The Movie Room

Between a busy time with work, being sick, and the holidays, I didn’t get to add a bunch of new movies this month, so my total for 2024 has only gone from 83 to 88 (Babygirl, Juror #2, Maria, Queer, and Sugarcane). The only one of those that didn’t make a dent in my list was Juror #2, even though I did enjoy it, while Queer made a very sizable impact. The bigger impact was the 10 shortlists released by the Academy–I’ve said farewell to a bunch of my favorite dream nominees (so long, all the songs from I Saw the TV Glow). I’ve also decided to do “bonus” nominees for each category (especially in the ones affected by shortlists) instead of an overall count at the end. As always, winner first and then other dream nominees in alphabetical order, now with bonuses listed in preferred order.

Best Visual Effects

• WINNER: Dune: Part Two
• Alien: Romulus
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Twisters
• Wicked
• OTHER SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN: Gladiator II, Deadpool & Wolverine, Civil War
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: Better Man, Mufasa: The Lion King

Best Film Editing

• WINNER: Monkey Man
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Evil Does Not Exist
• Queer
• BONUS: I Saw the TV Glow, Civil War, Anora

Best Costume Design

• WINNER: Wicked
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Emilia Peréz
• Maria
• The Substance
• BONUS: Gladiator II, The Bikeriders, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• WINNER: The Substance
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Dune: Part Two
• Maria
• Wicked
• OTHER SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN: The Apprentice, Emilia Peréz
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: A Different Man, Nosferatu, Waltzing with Brando

Best Cinematography

• WINNER: Conclave
• Challengers
• Dune: Part Two
• Evil Does Not Exist
• Monkey Man
• BONUS: Maria, Queer, Civil War

Best Production Design

• WINNER: Wicked
• Alien: Romulus
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• The Substance
• BONUS: Dune: Part Two, Civil War, I Saw the TV Glow

Best Sound

• WINNER: Dune: Part Two
• Alien: Romulus
• Gladiator II
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot
• OTHER SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN: Deadpool & Wolverine, Emilia Peréz, Joker: Folie à Deux, Blitz
• SHORTLIST ENTRY I’VE NOT SEEN: A Complete Unknown

Best Original Score

• WINNER: Babygirl
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Challengers
• Conclave
• The Wild Robot
• OTHER SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN: Inside Out 2, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1, Wicked, Emilia Peréz
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN BUT DON’T REMEMBER THE SCORE: Alien: Romulus, Blink Twice, Blitz, Gladiator II
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: The Brutalist, The Fire Inside, Nosferatu, The Room Next Door, Sing Sing, The Six Triple Eight, Young Woman and the Sea

Best Original Song

• WINNER: “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
• “Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper
• “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot
• “El Mal” from Emilia Peréz
• “Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters
• OTHER SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE SEEN: “Mi Camino” from Emilia Peréz, “Winter Coat” from Blitz
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: Elton John: Never Too Late, Kneecap, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, Piece by Piece, Sing Sing, The Six Triple Eight

Best Animated Feature

• WINNER: The Wild Robot
• Inside Out 2
• Haven’t seen anything else eligible

Best International Film

• WINNER: Emilia Peréz (France)
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: All of the others!

Best Documentary

• WINNER: Daughters
• Sugarcane
• Will & Harper
• SHORTLIST ENTRIES I’VE NOT SEEN: All of the others!

Best Adapted Screenplay

• WINNER: Conclave
• The Beast
• The Bikeriders
• Dune: Part Two
• Queer
• BONUS: The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Inside Out 2

Best Original Screenplay

• WINNER: I Saw the TV Glow
• Anora
• Civil War
• Dìdi (弟弟)
• The Substance
• BONUS: A Real Pain, Problemista, Thelma

Best Supporting Actress

• WINNER: Zoe Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro in Emilia Peréz
• Joan Chen as Chungsing Wang in Dìdi (弟弟)
• Danielle Deadwyler as Berniece Charles in The Piano Lesson
• Ariana Grande as Galinda/Glinda Upland in Wicked
• Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth in Problemista
• BONUS: Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump in The Apprentice, Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes in Conclave, Lesley Manville as Doctor Cotter in Queer

Best Supporting Actor

• WINNER: Stephen McKinley Henderson as Sammy in Civil War
• Yura Borisov as Igor in Anora
• Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan in A Real Pain
• Richard Roundtree as Ben in Thelma
• Drew Starkey as Eugene Allerton in Queer
• BONUS: Stanley Tucci as Bellini in Conclave, Jason Schwartzman as Joe in Queer, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn in The Apprentice

Best Actress

• WINNER: Mikey Madison as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva in Anora
• Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Maria
• Nicole Kidman as Romy Mathis in Babygirl
• Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance
• June Squibb as Thelma Post in Thelma
• BONUS: Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Challengers, Kirsten Dunst as Lee Smith in Civil War, Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Peréz in Emilia Peréz

Best Actor

• WINNER: Justice Smith as Owen in I Saw the TV Glow
• Daniel Craig as William Lee in Queer
• Harris Dickinson as Samuel in Babygirl
• Ralph Fiennes as Lawrence in Conclave
• Jesse Plemons as Robert/Daniel/Andrew in Kinds of Kindness
• BONUS: Josh Hartnett as Cooper Adams in Trap, Nicholas Hoult as Justin Kemp in Juror #2, Austin Butler as Benny Cross in The Bikeriders

Best Director

• WINNER: Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow)
• Sean Baker (Anora)
• Edward Berger (Conclave)
• Luca Guadagnino (Queer)
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Evil Does Not Exist)
• BONUS: Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Sean Wang (Didi (弟弟))

Best Picture:

• WINNER: Queer
• Anora
• The Bikeriders
• Civil War
• Conclave
• Didi (弟弟)
• Dune: Part Two
• I Saw the TV Glow
• Longlegs
• Wicked
• BONUS: The Wild Robot, Problemista, Evil Does Not Exist