My personal 2010-201- Decade Awards...
by Ryan_MYeah | created - 24 Jul 2017 | updated - 10 Oct 2018 | PublicMy Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners. Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
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1. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST MOTION PICTURE
other nominees:
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inside Out
The Social Network
2. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 666,691 | Gross: $42.34M
BEST DIRECTOR - ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INNARITU
other nominees:
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
Denis Villeneuve - Blade Runner 2049
3. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,720 | Gross: $182.21M
BEST LEAD ACTOR - DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
other nominees:
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Andy Serkis - War for the Planet of the Apes
4. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST LEAD ACTRESS - EMMA STONE
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
5. Whiplash (2014)
R | 106 min | Drama, Music
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Votes: 990,216 | Gross: $13.09M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - JK SIMMONS
other nominees:
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
6. Lady Bird (2017)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 329,300 | Gross: $48.96M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - LAURIE METCALF
other nominees:
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Lesley Manville - Another Year
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
Votes: 887,139 | Gross: $59.10M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Inside Out
Lady Bird
A Separation
20th Century Women
8. The Social Network (2010)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
Votes: 759,053 | Gross: $96.96M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Arrival
Before Midnight
Lincoln
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
9. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
Votes: 1,273,804 | Gross: $333.18M
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees:
Another Year
Birdman
20th Century Women
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10. Inside Out (I) (2015)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen | Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 785,850 | Gross: $356.46M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Frozen
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Kubo and the Two Strings
Toy Story 3
11. The Past (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery
An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet
Votes: 50,904 | Gross: $1.33M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
Incendies
The Salesman
A Separation
Wild Tales
12. Stories We Tell (2012)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michael Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Votes: 14,118 | Gross: $1.60M
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
Amy
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
13th
13. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista
Votes: 665,733 | Gross: $92.05M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Birdman
Gravity
La La Land
Skyfall
14. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,552,096 | Gross: $292.58M
BEST FILM EDITING
other nominees:
Arrival
Birdman
Dunkirk
La La Land
15. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
Votes: 887,139 | Gross: $59.10M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
Blade Runner 2049
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Inception
16. Cinderella (I) (2015)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 190,807 | Gross: $201.15M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Anna Karenina
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Great Gatsby
Phantom Thread
17. The Wolfman (2010)
R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells
Votes: 111,758 | Gross: $61.98M
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
other nominees:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Shape of Water
18. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson
Votes: 800,975 | Gross: $217.58M
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
How to Train Your Dragon 2
La La Land
Romeo & Juliet
TRON: Legacy
19. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "AUDITION (THE FOOLS WHO DREAM)"
other nominees:
"For the First Time in Forever" - Frozen
"Let it Go" - Frozen
"Skyfall" - Skyfall
"Someone in the Crowd" - La La Land
20. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,106 | Gross: $148.81M
BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
Inception
La La Land
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
21. Dunkirk (2017)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, History
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy
Votes: 740,482 | Gross: $188.37M
BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
The Dark Knight Rises
Deepwater Horizon
Fury
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
22. Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 863,415 | Gross: $274.09M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
Blade Runner 2049
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
The Jungle Book
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
23. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST CHIREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Baby Driver
Inception
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Skyfall
Tell Your Friends