For the past two years our blog has honored the best in science fiction and fantasy. Past winners include Hugo and The Dark Knight Rises. This year Science Fiction, fantasy, Horror and Action films demonstrated that there were unforgettable genre movies. They were infused with great acting, incredible directing and most importantly, an original visions. The following films demonstrated that although genre films have a stigma against them, there is still room for creativeness.
THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS FOR THE TECHNICAL AWARDS ARE:
Art Direction
Ender’s Game
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Lone Ranger
Oz: The Great and Powerful
Cinematography
Sean Bobbit-Byzantium
Hoyte
van Hoytema-Her
Emanuel Lubezki-Gravity
Anthony Dodd Mantle-Trance
Amir Mokri-Man of Steel
Costume
Design
Paco Delgado-Blancanieves
Gary Jones- Oz: The Great and Powerful
Penny Rose-The Lone Ranger
Trish Summerville-The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Richard Taylor, Ann Maskrey-The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Film
Editing
The Conjuring
Gravity
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Trance
World War Z
Makeup
Elysium
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Oz :The Great and Powerful
Star Trek Into Darkness
Warm Bodies
Music
Score
Danny Elfman: Oz: The Great and Powerful
Michael Ghiacchino: Star Trek Into Darkness
Steven Price-Gravity
Howard Shore: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Hans Zimmer-Man of Steel
Sound
Editing
Trance
Gravity
Oblivion
Pacific Rim
World War Z
Sound
Mixing
Elysium
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Man of Steel
Pacific Rim
Stunt Ensemble
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Kick Ass 2
Man of Steel
Visual
Effects
Elysium
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gravity
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
THE SCREENPLAY, ACTING AND DIRECTING AWARDS:
Best
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathon
Levine-Warm Bodies
Nick
Damici-We Are What We Are
Simon Beaufoy-The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Peter Jackson-The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Pablo Berger-Blancanieves
Original Screenplay
Joe
Ahearne-Trance
Chad Hayes
& Cary Hayes-The Conjuring
Alfonso
Cuaron & Jonas Cuaron-Gravity
Simon Pegg
& Edgar Wright-The World’s End
Spike
Jonze-Her
Actress in a Supporting Role
Gemma
Arteron-Byzantium
Scarlet Johansson-Her
Nicole Kidman-Stoker
Lili Taylor-The Conjuring
Maribel Verdu-Blancanieves
Actor in a Supporting Role
Vincent Cassel-Trance
Benedict Cumberbatch-Star Trek Into Darkness
Russell Crowe-Man of Steel
Tom Hiddleston-Thor: The Dark World
Ben Kingsley-Iron Man 3
Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock-Gravity
Rosario Dawson-Trance
Jennifer Lawrence-The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
Saorise Ronan-Byzantium
Saoirse Ronan-How I Live Now
Actor in a Leading
Role
Matt
Damon-Elysium
Robert Downey Jr.-Iron Man 3
James McAvoy-Trance
Simon Pegg-The World’s End
Joaquin Phoenix-Her
Directing
Pablo Berger-Blancanieves
Alfonso Cuaron-Gravity
Spike Jonze-Her
Jonathan Levine-Warm Bodies
Edgar Wright-The World’s End
AND THE NOMINEES FOR BEST PICTURE ARE
Blancanieves
Gravity
Her
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Warm Bodies
This year the race came down to one film as it showed how cinema has evolved. The technological feat mixed with the emotional story line and great acting only made for an enduring movie that was unforgettable. The other four films were a demonstration of how the genre film has changed and while "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was a typical Hollywood film, it was a great adventure.
AND THE WINNER IS GRAVITY
