The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
- Years and Years
- The Platform
- Joker
- Ad Astra
- Zombi Child
- Pinocchio
- Toy Story 4
- In the Shadow of the Moon
- Swallow
- Midsommar
Worst Films
Best Director
Casey Affleck – Light of My Life
Ari Aster – Midsommar (*)
Matteo Garrone – Pinocchio
Carlo Mirabella-Davis – Swallow
Jordan Peele – Us
Best Original Screenplay
Ad Astra
Gemini Man
In the Shadow of the Moon
The Platform
Years and Years (*)
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Christmas Carol
Doctor Sleep
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile and Evil (*)
Good Omens
Pinocchio
Best Actor
Zac Efron – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile and Evil
Zachary Levi – Shazam!
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (*)
Brad Pitt – Ad Astra
Will Smith – Gemini Man
Best Actress
Haley Bennett – Swallow (*)
Lupita Nyong’o – Little Monsters
Anna Pniowsky – Light of My Life
Rene Russo – Velvet Buzzsaw
Lin Shaye – Room for Rent
Best Supporting Actor
Asher Angel – Shazam!
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse (*)
Patrick Schwarzenegger – Daniel Isn’t Real
Henry Thomas – Doctor Sleep
Best Supporting Actress
Zoey Deutch – Zombieland: Double Tap
Rebecca Ferguson – Doctor Sleep
Ruby Modine – Satanic Panic
Anne Reid – Years and Years
Emma Thompson – Years and Years (*)
Lydia West – Years and Years
Best Cinematography
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
The Lighthouse
Midsommar (*)
Radioflash
Ready or Not
Best Special Effects
Dumbo
Gemini Man
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (*)
Maleficent, Mistress of Evil
Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of the Skywalker
Best Production Design
Cats (*)
Doctor Sleep
Paradise Hills
Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of the Skywalker
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