We are proud to announce our 2019 Award This! List of Nominees. Are you on the list? You may be. If your film was reviewed on Film Threat or the Film Threat Podcast in 2018, you and your film are eligible to be nominated in appropriate categories. The writing staff of Film Threat (30+ critics from around the world) participated in the nomination process and our list of nominees represents Film Threat’s collective voice.
Be sure to watch Award This! on Film Threat’s YouTube Channel during the Oscars on Sunday, February 24th at 4PM (Pacific Time) to see our live Academy Awards commentary along with our announcement of the Award This! winners.
Join us on YouTube as we’ll be responding to your questions and commentary during the show. And a special congratulations to our nominees! We hope you tune in and enjoy the show. (See the complete list of nominees with links to each film below.)
AWARD THIS! 2019 NOMINEES
Award This! Biggest Oscar Snub
Marcell Rév (Assassination Nation cinematography)
Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin (The Death of Stalin screenplay)
Ari Aster (Hereditary screenplay)
Matt Dillon (The House that Jack Built)
Widows in any and all categories
Award This! Short
Award This! Web Series
Award This! Important Documentary About a Socially Relevant Topic
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Islam & the Future of Tolerance
Award This! Pop Culture Doc
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
F*** You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Award This! Indie Cinematographer
Marcell Rév (Assassination Nation)
Frank Barrera (A Bread Factory)
Manuel Alberto Claro (The House that Jack Built)
Casey T. Malone (Lesser Beasts)
Ashley Connor (Madeline’s Madeline)
Award This! Motion Capture Actor
Josh Brolin (Thanos) – Avengers: Infinity War
Andy Serkis (Baloo) – Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle
Jason Liles (George) – Rampage
Award This! Movie Critic
Leonard Maltin
Alachia Queen
Comic Book Girl 19
Michael Dequina
Luke Thompson
Award This! Film Festival
Award This! Movie-Related Cocktail
Heart of Wakanda (Black Panther) 2 oz vodka, ¼ cup corn syrup, 4 oz grenadine, ¼ cup purple sugar, garnish, 4 oz blue curaçao liqueur, splash of lemonade, 2-3 oz lemon-lime soda (optional), Ice
Sour Johnny (Cold War) Johnny Walker Black Label, Pineapple Juice, Vermouth, Lemon Juice
Crazy (Crazy Rich Asians) Templeton Rye, Giffard Peach, Angostura Bitters, Demerara Syrup
Rich (Crazy Rich Asians) Hwayo Soju, Crustacean Lychee Cordial, Violette Liquor, Luxardo Maraschino Liquor, Fresh Lemon Juice, Egg White
Asians (Crazy Rich Asians) Flor De Cana Rum, Giffard Pineapple, Coconut Agave, Lime Juice, Angostura Bitters
Autumn Fizz (Green Book) Tanqueray Gin, Lemon Juice, Agave Nectar, Sparkling Cider, Garnished with Thyme and Apple)
The Noble (Mary Queen of Scots) Crown Royal, Ginger Beer, Aromatic Bitters, Orange Garnish
The Scoundrel, (Solo: A Star Wars Story) 1 oz Crystal Head Vodka, .75 oz Blue Curacao, 4 oz Lemonade, .25 oz Chambord, Rimmer: Sugar
Silent Citrus (A Quiet Place) Belvedere, Lemon, Grapefruit, Pomegranate
Award This! Twitter Mob (for their efforts in trying to take down a movie and/or person) You did your best
Award This! Indie Film Made for Less Than the Value of an Oscar Gift Bag (under $100 grand)
Award This! Indie Action/Thriller
Award This! Indie Comedy
Abe And Phil’s Last Poker Game
Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh
Award This! Indie Sci-Fi
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time
Award This! Horror Movie
Award This! Acting Ensemble
Award This! Director
Bart Layton (American Animals)
Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation)
Dan Mirvish (Bernard and Huey)
Patrick Wang (A Bread Factory)
Armando Iannucci (The Death of Stalin)
Adam Rifkin (The Last Movie Star)
Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You)
Jeremiah Zagar (We The Animals)
Award This! Directress
Hélène Cattet (Let the Corpses Tan)
Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline)
Mimi Leder (On the Basis of Sex)
Ingrid Veninger (Porcupine Lake)
Christina Kallas (The Rainbow Experiment)
Award This! Movie We LOVED That You Probably Never Knew Existed (or Film Threat’s Version of “Best Picture”)
OMG!!!!! That’s incredible! Thanks FILM THREAT!
Congratulations to Angie Wang for your nomination !!!! #MDMA ???????????????????????? You inspire !!! Best director !!!!! ????????????
Thanks for the nomination!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!