All the red carpets have been rolled back and the dust have already settled after the Academy Awards hoopla, culminating the awards season, from Golden Globes to Critics' Choice to BAFTAs, and just as all is calm and quiet now - The Moviejerk parlays awards that gives no shining trophies of gold. Here be no envelopes, no speeches, no fuss, no bullshitting. This year the fiasco encircles around The Dark Knight criminal snub at the Oscar Best Picture category - yes, I am addressing this to those Academy snobs, just because a film has Batman in it means you can summarise it as a superhero movie (observe: it is a crime epic, million light years away from your Spidermans and Supermans). Recheck your rules. It deliberately deserves its place in the nominations, at the very least. Nevertheless, the underdog of the year claims its final stake in the many categories here, both Slumdog Millionaire and The Dark Knight coveting many of the honours. How could we not love a rags-to-riches story?
Enough with my ramble-shambles, and off you trot with the award list.
MAJOR CATEGORY
BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Runner-Up (tie):
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Runner-Up:
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Runner-Up:
Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
In Bruges
Runner-Up:
Hunger
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let The Right One In
Runner-Up:
Waltz with Bashir
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Fall
Runner-Up:
Hunger
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Duchess
Runner-Up:
Australia
BEST MAKE-UP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
BEST FILM EDITING
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Runner-Up:
The Dark Knight
AWARDS BY GENRE
Best Action/Adventure Film
The Dark Knight
Best Animated Film
Wall-E
Best Comedy Film
In Bruges
Best Drama Film
The Reader
Best Foreign Film
Let The Right One In
Best Horror Film
Eden Lake
Best Family Film
Son of Rambow
Best Romance Film
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sci-Fi Film
Wall-E
Best Fantasy Film
The Fall
Best Thriller Film
Wanted
Best Documentary Film
Man on Wire
MINOR CATEGORY
COOLEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Slumdog Millionaire
WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Love Guru
Runner-Up:
You Don't Mess With The Zohan
MOST OVERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Mamma Mia!
Runner-Up:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Hunger
Runner-Up:
The Fall
BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
In Bruges
BIGGEST DISAPPOINMENT OF THE YEAR
Quantum of Solace
Runner-Up:
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Doubt
Runner-Up:
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Runner-Up:
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
COOLEST MOVIE COUPLE OF THE YEAR
Jamal & Latika, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up:
Wall-E & Eve, Wall-E
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Storming into the Fraternity, Wanted
Runner-Up:
Gotham Sequences, The Dark Knight
BEST KISS
Wall-E & Eve, Wall-E
Runner-Up:
James McAvoy & Angelina Jolie, Wanted
BEST MOVIE LINE OF THE YEAR
"Why so serious?", The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
"Harry, let's face it. And I'm not being funny. I mean no disrespect, but you're a cunt. You're a cunt now, and you've always been a cunt. And the only thing that's going to change is that you're going to be an even bigger cunt. Maybe have some more cunt kids. ", In Bruges
MOST MEMORABLE SCENE IN A MOVIE
The 24-minute Verbal Talk-a-thon, Hunger
Runner-Up:
The Disappearing Pencil Magic Trick, The Dark Knight
MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker, The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Bobby Sands, Hunger
BEST VILLAIN
The Joker, The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Harry Waters, In Bruges
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Milk
LONGEST MOVIE TITLE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST MOVIE POSTER OF THE YEAR
The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
The Fall
BEST MOVIE TRAILER
The Dark Knight
Runner-Up:
Australia
BEST MOVIE TAGLINE
"Shoot first. Sight-see later.", In Bruges
Runner-Up:
"Make believe. Not war.", Son of Rambow
Catch you all soon next year, y'all!
The Moviejerk (c) J.S.Datinguinoo