Best Picture.
1.Hugo
2.Tree of Life
3.The Debt
Best Director
1.Hugo
2.Tree of Life
3.The Debt
Best Writing
1.Hugo
2.The Debt
3.Tree of Life
Best Lead Performance
1.Jessica Chastain The Debt
2.The boy who played Hugo
3.Helen Mirren The Debt
Best Supporting Performance
1.Ben Kingsley Hugo
Best Cinematography
1.Hugo
2.Tree of Life
3.The Debt
Best Editing
1.Hugo
2.Tree of Life
3.The Debt
Best Score
1.Hugo
2.Tree of Life
3.The Debt
Best Production Design
1.Hugo
2.Rise of Planet of the Apes
Special Recognition
1.Martin Scorsese for Hugo
3.
I am surprised you are not making this a PM thing.
I figure having votes out in the open allows people to have a sense of where the nominations are going and so to have a discussion about that with attempts to sway for or against certain nominees. Second, it may remind other voters of aspects of films they forgot. You may easily recall your favorite films or performances of the year but maybe not so easily your favorite scores or production designs and seeing what others list may remind you.
Agree with CJ.
See:
“I think I’ll wait until I see what other people vote for before making my list. That way I can vote for the films that I think will have the best chance at being nominated.”
And one question I do have, why do we have to wait 2 weeks?
@ Santino
power begets power … roll with a winner
I envision (or hope for) dozens and dozens of votes so if any one else is obsessive enough to keep track of all of those just to figure out how much one more set of votes will change things, well, more power to them. With only three nominees per category, one person alone likely can’t change the final outcome significantly.
As for why 2 weeks, I figured this thread might help motivate some people to catch up with a few 2011 releases they haven’t yet seen. At least in the United States, a lot of the most talked-about movies get released at the end of the year and so it’s not always that easy to catch up with everything. And some films like We Need To Talk About Kevin only got a brief Oscar-qualifying run in December and only re-opened this week in New York for its full commercial run.
^That’s why I would be apprehensive at voting for Kevin. It’s one of my favorites but I know most people haven’t seen it and therefore it probably won’t make the final nomination cut.
@ Robert – “Power waits upon him who earns it.”
Cliff Martinez better get recognized for his score for “Drive.” Hands down the best score of the year.
As for overall nominations, I think I’ll hold off – haven’t seen enough this year to comfortably make a list.
Best Picture: Satan Hates You, Hobo With a Shotgun, Being Elmo
Best Direction: Human Centipede 2, Satan Hates You,
Best Writing: Midnight in Paris, Puss in Boots
Best Lead Performance: Robert Longstreet (Septien)
Best Supporting Performance: Angus Scrimm (Satan Hates You)
Best Cinematography: Human Centipede 2
Best Editing: Hobo with a Shotgun
Best Score: Winnie the Pooh
Best Production Design: Midnight in Paris
Special Recognition: Hisss for blending Bollywood with Hollywood and crafting a successful horror pic that ought to appeal to all.
lol @ Human Centipede 2.
I’d like to meet Den in real life. :)
top movies
MELANCHOLIA DIR LARS VON TRIER
THE TURIN HORSE DIR BÉLA TARR, ÁGNES HRANITZKY
SLEEPING BEAUTY DIR JULIA LEIGH
ANOTHER EARTH DIR MIKE CAHILL
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN DIR LYNNE RAMSAY
TAKE SHELTER DIR JEFF NICHOLS
SNOWTOWN DIR JUSTIN KURZEL
THE ARTIST DIR MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE DIR SEAN DURKIN
LIKE CRAZY DIR DRAKE DOREMUS
THE SKIN I LIVE IN DIR PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
HIGHER GROUND DIR VERA FARMIGA
DRIVE DIR NICOLAS WINDING REFN
WEEKEND DIR ANDREW HAIGH
SUPER DIR JAMES GUNN
docs
PINA DIR WIM WENDERS
SENNA DIR ASIF KAPADIA
KHODORKOVSKY DIR CYRIL TUSCHI
Best Picture
-Rise of the Planet of the Apes
-Attack the Block
-Source Code
Best Director
-Rise of the Planet of the Apes
-The Hangover Part 2
-Attack the Block
Best Writing
-Attack the Block
-The Inbetweeners Movie
-Warrior
Best Lead Performance
- Dominic Cooper (The Devil’s Double)
- Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- Chiu Man Cheuk (True Legend)
Best Supporting Performance
- Elle Fanning (Super 8)
- Nick Nolte (Warrior)
- Colin Farrell (Horrible Bosses)
Best Cinematography
-Water for Elephants
-Drive
-Meek’s Cutoff
Best Editing
-Fast Five
-Source Code
-Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Best Score
-Rise of the Planet of the Apes
-Arrietty
-Attack the Block
Best Production Design
-Cars 2
-Arrietty
-True Legend
Special Recognition
-Hugo (brilliant opening shot)
:O)
I want to see Japeman’s list He sees everything.
We should make a razzies poll next
lol
Best Picture:
1. The Turin Horse
2. A Separation
3. The Mill & The Cross
Best Direction:
1. The Turin Horse
2. Drive
Best Writing:
1. Carnage
2. Midnight In Paris
3. Tyrannosaur
Best Lead Performance:
1. Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur
Best Supporting Performance:
1. Leila Hatami – A Separation
2. Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur
3. Stanley Tucci – Margin Call
Best Cinematography:
1. The Mill & The Cross
2. The Tree of Life
3. Midnight In Paris
Best Editing:
1. Drive
2. The Kid With A Bike
Best Score:
1. The Turin Horse
2. The Skin I Live In
Best Production Design:
1. The Mill & The Cross
2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
3. The Skin I Live In
I need to catch a couple pics this weekend, then I’ll vote, hope to see Take Shelter before I make any acting choices.
Andy Serkis, lead or supporting? just wondering.
And Scampi, I love you list.
Best Picture:
1. Melancholia
2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
3. The Tree of Life
Best Direction:
1. Tomas Alfredson
2. Nicolas Winding Refn
3. Steve McQueen
Best Writing:
Michael
Take Shelter
Shame
Best Lead Performance:
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
Best Supporting Performance:
Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
Jessica Chastain – Take Shelter
John C. Reilly – Carnage
Best Cinematography:
The Tree of Life
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Shame
Best Editing:
The Tree of Life
Drive
Haywire
Best Score:
1. Drive
2. The Tree of Life
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Production Design:
1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2. We Need to Talk About Kevin
3. The Tree of Life
Special Recognition
Markus Schleinzer for directing Michael
I’m surprised there is no category for Best Documentary.
:(
Andrii Kovalenko, you might want to review the rules.
Any one who submits a list that doesn’t cohere to the rules will not have that list counted. For example, if you submit more than 3 choices for any category then it would be impossible for me to decide what your actual 3 choices are.
One other note, for the Best Score category, only original music should count as part of that score. For example, Tree of Life’s score is fine, but insofar as it uses established classical pieces (and it does so extensively), those should not be considered in evaluating the score.
Best Picture
1. The Tree of Life
2. A Separation
3. Drive
Best Direction
1. The Tree of Life
2. Drive
3. Hugo
Best Writing
1. A Separation
2. The Skin I Live In
3. Moneyball
Best Lead Performance
1. Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
2. Ryan Gosling – Drive
3. Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
Best Supporting Performance
1. Leila Hatami – A Separation
2. Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur
3. Jessica Chastain – The Debt
Best Cinematography
1. The Tree of Life
2. Contagion
3. The Adventures of Tintin
Best Editing
1. The Tree of Life
2. Drive
3. Hugo
Best Score
1. The Skin I Live In
2. Carnage
3. The Tree of Life
Best Production Design
1. Hugo
2. The Tree of Life
3. The Flowers of War
Special Recognition
Martin Scorsese (for Hugo) and Steven Spielberg (for War Horse) for paying such wonderful tributes to early cinema. I’d love to mention Michel Hazanavicius in the same breadth as well, but The Artist still hasn’t come to my shores yet.
“One other note, for the Best Score category, only original music should count as part of that score. For example, Tree of Life’s score is fine, but insofar as it uses established classical pieces (and it does so extensively), those should not be considered in evaluating the score.”
I was wondering whether you’d be making the distinction between a film’s (original) score and its soundtrack – and I agree with you. Drive would another tricky one here.
And I’m glad Haywire is technically 2011 so I could include it in my list. I was bummed Certified Copy had to be left out.
Best Picture
1) Midnight in Paris
2) The Ides of March
3) The Tree of Life
Best Direction
1) The Tree of Life
2) The Turin Horse
3) Melancholia
Best Writing
1) The Ides of Match
2) Midnight in Paris
3) Moneyball
Best Lead Performance
1) Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris
2) Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
3) Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
Best Supporting Performance
1) Phillip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides of Match
2) Paul Giamatti – The Ides of March
3) Michael Fassbender – X-Men: First Class
Best Cinematography
1) The Tree of Life
2) The Turin Horse
3) Hugo
Best Editing
1) The Tree of Life
2) The Turin Horse
3) Hugo
Best Score
1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2) The Turin Horse
3) Captain America: The First Avenger
Best Production Design
1) Hugo
2) The Turin Horse
3) Melancholia
Special Recognition
Best Popcorn Movie – Captain America: The First Avenger
Best Picture
The Tree of Life (grudgingly)
Best Direction
Lars von Trier for Melancholia
Best Writing
Lars von Trier for Melancholia
Best Lead Performance
Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin TIED Michael Fassbender for Shame
Best Supporting Performance
Viggo Mortensen for A Dangerous Method
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life (Lubezki has always been just exceptional)
Best Editing
Joe Bini for We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Score
Cliff Martinez for Contagion
Best Production Design
Marcel Slawinski and Katarzyna Sobanska-Strzalkowska for The Mill and the Cross
Special Recognition
Steve McQueen for Shame
MMMM was so intriguing but ultimately quite a letdown.
I’ve been noticing Lonergan’s Margaret is on a million lists, and I have yet to see it.
Everybody in the world seems to like A Separation more than I did…
Didn’t see Hugo, which is probably a shame since it’s been universally lauded.
And I’m sure there are a number of other films not in the English language that I have yet to see: Le Havre, The Kid with the Bike, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, The Turin Horse…
“YOU WILL NOT SLAM THAT SCREEN DOOR!”
Best Picture
Super 8
Really?
Best Picture
1. Shame
2. A Separation
3. We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Direction
1. Steve McQueen- Shame
2. Lynne Ramsay- We Need To Talk About Kevin
3. Jeff Nichols- Take Shelter
Best Writing:
1. A Separation
2. The Descendants
3. Moneyball
Best Lead Performance:
1. Michael Fassbender- Shame
2. Tilda Swinton- We Need To Talk About Kevin
3. Michael Shannon- Take Shelter
Best Supporting Performance
1. Tom Hardy- Warrior
2. Jessica Chastain- The Tree of Life
3. Lubna Azabal- Incendies
Best Cinematography:
1. Emmanuel Lubezki- The Tree of Life
2. Seamus McGarvey- We Need To Talk About Kevin
3. Adriano Goldman- Jane Eyre
Best Editing:
1. Moneyball
2. The Adventures of Tintin
3. We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Score:
*Attack The Block
*The Artist
*The Adventures of Tintin
Best Production Design:
1. Hugo
2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Special Recognition:
*Andy Serkis- for his groundbreaking motion capture performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
*The dog in Beginners- best performance by a dog this year, aided by the clever writing of Mike Mills
Really?
I’ve only been to the first run theater with my son this year. When I get a chance to go to the theater as an adult, it’s repertory. Sue me.
Best Picture
1. Take Shelter
2. Hugo
3. Super 8
Best Direction
1. Hugo
2. Super 8
3. Take Shelter
Best Writing
1. Midnight in Paris
2. Moneyball
3. Hugo
Best Lead Performance
1. Michael Shannon in Take Shelter
2. Ewan MacGregor in Beginners
3. Asa Butterfield in Hugo
Best Supporting Performance
1. Jessica Chastain in The Help
2. Jonah Hill in Moneyball
3. Elle Fanning in Super 8
Best Cinematography
1. The Tree of Life
2. Hugo
3. War Horse
Best Editing
1. Hugo
2. War Horse
3. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Best Score
1. War Horse
2. Hugo
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Production Design
1. Hugo
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
3. War Horse
Special Recognition:
Andy Serkis for his performance in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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Welcome to the inaugural Mubi awards to discover what Mubi users believe to be the best cinema had to offer in 2011.
Here are the rules:
A user’s votes are only counted if their account shows some signs of life so we know a duplicate account isn’t being created to influence the vote.
For a film to qualify under any category, it must be listed as a 2011 release by IMDB, it must be at least one hour long, and it must have been released theatrically somewhere (no tv-only movies). I don’t have anything against shorts, but they do not receive the same level of distribution as features and as such are harder to come by and reach a consensus on for this exercise. I can see arguments contrary to this stance (e.g., people could create links to shorts and watch them online in a more efficient manner than features), but at least for now, they fall outside the scope of this project.
The 10 categories that you may make nominations in are:
Best Picture
Best Direction
Best Writing
Best Lead Performance
Best Supporting Performance
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Score
Best Production Design
Special Recognition
There is no need to name the director, writer, cinematographer, editor, or composer in their categories when making your nominations, but actor’s names are required for the two performance categories. Production Design as a category is meant to reflect all elements contributing to the overall look of the film outside of cinematography, that is, set design, costuming, make-up, even special effects. The Special Recognition category is for you to name any persons who you think deserve particular praise for doing something in movies other than fits in the other 9 categories.
Each Mubi member can list up to 3 nominees in each category in this thread. The listing of your 3 nominees can be in rank order, meaning one nominee gets 3 points, one nominee gets 2 points, and one nominee gets 1 point, or you can leave your nominees unranked and each one will get 2 points. The deadline is in 2 weeks, that is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, January 28), at which time I will tabulate them and provide the top 5 nominees with the most points in each category for a final vote. I will extend the number of nominees if there is a tie for, say, 5th place (although a 4th place tie comprised of 3 nominees could do the same thing).
I will allot 3 more weeks for the final vote during which time people can potentially catch up with any of the nominees they’ve missed. The deadline for the final vote will be 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, February 18.
Preferably, people will only make final votes in those categories in which they have seen all 5 nominees. Naturally I cannot enforce this so people will have to go by the honor system (and thou shalt be cast into the fiery pits of hell if thou dost not obey!).
Feel free to address any questions about the process in this thread. You may now start posting your nominees!