Will the Academy recognize the powerful performances and amazing talents behind 2012’s big sci-fi and comic book (I’m including James Bond because I love him and why not) based films? Here are my films, stars, creators that should be nominated plus some of my own geeky categories:
Best Picture: The Dark Knight Rises, Looper, Skyfall
Best Actor: Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine, The Dark Knight Rises Javier Bardem, Skyfall Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises Emily Blunt, Looper
Best Song: Skyfall, Adele
MVP of 2012: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Dark Knight Rises, Looper
Coolest Film We’ll Remember and Be Influenced By: Looper
Best Assembler of Pure Box-Office Fun: Joss Whedon The Avengers
Best Character Makeover: Hulk in The Avengers
Best Franchise Savior: Sam Mendes, Skyfall
Best Horror Film (that could have been an awesome Angel arc:) Cabin in the Woods
Most Intense Scene That Had Me Squirming: Noomi Rapace in the “alien abortion” in Prometheus
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Most Promising Actor: Dane DeHaan, Chronicle
The I Will Always Worship & Love Him and Was Visually Blown Away: Ridley Scott, Prometheus
Fun Movie That I Enjoyed (but everyone seemed to hate) John Carter, Battleship
Best Debut: Josh Trank, Max Landis for Chronicle
By Editor