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It’s that time again, when the crΓ¨me de la crΓ¨me of Hollywood and the world gather together on a Sunday the end of February-to the first two weeks of March, get all dressed up in their best designer duds, have their speeches prepared and vie for the golden boy that they will take home and maybe place on the back of their toilet. As I said in my best of post, 2017 was one hell of a year for film and honestly, it’s about damn time. This year’s nominees in the “best” categories are actually pretty accurate and this was not an easy feat because there was definitely an overabundance of options that year’s past were not so fortunate to have. So without further ado, behold my list of the winners of the 90th annual Academy Awards.
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win –Guillermo Del Toro – Shape of Water
Should Win – GuillermoDel Toro – Shape of Water
Jaw dropper – Jordan Peele – Get Out I would be ECSTATIC if this happened and if not, Guillermo deserves it.
BEST PICTURE
Will Win – The Shape of Water/Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should Win – The Shape of Water/Get out
Jaw dropper – Get Out only because it seems a number of Academy members haven’t seen it
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win – Frances McDormand ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should Win – Sally Hawkins/Frances McDormand they both had the strongest performances
Jaw Dropper – Meryl Streep ‘The Post’ because it has been quiet regarding her nom
BEST ACTOR
Will Win- Gary Oldman ‘Darkest Hour’
Should Win – Gary Oldman ‘Darkest Hour’ Daniel Kaluuya ‘Get Out’
Jaw Dropper- Daniel Kaluuya ‘Get Out’ only because of Academy members skipping the viewing
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win- Sam Rockwell ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Mo’
Should Win- Willem Dafoe ‘The Florida Project’
Jaw Dropper-Christopher Plummer ‘All the Money of the World’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win – Allison Janney ‘I,Tonya’
Should Win – Allison Janney ‘I,Tonya’
Jaw Dropper – Mary J Blige ‘Mudbound’
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win – ‘Mudbound’ Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Should Win – ‘Mudbound’ or ‘Molly’s Game’ Aaron Sorkin
Jaw Dropper – ‘The Disaster Artist’
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win- ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, MO’ Martin McDonagh
Should Win- Jordan Peele ‘Get Out’Β
Jaw Dropper- none, this is the hardest category of them all
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win- ‘Blade Runner 2049′ Roger Deakins
Should Win – ‘Blade Runner 2049′ or ‘Mudbound’ Rachel Morrison
Jaw Dropper – all nominees are exceptional so good luck
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win – ‘Coco’
Should Win – ‘Coco’ ‘Loving Vincent’
Jaw Dropper – ‘Boss Baby’
BEST SONG
Will Win – “This is Me” ‘The Greatest Showman’
Should Win – “This is Me” The Greatest Showman “Stand Up for Something”‘Marshall’
Jaw Dropper – None because all of these songs are phenomenal
BEST SOUND EDITING AND MIXING
Will Win – ‘Dunkirk’
Should Win – ‘Dunkirk’
Jaw Dropper – anything other than ‘Dunkirk’
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win – ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’‘Blade Runner 2049’Β
Should Win – ‘Blade Runner 2049’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’
Jaw Dropper- ‘Kong: Skull Island’
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win – ‘Shape of Water’Β
Should Win – ‘Blade Runner 2049’Β
Jaw Dropper – ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Unfortunately I did not see a single short, foreign film or documentary but I do think ‘Faces Places’ will win for documentary and ‘A Fantastic Woman’ for foreign film.
Whomever the winners are, this is definitely a deserving lot of talented people that has made some incredible pieces of art for 2017. Good luck, nominees and may the odds be ever in your favor! We’ll see if my Oscar Nostradamus channeling comes thru this year.
Until next time, if you see me at the movies, I’ll be The Blonde in Front! ππ±ββοΈπ¬π½π₯ππ€³
2017 was a great year for film. Thank you kindly, Millennium movie Gods!!! All in all I watched, from my count, 423 films in 2017. That may sound like a lot to some but I plan on smashing that in 2018. The films on this list will consist of what I consider the 17 Best and 10 Worst of 2017, 10 Best Horror, 3 WTF can my brain not unsee, 10 Best Shorts and 9 films that many may have missed. These films are based on my personal judgement experiencing it at the time, reminiscing after and speaking to others about the film and the impact it had on me. These may not be everyone’s best or worst and there are a few I was unable to see before 1/1/2018, (Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Post, The Mummy), but these are what I have chosen and I’m always happy to discuss people’s thoughts and opinions, the key word being discuss. Now without further ado, here are The Blonde in Front’s Top 17/22 of 2017
Get Out
The Shape of Water/Mother
CallMeByYourName
The Florida Project
WindRiver
3BillboardsOutsideEbbing, Missouri
TheDisasterArtist
BladeRunner2049/ Logan
Molly‘s Game
FreeFire/ ThankyouforService
AtomicBlonde
BrigsbyBear/Coco
LadyBird/ The Big Sick
Girl‘s Trip
AGhostStory
PattiCake$
BrawlinCellBlock99
Honorable mention: IT, Dunkirk, Ingrid Goes West, The Darkest Hour, T2 Trainspotting, Wonder Woman, Battle of the Sexes, American Made, Good Time, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor Ragnarok, Lost City of Z, In the Fade, Mudbound, I, Tonya, Hostiles, Lady Macbeth, Baby Driver
Have not seen: Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Post, The Beguiled, The Greatest Showman, Murder on the Orient Express, Phantom Thread
BestDocumentaryof2017 I actually only saw one but this was enough
TheRapeofRecyTaylor
TheWorstof2017 – Sidenote: I understand what it takes to make a film, (the hours, hard work, time away from loved ones, frustration, money, time, time, time) and I’m not negating that. I’m disappointed and in some cases angry with the end results these films brought and the time I could have been doing other things, ANYTHING, besides watch them.
The Circle
Wonder Wheel
The Bye Bye Man
Friend Request
Table 19
Gemini 7 Wilson
8. DarknessRising
9 Chips
10 Unforgettable
Honorable mention: The Great Wall
Have not seen: TheMummy, Valerian, Transformers, Baywatch, I honestly missed a lot of BAD movies on purpose in 2017.
BEST Horror of 2017
Gerald’s Game/Get Out
Hounds of Love
The Girl with All the Gifts
Split
The Devil’s Candy
The Endless
Chicago Rot
IT
The Void
HappyDeathDay/ TragedyGirls
Honorable mention: The Girl in the Photographs, The Belko Experiment, A Dark Song, CREEP 2, Mayhem, Drifter, The Invisible Guardian, 1922, Applecart
Have not seen: The Blackcoats Daughter, We are the Flesh, Victor Crowley
BestShortsof2017
FuckingBunnies- Teemu Niukkanen
Mahal-Jay Espano
TheDarkHunger –AnthonyRWilliams
girl+ghost –NikWansbrough
BornAgain – JasonTostevin
Buzzcut –Jon Rhoads and MikeMarrer
Vexed- Marc Cartright
FeedingTime – MattMercer
BandMeeting – VeryCoolVideos
WhenthePurgeEnds– EliThomas
WTFcanmybrainnotunseeawardgoesto
Kuso
LastHouseonDeadEndStreet – 1977
A Serbian Film
Films to watch out for in 2018
UnderAppreciatedfilmsof2017
FreeFIRE
PaintitBlack
BrigsbyBear
PattiCake$
ACureforWellness
BrawlinCellBlock99
ThankyouforYourService
TheLovers
Crown Heights
And these are my lists for 2017. I hope you enjoy them and maybe some items on the lists will intrigue you to watch some films you may not have known about otherwise. Looking forward to showing everyone what’s in store for 2018.
As always, if you see me at the movies, I’ll be the Blonde in Front! ππ¬π½π₯ππ€³