen V
Rosario Dawson – Ahsoka
Sophia Di Martino – Loki
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Jaz Sinclair – Gen V
Michelle Yeoh – American Born Chinese

BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
The Fall of the House of Usher
Ghosts
The Last of Us
Servant
Swarm
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
What We Do in the Shadows
Yellowjackets

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Zach Gilford – The Fall of the House of Usher
Bruce Greenwood – The Fall of the House of Usher
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead: Dead City
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Norman Reedus – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Carla Gugino – The Fall of the House of Usher
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Justina Machado – The Horror of Dolores Roach
Rose McIver – Ghosts
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Ahsoka
American Born Chinese
Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
For All Mankind
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-
FOR-TV MOVIE
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Jharrel Jerome – I’m a Virgo
Anson Mount – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Kurt Russell – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Todd Stashwick – Star Trek: Picard
Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: Picard

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-
FOR-TV MOVIE
Rosario Dawson – Ahsoka
Betty Gilpin – Mrs. Davis
Celia Rose Gooding – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Annie Murphy – Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful
Jeri Ryan – Star Trek: Picard
Michelle Yeoh – American Born Chinese

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Carla Gugino – The Fall of the House of Usher
Neil Patrick Harris – Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Melanie Lynskey – The Last of Us
Mary McDonnell – The Fall of the House of Usher
Lars Mikkelsen – Ahsoka
Amanda Plummer – Star Trek: Picard

14th Annual Awards Psychic Award Winners

Best Picture – Drama
Winner - Oppenheimer
Runners Up - All of Us Strangers, Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, The Zone of Interest
Commentary - Oppenheimer is a bold, thunderous, consuming cinematic experience from one of our best directors, Christopher Nolan. It has an amazing cast, a surprisingly pertinent screenplay, and a set of technical achievements that make it an awe-inspiring film to listen to and watch. It may go down as Nolan's magnum opus. It also was a box office phenomenon, and a reminder to the studios to always bank on your legends, and that movie goers are yearning for original storytelling on a grand scale. Oppenheimer filled that void for many, and the fact that it is one of the best films of the year on top of that only adds to is award worthiness.  

Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
Winner - (TIE) Barbie and The Holdovers
Runners Up - Air, American Fiction, Joy Ride, Poor Things, You Hurt My Feelings
Commentary - Remember what I said about original storytelling, and its impact on audiences? The other half of the Barbenheimer phenomenon, Barbie, was yet another great example of a studio taking a a chance and banking on one of our best, Greta Gerwig, to create a wholly original, beautiful, funny masterstroke. Everything about this project screamed disaster. She flipped the script on that narrative with easily one of the best films of the year. But I absolutely adored The Holdovers. I have always had a soft spot for Alexander Payne's warm, yet pertinent human dramadies (Sideways is a top ten film for me), and he once again nails every bit of this new classic. Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are extraordinary, the script is sharp, and it was the one film this year that I didn't want to end. And when the credits rolled, I was sad to see it go. 

Best Picture - Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Horror
Winner - Godzilla Minus One
Runners Up - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Commentary - In a relatively weak year for genre movies, especially as so many known properties failed to capture box office magic, a wonderful surprise hit theaters by the name of Godzilla Minus One. The first Godzilla film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award, this brilliant spectacle is the perfect blend of science fiction and horror, with a huge dose of history, grief, the trauma of war, and stunning visual effects. I don't know if it can win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, but I am hoping for a wonderful surprise. 

Best Picture – Animated
Other Contenders - The Boy and the Heron
Runners Up - The Peasants, Robot Dreams, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Commentary - A great year for animation, as two of the best, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Boy and the Heron battle it out for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Either film winning will be a great moment, but I am partial to The Boy and the Heron. It is most likely Hayao Miyazaki's last film, and I have personally never given him an Awards Psychic Award. Plus, the film is another thoughtful, beautifully constructed piece from one of film's modern masters, and without the sentimental factor, is worthy of recognition. 

Best Picture – Documentary
Winner - Kokomo City
Runners Up - 20 Days in Mariupol, 32 Sounds, Four Daughters, The Mother of All Lies, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Commentary - It wasn't the best year for documentary films, despite some nice entries. But for me, I thought that Kokomo City was fantastic. Funny, emotional, with beautiful black and white cinematography, I felt like the film told an important story, gave us a look at the lives of black trans women, and a sobering look at the world of sex work. It was a creative, entertaining, and enlightening work that stood out to me among the bunch. 

Best Director
Winner - Greta Gerwig “Barbie”
Runners Up - Andrew Haigh "All of Us Are Strangers", Justine Triet "Anatomy of a Fall". Hayao Miyazaki "The Boy and the Heron", Alexander Payne “The Holdovers”, Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer”, Celine Song “Past Lives”, Jonathan Glazer "The Zone of Interest"
Commentary - When Greta Gerwig was snubbed by the Academy's Director's branch, I was not really that surprised. The general Oscar-viewing public is going to have to recognize that this branch is esoteric, has a lot of international members, and has a sensibility that does not match up with the folks who loved Barbie. Love it or hate it, that is how it has been for a while, and will not change anytime soon. Then there was the backlash, then there was the backlash to the backlash, then there was the revival of the "men hating Barbie" crowd that loudly complained all summer while the film was a smash hit. What I hate about all of the mess that has been cause by this, is that it seems lost on people that Greta Gerwig's film is great, and that her directorial work was stunning. She pulled together a craft heavy film, with an original concept, and melded it together beautifully. Her vision on this film was singular, and yet, unlike some directorial movies, the sentiment, the performances, and the heart were never forgotten in the directorial flourishes. She has quickly become one of our best directors, and I cannot wait to see what she does next. 

Best Actor – Drama
Winner - Andrew Scott "All of Us Strangers"
Runners Up - Colman Domingo "Rustin", Cillian Murphy “Oppenheimer”, Frank Rogowski “Passages”
Commentary - All of Us Strangers is a film that has really stuck with me long after viewing. It is so heartbreaking, so sad, that it at times feels like drowning (great film, but almost too much). But the thing I keep going back to is the devastating and brilliant performance of Andrew Scott. His childish relationship with his parents, his hesitance in accepting love, his sorrow when he loses it all. It is just a beautifully complex performance, and Scott nails it. 

Best Actress – Drama
Winner - (TIE) Lily Gladstone “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Greta Lee “Past Lives”
Runners Up - Annette Bening "NYAD", Sandra Huller "Anatomy of a Fall", and Teyana Taylor “A Thousand and One”
Commentary - Two of my favorite performances this year were Lily Gladstone and Greta Lee. Lily's pain and sorrow, and then ultimate triumph at the end was the heart and soul of a film that put a spotlight on the horrific trauma of the Osage. Lily's authenticity and passion shown though every scene, and it was Molly's story that was the one you cared about. Up against legends like DeNiro and DiCaprio, that is saying something. I also loved the beautiful and subtle performance of Greta Lee in Past Lives. She was the heart and soul of the film, and her struggle between the past and the future was handled with such grace and wit. I can't wait to see what both of these amazing women do next. 

Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Winner - Paul Giamatti “The Holdovers”
Runners Up - Jeffrey Wright "American Fiction", Matt Damon “Air”
Commentary - I have loved Paul Giamatti for years, and The Holdovers is the perfect example of why he is one of our best actors. He was funny, neurotic, emotional, and managed to find depths to what could have easily been a shallow caricature. I know Cillian Murphy is going to win the Oscar (well-deserved by the way), but I am still secretly rooting for a surprise upset for a veteran who has never gotten the due he deserved.

Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Winner - Margot Robbie “Barbie”
Runners Up - Julia Louis-Dreyfus "You Hurt My Feelings" and Emma Stone "Poor Things"
Commentary - A lot of people decided that they were well-trained actors in response to Margot Robbie's Oscar snub. They said "she wasn't really that good", "her role wasn't a stretch", "she played a doll, not that much range". Blah, blah, blah. Anyone who saw Barbie knows that Margot Robbie pulled off an incredibly difficult role, and did so with humor and style. Also, Barbie's transformation from doll to human was handled with such deft by a talented actress. In lesser hands. it could have been a complete failure. But with Robbie at the helm, it was quite simply, brilliant. 

Best Supporting Actor
Winner - Robert Downey Jr. “Oppenheimer”
Runners Up - Sterling K. Brown "American Fiction", Ryan Gosling “Barbie”, John Magaro "Past Lives", Dominic Sessa “The Holdovers”
Commentary - Robert Downey Jr. has had quite a career in Hollywood. A great first act, a tremendous fall, and one of the industry's most stunning comebacks. He disappeared into his role in Oppenheimer, showcasing just how good of a dramatic actor he can be, when given a project like this. Plus, I am a softy for career awards, and Downey is one of the great veterans who is well overdue for some worthy recognition. 

Best Supporting Actress
Winner - Da'Vine Joy Randolph “The Holdovers”
Runners Up - Erika Alexander "American Fiction", Danielle Brooks "The Color Purple", America Ferrera "Barbie", Rachel McAdams "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
Commentary - I have loved the work of Da'Vine Joy Randolph for several years now, and I am so thrilled to see her get big breakthrough, and win a well-deserved Oscar. Mary is the heart and soul of The Holdovers, and her magnetism, emotional center, and energy, propel the film is ways that help elevate it to greatness. 

Best Voiceover/Motion Capture Performance
Winner - Shameik Moore "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
Runners Up - Jack Black "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", Helen Mirren "Barbie", Chloë Grace Moretz "Nimona"
Commentary - Shameik Moore does such a great job as Miles Morales, and is the heart and soul of one of the best franchises today. His work in Across the Spider-Verse conveyed so many great moments and emotions, and elevated a great work of animation. 

Best Ensemble
Winner - American Fiction
Runners Up - Air, Barbie, Bottoms, The Color Purple, Joy Ride, Oppenheimer, Saltburn,Theater Camp
Commentary - Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Leslie Uggams, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Adam Brody, and Keith David. American Fiction is a great ensemble piece, where each actor brings humor and depth to a fantastic film. 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner - Cord Jefferson "American Fiction"
Runners Up - Andrew Haigh "All of Us Strangers", Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer”, Tony McNamara "Poor Things"
Commentary - One of the sharpest scripts to come out in a long time is Cord Jefferson's funny, biting, and incredibly relevant work, American Fiction. It didn't hurt that he had an incredible ensemble, but Jefferson's insight into race, art, and family were some of the most pointed put on a screen in a long time. 

Best Original Screenplay
Winners  - Celine Song “Past Lives”
Runners Up - David Hemingson “The Holdovers”, Justin Triet and Arthur Harari "Anatomy of a Fall", Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott “Bottoms”, Nicole Holofcener “You Hurt My Feelings”
Commentary - Celine Song's debut Past Lives is a top five film for me this year, mostly because of the wonderfully quiet, haunting, and human story about past love, and its effect on the present and the future. The humanity and love that Song infuses into every scene showcase a true talent that is just getting started. 

Best Cinematography
Winner - Hoyte van Hoytema "Oppenheimer"
Runners Up - Rodrigo Prieto "Barbie", Matthew Libatique "Maestro", Łukasz Żal "The Zone of Interest"
Commentary - Hoytema's stunning work in Oppenheimer moved the needle of cinematic achievement forward with his innovative cinematography. A stunning achievement. 

Best Costume Design
Winner - Jacqueline Durran "Barbie"
Runners Up - The Color Purple, Poor Things, Wonka
Commentary - The amount of effort that was put into creating the fantastic Barbie costumes, and continually tying them back to the decades history of Barbie was creative brilliance. 

Best Film Editing
Winner - Laurent Sénéchal "Anatomy of a Fall"
Runners Up - Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer
Commentary - The brilliant tension, and slow built of Anatomy of a Fall is due to a great director and a fantastic editor, who leaves us in suspense and guessing right up until the end. 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner - Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston "Poor Things"
Runners Up - Asteroid City, The Iron Claw, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro
Commentary - In constructing both Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, the makeup artists of Poor Things really did an excellent job bringing Yorgo Lanthimo's Frankenstein tale to life on the screen. 

Best Original Score
Winner - Ludwig Göransson "Oppenheimer"
Runners Up - Laura Karpman "American Fiction", Joe Hisaishi "The Boy and the Heron", Robbie Robertson "Killers of the Flower Moon", Daniel Pemberton "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
Commentary - Ludwig Göransson outdid himself with a brilliant, immersive score that enhanced the visuals of Oppenheimer with heart-pounding music that was out of this world. 

Best Original Song
Winner -  Barbie - "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and Finneas,
Runners Up - Barbie - "I'm Just a Ken" by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt  and Theater Camp - "Camp Isn't Home" by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt and Mark Sonnenblick
Commentary - I'm Just Ken is so much fun, and Camp Isn't Home is such a pivotal moment in a great indie comedy. But the moment in Barbie when you her What Was I Made For? is a incredibly emotional experience. That scene, and that song, are the pivotal moment, and if you didn't cry you are hollow inside, or most likely a straight man. Either way, you missed out. Billie Eilish and Finneas once again proved that the power of song in film is singular and encompassing. 

Best Production Design
Winner - Sarah Greenwood "Barbie"
Runners Up - Asteroid City, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things
Commentary - Sarah Greenwood's work in building the Barbie World was fun, inventive, submersive, and a brilliant example of how the production design can have such an incredible impact on the story and the characters. Technical categories should not stand alone, they should enhance the story. Barbie's production design does just that, with aplomb. 

Best Sound
Winner - Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn "The Zone of Interest"
Runners Up - Ferrari, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer
Commentary - Most of the films with the best sound this year were loud and epic. Surprisingly though, the best sound of the year is probably one of the quietest films to ever get an Oscar nod in this category. The Zone of Interest isn't about loud clanging and cars vrooming. It is about the impact that perfectly coordinated sound can have on a story. The Zone of Interest has some of the most disturbing sound occurring in the background of its almost mundane exterior. The screams and gunshots as the brutality of Auschwitz unfold are only mere haunting sounds while the family portrayed acts like it is nothing. This film is a brutal look at the complacency of so many in the eyes of horror, and the sound work in this film brings that horror to life in a subtle and disturbing way. 

Best Visual Effects
Winner - Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima "Godzilla Minus One"
Runners Up - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Commentary - See Best Picture - Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Horror

Top 20 Films of 2023
1. The Holdovers
2. Oppenheimer
3. Barbie
4. Past Lives
5. American Fiction
6. All of Us Strangers
7. The Boy and the Heron
8. The Zone of Interest
9. Air
10. Killers of the Flower Moon
11. Godzilla Minus One
12. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
13. Poor Things
14. Kokomo City
15. Anatomy of a Fall
16. You Hurt My Feelings
17. Joy Ride
18. A Thousand and One
19. Saltburn
20. The Color Purple

The Oscar Narrative: Final Predictions - Final List

Best Picture - Oppenheimer
Best Director - Christopher Nolan "Oppenheimer"
Best Actor - Cillian Murphy "Oppenheimer"
Best Actress - Emma Stone "Poor Things"
Best Supporting Actor - Robert Downey Jr. "Oppenheimer"
Best Supporting Actress - Da'Vine Joy Randolph "The Holdovers"
Best Adapted Screenplay - Cord Jefferson "American Fiction"
Best Original Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari "Anatomy of a Fall"
Best Animated Feature - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature - 20 Days in Mariupol 
Best International Feature - The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
Best Cinematography - Hoyte Van Hoytema "Oppenheimer"
Best Costume Design - Poor Things
Best Film Editing - Oppenheimer
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Maestro
Best Original Score - Ludwig Goransson "Oppenheimer"
Best Original Song - Barbie - What Was I Made For? 
Best Production Design - Poor Things
Best Sound - Oppenheimer
Best Visual Effects - The Creator
Best Animated Short - WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Best Documentary Short - The Last Repair Shop
Best Live Action Short - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar