Greetings, reader!
I'm doing something a bit different for this week and the following one. I've always been a sucker for the Academy Awards and other such ceremonies, but I often find myself disagreeing with the nominees and winners that are chosen. Therefore, I'm left with no choice but to make my own annual awards! This week, I'm announcing my nominees for the best in cinema, television and music from the year 2021, and next year, I'll release the list of winners.
Movies
General rule: All feature films released between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2021 are eligible - and I'm obviously only counting ones that I've seen. As big of a movie buff I am, I haven't unfortunately gotten around to watching every film from 2021, so there are bound to be some gaps. Each category has five nominees, one of which will be chosen as the winner by next Thursday.
Best Picture
Dune
Hytti Nro 6
The Many Saints of Newark
tick, tick...BOOM!
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Best Director
Dune (Denis Villeneuve)
Hytti Nro 6 (Juho Kuosmanen)
The Many Saints of Newark (Alan Taylor)
The Suicide Squad (James Gunn)
tick, tick...BOOM! (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Best Screenplay
Don't Look Up (Adam McKay)
Dune (Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth)
Hytti Nro 6 (Andris Feldmanis, Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulman)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers)
The Many Saints of Newark (David Chase & Lawrence Konner)
Best Leading Actor
Don't Look Up (Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy)
Dune (Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides)
Hytti Nro 6 (Yuriy Borisov as Ljoha)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Tom Holland as Peter Parker)
tick, tick...BOOM! (Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson)
Best Leading Actress
Don't Look Up (Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky)
Dune (Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides)
Hytti Nro 6 (Seidi Haarla as Laura)
The Harder They Fall (Zazie Beetz as Mary Fields)
The Many Saints of Newark (Vera Farmiga as Livia Soprano)
Best Supporting Actor
Don't Look Up (Mark Rylance as Peter Isherwell)
Dune (Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides)
No Time to Die (Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin)
The Harder They Fall (LaKeith Stanfield as Cherokee Bill)
The Many Saints of Newark (Leslie Odom Jr. as Harold McBrayer)
Best Supporting Actress
Don't Look Up (Meryl Streep as President Orlean)
Dune (Zendaya as Chani)
The Harder They Fall (Regina King as Trudy Smith)
The Many Saints of Newark (Michela De Rossi as Giuseppina Moltisanti)
tick, tick...BOOM! (Vanessa Hudgens as Karessa)
Best Score
Dune (Hans Zimmer)
Halloween Kills (Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Michael Giacchino)
The Harder They Fall (Jeymes Samuel)
tick, tick...BOOM! (Jonathan Larson; Nancy Allen)
Best Cinematography
14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible (Chris Alstrin)
Dune (Greig Fraser)
Hytti Nro 6 (Jani-Petteri Passi)
The Many Saints of Newark (Kramer Morgenthau)
tick, tick...BOOM! (Alice Brooks)
Best Visual Effects
Dune
Godzilla vs. Kong
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad
Best Editing
Dune
The Many Saints of Newark
The Suicide Squad
tick, tick...BOOM!
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Best Sound
Dune
F9: The Fast Saga
Godzilla vs. Kong
tick, tick...BOOM!
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Best Production Design
Dune
No Time to Die
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Harder They Fall
The Many Saints of Newark
Best Costumes and Makeup
Dune
The Harder They Fall
The Many Saints of Newark
The Suicide Squad
tick, tick...BOOM!
Total Nominations:
Dune - 14
The Many Saints of Newark - 10
tick, tick...BOOM! - 9
Hytti Nro 6 - 6
The Harder They Fall - 6
Don't Look Up - 5
Spider-Man: No Way Home - 5
The Suicide Squad - 4
Zack Snyder's Justice League - 3
Godzilla vs. Kong - 2
No Time to Die - 2
14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible - 1
F9: The Fast Saga - 1
Halloween Kills - 1
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 1
Television
General rules: I originally planned separate categories for dramas and comedies, like they do in the Emmys, but I hadn't watched so many new shows that this would've been interesting (each comedy category would roughly have the same five comedy shows as nominees). Shows are only judged based on the episodes they released during the year 2021. Documentary shows are eligible, but only for the categories where they fit - for example, a documentary series obviously can't be nominated for Best Leading Actor, but they can be nominated for a vast majority of categories.
Best Television Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Sex Education
Squid Game
The Beatles: Get Back
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Best Directing
Hawkeye (Bert & Bertie, Echoes)
Squid Game (Hwang Dong-hyuk, Kkanbu)
The Beatles: Get Back (Peter Jackson & Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Part 3: Days 17-22)
The Walking Dead (Greg Nicotero, On The Inside)
WandaVision (Matt Shakman, Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience)
Best Writing
Arcane (Ash Brannon, The Base Violence Necessary for Change)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Megan Ganz, The Gang Carries a Corpse Up a Mountain)
Saturday Night Live (Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette & Anna Drezen, Jason Sudeikis / Brandi Carlile)
Sex Education (Laurie Nunn & Alice Seabright, Episode #3.3)
Squid Game (Hwang Dong-hyuk, Kkanbu)
Best Leading Actress
Hawkeye (Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop)
Loki (Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie)
Sex Education (Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley)
Squid Game (Jung Hoyeon as Kang Sae-byeok)
WandaVision (Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff)
Best Leading Actor
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly)
Loki (Tom Hiddleston as Loki)
Sex Education (Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn)
Squid Game (Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson)
Best Supporting Actress
Saturday Night Live (Kate McKinnon as Various Characters)
Sex Education (Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn)
Squid Game (Kim Joo-Ryung as Han Mi-nyeo)
The Walking Dead (Cailey Fleming as Judith Grimes)
WandaVision (Kathryn Hahn as Agnes)
Best Supporting Actor
Arcane (Harry Lloyd as Viktor)
Loki (Owen Wilson as Mobius)
Sex Education (Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong)
Squid Game (Oh Yeong-su as Oh Il-Nam)
The Walking Dead (Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan)
Best Episode
Arcane (The Base Violence Necessary for Change)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (The Gang Carries a Corpse Up a Mountain)
Rick and Morty (Rickmurai Jack)
Squid Game (Kkanbu)
The Beatles: Get Back (Part 3: Days 17-22)
Best Score
Loki (Natalie Holt)
Squid Game (Jaeil Jung)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Henry Jackman)
The Walking Dead (Sam Ewing, Bear McCreary)
WandaVision (Christophe Beck, Alex Kovacs)
Best Cinematography
Hawkeye (James Whitaker)
Loki (Autumn Durald)
Squid Game (Lee Hyeong-Deok)
The Beatles: Get Back (Anthony B. Richmond)
WandaVision (Jess Hall)
Best Editing
Sex Education
Squid Game
The Beatles: Get Back
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
WandaVision
Best Visual Effects
Hawkeye
Loki
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Walking Dead
WandaVision
Best Animation
Arcane
Big Mouth
Rick and Morty
What If...?
Best Sound
Arcane
Hawkeye
Squid Game
The Beatles: Get Back
The Walking Dead
Best Set Design
Hawkeye
Loki
Squid Game
The Walking Dead
WandaVision
Best Costumes and Makeup
Saturday Night Live
Sex Education
Squid Game
The Walking Dead
WandaVision
Total Nominations:
Squid Game - 14
WandaVision - 9
Sex Education - 8
The Walking Dead - 8
Loki - 7
Hawkeye - 6
The Beatles: Get Back 6
Arcane - 5
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - 5
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - 4
Saturday Night Live - 3
Rick and Morty - 2
Big Mouth - 1
What If...? - 1
Music
General rules: Most of these categories judge specific albums released by artists - the only exceptions are Best Song, Best Music Video, Best Composition and Best Lyrics. Those four categories judge specific songs, so artists who have released songs but not a full album in 2021 are eligible for them.
Best Album
Adele - 30
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi
Best Song
ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down
Adele - Hold On
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Ursus Factory - Portilla Pastoriopiston
Best Music Video
ABBA - I Still Have Faith in You
John Mayer - Wild Blue
Rise Against - The Numbers
Silk Sonic - Skate
Ursus Factory - Mimosa
Best Composition
ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down (Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus)
Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses (Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth)
Iron Maiden - The Time Machine (Janick Gers, Steve Harris)
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open (Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile II, Christopher Brody Brown)
Ursus Factory - Portilla Pastoriopiston (Jussi Pelkonen & Aleksi Ripatti)
Best Lyrics
ABBA - Keep an Eye on Dan (Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus)
Adele - Hold On (Adele Adkins, Inflo)
Rise Against - Monarch (Tim McIlrath, Zach Blair, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes)
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open (Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile II, Christopher Brody Brown)
Ursus Factory - Miettusen Paku (Jussi Pelkonen & Aleksi Ripatti)
Best Mixing and Production
ABBA - Voyage (Bernard Löhr, Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, Björn Engelmann)
Adele - 30 (Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Shellback, Randy Merrill)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Kevin Shirley, Ade Emsley)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (Serban Ghenea, Randy Merrill, Bruno Mars, D'Mile)
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi (Väinö Karjalainen)
Best Vocal Performance
ABBA - Voyage (Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad)
Adele - 30 (Adele Adkins)
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days (Brandi Carlile)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Bruce Dickinson)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
Best Guitar Performance
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days (Tim Hanseroth)
Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (John Petrucci)
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight (Dave Grohl)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Dave Murray)
John Mayer - Sob Rock (John Mayer)
Best Bass Performance
Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (John Myung)
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight (Nate Mendel)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Steve Harris)
Rise Against - Nowhere Generation (Joe Principe)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (D'Mile)
Best Piano/Keyboard Performance
ABBA - Voyage (Benny Andersson)
Adele - 30 (Erroll Garner)
Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (Jordan Rudess)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (D'Mile)
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi (Antti Vuorenmaa)
Best Drum/Percussion Performance
Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (Mike Mangini)
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight (Taylor Hawkins)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Nicko McBrain)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (Anderson .Paak)
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi (Aleksi Ripatti)
Best Performance, Other Instrument
ABBA - Voyage (Jan Bengtson, Baritone Saxophone)
Adele - 30 (David Campbell, Various Strings)
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight (Jacob Braun, Cello)
Kanye West - Donda (Brandee Younger, Harp)
Rise Against - Nowhere Generation (TJ Wessel, Violin)
Best Opening Track
ABBA - Voyage (I Still Have Faith in You)
Adele - 30 (Strangers by Nature)
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days (Right on Time)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Senjutsu)
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi (Rakkauttasi Tarvitsen)
Best Closing Track
ABBA - Voyage (Ode to Freedom)
Adele - 30 (Love is a Game)
Rise Against - Nowhere Generation (Rules of Play)
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic (Blast Off)
Ursus Factory - Onnellinen Sukupolvi (Vielä Yksi Päivä)
Total Nominations:
Silk Sonic - 11
ABBA - 10
Ursus Factory - 10
Adele - 9
Iron Maiden - 9
Brandi Carlile - 5
Rise Against - 5
Dream Theater - 4
Foo Fighters - 4
John Mayer - 2
Kanye West - 1
Thank you for reading! Next week's post will reveal the winners in each category. See you then!
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