Welcome to the 52nd Annual Snubby Awards, where we honor the best films and performances of the year inexplicably ignored by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the worst host-related scandal we’ve had only involved swiping a cookie someone had left unsupervised.
Snubbies threads that delved into cinema’s past stuck to the “major” awards categories, plus three more categories that don’t exist but should — Best Stuntwork, Best Voicework, and Best Cast. But as these movies are fresh in our minds, we’ll include every Oscar category, plus those three new ones.
Voting works like this: In each category below, suggest any and every film or performance you think is deserving except ones that received an Oscar nomination. Upvote as many suggestions as you think are deserving (and unlike most threads, upvoting yourself is fare game). Top five upvote-getters will be our Snubby nominees, and we’ll start another thread in two weeks to vote for the winners, who will receive a gold state of Spike Lee (who shockingly finally got the Best Director nod he deserved 30 years ago. And 26 years ago. And 21 years ago. And 16 years ago.) As always, please try and keep commentary to the Discussion Threads, to keep the page from getting too messy. (Still easier to follow than Kinja)
Here for your reference, are this year’s Oscar nominees, who are not eligible for a Snubby.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina de Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlackKklansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Director
Spike Lee, BlackKklansman
Paweł Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BlackKklansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Best Editing
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Hale County, This Morning This Evening
Minding The Gap
Of Fathers And Sons
RBG
Best Costume Design
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen Of Scots
Best Makeup And Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen Of Scots
Vice
Best Original Score
Black Panther
BlackKklansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle Of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song
“All The Stars,” Black Panther
“I Will Fight,” RBG
“The Place Where Lost Things Go,” Mary Poppins Returns
“Shallow,” A Star Is Born
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings,” The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Animated Short Film
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Best Documentary Short Subject
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night At The Garden
Period. End Of Sentence
Best Live Action Short Film
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
