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