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A thing about me is I work conveniently next to an Alamo Drafthouse, and I hate letting the season pass get the best of my wallet. So I watched a lot of movies in 2024 and I have Opinions.
The Oscars are fake and dumb, and I stand by that, but as a certified Movie Watcher i wanted to put all my opinions on the 2025 nominees* into a list.
(*caveat to this is i haven't seen the shorts yet as I'm still waiting for the compilations to be in theaters, and I also haven't seen the documentaries yet since they usually aren't at Alamo, so it'll take me a bit longer to get around to them. But I do plan on seeing ~almost~ everything this year.)
best picture
should win: anora, conclave, nickel boys
won’t win, probably shouldn’t win, but it would be funny if they did: dune 2, the substance
not my pick but i won’t be mad if they win: the brutalist, wicked, i'm still here
i will blow up the academy: emilia pérez, a complete unknown
directing
should win: sean baker
won’t be mad if they win: brady corbet
not really sure why they’re here but ok: coralie fargeat, james mangold
kill yourself, frenchman: jacques audiard
actor in a leading role
really should win: colman domingo
cool if they win: adrien brody, ralph fiennes
questionable win: timothée chalamet, sebastian stan
actress in a leading role
should win: mikey madison
cool if they win: fernanda torres
questionable win: cynthia erivo, demi moore
good for representation i guess but highly questionable win: karla sofía gascón
actor in a supporting role
actually i’m kinda fine with all of these.
actress in a supporting role
i can’t believe i’m saying this, but should actually win: ariana grande
fine if they win: everyone else
writing (adapted screenplay)
should win: conclave
okay if they win: sing sing, nickel boys
should not have been nominated: a complete unknown, emilia pérez
writing (original screenplay)
should win: anora, the substance
fine if they win: a real pain
the good part was definitely not the screenplay: the brutalist, september 5
animated feature film
should win, i truly don’t care if i haven’t seen the others: flow
it was fine: memoir of a snail, wallace & gromit: vengeance most fowl
haven’t seen: the wild robot
refuse to see: inside out 2
cinematography
should win: the brutalist
cool if they win: nosferatu
fine if they win: dune 2, emilia pérez
haven’t seen: maria
costume design
should win: nosferatu
fine if they win: wicked, conclave, gladiator ii
why are you here: a complete unknown
film editing
should win on principle even though i don’t think any of these have particularly standout editing: anora, conclave, the brutalist
should lose on principle: emilia pérez
editing was actually not great: wicked
makeup and hairstyling
should win: the substance
cool if they win: a different man, wicked
fine if they win: emilia pérez, nosferatu
music (original score)
should win: the brutalist
whatever: conclave
original score????? huh?????: wicked
should be beaten with hammers: emilia pérez
haven’t seen: the wild robot
music (original song)
i love this movie and don’t remember this song being there at all, which says something: like a bird
actively bad music: el mal, mi camino
haven’t seen: the journey, never too late
international feature film
cool if they win: flow
should probably actually win: the girl with the needle
predictable but okay if they win: i'm still here
questionable win: the seed of the sacred fig
should not win: emilia pérez
production design
should win: the brutalist
cool if they win: dune 2, conclave, nosferatu, wicked
sound
fine with all of these.
visual effects
should win: kingdom of the planet of the apes
i can’t believe i’m saying this, but am kinda cool with the win: better man
whatever: dune 2, wicked, alien: romulus
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: where the fuck was challengers
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