Josh!

BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT SCREAMING AT THE BOSS BABY AND FERDINAND !!! NO LEGO MOVIES

BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN YES SUFJAN!! WIN NOW PLS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS > MARY J BLIGE "MUDBOUND" > ALLISON JANNEY "I, TONYA" > LESLEY MANVILLE "PHANTOM THREAD" > LAURIE METCALF "LADY BIRD" > OCTAVIA SPENCER "THE SHAPE OF WATER" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR > WILLEM DAFOE "THE FLORIDA PROJECT" > WOODY HARRELSON "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" > RICHARD JENKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" > CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER "ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD" > SAM ROCKWELL "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" NO f***ING ARMIE HAMMER?!?!

Nominees so far are all now in the opening post! The Shape of Water doing so well (7 nominations already!!) - please get released in the UK soon please because I can't wait to watch you xx

BEST MAKE UP/HAIRSTYLING > DARKEST HOUR > VICTORIA AND ABDUL > WONDER Three very deserving nominees here, hard to pick a favourite!

BEST FILM EDITING > BABY DRIVER > DUNKIRK > I, TONYA > THE SHAPE OF WATER > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Baby Driver kinda slaying :o

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL, 2 > KONG: SKULL ISLAND > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES A bit shocked at the Kong nomination :o I thought they might want to nominate Wonder Woman somewhere and this would be the chance :o

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE > DUNKIRK > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI I haven't heard all of these but Dunkirk really deserves this *.*

BEST ANIMATED SHORT > DEAR BASKETBALL > GARDEN PARTY > LOU > NEGATIVE SPACE > REVOLTING RHYMES IDK THEM BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM > DEKALB ELEMENTARY > THE 11 O CLOCK > MY NEPHEW EMMETT > THE SILENT CHILD > ALL OF US IDK THEM EITHER

BEST SOUND EDITING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST SOUND MIXING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI THE SAME EXACT NOMINEES LMAO X

BEST COSTUME DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > DARKEST HOUR > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > VICTORIA AND ABDUL The Shape of Water slaying techs so far *.*

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > MUDBOUND > THE SHAPE OF WATER DEAKINS IS GONNA WIN THIS YEAR !! The cinematography in Mudbound was lush too though *.* No CMBYN :(

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER YASS BATB !!

I love that Tiffany Haddish is hosting nominations haha, please chuck her a nomination please Academy!! :drama:

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70. Blade Runner 2049 Yet another shocker as massive critic favourite is nowhere near so high on my own countdown. To be honest, I was actually pleasantly surprised by this because I was absolutely DREADING watching this at first due to the long runtime and boring trailer. It was actually pretty exciting at times (I remember being really shocked when Ryan Gosling and the action was thrilling too) and the cinematography was gorgeous too. However, the runtime was just far, far, far too long and it really dragged in places for me which hugely effected my enjoyment of the film despite how well directed it was. 71. The Death of Stalin This is another one that I wasn't really looking forward to watching because I'm not that clued up on history and didn't really know anything about Stalin or Soviet Russia. Despite that, I had a really good time in the first two acts or so because the film was just so funny. Some of the political references may have been a bit lost on me but there were so many gags that I was belly laughing at so I was shocked at how much I was loving it. However, in the third act, the jokes dried up a bit and it focused a lot more on the politics which I was completely clueless about so I really struggled to understand what was going on hence why I can't place it any higher here...

Oscar nominations announcement begins in 25 minutes! I'll try and keep this thread updated as the categories are announced. The technical categories are announced first with the acting/directing/picture/animated/song etc. categories announced shortly after!! Livestream is if you'd like to watch live. THE NOMINEES ARE: BEST PICTURE CALL ME BY YOUR NAME DARKEST HOUR DUNKIRK GET OUT LADY BIRD PHANTOM THREAD THE POST THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST DIRECTOR DUNKIRK - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GET OUT - JORDAN PEELE PHANTOM THREAD - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THE SHAPE OF WATER - GUILLERMO DEL TORO LADY BIRD - GRETA GERWIG LEAD ACTRESS SALLY HAWKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" FRANCES MCDORMAND "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" MARGOT ROBBIE "I, TONYA" SAOIRSE RONAN "LADY BIRD" MERYL STREEP "THE POST" LEAD ACTOR TIMOTHEE CHALAMET "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME" DANIEL DAY-LEWIS "PHANTOM THREAD" DANIEL KALUUYA "GET OUT" GARY OLDMAN "DARKEST HOUR" DENZEL WASHINGTON "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS > MARY J BLIGE "MUDBOUND" > ALLISON JANNEY "I, TONYA" > LESLEY MANVILLE "PHANTOM THREAD" > LAURIE METCALF "LADY BIRD" > OCTAVIA SPENCER "THE SHAPE OF WATER" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR > WILLEM DAFOE "THE FLORIDA PROJECT" > WOODY HARRELSON "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" > RICHARD JENKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" > CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER "ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD" > SAM ROCKWELL "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY THE BIG SICK GET OUT LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY > CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > THE DISASTER ARTIST > LOGAN > MOLLY'S GAME > MUDBOUND BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > MUDBOUND > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST COSTUME DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > DARKEST HOUR > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > VICTORIA AND ABDUL BEST SOUND EDITING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST SOUND MIXING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST ANIMATED SHORT > DEAR BASKETBALL > GARDEN PARTY > LOU > NEGATIVE SPACE > REVOLTING RHYMES BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM > DEKALB ELEMENTARY > THE 11 O CLOCK > MY NEPHEW EMMETT > THE SILENT CHILD > ALL OF US BEST ORIGINAL SCORE > DUNKIRK > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST VISUAL EFFECTS > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL, 2 > KONG: SKULL ISLAND > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES BEST FILM EDITING > BABY DRIVER > DUNKIRK > I, TONYA > THE SHAPE OF WATER > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST MAKE UP/HAIRSTYLING > DARKEST HOUR > VICTORIA AND ABDUL > WONDER

From what I've seen, you're not missing loads but I guess the original is a classic for a reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I thought he was miscast too but it kind of worked in the film, I sort of forgot about it because I was too focused on his BOD *.* Thanks for commenting Grant :D x

Oops, forgot to do a nominations tally! (Good categories only, e.g no box office disaster): 17 - Call Me By Your Name - 13 - Wonder Woman - 7 - Girls Trip 7 - Hidden Figures 7 - Get Out 7 - La La Land 7 - Thor: Ragnarok - 6 - Spiderman: Homecoming 6 - Manchester by the Sea - 5 - It 5 - The Lego Batman Movie - 4 - Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 4 - Paddington 2 4 - Hacksaw Ridge - 3 - Wind River 3 - Kingsman 2 3 - The Disaster Artist 3 - Jackie 3 - The Florida Project 3 - The Greatest Showman 3 - Sing 3 - Despicable Me 3 3 - Cars 3 - 2 - Wonder 2 - The Big Sick 2 - War for the Planet of the Apes 2 - Victoria and Abdul 2 - Lion 2 - Fences - 1 - Beauty and the Beast 1 - Stronger 1 - Breathe 1 - Elle 1 - The Lego Ninjago Movie 1 - Pitch Perfect 3 1 - Split 1 - Moonlight 1 - Justice League 1 - Mother 1 - Wolf Warrior 2 1 - Jumanji 1 - Logan

Another brilliant film to add to the long list for Pixar (I think I'd rank it behind only Inside Out of all of their films since the turn of the decade *.*). It genuinely got a round of applause from my screening once it finished!! As expected from Pixar by now, it really pulls at your heartstrings. I was almost in tears when Miguel starting singing to Mama Coco at the end and she joined in :cry: Perhaps not the funniest Pixar movie to date but it certainly had its moments too, I cackled out loud when Miguel's abuela told him to get a get her shoe :lol: Remember Me is such a gorgeous little song too, I hope it snatches an Oscar nomination in Original Song tomorrow ! (Although the win still needs to go to Mystery of Love plsssss) :wub:

72. Borg vs. McEnroe I was actually going to skip this completely at the cinemas because I didn't think a tennis movie between two people I'd barely even heard of before would be my cup of tea so I was shocked at how much I ended up liking it so much. The film did a really good of establishing the personalities and backgrounds of the two main characters and that helped build to a really tense final act at Wimbledon (made especially tense by the fact I had no idea how the match would turn out and who would end up winning!). I've always liked Shia LaBeouf and he was definitely my highlight in this because McEnroe seemed to be such a fun character in real life. I couldn't believe how much Sverrir Gudnason looked like Borg in real life too once I saw the real pictures at the end. 73. A Monster Calls I wasn't hyped for this at all based off the trailers but I ended up being pretty impressed with it and it really pulled on my heartstrings - shout out to the on-screen performances by Lewis MacDougall and Felicity Jones because I was almost in tears at numerous points during the film. It was nice to have such a moving storyline mixed in with a friendly monster type film and I would definitely be interested reading the book too (which I do actually own but haven't got around to reading yet!!). The Deathly Hallows-esque visuals during the stories were such a good idea too, they were really interesting to watch. 74. Fences Another little shocker as yet another Best Picture nominee at the Oscars lands pretty low on the countdown. I think the main downfall for Fences was that it was filmed basically the exact same as a play and it felt a little unsuitable for the big screen. I'm sure a live atmosphere would have made things much more exciting but the direction of the film was just very plain and it was hard to be enthralled in such a cautious adaptation, surely the film version could have been a bit more daring? Saying that, I liked how real it felt at times and it definitely helped some parts hit home even more. Shout out to the performances from the leads too, Denzel certainly had the showier role but Viola stole the show with her snot acting - what a performance !! :wub: 75. Dunkirk Oops another shocker!! Dunkirk is on most critic's top 10 EOY lists and it is nowhere near on mine. Massively overrated in my opinion tbh and the technical aspects of the film were the only thing I as really impressed with. Sure, the visual effects were spectacular, the cinematography was breath-taking, the ticking score was so intense and a genius idea Hans Zimmer - I can't deny all of those areas of film making were excellent in this but I just had such a boring time watching the film itself. The dialogue was difficult to hear a lot of the time, the non-linear timelines were confusing and the film felt much longer than 105 minutes, it definitely began to drag for me... 76. American Assassin Another one of those totally OK movies that is just very forgettable and I would never have paid money to see in the first place. It's basically the definition of a C-list movie and although I had a good time, I'd struggle to say anything about it now if I wasn't reading back on my post for it in the thread. The opening scene on the beach was really intense especially and I remember really enjoying the ending too where it turned into a bit of a disaster flick after the bomb went off. I'd also recommend this film for anyone who likes seeing topless Dylan O'Brien, easily the highlight of the film :wub: :heehee:

I've seen parts of the first Alien which I quite enjoyed but the whole monster movie thing just isn't really my favourite genre of movie. I'd go see another one if I still have an Unlimited card but probably wouldn't spend money on seeing the sequel.. Hahah, everyone I know absolutely adored Moonlight and I just didn't get the hype. I can certainly appreciate it but it was just too dull to properly enjoy for me. Thanks for the comment Jonjo <3 At this stage, I enjoyed all of the films but just some more than others. I'd probably watch it again quite happily, I just wish it was a little shorter... Thanks for commenting Dalek!

77. The Hitman's Bodyguard I do feel a bit harsh placing this fairly low because it was pretty fun but it has proven to be really forgettable and I just can't find any room to put it any higher in my countdown. It was also a little bit too long for my liking and I feel like it would've been so much more fun if they had trimmed the runtime down just a little. They also should've given way more screen time to Salma Hayek who was absolutely hilarious in this but given far too little to work with. Reynolds and Jackson were as charismatic as ever though and did well to carry the film between them, they bounced off each other well and I definitely enjoyed watching the film... I do just wish it was a little shorter if I'm being honest. 78. Alien: Covenant Oops, it doesn't seem like 2017 was really the best year for Michael Fassbender as another film of his lands fairly low here in my countdown. I've never actually seen an Alien movie in full so I'm glad it was pretty easy to jump into and understand. It was pretty tense at times and I especially liked the dynamic between the two characters that Fassbender was playing. However, it all became a bit too predictable at the end and some of the dialogue was just dreadful. I remember cackling out loud at Fassbender delivering "don't let the bed bugs bite" completely deadpan :lol: 'Life' did the whole alien theme better to be honest and is still yet to be revealed in the countdown. 79. Mudbound Another slight shock here as one of this year's awards contenders also comes pretty low in my countdown. The third act definitely makes things a lot more interesting here but the first two is so slow and painful to sit through and I was seriously considering just switching it off and never finding out how it ends (something I've only ever done once in my entire life). I guess it was worthwhile in the end because the ending is so impactful - Garrett Hedlund and Jason Mitchell had some really moving scenes together and it was so tough to watch knowing a friendship between the two just was not plausible back when the film was set. I could rave about the final act of this film for days but surely first 90 minutes or so could have been made a bit more interesting?! 80. Moonlight Probably the first big shocker of the countdown as BEST PICTURE winner at the Oscars barely makes the top 80 of my personal countdown. I won't deny that, objectively, it was a very well made film but I do look for enjoyment value in films too and I can't say that I wasn't a bit bored for a lot of the runtime here. There were some really beautiful scenes that I could really relate to (the beach scene specifically has stuck in my mind ever since seeing this) and the middle Chiron segment in general was very strong but there were a fair few times where I was checking my watch and hoping it would be over soon. I must admit that I found the final Chiron transition a little unbelievable too and didn't really fit the character that we had come to know in the first two acts of the movie. Shout out to Naomie Harris though for being such a scene stealer here, she really deserved to be more of a contender for the win in her category last year... 81. Baywatch Unfunny comedies are usually inexcusable really but I'll let this one slide due to incredibly generous amount of topless Zac Efron scenes. I still can't place it too high on my countdown because it really didn't make me laugh out loud once but the whole cast were just so damn attractive so I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it for other reasons than comedy. The chemistry between The Rock and Zac was fun but they just couldn't make the poor material work and it was a bit cringey at times so sit through so many jokes that just did not land. I enjoyed Priyanka Chopra in it a lot too, I hope she gets more Hollywood roles in the future.

It's voting time!! You probably know the drill by now but please PM ULTRAREPUTATION your first and second preference votes (clearly labelled please) before Sunday 4th February. Here are your nominees: BEST FILM: Atonement Dreamgirls Enchanted Hairspray Half Nelson Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix Ratatouille The Simpsons Movie BEST MALE LEAD PERFORMANCE: Atonement – James McAvoy Half Nelson – Ryan Gosling Harry Potter & The order of the phoenix – Daniel Radcliffe Knocked Up – Seth Rogen Once – Glen Hansard The Pursuit of Happyness – Will Smith BEST FEMALE LEAD PERFORMANCE: Atonement – Keira Knightley Dreamgirls – Beyonce Enchanted – Amy Adams Hairspray – Nikki Blonsky Harry Potter 5 – Emma Watson BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Enchanted – James Marsden Hairspray – John Travolta Hairspray – Zac Efron Half Nelson - Anthony Mackie The Assassinatino of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Casey Affleck BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Atonement – Saoirse Ronan Atonement – Vanessa Redgrave Dreamgirls – Jennifer Hudson Enchanted – Idina Menzel Hairspray – Amanda Bynes Hairspray – Michelle Pfeiffer Hairspray – Queen Latifah BEST DIRECTOR: Atonement – Joe Wright Hairspray – Adam Shankman Harry Potter 5 - David Yates Hot Fuzz – Edgar Wright Once – John Carney BEST ANIMATED FILM: Bee Movie Ratatouille Shrek The Third Surf’s Up The Simpsons Movie BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE: Ratatouille – Patton Oswalt Shrek The Third – Eddie Murphy The Simpsons Movie – Dan Castellaneta The Simpsons Movie – Julie Kavner The Simpsons Movie – Nancy Cartwright BEST SCRIPT: Atonement Enchanted Hairspray Harry Potter 5 Hot Fuzz Knocked Up The Simpsons Movie BEST SONG: Dreamgirls: And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going Dreamgirls: Listen Enchanted: That’s How You Know Hairspray: Ladies’ Choice Hairspray: You Can’t Stop The Beat Once: Falling Slowly Votes so far... Josh!