My Award Nominations

Award season is coming to a close and who would I be if I didn’t throw my opinion in the ring like some entitled jackass! With this post, I’m just going to inform you who I think deserves to be recognised for giving the best performances in the acting categories for 2019.

I saw a lot of movies in 2019, but I didn’t see them all, so before getting into the nominations, I’ve jotted down “My Notable Exceptions”, which includes movies I haven’t seen but garnered nominations from the Academy; special mention to the movie Richard Jewell which I had no way of seeing since it isn’t released in Australia until mid-February – Kathy Bates is up for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Richard Jewell; is she any good? I couldn’t tell you! Another special mention to Awkwafina for The Farewell, which I didn’t see and didn’t get nominated by the Academy, but from all reports, and her Golden Globe win, she also deserves to be in the conversation.

I go six nominations, where the Academy only gives out five – talk about extra bang for your buck! I don’t think my nominations are going to be too controversial; I think the Academy is pretty much on the money with the actors and actresses they acknowledged this year and my nominations only differ in a few places, so here goes…

Things you realise when making lists of nominations:

1. You can’t include everyone.

2. And on the flip side of the same coin, sometimes some nominations don’t deserve to be recognised on the same level as other nominations but hey, you’ve got to fill those slots.

3. It must be an honour to get nominated.

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My Notable Exceptions (according to the Academy Awards)

Harriet

Pain and Glory

Parasite

Richard Jewell

The Two Popes

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BEST ACTOR

Adam Driver – Marriage Story                                                   

Leonardo Di Caprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Robert De Niro – The Irishman

George MacKay – 1917

Taron Egerton – Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

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BEST ACTRESS

Beanie Feldstein – Booksmart

Charlize Theron – Bombshell

Lupita Nyongo – Us

Jillian Bell – Brittany Runs a Marathon

Renee Zellweger – Judy

Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Florence Pugh – Little Women

Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers

Julia Fox – Uncut Gems

Laura Dern – Marriage Story

Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Rebecca Ferguson – Doctor Sleep

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Al Pacino – The Irishman

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Christian Bale – Ford v Ferrari

James McEvoy – Glass

Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

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BEST ENSEMBLE

Avengers: Endgame

Ford v Ferrari

Hustlers

The Irishman

Little Women

Uncut Gems

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Who are the winners? I’m not going to decide here. It must be an honour to get nominated.

Who do you think deserves to win the Academy Awards this year? Write your answers in the Reply window below.

Also is there someone I missed off my lists? I would love your feedback.

Next week with the Awards behind us, I will bring you my list for the Top 20 Movies of 2019 that will stand the test of time!