2017 Film Matchies Awards

[dreamdead]

Welcome to the inevitably stretched out ceremony for the 2017 Matchies, Film edition. A reminder on previous year winners for best film:

2016 - The Lobster
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2014 - Under the Skin
2013 - Inside Llewyn Davis/The Act of Killing
2012 - Zero Dark Thirty
2011 - The Tree of Life
2010 - Black Swan
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2008 - The Dark Knight
2007 - No Country for Old Men

Will we lean toward the love letter to Sacramento, the Nolanesque puzzle box inexplicably made by Nolan, the cinema vérité stylings of Sean Baker, the blend of racial politics into body horror, desire and landscape lovingly set in Italy, the auteur qualities of late-PT Anderson, a sequel extending one of the greatest future-scapes of modern sci fi, or the fever dream of a writer and his muse...?

[dreamdead]

Also, this is really going to go slowly for us unless people want to handle a few of the award presentations... PM if you'd like to present any of the following:

Best Editing - claimed by baby doll
Best Art Direction - claimed by Spinal
Best Costume Design - claimed by Spinal
Best Cinematography - claimed by baby doll
Best Original Screenplay - claimed by D&MU
Best Adapted Screenplay - claimed by D&MU
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actor - claimed by Ezee E
Best Actress - claimed by Ezee E
Best Director

[dreamdead]

To present our award for Best Animated Feature, please welcome... this guy:

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Hey guys, I can't help but notice that this film community didn't nominate five films for consideration. I assume it's merely because you didn't want to have the usual argument about the split between art and entertainment, since The Emoji Movie was rather conspicuously missing from the list. Right, guys? I mean, surely you're not holding the fact that my film should have come out in 2009--when the concept was likely first pitched to the studio heads-against me? You're not gonna look back on The Emoji Movie as a Movie That Exists in two months, are you?

...

You're not even gonna remember that this was a movie, are you?

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Here are the nominees for Best Animated Feature:

Coco
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The LEGO Batman Movie
https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LEGO-Batman-Exclusive-Poster.jpg
Your Name
https://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Your-Name-Ribbon-625x352.jpg

And the winner is....

Coco

[dreamdead]

Woah, woah, woah. Look who's decided to join us, all in a slow-motion, coordinated walk.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C_YqJ_aimkM/maxresdefault.jpg

It's the gang from last year's winner for Best Original Song, Sing Street. So, how's it going, guys? Let me guess. Critically acclaimed, but since you were stuck over on Amazon Prime for most of last year, few people noticed your existence, right? Well, let's greet this year's group of stellar artists, who were all widely acclaimed by others, too. Surely it'll go better for them.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Captain Underpants Theme Song" performed by Weird Al Yankovic and Ed Helms, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
"Mystery of Love" performed by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name
"The Pure and the Damned" performed by Oneohtrix Point Never with Iggy Pop, Good Time
"Remember Me" performed by Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade, Coco
"Visions of Gideon" performed by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name

and the winner is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0CP9zpbmAQ

[Spinal]

Here to present the award for BEST COSTUME DESIGN, a woman in an extremely clever Halloween costume ...

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"Creating top-tier costumes isn't easy. You have to have creativity. You have to have vision. You have to have an extraordinary eye for detail. And, most importantly, you have to have the ability to visually render clever puns, such as the hilarious witticism embodied by the costume I am wearing right now. At first glance you might think, 'What is she? Some kind of satanic orb?' But if you take a moment to piece together the clues, you'll remember that occasionally eggs are cooked with hot seasoning or, to put it another way, deviled. That's right. I'm not a 'satanic orb' after all, but rather a 'horny egg deviler'. Mothers, watch after your sons, because I am on the loose! And now, the nominees for Best Costume Design ..."

Renée April, Blade Runner 2049
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Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread
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Sonia Grande, The Lost City of Z
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Michael Kaplan, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Mayes C. Rubeo, Thor: Ragnarok
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AND THE WINNER IS ....

[Spinal]

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Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread




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[Dead & Messed Up]

Mark Bridges has Blue Steel on lock.

[Spinal]

Here to present the award for BEST ART DIRECTION is writer/director Paul Mazursky ...

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"Many, many years ago, I made this little film you may have heard of called Harry and Tonto about an elderly man and a cat. The star of that film came to me a raging alcoholic. A disaster. Lifelong addict. But we got him off the sauce and got him to deliver the performance of his life. What happened next? Oh, he went on the win the Oscar, my friend. So, I guess you might say I know a little something about ... Art Direction.

What, you don't like that? I can bring back the egg lady, I swear. I will do it.

OK, here are the nominees for Best Art Direction ..."




Blade Runner: Hey, It's 2049!

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The Lost City: Can't Find the Z!

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What Shape Is That Water?

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Star Wars: At Last, a Jedi!

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... and the winner is ...


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[Pop Trash]

Wait...you are aware Paul Mazursky is dead, right? Just so we're all on the same page.

[Ezee E]

Also, this is really going to go slowly for us unless people want to handle a few of the award presentations... PM if you'd like to present any of the following:

Best Visual Effects
Best Editing - claimed by baby doll
Best Art Direction - claimed by Spinal
Best Costume Design - claimed by Spinal
Best Cinematography - claimed by baby doll
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Director

I'll take Actor and Actress.

[dreamdead]

It's me, gang, Amy Adams from last year's winner for Best Sound, Arrival.

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This year, we are once again blessed to celebrate films that blend image with sound in seamless ways. Sound is a marvel of ingenuity that makes things go pew pew, vvvvvvr-room, skreeetch, KRANG, or other complicated noises that truly capture the existential anxiety of the human condition. I'm pleased to announce that here are the nominees for Best Sound:

Baby Driver
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Blade Runner 2049
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Dunkirk
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mother!
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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And the winner is...
Baby Driver

[dreamdead]

Did you remember that Moonlight won best score last year? If so, then you're a more observant follower of the Matchies than I. Other winners have included It Follows, Under the Skin, and Upstream Color.

Here are this year's nominees...

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
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Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
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Daniel Hart, A Ghost Story
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Oneohtrix Point Never, Good Time
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Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049
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Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
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And the winner is... Phantom Thread

[dreamdead]

Visual Effects are a time-consuming process, one which often gets the attention of hundreds upon hundreds of animators, who labor lovingly to ensure that every pixel of every frame is as lifelike as possible. Their care is present in everything from big budget filmmaking to even indie films, making sure that a cityscape accurately reflects its era to even the most discriminating eye. I believe that the films nominated below all demonstrate that care.

Here are the nominees for BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Blade Runner 2049
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Dunkirk
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Kong: Skull Island
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The Shape of Water
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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War for the Planet of the Apes
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And the winner is... Blade Runner 2049

[Dead & Messed Up]

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And the winner for Best Original Screenplay is...

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GET OUT

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And the winner for Best Adapted Screenplay is...

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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

[baby doll]

Here to present the award for BEST EDITING is Seijun Suzuki!

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Good evening, American barbarians. Yes, I'm dead, but if you've seen my films, you know that this is not a permanent condition. This is the strength of entertainment filmmakers: You can do anything you want so long as it makes a fake award show more interesting. Also, I wanted to let everyone know the news that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apparently considers me more of a household name than Adam West fills me with deep, everlasting shame because, you know, Japan.

Here are your boringly comprehensible nominees...

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Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss, Baby Driver

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Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, Good Time

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Lee Smith, Dunkirk

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Joe Walker, Blade Runner 2049

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Andrew Weisblum, mother!


And the winner is...

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[Ezee E]

Hey guys, it's me...


Jerry Lewis. I've never won a Matchie, much less been nominated for one. But who else can do this?

https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2017/08/20/GettyImages-96344587-580x870.jpg

Perhaps these five nominees for Best Actress?

Sally Hawkins, Shape of Water
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Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread
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Jennifer Lawrence, mother!
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Brooklynn Prince, Florida Project
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Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
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Well, hot diggity... the winner is

SALLY HAWKINS
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"I just did mine with the wine glass, but you missed out."

[Grouchy]

Wait, who won editing?

[TGM]

Wait, who won editing?

Well, it's Captain Kirk, so I figured that meant Dunkirk? *shrug*

[Dukefrukem]

Wait, who won editing?

I didn't put it together either. Lol was staring at the gif for 5 minutes.

[baby doll]

Wait, who won editing?Dunkirk.

[dreamdead]

Have you guys ever tried searching for GIFs for contemporary documentaries with much luck? Well, prepare for some truly bizzare matches, where I'm going to simply take the first GIF and apply it to a very unlikely candidate. Apologies to what are assuredly great films.

And here are the candidates for BEST DOCUMENTARY:

Dawson City: Frozen Time
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Faces Places
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LA 92
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Oklahoma City
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Wormwood
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And the winner is... a tie! Dawson City: Frozen Time and Faces Places

[dreamdead]

Hair and makeup. Quick, when I say The Neon Demon, when's the last time you truly thought about Refn's film? Roughly this time last year? More recently? In any event, that film took this award last year. Let's play a game of seeing which of these films will stick in our head and hearts for the next year.

Here are the nominees for BEST HAIR/MAKEUP:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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It
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Logan
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The Shape of Water
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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And the winner is...a tie! Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi

[dreamdead]

Here are the previous winners for Best Ensemble Cast:
2016 - Moonlight
2015 - The Hateful Eight
2014 - We Are the Best!
2013 - 12 Years a Slave
2012 - Moonrise Kingdom
2011 - A Separation
2010 - The Social Network
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2008 - Rachel Getting Married
2007 - Zodiac

What's the link connecting them all? Why, they all have more than one person in their respective casts.

(I really need sleep, guys.)

Here are the nominees for BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:

The Big Sick
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Blade Runner 2049
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Detroit
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The Florida Project
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Get Out
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Lady Bird
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And the winner is... Lady Bird

[TGM]

Hair and makeup. Quick, when I say The Neon Demon, when's the last time you truly thought about Refn's film?

Last night, actually. Still easily of my favorites from that year, and one that's stayed with me quite a bit, while many others have fallen off. :p

[dreamdead]

Last night, actually. Still easily of my favorites from that year, and one that's stayed with me quite a bit, while many others have fallen off. :p

And I do appreciate that you've been an ardent defender of ND throughout the past year. Differences of opinion are truly what makes film communities work. For me the utter lack of fulfilling narrative makes me regard Refn's writing alongside films like Showgirls, where there the ability to suggest that the film is an indictment of everything that's on the screen. But since Refn doesn't have a funny bone in his recent films, I wonder about those who look for transgressive depth rather than impressive surface.

In other news, Sarah and I are seriously considering rebooting our Filmstruck membership largely for Dawson City: Frozen Time.

[Spinal]

IN MEMORIUM

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Paul Mazursky, writer/director

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Seijun Suzuki, writer/director

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Jerry Lewis, actor/director

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The Egg Lady, costume designer

[Mysterious Dude]

The Neon Demon isn't a very good movie, but it earned its Matchies.

[Grouchy]

Hair and makeup. Quick, when I say The Neon Demon, when's the last time you truly thought about Refn's film? Roughly this time last year? More recently?[/SPOILER]
Hahah I seriously had a ten minute conversation about it with a friend last night. We're both huge fans. I think it's one of the greatest films I've seen from the new century so far.

[Irish]

Last night, actually. Still easily of my favorites from that year, and one that's stayed with me quite a bit, while many others have fallen off. :p

^ This.

Refn is doing a TV show (for Amazon, I think?) so his name has been popping up in headlines recently. I think about "Neon Demon" every time it does.

Specifically, the scenes around the motel, with Keanu's weird turn as the manager, and the subplot with the boyfriend.

After a lot of reflection, I must admit that I'm a fan. Grudging and resentful, but still a fan.

[baby doll]

Here to present the award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel!

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The vocation of art is to represent the Idea through sensuous images. Accordingly, art reached its greatest pinnacle in ancient Greece when the deepest beliefs of man were still at a point in their development when they could be adequately represented as such. During the Christian era, however, as religion and philosophy advanced, art went into decline. For those of us who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, art could no longer give expression to our deepest thoughts. Now, in the 21st century, religion and philosophy have declined to a far greater degree than could've been imagined two hundred years ago with no appreciable improvement in art, which gives us sensuous images without Ideas of any kind.

And the nominees are...

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Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049

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Darius Khondji, The Lost City of Z

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Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Call Me By Your Name

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Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk

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Alexis Zabe, The Florida Project


And the winner is...

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Deakins finally gets some love from the Match-Cut crowd!

[Ezee E]

Hey guys, Egg Lady here! I'm presenting the Best Actor of all of 2017!!

https://www.askideas.com/media/06/Lady-In-Funny-Egg-Dress.jpg

I've had a good time this year. You might think I've been hanging on some type of phantom thread, but Lo and behold, I'm here agan.

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So when I shout your name, you call me by your name!

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Well fine......

And the winner is...

GET OUT! I got them all in, I got them all in!

[Grouchy]

This thread always makes me anxious because of how slowly it moves, but I never offer to colaborate, so I have to shut the fuck up now.

[dreamdead]

When last we talked, I was stirring the pot with Refn putdowns and feeling the sweet pleasure of responses. And so instead I reverse directions and remind you all of the sweet tang that comes from quality performances. Notice anything odd?

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Yeah, that's a distinct lack of the Rockwell. It's ok. Shake it off.

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There you go. At least you don't have True Detective season 3 as your next project.

Here are the nominees for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
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Barry Keoghan, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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Ray Romano, The Big Sick
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Patrick Stewart, Logan
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Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name
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And the winner is Willem Dafoe

[dreamdead]

Hi gang, it's me, Scarlet Johansson.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXfw5SFVwAAuZNh.jpg

I am pleased to be able to represent this field, which has blessed me in so many ways. Though I'd done theatre, I got my film start in a small role in a Woody Allen film. Since then, I've bounced back and forth between big budget and indie releases, appearing in bravura scenes in Tarantino films and in classic music videos. I hope these actresses are all able to have the same longevity that I've had...

Here are the nominees for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Ana de Armas, Blade Runner 2049
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Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
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Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
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Bria Vinaite, The Florida Project
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And the winner is... Bria Vinaite

[TGM]

Wait, we seriously didn't even nominate Rockwell? :\

[dreamdead]

::breaks free from backstage::

It is me, O Matchies, Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster and Dogtooth.
http://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.c om/2015/09/yorgos-lanthimos.jpg?crop=169px%2C468 px%2C2660px%2C1785px&resize=446%2C299

::an envelope appears, and the slow Steadycam tracking shot takes note of it amidst the ambient silence::

So, my Kubrick appreciation goes unnoticed, but my sly black humor is rewarded. I will be back next time, then.

:: reads envelope::

Will the candidates assume their position by cameras?

Here are the nominees for BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
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Darren Aronofsky, mother!
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Sean Baker, The Florida Project
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James Gray, The Lost City of Z
https://www.ioncinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/James-Gray.jpg
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
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Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049
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Perfect. The artifice. The humanity. Someone's gonna win a Matchie!

And the winner is... a tie! Sean Baker and Christopher Nolan

[Dukefrukem]

Bria Vinait winning is a travshammockery. Shame on you all. That was a pathetic performance and it showed.

[Spinal]

Her performance was deeply affecting and wholly convincing. No travshammockery at all. Metcalf and Hunter were excellent as well, but that category was a slam dunk for me.

[dreamdead]

No more snark.

Here are the nominees for BEST FILM:

Blade Runner 2049
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Call Me By Your Name
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The Florida Project
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Get Out
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Lady Bird
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mother!
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Phantom Thread
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And this Matchie for best film goes to... The Florida Project

[Dukefrukem]

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[Spinal]

I'm glad that last presentation was straightforward. These were starting to get confusing.

[dreamdead]

Voting Breakdown:

BEST PICTURE
Blade Runner 2049 - 3
Call Me By Your Name - 2
The Florida Project – 6
Get Out - 3
Lady Bird - 1
mother! - 1
Phantom Thread

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Darren Aronofsky, mother! - 3
Sean Baker, The Florida Project - 5
James Gray, The Lost City of Z - 1
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk - 5
Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049 - 2

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name - 2
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread - 1
Hugh Jackman, Logan - 2
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out - 6
Robert Pattinson, Good Time - 4

BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water - 6
Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread - 1
Jennifer Lawrence, mother! - 4
Brooklynn Prince, The Florida Project - 2
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird - 3

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project - 6
Barry Keoghan, The Killing of a Sacred Deer - 3
Ray Romano, The Big Sick - 1
Patrick Stewart, Logan - 4
Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name -1

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ana de Armas, Blade Runner 2049
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick - 1
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird – 7
Bria Vinaite, The Florida Project -8

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
The Big Sick - 2
Blade Runner 2049
Detroit - 2
The Florida Project - 4
Get Out - 3
Lady Bird - 5

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread - 1
Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch, The Florida Project - 3
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird - 2
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick - 2
Jordan Peele, Get Out - 8

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, Blade Runner 2049 - 3
Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green, Logan - 2
James Gray, The Lost City of Z- 2
James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name - 5
Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 2

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049 - 8
Darius Khondji, The Lost City of Z
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Call Me By Your Name - 1
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk - 2
Alexis Zabe, The Florida Project - 5

BEST ART DIRECTION
Blade Runner 2049 - 10
The Lost City of Z - 1
The Shape of Water - 3
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 1

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Renée April, Blade Runner 2049 - 5
Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread - 6
Sonia Grande, The Lost City of Z - 1
Michael Kaplan, Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 2
Mayes C. Rubeo, Thor: Ragnarok - 1

BEST HAIR/MAKEUP
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 4
It – 1
Logan - 2
The Shape of Water - 3
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 4

BEST EDITING
Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss, Baby Driver - 3
Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, Good Time - 1
Lee Smith, Dunkirk - 6
Joe Walker, Blade Runner 2049
Andrew Weisblum, mother! - 5

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049 - 7
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island – 1
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 2
War for the Planet of the Apes - 5

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water - 2
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread - 6
Daniel Hart, A Ghost Story - 3
Oneohtrix Point Never, Good Time - 2
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049- 2
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Captain Underpants Theme Song" performed by Weird Al Yankovic and Ed Helms, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie - 1
"Mystery of Love" performed by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name - 5
"The Pure and the Damned" performed by Oneohtrix Point Never with Iggy Pop, Good Time - 1
"Remember Me" performed by Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade, Coco - 1
"Visions of Gideon" performed by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name - 4

BEST SOUND
Baby Driver - 6
Blade Runner 2049 - 1
Dunkirk - 2
mother! - 4
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 1

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coco - 7
The LEGO Batman Movie - 2
Your Name - 4

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dawson City: Frozen Time- 2
Faces Places - 2
LA 92 -1
Oklahoma City
Wormwood

[dreamdead]

Winner Breakdown:

BEST PICTURE
The Florida Project

BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, The Florida Project
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bria Vinaite, The Florida Project

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Lady Bird

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jordan Peele, Get Out

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049

BEST ART DIRECTION
Blade Runner 2049

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread

BEST HAIR/MAKEUP
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST EDITING
Lee Smith, Dunkirk

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Mystery of Love" performed by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name

BEST SOUND
Baby Driver

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coco

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dawson City: Frozen Time
Faces Places

[dreamdead]

I'm glad that last presentation was straightforward. These were starting to get confusing.

Looking up GIFs is a boring task. Looking up GIFs of symbolically related films is rather pleasurable.

Also, count me among those who found Bria Vinaite engaging. Though I voted for Metcalf's multi-dimensionality, I found Vinaite displayed an easy petulance toward all, and the misdirected anger at the former friend in the restaurant and walking home was my favorite sequence in her performance. I do think Baker's films don't read well in their performances when only snippets are shown (I rewatched a trailer for Starlet and thought this the other day) but when the film is going on, the artistry of his films' cinematography and naturalism of his performances is totally at ease.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I can live with most of that.

Thanks very much to all presenting, and thank you, Dreamdead, for assembling!

Really was a great crop last year. :)

[Peng]

Florida Project scores big, nice.