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…
Best Actress
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY – Kim Hee-ae, BOTTOMS – Rachel Sennott, BROKER – Ji-eun Lee, EILEEN – Thomasin McKenzie, EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Olivia Colman, HIT MAN - Adria Arjona, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Lily Gladstone, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON – Jenny Slate, MEMORY – Jessica Chastain, NAGA – Adwa Bader, NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU - Kaitlyn Dever, NYAD – Annette Benning, PAIN HUSTLERS – Emily Blunt, PEARL - Mia Goth, POLITE SOCIETY – Priya Kansara, REALITY – Sydney Sweeney, RYE LANE – Vivian Oparah, THE ABANDONED – Ning Chang, THEY CLONED TYRONE – Teyonah Parris, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Sandra Hüller
BABYLON – Margot Robbie
BAD LANDS – Sakura Andô
BOTTOMS – Ayo Edebiri
MAY DECEMBER – Julianne Moore
MAY DECEMBER – Natalie Portman
PAST LIVES - Greta Lee
SCRAPPER - Lola Campbell
TÁR – Cate Blanchett
THE HYPNOSIS – Asta Kamma August
Runner-up: BAD LANDS – Sakura Andô
Winner: TÁR – Cate Blanchett
Best Actor
Nearly made the list: CONCRETE UTOPIA – Lee Byung-hun, EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Michael Ward, JAANE JAAN / SUSPECT X – Jaideep Ahlawat, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Leonardo DiCaprio, MEMORY – Peter Sarsgaard, MUTT - Lio Mehiel, RUSTIN – Coleman Domingo, RYE LANE – David Jonsson, SCRAPPER - Harris Dickinson, THE BOOK OF CLARENCE – LaKeith Stanfield, THEY CLONED TYRONE – John Boyega, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS – Tobias Menzies
BROKER – Kang-ho Song
HIT MAN - Glen Powell
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Mahershala Ali
OPPENHEIMER – Cillian Murphy
PASSAGES - Franz Rogowski
PAST LIVES - Teo Yoo
SALTBURN – Barry Keoghan
THE HOLDOVERS – Paul Giamatti
THE HYPNOSIS – Herbert Nordrum
THE KILLER – Michael Fassbender
Runner-up: PAST LIVES - Teo Yoo
Winner: BROKER – Kang-ho Song
Best Supporting Actress
Nearly made the list: EILEEN – Anne Hathaway, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Myha’la, THE MARVELS - Iman Vellani
A NORMAL FAMILY – Hong Ye-ji
APOCALYPSE CLOWN – Natalie Palamides
BARBIE – America Ferrera
BROKER – Doona Bae
EL CONDE – Paula Luchsinger
FERRARI – Penélope Cruz
NYAD – Jodie Foster
OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE - Aubrey Plaza
THE HOLDOVERS – Da’Vine Joy Randolph
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES - Viola Davis
Runner-up: THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES - Viola Davis
Winner: APOCALYPSE CLOWN – Natalie Palamides
Best Supporting Actor
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY – Kim Jung-chul, BROKER – Dong-won Gang, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Robert De Niro, OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE - Hugh Grant, PASSAGES - Ben Whishaw, RENFIELD - Nicolas Cage, THE HOLDOVERS – Dominic Sessa
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Milo Machado-Graner
BARBIE – Ryan Gosling
BLACKBERRY – Glenn Howerton
MAGGIE MOORE(S) - Nick Mohammed
MAY DECEMBER – Charles Melton
PAST LIVES - John Magaro
SALTBURN – Archie Madekwe
SEOUL SPRING [12.12: THE DAY] – Hwang Jung-min
THE LESSON - Richard E. Grant
THEY CLONED TYRONE – Jamie Foxx
Runner-up: THEY CLONED TYRONE – Jamie Foxx
Winner: MAY DECEMBER – Charles Melton
Best Animated Film
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
NIMONA
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
Runner-up: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
Winner: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Best Cinematography
Nearly made the list: FERRARI, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, PAST LIVES, SCRAPPER, TÁR, THE NEW BOY, TO CATCH A KILLER
DEAR JASSI
EL CONDE
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAGA
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE CREATOR
THE KILLER
Runner-up: EL CONDE
Winner: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Best Screenplay
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY, A THOUSAND AND ONE, ANATOMY OF A FALL, APOCALYPSE CLOWN, BABYLON, BAD LANDS, BROKER, CAT PERSON, DUMB MONEY, DUNKI, EMPIRE OF LIGHT, I DON’T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME, JAANE JAAN / SUSPECT X, FALLEN LEAVES, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, MEMORY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, MONSTER, MUTT, NAGA, PAIN HUSTLERS, POLITE SOCIETY, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, REALITY, SALTBURN, SCRAPPER, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, THE CONFERENCE, THE KILLER, THEY CLONED TYRONE, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
BARBIE
EL CONDE
HIT MAN
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
JAWAN
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
MAY DECEMBER
PAST LIVES
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TÁR
Runner-up: HIT MAN
Winner: EL CONDE
Best Horror
Nearly made the list:, COBWEB [USA], PEARL, THANKSGIVING, THE BOOGEYMAN
CAT PERSON
EL CONDE
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
M3GAN
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THE BLACKENING
THE ROYAL HOTEL
THE STRAYS
TOTALLY KILLER
Runner-up: THE ROYAL HOTEL
Winner: EL CONDE
Best Score
BABYLON
BALTIMORE
CAT PERSON
EILEEN
EL CONDE
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
MONSTER
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
PAST LIVES
PATHAAN
SHAME ON DRY LAND
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE BOY AND THE HERON
THE LESSON
THE NEW BOY
THE SETTLERS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
TUESDAY
Best Visual Effects
DEVOTION
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES
EL CONDE
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS
THE CREATOR
TUESDAY
Runner-up: GODZILLA MINUS ONE
Winner: THE CREATOR
Best Documentary
FANTASTIC MACHINE
MERKEL
STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING
SUPER EAGLES ‘96
THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK
Runner-up: MERKEL
Winner: FANTASTIC MACHINE
Best Comedy
Nearly made the list:, BOTTOMS, COCAINE BEAR, FALLEN LEAVES, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, POLITE SOCIETY, RENFIELD, RYE LANE, SHORTCOMINGS, THANKSGIVING, THE CONFERENCE, THEATRE CAMP
ALL-TIME HIGH / NOUVEAUX RICHES
APOCALYPSE CLOWN
HIT MAN
I DON’T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME
I LOVE MY DAD
SALTBURN
SCRAPPER
THE HYPNOSIS
TOTALLY KILLER
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
Runner-up: THE HYPNOSIS
Winner: HIT MAN
Best Action Film
Nearly made the list: AKA, CREED III, FURIES, JAWAN, POLITE SOCIETY, THUNIVU
BALLERINA
BLOOD & GOLD
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KANDAHAR
KILL BOKSOON
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE CREATOR
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
Runner-up: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
Winner: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Best Director
Nearly made the list: BARBIE – Greta Gerwig, BROKER – Hirokazu Koreeda, DEAR JASSI – Tarsem Singh, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Martin Scorsese, MONSTER – Hirokazu Koreeda, NAGA – Meshal Al Jaser, PAST LIVES - Celine Song, REALITY – Tina Satter, SALTBURN – Emerald Fennell, SCRAPPER - Charlotte Regan
BABYLON – Damien Chazelle
EL CONDE – Pablo Larraín
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE – Daniel Goldhaber
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 - Chad Stahelski
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Sam Esmail
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE – Christopher McQuarrie
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
TÁR – Todd Fields
THE CREATOR – Gareth Edwards
THE KILLER – David Fincher
Runner-up: THE KILLER – David Fincher
Winner: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Best Film
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY, ANATOMY OF A FALL, BARBIE, BROKER, EMPIRE OF LIGHT, HIT MAN, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, MONSTER, REALITY, SALTBURN
BABYLON
DEAR JASSI
EL CONDE
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
MAY DECEMBER
PAST LIVES
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TÁR
THE KILLER
Runner-up: EL CONDE
Winner: HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Congratulations to the award winners, dry your tears of victory.
So that’s it for another year folks! Bring on 2024!
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
Best Actress
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY – Kim Hee-ae, BOTTOMS – Rachel Sennott, BROKER – Ji-eun Lee, EILEEN – Thomasin McKenzie, EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Olivia Colman, HIT MAN - Adria Arjona, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Lily Gladstone, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON – Jenny Slate, MEMORY – Jessica Chastain, NAGA – Adwa Bader, NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU - Kaitlyn Dever, NYAD – Annette Benning, PAIN HUSTLERS – Emily Blunt, PEARL - Mia Goth, POLITE SOCIETY – Priya Kansara, REALITY – Sydney Sweeney, RYE LANE – Vivian Oparah, THE ABANDONED – Ning Chang, THEY CLONED TYRONE – Teyonah Parris, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Sandra Hüller
BABYLON – Margot Robbie
BAD LANDS – Sakura Andô
BOTTOMS – Ayo Edebiri
MAY DECEMBER – Julianne Moore
MAY DECEMBER – Natalie Portman
PAST LIVES - Greta Lee
SCRAPPER - Lola Campbell
TÁR – Cate Blanchett
THE HYPNOSIS – Asta Kamma August
Runner-up: BAD LANDS – Sakura Andô
Winner: TÁR – Cate Blanchett
Best Actor
Nearly made the list: CONCRETE UTOPIA – Lee Byung-hun, EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Michael Ward, JAANE JAAN / SUSPECT X – Jaideep Ahlawat, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Leonardo DiCaprio, MEMORY – Peter Sarsgaard, MUTT - Lio Mehiel, RUSTIN – Coleman Domingo, RYE LANE – David Jonsson, SCRAPPER - Harris Dickinson, THE BOOK OF CLARENCE – LaKeith Stanfield, THEY CLONED TYRONE – John Boyega, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS – Tobias Menzies
BROKER – Kang-ho Song
HIT MAN - Glen Powell
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Mahershala Ali
OPPENHEIMER – Cillian Murphy
PASSAGES - Franz Rogowski
PAST LIVES - Teo Yoo
SALTBURN – Barry Keoghan
THE HOLDOVERS – Paul Giamatti
THE HYPNOSIS – Herbert Nordrum
THE KILLER – Michael Fassbender
Runner-up: PAST LIVES - Teo Yoo
Winner: BROKER – Kang-ho Song
Best Supporting Actress
Nearly made the list: EILEEN – Anne Hathaway, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Myha’la, THE MARVELS - Iman Vellani
A NORMAL FAMILY – Hong Ye-ji
APOCALYPSE CLOWN – Natalie Palamides
BARBIE – America Ferrera
BROKER – Doona Bae
EL CONDE – Paula Luchsinger
FERRARI – Penélope Cruz
NYAD – Jodie Foster
OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE - Aubrey Plaza
THE HOLDOVERS – Da’Vine Joy Randolph
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES - Viola Davis
Runner-up: THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES - Viola Davis
Winner: APOCALYPSE CLOWN – Natalie Palamides
Best Supporting Actor
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY – Kim Jung-chul, BROKER – Dong-won Gang, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Robert De Niro, OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE - Hugh Grant, PASSAGES - Ben Whishaw, RENFIELD - Nicolas Cage, THE HOLDOVERS – Dominic Sessa
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Milo Machado-Graner
BARBIE – Ryan Gosling
BLACKBERRY – Glenn Howerton
MAGGIE MOORE(S) - Nick Mohammed
MAY DECEMBER – Charles Melton
PAST LIVES - John Magaro
SALTBURN – Archie Madekwe
SEOUL SPRING [12.12: THE DAY] – Hwang Jung-min
THE LESSON - Richard E. Grant
THEY CLONED TYRONE – Jamie Foxx
Runner-up: THEY CLONED TYRONE – Jamie Foxx
Winner: MAY DECEMBER – Charles Melton
Best Animated Film
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
NIMONA
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
Runner-up: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
Winner: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Best Cinematography
Nearly made the list: FERRARI, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, PAST LIVES, SCRAPPER, TÁR, THE NEW BOY, TO CATCH A KILLER
DEAR JASSI
EL CONDE
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAGA
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE CREATOR
THE KILLER
Runner-up: EL CONDE
Winner: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Best Screenplay
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY, A THOUSAND AND ONE, ANATOMY OF A FALL, APOCALYPSE CLOWN, BABYLON, BAD LANDS, BROKER, CAT PERSON, DUMB MONEY, DUNKI, EMPIRE OF LIGHT, I DON’T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME, JAANE JAAN / SUSPECT X, FALLEN LEAVES, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, MEMORY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, MONSTER, MUTT, NAGA, PAIN HUSTLERS, POLITE SOCIETY, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, REALITY, SALTBURN, SCRAPPER, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, THE CONFERENCE, THE KILLER, THEY CLONED TYRONE, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
BARBIE
EL CONDE
HIT MAN
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
JAWAN
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
MAY DECEMBER
PAST LIVES
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TÁR
Runner-up: HIT MAN
Winner: EL CONDE
Best Horror
Nearly made the list:, COBWEB [USA], PEARL, THANKSGIVING, THE BOOGEYMAN
CAT PERSON
EL CONDE
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
M3GAN
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THE BLACKENING
THE ROYAL HOTEL
THE STRAYS
TOTALLY KILLER
Runner-up: THE ROYAL HOTEL
Winner: EL CONDE
Best Score
BABYLON
BALTIMORE
CAT PERSON
EILEEN
EL CONDE
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
MONSTER
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
PAST LIVES
PATHAAN
SHAME ON DRY LAND
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE BOY AND THE HERON
THE LESSON
THE NEW BOY
THE SETTLERS
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
TUESDAY
Best Visual Effects
DEVOTION
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES
EL CONDE
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS
THE CREATOR
TUESDAY
Runner-up: GODZILLA MINUS ONE
Winner: THE CREATOR
Best Documentary
FANTASTIC MACHINE
MERKEL
STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING
SUPER EAGLES ‘96
THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK
Runner-up: MERKEL
Winner: FANTASTIC MACHINE
Best Comedy
Nearly made the list:, BOTTOMS, COCAINE BEAR, FALLEN LEAVES, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, POLITE SOCIETY, RENFIELD, RYE LANE, SHORTCOMINGS, THANKSGIVING, THE CONFERENCE, THEATRE CAMP
ALL-TIME HIGH / NOUVEAUX RICHES
APOCALYPSE CLOWN
HIT MAN
I DON’T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME
I LOVE MY DAD
SALTBURN
SCRAPPER
THE HYPNOSIS
TOTALLY KILLER
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
Runner-up: THE HYPNOSIS
Winner: HIT MAN
Best Action Film
Nearly made the list: AKA, CREED III, FURIES, JAWAN, POLITE SOCIETY, THUNIVU
BALLERINA
BLOOD & GOLD
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
KANDAHAR
KILL BOKSOON
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE CREATOR
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
Runner-up: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
Winner: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Best Director
Nearly made the list: BARBIE – Greta Gerwig, BROKER – Hirokazu Koreeda, DEAR JASSI – Tarsem Singh, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Martin Scorsese, MONSTER – Hirokazu Koreeda, NAGA – Meshal Al Jaser, PAST LIVES - Celine Song, REALITY – Tina Satter, SALTBURN – Emerald Fennell, SCRAPPER - Charlotte Regan
BABYLON – Damien Chazelle
EL CONDE – Pablo Larraín
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE – Daniel Goldhaber
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 - Chad Stahelski
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND – Sam Esmail
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE – Christopher McQuarrie
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
TÁR – Todd Fields
THE CREATOR – Gareth Edwards
THE KILLER – David Fincher
Runner-up: THE KILLER – David Fincher
Winner: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Best Film
Nearly made the list: A NORMAL FAMILY, ANATOMY OF A FALL, BARBIE, BROKER, EMPIRE OF LIGHT, HIT MAN, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, MONSTER, REALITY, SALTBURN
BABYLON
DEAR JASSI
EL CONDE
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
MAY DECEMBER
PAST LIVES
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TÁR
THE KILLER
Runner-up: EL CONDE
Winner: HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Congratulations to the award winners, dry your tears of victory.
So that’s it for another year folks! Bring on 2024!