Obviously the Academy and I don't quite see eye-to-eye (insert great song from "The Goofy Movie") so these picks do not reflect the decisions of the 86th Academy Awards, but what I found to be most valuable in films. Often times people don't understand what I mean when I say "I thought it was a very artistic film and very well done, but I didn't really like it, and I would never watch it again." But it means just that. To me, the value of a film is not reflected in whether or not it is artsy, edgy, incredibly unique, brilliantly acted, or even written. The movies that I chose for best picture are based on how they affected, inspired, or connected with me. As you can see my pick for best picture was despised by critics, scored low by IMdB, and I will even admit was one of most flawed films listed in this blog, however, it spoke to me, inspired me, and had a stronger impact on me than any of the other films. And if that's not what filmmaking is about, then I don't know what the heck it is about. And the beauty of filmmaking is that it reflects the beauty of humanity- that in spite of our incredibly flawed existence, we can still do great good and have great impact on this earth. Here are my choices for the best (and worst) films of 2013:
BEST PICTURE:
NOMINEES:
"Star Trek: Into Darkness"
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
WORST PICTURE:
"A Good Day to Die Hard"
MOST UNDESERVEDLY OVERRATED PICTURE:
"Nebraska"
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Chris Pine "Star Trek Into Darkness"
NOMINEES:
Tom Hanks "Captain Phillips"
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Brie Larson "Short Term 12"
NOMINEES:
Emma Thompson "Saving Mr. Banks"
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Barkhad Abdi "Captain Phillips"
NOMINEES:
Collin Farrell "Saving Mr. Banks"
Sam Rockwell "The Way Way Back"
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
June Squibb "Nebraska"
NOMINEES:
Annie Rose Buckley "Saving Mr. Banks"
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
"Frozen"
NOMINEES:
"Monsters University"
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Bojan Bazelli "The Lone Ranger"
NOMINEES:
Barry Ackroyd "Captain Phillips"
DIRECTING:
Alfonso Cuarón "Gravity"
NOMINEES:
Destin Cretton "Short Term 12"
John Lee Hancock "Saving Mr. Banks"
Paul Greengrass "Captain Phillips"
FILM EDITING:
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger "Gravity"
NOMINEES:
Roger Barton, Matt Chesse "World War Z"
Christopher Rouse "Captain Phillips"
MUSIC:
Michael Giacchino "Star Trek Into Darkness"
NOMINEES:
Thomas Newman "Saving Mr. Banks"
Hans Zimmer "Man of Steel"
Joseph Trapanese/Anthony Gonzalez "Oblivion"
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Jess Gonchor "The Lone Ranger"
NOMINEES:
Philip Ivey "Elysium"
Andy Nicholson "Gravity"
VISUAL EFFECTS:
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould "Gravity"
NOMINEES:
"Elysium"
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton "Star Trek Into Darkness"
WRITING:
Nat Faxon, Jim Rash "The Way Way Back"
NOMINEES:
Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith "Saving Mr. Banks"
TOTAL WINS/NOMINATIONS:
"Gravity" - 3 wins/5 nominations
"Star Trek Into Darkness" - 2 wins/4 nominations
"Nebraska" - 2 wins/2 nominations
"Captain Phillips" - 1 win/6 nominations
"The Lone Ranger" - 1 win/2 nominations
"Short Term 12" - 1 win/2 nominations
"The Way Way Back" - 1 win/2 nominations
"A Good Day to Die Hard" - 1 win/1 nomination
"Secret Life of Walter Mitty" - 1 win/1 nomination
"Saving Mr. Banks" - 0 wins/6 nominations
"Elysium" - 0 wins/2 nominations"Man of Steel" - 0 wins/1 nomination
"Monsters University" - 0 wins/1 nomination
"Oblivion" - 0 wins/1 nomination
"World War Z" - 0 wins/1 nomination
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