THE FILMALUATION AWARDS
The following are listed alphabetically in each category for my nominations, with a runner-up, and then the very lucky winner!
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
Best Actress
Nearly made the shortlist: BEANPOLE - Viktoria Miroschnichenko, BEN IS BACK - Julia Roberts, EVERYBODY KNOWS - Penélope Cruz, GLORIA BELL - Julianne Moore, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - Saoirse Ronan, QUEEN & SLIM - Jodie Turner-Smith, READY OR NOT - Samara Weaving, THE AERONAUTS - Felicity Jones
EMA - Mariana Di Girolamo
HUSTLERS – Constance Wu
JUDY - Renée Zellweger
LARA - Corinna Harfouch
MARRIAGE STORY - Scarlett Johansson
MIDSOMMAR - Florence Pugh
PHOTOGRAPH - Sanya Malhotra
THE FAREWELL - Awkwafina
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER - Maggie Gyllenhaal
US - Lupita Nyong'o
Runner-up: EMA - Mariana Di Girolamo
Winner: US - Lupita Nyong'o
Nearly made the shortlist: BEANPOLE - Viktoria Miroschnichenko, BEN IS BACK - Julia Roberts, EVERYBODY KNOWS - Penélope Cruz, GLORIA BELL - Julianne Moore, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - Saoirse Ronan, QUEEN & SLIM - Jodie Turner-Smith, READY OR NOT - Samara Weaving, THE AERONAUTS - Felicity Jones
EMA - Mariana Di Girolamo
HUSTLERS – Constance Wu
JUDY - Renée Zellweger
LARA - Corinna Harfouch
MARRIAGE STORY - Scarlett Johansson
MIDSOMMAR - Florence Pugh
PHOTOGRAPH - Sanya Malhotra
THE FAREWELL - Awkwafina
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER - Maggie Gyllenhaal
US - Lupita Nyong'o
Runner-up: EMA - Mariana Di Girolamo
Winner: US - Lupita Nyong'o
EMA - Mariana Di Girolamo
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US - Lupita Nyong'o
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Best Actor
Nearly made the shortlist: AD ASTRA - Brad Pitt, EVERYBODY KNOWS - Javier Bardem, JOJO RABBIT - Roman Griffin Davis, LE MANS '66 / FORD V FERRARI - Christian Bale, LORO - Toni Servillo, QUEEN & SLIM - Daniel Kaluuya, THE REPORT - Adam Driver, VELVET BUZZSAW - Jake Gyllenhaal, VICE - Christian Bale, WHAT THEY HAD - Michael Shannon
CAPERNAUM - Zain Al Rafeea
GLASS - James McAvoy
LUCE - Kelvin Harrison Jr.
MARRIAGE STORY - Adam Driver
PARASITE - Kang-ho Song
PAIN AND GLORY - Antonio Banderas
PHOTOGRAPH - Nawazuddin Siddiqui
THE KING - Timothée Chalamet
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jimmie Fails
THE SOUVENIR - Tom Burke
Runner-up: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jimmie Fails
Winner: LUCE - Kelvin Harrison Jr.
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jimmie Fails
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LUCE - Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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Best Supporting Actress
Nearly made the shortlist: A WHITE, WHITE DAY - Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, THE DAY SHALL COME – Anna Kendrick, THE LAUNDROMAT - Meryl Streep, THE REPORT - Annette Bening, VICE - Amy Adams
BAD EDUCATION - Allison Janney
BEANPOLE - Vasilisa Perelygina
HUSTLERS - Jennifer Lopez
JOJO RABBIT - Scarlett Johansson
JOJO RABBIT - Thomasin McKenzie
KNIVES OUT - Jamie Lee Curtis
LUCE - Octavia Spencer
MARRIAGE STORY - Laura Dern
PARASITE - So-dam Park
VELVET BUZZSAW - Toni Collette
Runner-up: PARASITE - So-dam Park
Winner: HUSTLERS - Jennifer Lopez
PARASITE - So-dam Park
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HUSTLERS - Jennifer Lopez
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Best Supporting Actor
Nearly made the shortlist: EVERYBODY KNOWS - Ricardo Darín, THE IRISHMAN - Joe Pesci, THE KING - Joel Edgerton, THE LAUNDROMAT - Antonio Banderas, THE LAUNDROMAT - Gary Oldman, THE NIGHTINGALE - Baykali Ganambarr, VICE - Steve Carell
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - Tom Hanks
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME - Wesley Snipes
EMA - Gael García Bernal
GLORIA BELL - John Turturro
HONEY BOY - Shia LaBeouf
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM - Mark Dacascos
MIDSOMMAR - Will Poulter
PARASITE - Woo-sik Choi
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Majors
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON - Zack Gottsagen
Runner-up: HONEY BOY - Shia LaBeouf
Winner: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Majors
HONEY BOY - Shia LaBeouf
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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Majors
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Best Animated Film
BOMBAY ROSE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
I LOST MY BODY
MISSING LINK
NE ZHA
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
Runner-up: I LOST MY BODY
Winner: MISSING LINK
I LOST MY BODY
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MISSING LINK
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Best Cinematography
Nearly made the shortlist: AD ASTRA - Hoyte Van Hoytema, ALL IS TRUE – Zac Nicholson, GLASS - Mike Gioulakis, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM - Dan Laustsen, KALANK - Binod Pradhan, LORO - Luca Bigazzi, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - John Mathieson, QUEEN & SLIM - Tat Radcliffe, ROCKETMAN - George Richmond, THE CROSSING - Songri Piao, THE MUSTANG - Ruben Impens, VELVET BUZZSAW - Robert Elswit
BEANPOLE – Kseniya Sereda
EMA - Sergio Armstrong
JALLIKATTU - Gireesh Gangadharan
MID90S - Christopher Blauvelt
MIDSOMMAR - Pawel Pogorzelski
THE CLIMB - Zach Kuperstein
THE FAREWELL - Anna Franquesa Solano
THE KING - Adam Arkapaw
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Adam Newport-Berra
US - Mike Gioulakis
Runner-up: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Adam Newport-Berra
Winner: MID90S - Christopher Blauvelt
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Adam Newport-Berra
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MID90S - Christopher Blauvelt
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Best Screenplay
Nearly made the shortlist: AD ASTRA, ATLANTICS, BEANPOLE, BEN IS BACK, BOY ERASED, CAPERNAUM, EVERYBODY KNOWS, GIANT LITTLE ONES, IN FABRIC, LARA, LORO, MARRIAGE STORY, MID90S, MIDSOMMAR, THE DAY SHALL COME, THE LAUNDROMAT, THE REPORT, THE TWO POPES
BEANPOLE
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
EMA
LUCE
PARASITE
QUEEN & SLIM
THE FAREWELL
THE KING
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
VICE
Runner-up: VICE
Winner: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
VICE
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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Best Horror
Nearly made the shortlist: ESCAPE ROOM, THE HOLE IN THE GROUND
BRIGHTBURN
DOCTOR SLEEP
GLASS
IN FABRIC
MIDSOMMAR
THE DEAD DON’T DIE
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
THE LODGE
THE NIGHTINGALE
US
Runner-up: THE NIGHTINGALE
Winner: MIDSOMMAR
THE NIGHTINGALE
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MIDSOMMAR
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Best Score
Nearly made the shortlist: GLORIA BELL, LORO, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT, VICE, VITA & VIRGINIA, X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
AD ASTRA
DIEGO MARADONA
EMA
GLASS
I LOST MY BODY
LUCE
MIDSOMMAR
PHOTOGRAPH
THE KING
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Runner-up: EMA
Winner: THE KING
EMA
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THE KING
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Best Visual Effects
AD ASTRA
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
CAPTAIN MARVEL
DOCTOR SLEEP
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM
LUCY IN THE SKY
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
SYNCHRONIC
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
WELCOME TO MARWEN
Runner-up: AD ASTRA
Winner: WELCOME TO MARWEN
AD ASTRA
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WELCOME TO MARWEN
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Best Documentary
APOLLO 13
COUP 53
DIEGO MARADONA
FYRE: THE GREATES PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED
LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON THE EXORCIST
THE BRINK
THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY
Runner-up: THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY
Winner: COUP 53
THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY
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COUP 53
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Best Comedy
BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE
BOOKSMART
CORPORATE ANIMALS
KNIVES OUT
THE CLIMB
THE DUDE IN ME / THE MAN INSIDE ME
THE LOST OKOROSHI
VELVET BUZZSAW
Runner-up: THE CLIMB
Winner: THE LOST OKOROSHI
THE CLIMB
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THE LOST OKOROSHI
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Best Action Film
6 UNDERGROUND
I LOST MY BODY
JALLIKATTU
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM
NE ZHA
REVENGER
THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN
TRIPLE FRONTIER
Runner-up: JALLIKATTU
Winner: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM
JALLIKATTU
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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM
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Best Director
Nearly made the shortlist: AD ASTRA - James Gray, BIRDS OF PASSAGE - Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, CAPERNAUM - Nadine Labaki, EVERYBODY KNOWS - Asghar Farhadi, GLASS - M. Night Shyamalan, HONEY BOY - Alma Har'el, HUSTLERS - Lorene Scafaria, JALLIKATTU - Lijo Jose Pellissery, LORO - Paolo Sorrentino, LUCE - Julius Onah, MIDSOMMAR - Ari Aster, THE LAUNDROMAT - Steven Soderbergh, THE NIGHTINGALE - Jennifer Kent, VICE - Adam McKay
BEANPOLE - Kantemir Balagov
EMA - Pablo Larraín
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM - Chad Stahelski
MID90S - Jonah Hill
PARASITE - Bong Joon Ho
QUEEN & SLIM - Melina Matsoukas
THE CLIMB - Michael Angelo Covino
THE FAREWELL - Lulu Wang
THE KING - David Michôd
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Joe Talbot
Runner-up: BEANPOLE - Kantemir Balagov
Winner: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Joe Talbot
BEANPOLE - Kantemir Balagov
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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Joe Talbot
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Best Film
Nearly made the shortlist: AD ASTRA, ATLANTICS, BEANPOLE, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, CAPERNAUM, EVERYBODY KNOWS, GIANT LITTLE ONES, LARA, MARRIAGE STORY, THE LAUNDROMAT, THE REPORT
EMA
LUCE
MID90S
MIDSOMMAR
PARASITE
QUEEN & SLIM
THE FAREWELL
THE KING
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
VICE
Runner-up: THE FAREWELL
Winner: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE FAREWELL
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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Congratulations to the award winners, dry your tears of victory.
So that’s it for another year folks! Bring on 2020!