The 1st Annual Todd Awards (2012)

The 1st Annual Todd Awards

 

-Nominations-

I have decided to further indulge my obsession with movies by creating my own little movie awards. Every year, the Oscars let me down in some of the big categories. Last year was a huge disappointment all around, not only with the winners ("The Artist"), but with many of the nominees as well. Most of the time the Academy Awards tend to recognize the more artistic films of the year rather than blockbusters. I do agree that most of the better films are not the summer blockbusters we flock to see, but unlike the Academy, I feel that not all blockbusters should be overlooked.
Also, I tend to feel that naming one film better than all the rest can be very presumptuous and unfair. I prefer the format of the Golden Globes where there are two Best Picture categories, Drama and Musical or Comedy. So, I have decided pattern The Todd Awards after the Golden Globes. There may be up to five nominees in each category. Firstly, I will nominate those films I believe deserve recognition, and later in the month I will list the winners. It should be noted that though I may already have an idea of who my winners could be, I have not already decided who they are. You may find similar nominations here as you will with other major award shows, but it should also be noted that no matter who the nominees/winners are, these awards are solely predicated upon my own personal tastes and are not meant to please all who read them. Movies are, and always should be, subjective. And now here are the nominees for The 1st Annual Todd Awards:

BEST PICTURE - DRAMA

Argo
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

21 Jump Street
Brave
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA

Ben Affleck - Argo
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Liam Neeson - The Grey
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA

Amy Adams - The Master
Emily Blunt - Looper
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games 
Naomi Watts - The Impossible

BEST ACTOR - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Jonah Hill - 21 Jump Street
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Chris Pine - This Means War
Channing Tatum - 21 Jump Street

BEST ACTRESS - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Elizabeth Banks - What to Expect When You're Expecting
Emily Blunt - The Five Year Engagement
Julianne Hough - Rock of Ages
Anna Kendrick - Pitch Perfect
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jason Clarke - Zero Dark Thirty
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
Tom Hardy - The Dark Knight Rises
Eddie Redmayne - Les Miserables
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Samantha Barks - Les Miserables
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - The Dark Knight Rises
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Charlize Theron - Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST DIRECTOR

Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Tom Hooper - Les Miserables
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Rises
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SCREENPLAY

Mark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty
Rian Johnson - Looper
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Chris Terrio - Argo

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Danny Cohen - Les Miserables
Greig Fraser - Zero Dark Thirty
Wally Pfister - The Dark Knight Rises
Rodrigo Prieto - Argo
Dariusz Wolski - Prometheus

BEST EDITING

Christopher S. Capp, Stephen Mirrione, & Juliette Welfling - The Hunger Games
Chris Dickens & Melanie Oliver - Les Miserables
William Goldenberg - Argo
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor - Zero Dark Thirty
Lee Smith - The Dark Knight Rises

BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS

The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

James Newton Howard - Snow White and the Huntsman
Howard Shore - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Marc Streitenfeld - The Grey
John Williams - Lincoln
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises

Winners will be listed the last weekend in February.

Nomination Count:

Les Miserables - 8
The Dark Knight Rises - 8
Zero Dark Thirty - 7
Argo - 6
Silver Linings Playbook - 5
Lincoln - 4
The Hunger Games - 3
21 Jump Street - 3
Django Unchained - 3
Snow White and the Huntsman - 3
Prometheus - 2
Looper - 2
The Master - 2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 2
Brave - 1
Moonrise Kingdom - 1
The Grey - 1
Flight - 1
The Impossible - 1
This Means War - 1
What to Expect When You're Expecting - 1
The Five Year Engagement - 1
Rock of Ages - 1
Pitch Perfect - 1
The Avengers - 1