Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Oscars 2017: Snubs, Surprises and Who'll End Up Winning

And they're out! And what a bunch of films we've got going for the big awards this year. With the journey to this point being filled with rape allegations (The Birth of a Nation) and bizarre turns of events (Deadpool's big success with nominations elsewhere), it was hard to know just what would end up in the final nominations list. But let's get to it in order of announcement, starting with...

Best Supporting Actor
Snubs: The big names being thrown around here are Hugh Grant and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who have had a good run with the Golden Globes and BAFTAs but barely made it into the final five here. Kevin Costner was also considered a strong possibility but to no avail.
Surprises: Michael Shannon! Lucas Hedges! And I'm still curious why Dev Patel is a supporting actor in his own movie.
Who Should Win? Jeff Bridges/Michael Shannon/Marershala Ali
Who Will Win? Mahershala Ali

Best Cinematography
Snubs: A good few films - award-winning and indie - could have made the cut here, with the likes of The Neon Demon, Swiss Army Man and Nocturnal Animals being worthy here. 
Surprises: None! Each entry is a worthy nominee.
Who Should Win? Arrival/La La Land
Who Will Win? Arrival/La La Land

Best Actor
  • Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea
  • Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
  • Ryan Gosling - La La Land
  • Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
  • Denzel Washington - Fences
Snubs: Tom Hanks? Jake Gyllenhaal? Heck, in an alternative dimension maybe even Ryan Reynolds could have been included here.
Surprises: None! They're the exact same batch of people who have been nominated throughout. Although kudos to Mortensen to elevating such a small film to new heights.
Who Should Win? Casey Affleck/Ryan Gosling
Who Will Win? Casey Affleck/Ryan Gosling

Best Sound Editing
Snubs: Sound awards tend to be where some of the more general audience-friendly films make their appearance. So alas, no love for the likes of Star Wars, Captain America, or The Jungle Book.
Surprises: None!
Who Should Win? Arrival/La La Land
Who Will Win? Arrival/La La Land

Best Sound Mixing
Snubs: The biggest one is probably The Jungle Book, although some love for animated movies like Finding Dory could also have been given here.
Surprises: Let's be honest: does anyone even remember 13 Hours? Yet here sits a Michael Bay film.
Who Should Win? Arrival/La La Land
Who Will Win? Arrival/La La Land

Best Production Design
Snubs: Poor Jackie failed to make a mark here despite how elegant it looks.
Surprises: Only one of my personal nominees made the cut, and that's Fantastic Beasts. The rest are solid...but was anyone expecting the panned Passengers or the return of Coen Brothers effort Hail, Caesar!? Certainly not me.
Who Should Win? Arrival/La La Land
Who Will Win? La La Land

Best Visual Effects
Snubs: No Fantastic Beasts? Not even Arrival could make it here, despite featuring some realistic space pods and some great alien creations.
Surprises: Kubo and the Two Strings! An animated film hasn't been nominated for this category since The Nightmare Before Christmas, so this is certainly a huge surprise.
Who Should Win? Doctor Strange/The Jungle Book
Who Will Win? The Jungle Book

Best Costume Design

Snubs: There was plenty of talk for Kubo possibly making waves here too, but I think it would have been neat seeing the likes of Hail, Caesar! and even the overlooked Everybody Wants Some!! making a mark here.
Surprises: None!
Who Should Win? Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them/Jackie/La La Land
Who Will Win? Jackie/La La Land

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Snubs: I really wish they'd expand this category to having five nominees like all the others, as there are so many possible entries. Deadpool, The Neon Demon, Sing Street... c'mon Academy, a lot of work goes into it!
Surprises: Suicide Squad: Oscar nominee. *shudders*. Also, I was not even aware of A Man Called Ove, so... surprise!
Who Should Win? Star Trek Beyond
Who Will Win? Star Trek Beyond

Best Original Score
  • Jackie
  • La La Land
  • Lion
  • Moonlight
  • Passengers
Snubs: Okay, I have a soft spot for Thomas Newman's work on Finding Dory, so I'm especially upset by its lack of recognition here. But even then, maybe Kubo or The BFG could have made a mark here.
Surprises: Passengers! It's here again. Does this mean I definitely have to see it now? Because the reviews put me off.
Who Should Win? La La Land
Who Will Win? La La Land

Best Original Song
  • Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land
  • Can't Stop the Feeling - Trolls
  • City of Stars - La La Land
  • The Empty Chair - Jim: The James Foley Story
  • How Far I'll Go - Moana
Snubs: SING STREET. SING STREET. SING STREET. SING STREET. 'Drive it Like You Stole It' has been a strong favourite for many, and its Golden Globe nomination gave it some legitimacy. But the film has walked out of 2016 with nothing, which pains me. It's also interesting to see a lack of love for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping in the one category it might have had a shot at. Maybe voters think they're being "so humble"?
Surprises: TWO nominations for La La Land! Not only that, but one being for 'Audition' rather than the likes of 'Another Day of Sun'. Also, 'The Empty Chair'.
Who Should Win? City of Stars (La La Land)
Who Will Win? City of Stars (La La Land)

Best Original Screenplay
  • Hell or High Water
  • La La Land
  • The Lobster
  • Manchester By The Sea
  • 20th Century Women
Snubs: While the final five are all solid picks, would it have hurt to have gone left-field with some of its choices? The Nice Guys? Swiss Army Man? No?
Surprises: None! Although very happy to see The Lobster get some recognition/
Who Should Win? Hell or High Water/La La Land/The Lobster
Who Will Win? La La Land/Manchester By The Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Arrival
  • Fences
  • Hidden Figures
  • Lion
  • Moonlight
Snubs: There's been a little talk of a potential Deadpool nod here, especially following a WGA nomination, so his lack of presence is a little disappointing. Aside from that... Hacksaw Ridge?
Surprises: None!
Who Should Win? Moonlight/Arrival
Who Will Win? Moonlight

Best Animated Feature
  • Kubo and the Two Strings
  • Moana
  • My Life as a Zucchini
  • The Red Turtle
  • Zootropolis
Snubs: FINDING DORY. FINDING DORY. FINDING DORY. FINDING DORY. It always depresses me when a Pixar movie fails to get nominated (except Cars 2. That year the disappointment was for Tintin's lack of nomination), and for this particular entry, the workmanship on Hank was alone worth a nomination. There's also some outcry for Your Name, although its lack of US release may be the cause of that.
Surprises: The Red Turtle came out left-field here, although it's hardly a huge surprise. 
Who Should Win? Kubo and the Two Strings/Zootropolis
Who Will Win? Zootropolis

Best Supporting Actress
  • Viola Davis - Fences
  • Naomie Harris - Moonlight
  • Nicole Kidman - Lion
  • Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
  • Michelle Williams - Manchester By The Sea
Snubs: None!
Surprises: None, but a big win for people of colour with three nominees here!
Who Should Win? Viola Davis/Michelle Williams
Who Will Win? Viola Davis

Best Film Editing
  • Arrival
  • Hacksaw Ridge
  • Hell or High Water
  • La La Land
  • Moonlight
Snubs: None!
Surprises: None!
Who Should Win? La La Land
Who Will Win? La La Land

Best Actress
  • Isabelle Huppert - Elle
  • Ruth Negga - Loving
  • Natalie Portman - Jackie
  • Emma Stone - La La Land
  • Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
Snubs: Everyone knows which one is most deserving of being here.Amy Adams won me over in both Arrival and Nocturnal Animals and even gave her my own recognition in my Best (and Worst) of 2016 awards. There's also the lack of Annette Benning though, who's performance in 20th Century Women has been making waves for months yet has ended up with nothing with the big award.
Surprises: While all five have been recurring appearances on the awards circuit, Ruth Negga has been a smaller name amongst giants of Portman and Stone. 
Who Should Win? Emma Stone/Natalie Portman
Who Will Win? Isabelle Huppert/Natalie Portman/Emma Stone

Best Director
  • Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
  • Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
  • Damien Chazelle - La La Land
  • Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester By The Sea
  • Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Snubs: No love for Nocturnal Animals or Silence here despite rave reviews for Tom Ford and Martin Scorsese, and for a possible bit of racial diversity Denzel Washington for Fences, although he's got attention already with his Best Actor nomination. 
Surprises: Again, no surprises here as all five were recently nominated for in the Golden Globes. At most, Mel Gibson being welcomed back so openly a decade on from his controversial comments is a shock, but no more than it was a month ago.
Who Should Win? Damien Chazelle/Denis Villeneuve
Who Will Win? Damien Chazelle

Best Picture
Snubs: Whilst many are likely crying out over a snubbed Deadpool nomination, it's more the artistic works like Silence and Nocturnal Animals that have been cut off. Personally, I think it would have been a nice touch for Zootropolis to make an appearance - although Arrival does have the whole basis of unity between races/countries covered.
Surprises: Honestly, there are no real surprises here. Each of these films has been leading the fray, whilst the likes of Arrival have had winning reviews regardless.
Who Should Win? La La Land/Manchester By The Sea/Moonlight
Who Will Win? La La Land/Moonlight


So! With a good few of these coming to cinemas in the upcoming weeks, expect a slew of new reviews!*

*maybe. No promises
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Tuesday, 10 January 2017

La La Land (2017) Film Review

La La Land is a film that really doesn't need any introduction, as its recurring news stories regarding its success at awards ceremonies – most recently its record-breaking clean sweep at the Golden Globes – has been the talk of the town. But I digress, for its revival of the classic Hollywood strategy nonetheless desires some commentary: director Damien Chazelle has long wished to bring about the musical with a new tale (unlike recent Oscar favourites Les Misérables and Into the Woods, which are retellings), and for years had been working alongside his frequent film composer and former classmate Justin Hurwitz in bringing back the long-dead genre that had once been the epitome of the film industry. However, it was only after a little Oscar-winning film called Whiplash that studios finally took a fancy to the idea of a big Hollywood musical, and with a bigger budget than initially scheduled the dream came true. La La Land became a reality; a reality that had been touted for Oscar glory since word of its existence came around, and once it premiered at the Venice Film Festival it took off like a rocket has become this almost unstoppable juggernaut. But with all this praise and glory being spread around, is La La Land really this grand spectacle that deserves the ever-desirable Best Picture Oscar? 

 Opening with an extravagant opening number and presented in full Cinemascope glory, La La Land follows two individuals struggling to make their dreams come true in the magical land of Los Angeles; one (Emma Stone) is a wannabe actress who can never get past the audition stage, the other (Ryan Gosling) a penniless pianist who wants to revive jazz by opening a club in a historical location and ensuring that his beloved genre doesn't die out. When the two meet, they hardly seem to get along ("There's only you and I; and we've got no shot"), and the chemistry is all too palpable to ignore. As a couple, they push each other to work towards their respective dreams, but the strains brought about by one another's time-consuming alternatives could very well be a breaking point. When living in the great city of "the disc and mic and neon glow", can the two push through to stay together whilst making their dreams a reality?

 La La Land is a lot more than the stereotypical rom-com storyline that one may have presumed from that basic synopsis or the trailers, and I don't just mean because it has the occasional song and dance number. The thing with this particular musical is instead that it's so well-crafted that it's almost unbelievable, and that does go for the film's structure. With botched meet-cute scenarios and numbers lamenting such a union to a gorgeous date set within the Griffith Observatory, it brings about some glorious moments that are balanced well with some amusing dialogue and even the more sombre moments. This is a pairing you grow to really care for, and each executive decision they make you worry about what possible outcome it could have on the two of them. And with the musical interludes being played off in a fashion which – whilst never being quite as on-the-nose as Patrick Dempsey's questioning in Enchanted – is far from serious, it creates a tone that invokes all kinds of emotional attachment that'll leave you either ecstatic, amused, or in tears – and sometimes all of them at the same time. This is particularly a highlight at the very end, which is all I dare say before a) spoilers come out and b) tears do too.

Of course, the music is the main selling point to this movie, as highlighted in every trailer, TV spot and commercial you might find. And for those in need of new show tunes, you're in luck, as each song brings about a well of emotion. From the extraordinary 'Another Day of Sun' (a tune I personally cannot stop listening to) and 'Someone in the Crowd' to the quieter 'Audition', and of course the simple but unforgettable 'City of Stars' (a shoo-in for every Best Original Song award out there this season), each one hits the right mark and throws you right in; elevated thanks to the gorgeous cinematography and direction (more on that later). John Legend's musical appearance for 'Start a Fire' is perhaps a little too likable for being something that comes to play against Gosling's Seb Wilder, but considering that it's done to bring about a larger crowd it makes complete sense. Justin Hurwitz's original score, in the meantime, also does a very good job, with particular highlights including the main theme and 'Epilogue'. In short, it's a soundtrack that you'll be listening to again and again long after the film is over.

 Emma Stone is no newbie to the world of music, and it clearly shows in her breath-taking performance as Mia Dolan. Her vocalisation is pitch-perfect; her dance skills remarkable, and her acting is a sure-fire way of earning yet another Oscar nomination (the first time being for Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) and maybe even a win. Ryan Gosling is the perfect foil, as proven time and time again with each of their projects. The two share impossible levels of screen chemistry but doesn't overshadow their individual performances, for Gosling also delivers on that level. In supporting roles, you have John Legend's vocalist who's filled to the brim with charm but still somewhat despicable; Rosemarie DeWitt is great as Wilder's nagging sister, and whilst J.K. Simmons is little more than a glorified cameo that reminds you of his and Chazelle's last collaboration, he still brings out his A-game for the man who got him an Oscar.

Whiplash had already made Damien Chazelle a name worthy of memorising thanks to his strong work there, but La La Land cements that with his incredible direction. From a large ensemble number set in a never-ending traffic jam to the minimalization of lighting and focus for the quieter moments, he and cinematographer Linus Sandgren make a remarkable duo that create such stunning visuals. The production design also deserves credit, for the incredible amount of work put it is all there on the screen to be marvelled at, whilst the editing is straight-up seamless. 

La La Land is a near-perfect resurrection of the long-thought-dead musical genre that now only gets attention every festive season. Thanks to yet another excellent performance from Stone and Gosling and some glorious direction by Chazelle, it brings about the genre with great gusto and triumph that you'll be dancing your way home and saving up for your next ticket. The songs won't exit your mind; the story will stick around, and with any luck, it'll take home the championed Best Picture Academy Award come February 26th. 10/10.
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Monday, 2 January 2017

The Whovian Avenger's Best (and Worst) of 2016

As long-time readers may be aware, I've been prone to producing a set of awards to celebrate the best and worst films that I've seen over the course of the year. Last year things didn't go quite to plan due to technical difficulties, but with a larger array of movies under my belt, it felt like the best option to try again and allow certain films to be namechecked. Now, the ordering will be the same as last year's Academy Awards, but with a few different awards sprinkled in to make things a little different. So! Let's get started with...

Best Original Screenplay
And the nominees are...
And the winner is...
Swiss Army Man is one of the most ingenious and new ideas that 2016 brought about in a year filled with adaptations and sequels, and what tops the whole thing off is just how great a screenplay it is. It's smart, funny, and genuinely creative throughout the first two acts, and whilst the very end is a little lacklustre, its ability to muster up dozens of theories is something to be commended.

Best Adapted Screenplay
And the nominees are...
The Big Short managed to do what few films can do - make economics interesting for the general moviegoer. With its balance between a slew of characters and how it presents the world they reside in, it succeeds in creating a solid film that's hard to believe really happened - let alone happened so recently.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
And the nominees are...
And the winner is...
Now, I know what you're going to say: "Really, The Jungle Book??", but the amount of effort it takes to turn a computer-generated character and turn it into a fully fledged character which you can get attached to is high - why do you think Andy Serkis gets so much credit for his numerous performances against green screens? - and Lupita Nyong'o absolutely nails it.

Best Costume Design
And the nominees are...
Too often have the team behind the beloved Harry Potter franchise managed to win over audiences with their distinct and memorable costumes, and the first entry in the universe-expanding is no exception. From the instantly recognisable look of leading man Newt Scamander to the formal attire needed for the underground scene, this film is chockablock with delightful outfits.

Best Production Design
And the nominees are...
  • Doctor Strange
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • Swiss Army Man
  • The Jungle Book
  • Zootropolis
And the winner is...
Yes, this is a world filled entirely with computer-generated imagery... so what? It's still got some of the best design work going round this year and is absolutely beautiful as a result.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
And the nominees are...
And the winner is...
Star Trek Beyond is a film that has gone about mostly forgotten by the mainstream audience, and it's a great pity because its outstanding work on its alien species and space age design was at its best; highlighting all the new and nostalgia for the brand's 50th anniversary with the work n such characters as Jaylah and Krall.

Best Cinematography
And the nominees are...
And the winner is...
There just something about the visual look to Swiss Army Man that really looks beautiful. Directing duo The Daniels had already become key directors with their work on music videos, but with a bigger scale to play with they go all-out with some stunning cinematography - and for a couple of newbies doing this well, they truly deserve some applause.

Best Film Editing
And the nominees are...
  • Creed
  • The Big Short
  • The Jungle Book
  • The Neon Demon
  • The Revenant
And the winner is...
What a gorgeously produced movie. Whilst it is prone to being a tad seizure-inducing, the editing of this film is a crowning achievement for director Nicholas Winding Refn, and is the icing on the cake for a surreal viewing experience.

Best Sound Mixing/Editing
And the nominees are...
  • Arrival
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Creed
  • Finding Dory
  • The Revenant
And the winner is...
A film based on deciphering language may sound like a wasted reason for awarding it, but the distinct and truly alien sound effects blended together with the terrifyingly tense tone surrounding both the army base and the rest of the planet is reason enough to award this stunning movie the best sound editing/mixing credit 

Best Visual Effects
And the nominees are...
And the winner is...
As great as it was to see Peter Cushing being brought back to life or the all-out acid trip that Benedict Cumberbatch embarked on, the creation of an ultra-realistic jungle and dozens of different species is something to be astounded by - and once Oscar season rolls in, I imagine it'll be just the same there.

Most Underrated Film of 2016
And the nominees are:
And the winner is...
Why Eddie the Eagle? Well, for a film with arguably the most generic plot going round, it's just so surprising that it was as fun an experience that it ended up being. With a solid leading duo with Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton and a feel-good tone throughout, it's simply a fun enough film that's gone largely forgotten as the year went by.

Most Overrated Film of 2016
And the nominees are:
And the winner is...
Nocturnal Animals has been praised by almost every critic out there, and I can kinda see why. It has some great performances and some great direction by Tom Ford...but that's all I can really say about it. Its numerous narratives don't quite blend together as well as you'd think, and it ultimately ends in an anti-climatic way. It's hardly the worst film on this list, but for a film that's likely going to earn some Oscar glory I'd consider it the most overrated.

Best Animated Feature
And the nominees are:
And the winner is...
Surprise! Bet you thought it would Finding Dory, didn't ya? Luckily for the Mouse House, their crowning achievement of the year is being praised by practically everyone and made it very difficult for the rest of the animation landscape to surpass it in quality. With a brilliant story, lovable characters and a great moral, it made people forget about Frozen for a little while and embrace the anthropomorphic world.

Best Supporting Actor
And the nominees are:
  • Alan Rickman - Eye in the Sky
  • Chadwick Boseman - Captain America: Civil War
  • Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
  • John Goodman - 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Sylvester Stallone - Creed
And the winner is...
What a surprisingly terrifying performance from John Goodman. The infamous actor absolutely makes this surprising movie even better thanks to his unforgettably scary role; you never know whether to trust him or not and to properly achieve that is commendable.

Biggest Surprise of 2016
And the nominees are:
And the winner is...
Popstar is a comedy that made me laugh more than once, which is enough to make it a surprise; but for a movie to make me laugh uncontrollably whilst producing some memorable tunes and characters? That's what I call a huge surprise. While 10 Cloverfield Lane may have come out of nowhere and Ghostbusters didn't end up being terrible, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping was an outright success, and one I highly look forward to revisiting.

Biggest Disappointment of 2016
And the nominees are:
Was there any doubt that this would be the biggest disappointment? The film everyone was looking forward to regardless of their opinion on Man of Steel and their promoted allegiance to whichever superhero cinematic universe turned out to be outright bad, with problems a-plenty. Hell, it barely avoids being one of the worst films of the year. And yes, I've seen it again since - it's still pretty bad.

Best Original Song
And the nominees are:
  • Drive It Like You Stole It - Sing Street (Sing Street)
  • Heathens - Twenty One Pilots (Suicide Squad)
  • I'm So Humble - Conner4Real ft. Adam Levine (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping)
  • Montage - Andy Hull and Robert McDowell (Swiss Army Man)
  • How Far I'll Go - Auli'i Cravalho (Moana)
And the winner is...
Sing Street is another one of those surprise success stories that was sweet and charming, but it's through its numerous musical interludes that this movie truly thrives - and none quite so enjoyable as this midpoint 50s riff. The 80s are reborn in a pleasant earworm way.

Best Original Score
And the nominees are:
  • Henry Jackman - Captain America: Civil War
  • Junkie XL - Deadpool
  • Michael Giacchino - Zootropolis
  • Stephen Bennicks - Room
  • Thomas Newman - Finding Dory
And the winner is...
The original film had such a beautiful score going for it, but Newman's successor adds new levels of emotion and heart to the pre-existing underwater world, with only a few small delves back into the first film's music for some key tones. It's the one soundtrack I've been listening to all year without fail so one would be mad not to give it the win here.

Best Director
And the nominees are:
  • Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
  • Jon Favreau - The Jungle Book
  • Lenny Abrahamson - Room
  • Nicholas Winding Refn - The Neon Demon
  • Scott Derrickson - Doctor Strange
And the winner is...
When the Oscars nominations were announced last January, many were surprised by Abrahamson's inclusion in the best director category. But when you watch the film, you can understand why - he does a magnificent job in creating the small world of Room and the vast new world of humanity. 

Best Actress (Mainstream)
And the nominees are:
And the winner is...
Ellen DeGeneres may have already won over audience hearts the first time around, but she excels even further with her own sequel, bringing about in-depth emotion and comedy into her performance reprisal and reminding us just why we love Dory so much.

Best Actress (Dramatic)
And the nominees are:
  • Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
  • Amy Adams - Arrival
  • Amy Adams - Nocturnal Animals
  • Brie Larson - Room
  • Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
And the winner is...
Amy Adams has had a banner year at the movies (if you forget her unnecessary role in Batman V Superman), but between her work in Arrival and her performance in Nocturnal Animals, it's Arrival that presents her best acting to date. Her fear of the unknown; her obsession with the task at hand; her willingness to go above and beyond in her goal of deciphering...her role as Louise Banks is arguably the best female character we've had all year.

Best Actor (Mainstream)
And the nominees are:
  • Chris Evans - Captain America: Civil War
  • Dwayne Johnson - Moana
  • Mark Rylance - The BFG
  • Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys
  • Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool
And the winner is...
For a guy to sacrifice years of his life on a single project is ballsy. For him to do such a stellar job in what could easily be an unbearable role and get so much credit that he's now a Golden Globe nominee? That's straight-up astounding. But that's just how good Ryan Reynolds is, as he breathes life and soul into a comic book movie that few people thought would work but turned out pretty great.

Best Actor (Dramatic)
And the nominees are:
  • Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
  • Jacob Tremblay - Room
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Snowden
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
  • Steve Carell - The Big Short
And the winner is...
Jacob Tremblay was never going to get an Oscar nomination for his role in Room, but he truly deserved one. He's not only the best child actor working today,  but he's also just a superb actor period; few could steal a movie from a performance like Brie Larson's., but young Tremblay is just so good that he does exactly that - he's just that good.

Worst Picture
And the nominees are:
Was there ever any doubt? Grimsby was the film that outright broke me; an 83 'experience' that disgusted, depressed and angered me in ways that I highly doubt Sacha Baron Cohen and company wanted it to. While Dirty Grandpa bored me and Norm of the North terrified me, Grimsby made me want to quit watching films forever. Nice one, guys.

Best Picture
And the nominees are:
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Deadpool
  • Finding Dory
  • Hell or High Water
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Room
  • Sing Street
  • Spotlight
  • The Nice Guys
  • Zootropolis
And the winner is...
You already knew this thanks to my recent top ten of the year list, so for actual details look no further than here, but unless you can't be bothered - it's no 10/10 movie (no film was in 2016), but it's certainly the closest we've gotten to one.

You can read my entire ranking of films for the year here, and I'm already seeing potential entries to 2017's rankings through the likes of upcoming movies such as La La Land, but until the first reviews for the year turn up - here's hoping for a great year at the movies!
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