the 1st annual MARZON-YEAH! awards - part 1
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD SHOWS IN ALL OF MY HOUSE. This is a chance for me to share the best and worst of all the movies I saw (strictly) in theaters or whatever other categories I want to throw in. Today, we look at the categories of:
BEST MOVIE
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCES
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCES
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST SCORE & SONG
MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIE
Without further ado, here are my picks:
BEST MOVIE
ARRIVAL
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
DOCTOR STRANGE
LA LA LAND
MOONLIGHT
THE NICE GUYS
For BEST MOVIE, it's pretty self explanatory: it's whatever I had the best time with in the theater, or what I found the most insightful or fulfilling or beautiful. It's not a surprise that the big winner for me is LA LA LAND. I loved this movie so much, and you can read why here. The other five come in close, but LA LA LAND was the one I related to the most and where I found so much to love.
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCES
ARRIVAL - Amy Adams
DEADPOOL - Ryan Reynolds
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - Hailee Steinfeld
ELLE - Isabelle Huppert
FENCES - Denzel Washington
HIDDEN FIGURES - Taraji P. Henson
JACKIE - Natalie Portman
LA LA LAND - Emma Stone
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - Casey Affleck
THE NICE GUYS - Ryan Gosling
SILENCE - Andrew Garfield
20TH CENTURY WOMEN - Annette Bening
Not gonna give a solid winner here, but these were the actors who done right by me in their films. Amy Adams was so emotionally affecting; Ryan Reynolds was hilarious, but also gave Deadpool/Wade Wilson a lot of heart; Hailee Steinfeld felt so natural and relatable; Isabelle Huppert carried that movie on her strength as a woman; I can listen to Denzel Washington talk August Wilson's dialogue for days; Taraji P. Henson showed great strength and courage; Natalie Portman accurately portrayed Jackie Kennedy with such grace and respect; Emma Stone is so good, especially when she goes subtle, but really excels at letting the audience know what she's thinking just through her facial expressions; Casey Affleck thrives on the subtlety of his performance; Ryan Gosling is so much better in THE NICE GUYS than in LA LA LAND, when he's free to go completely off-the-rails, comedy-wise, while also giving his character more layers; Andrew Garfield has much more to play around with in SILENCE than in HACKSAW RIDGE; Annette Bening is so warm and caring as a mother I'm sure everyone wanted or had as a kid.
my vote to win the oscar: emma stone & ryan gosling (the nice guys)
Probably Going to Win the Oscar: Emma stone & casey affleck
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCES
ALLIED - Marion Cotillard
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR - Chadwick Boseman
DOCTOR STRANGE - Tilda Swinton
FENCES - Viola Davis
HELL OR HIGH WATER - Jeff Bridges
LION - Dev Patel
MOONLIGHT - Mahershala Ali
THE NICE GUYS - Angourie Rice
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS - Michael Shannon
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS - Aaron Taylor-Johnson
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE - John Goodman
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE - Michael Fassbender
Most of these performances did affect me in the best of ways: Marion Cotillard is so enchanting and heartbreaking; Chadwick Boseman gives it his all and is so badass in his brilliant subplot; Tilda Swinton plays wise and badass so well, too; Viola Davis bares her soul and goes all out; Jeff Bridges was born to play this old Sheriff role; Dev Patel is no longer Mr. Slumdog and has grown as an actor so well, especially in LION; Mahershala Ali is so natural, and that table scene will stick with me forever; Angourie Rice exudes charm and has great comedic timing for a young actress; similar to Jeff Bridges, Michael Shannon excels as another older Sheriff-type and gets to chew some scenery to great effect; Aaron Taylor-Johnson takes chewing scenery to a whole new level, and is spellbindingly creepy at the same time; John Goodman takes spellbindingly creepy to a whole new level; Michael Fassbender was the only good part of the damn movie (minus the whole hanging out in a globe of rubble...).
my vote to win the oscar: viola davis & Michael shannon
probably going to win the oscar: viola davis & Mahershala ali
BEST SCREENPLAY
DEADPOOL
HELL OR HIGH WATER
MOONLIGHT
THE NICE GUYS
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
20TH CENTURY WOMEN
my vote to win the oscar: deadpool
probably going to win the oscar: moonlight (& la la land)
BEST SCORE
DOCTOR STRANGE
I love this score mainly because of my love for the movie, and the fact that it's probably the first memorable theme for an Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character.
BEST SONG
LA LA LAND - “A Lovely Night”
Hands down, the best song of the whole movie. This is the most plot-relevant and Broadway-like the musical gets.
MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIE
ASSASSIN’S CREED
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
A MONSTER CALLS
SUICIDE SQUAD
Self-explanatory. With THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS and A MONSTER CALLS, I was expecting to get emotional 24/7 in the theater, but it didn't happen and I was pissed. For the other four films listed, I just was too disappointed with the story and lack of character development/connection. Ugh.
Thanks for joining me for part 1 of the MARZON-YEAH! Awards! I'll be back next week with answers to more unique categories, such as: