Prós e Contras Movie Awards 2013

    

    

Welcome to the second edition of Prós e Contras Movie Awards! Just like I did last year, I’ve selected the best representatives of the seventh art through 2013, in a series of categories. But there is one major difference from last year. Previously, I elected my favourites among films released commercially in Brazil during the previous year, and then translated the entry and posted it in English. This time around, I chose to do the English and Portuguese awards separetely, so the Portuguese one is still about movies released in Brazil in 2012, but the one you’re about to read concerns movies released in their original countries last year. That means movies that got to Brazil late, such as The Artist, compete in the Portuguese award, but not in this one. On the other hand, movies that were not eligible there will be present here (most of the Oscar movies, for example).

Rules: movies released in 2012 anywhere in the world are eligible, as long as they were released commercially. By “released commercially”, I mean movies that were released in cinemas or straight to rental/purchase, not being considered movies which were only shown in festivals. There is something new in the “Breakthrough Performance” category: since the reason for this category is to acknowledge the promising work of newcomers, I’ve decided to expand the pool of nominees from five to ten.

In the bottom of this page, you will once again find the list of eligible movies I have watched.

Breakthrough performance *

Alicia Vikander, actress, A Royal Affair
Benh Zeitlin, director, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Dane DeHaan, actor, Chronicle
Jared Gilman, actor, Moonrise Kingdom
Josh Trank, director, Chronicle
Kara Hayward, actress, Moonrise Kingdom
Quvenzhané Wallis, actress, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rachel Mwanza, actress, War Witch
Rian Johson, director, Looper
Tom Holland, actor, The Impossible

And the award goes to: Dane DeHaan!

Best Makeup

Dark Shadows
Hitchcock
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
Holy Motors
Men in Black 3

And the award goes to: Holy Motors!

Best Art Direction

Anna Karenina
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
Holy Motors
Les Misérables
Rock of Ages

And the award goes to: Holy Motors!

Best Costume Design

Anna Karenina
The Avengers
Holy Motors
Les Misérables
Rock of Ages

And the award goes to: Holy Motors!

Best Visual Effects

The Avengers
Dredd
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Prometheus

And the award goes to: Life of Pi!

Best Sound Effects

The Avengers
Chronicle
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

And the award goes to: Skyfall!

Best Soundtrack **

Flight
Life of Pi
Lincoln
A Royal Affair
War Witch

And the award goes to: Life of Pi!

Best Cinematography

Django Unchained
Holy Motors
Life of Pi
Prometheus
Skyfall

And the award goes to: Life of Pi!

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo
The Avengers
Looper
The Sessions
Silver Linings Playbook

And the award goes to: Silver Linings Playbook!

Best Original Screenplay

21 Jump Street
Django Unchained
Love
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

And the award goes to: Zero Dark Thirty!

Best Editing

Argo
Django Unchained
Holy Motors
Skyfall
Zero dark Thirty

And the award goes to: Holy Motors!

Best Performance by a Cast

Django Unchained
Hitchcock
Lincoln
Rock of Ages
Silver Linings Playbook

And the award goes to: Silver Linings Playbook!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams, The Master
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Edith Scob, Holy Motors
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Judi Dench, Skyfall

And the award goes to: Anne Hathaway!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tom Cruise, Rock of Ages

And the award goes to: Tom Cruise!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Ellen Mirren, Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva, Love
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

And the award goes to: Emmanuelle Riva!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
John Hawkes, The Sessions

And the award goes to: Denis Lavant!

Best Directing

Ben Lewin, The Sessions
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Leos Carax, Holy Motors
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Sam Mendes, Skyfall

And the award goes to: Leos Carax!

Best Film

Django Unchained
Holy Motors
The Sessions
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

And the big winner is:

Holy Motors!

The most awarded movies were Holy Motors (7 awards), Life of Pi (3) and Silver Linings Playbook (2). What can I say? I loved Holy Motors. The only other movie that might compete with it was Django Unchained. Unfortunately for Tarantino’s movie, it was strong in all the categories where Holy Motors was unbeatable. Django was my second choice for movie and director (and also original screenplay, that went to Zero Dark Thirty).

The most nominated movies were Holy Motors (9 nominations), Skyfall (8) and Django Unchained (7).

* The breakthrough performance award doesn’t refer exclusively to artists who had never been in any film before; on the contrary, it may include artists who had never had the opportunity to stand out, but managed to do so when said opportunity was provided. In the category in question, the performance evaluated is the one in the job mentioned – for example, although J.C. Chandor is also the director of Margin Call, he stands out for his job as a writer (and his job as a director didn’t add or subtract from his chance to win).

** Unlike the Oscars, here there is no distinction between soundtrack composed directly for the movie and soundtrack that uses preexisting music. The film that best used music to creat atmosphere and add to the narrative gets awarded.

Here goes the list of eligible movies I’ve seen, in order of preference.

01. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
02. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
03. Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012)
04. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
05. The Sessions (Ben Lewin, 2012)
06. Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russel, 2012)
07. Prometheus (Ridley Scott, 2012)
08. Hitchcock (Sasha Gervasi, 2012)
09. The Avengers (Joss Whedon, 2012)
10. A Royal Affair (En kongelig affaere, 2012)
11. Love (Amour, Michael Haneke, 2012)
12. War Witch (Rebelle, Kim Nguyen, 2012)
13. Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)
14. Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012)
15. The Impossible (Lo imposible, Juan Antonio Bayona, 2012)
16. Flight (Robert Zemeckis, 2012)
17. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord and Chris Miller, 2012)
18. Chronicle (Josh Trank, 2012)
19. Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)
20. Dredd (Pete Travis, 2012)
21. Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
22. End of Watch (David Ayer, 2012)
23. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
24. Seven Psycopaths (Martin McDonagh, 2012)
25. Rock of Ages (Adam Shankman, 2012)
26. American Reunion (Jon Hurwitz, 2012)
27. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, 2012)
28. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
29. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Lorene Scafaria, 2012)
30. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2012)
31. On the Road (Walter Salles, 2012)
32. Ted (Seth McFarlane, 2012)
33. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
34. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin, 2012)
35. Anna Karenina (Joe Wright, 2012)
36. Kon-Tiki (Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg, 2012)
37. Safety Not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow, 2012)
38. Les Misérables (Tom Hooper, 2012)
39. Won’t Back Down (Daniel Barnz, 2012)
40. The Expendables 2 (Simon West, 2012)
41. Wreck-it Ralph (Rich Moore, 2012)
42. Here Comes the Boom (Frank Coraci, 2012)
43. Girl in Progress (Patricia Riggen, 2012)
44.  The Dictator (Larry Charles, 2012)
45. [REC]3 Génesis (Paco Plaza, 2012)
46. Men in Black 3 (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012)
47. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)
48. Rise of the Guardians (Peter Ramsey, 2012)
49. Safe House (Daniel Espinosa, 2012)
50. The Campaign (Jay Roach, 2012)
51. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov, 2012)
52. Taken 2 (Olivier Megaton, 2012)
53. To Rome with Love (Woody Allen, 2012)
54. The Amazing Spider Man (Marc Webb, 2012)
55. Total Recall (Len Wiseman, 2012)
56. Cockneys vs Zombies (Matthias Hoene, 2012)
57. Parental Guidance (Andy Fickman, 2012)
58. Dark Shadows (Tim Burton, 2012)
59. Underworld: Awakening (Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein, 2012)
60. Brave (Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman, 2012)
61. The Bourne Legacy (Tony Gilroy, 2012)
62. Snow White and the Huntsman (Rupert Sanders, 2012)
63. That’s My Boy (Sean Anders, 2012)
64. Alex Cross (Rob Cohen, 2012)
65. House at the End of the Street (Mark Tonderai, 2012)
66. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012)
67. Bachelorette (Leslye Headland, 2012)
68. Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2012)

Prós e Contras Television Awards 2013

In the beginning of 2012, I posted the list of my top 10 favourite series of 2011. For this year, I’ve decided to have it award-style instead, with categories and everything. Let’s get to it, then!

Note: edited to add House to the list of series watched.

Best Cast Performance

American Horror Story: Asylum
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Justified

And the winner is:

American Horror Story: Asylum

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Lily Rabe, American Horror Story: Asylum
Mayin Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Morgan Saylor, Homeland
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
Sibel Kekilli, Game of Thrones

And the winner is:

Lily Rabe, American Horror Story: Asylum

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Ken Jeong, Community
Michael Chiklis, Vegas

And the winner is:

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Claire Danes, Homeland
Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stana Katic, Castle

And the winner is:

Claire Danes, Homeland

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

And the winner is:

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Writing

Breaking Bad
Community
Homeland
Justified
The Walking Dead

And the winner is:

Community

Best Directing

Breaking Bad
Dexter
Homeland
Justified
The Walking Dead

And the winner is:

The Walking Dead

Best Series

Breaking Bad
Community
Dexter
Homeland
The Walking Dead

And the big winner is:

The Walking Dead

AMC’s zombie apocalypse bounced back from the mistakes made in 2011 and offered us tension, drama, character development and just the right amount of violence, and deserves the spot of best series of 2012.

The Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Homeland took two awards each. Community and Breaking Bad took the remaining ones. It was a year of good series, keeping the bar up high.

Below is the list of all the series I watched last year, from most to least favourite:

01. The Walking Dead
02. Community
03. Breaking Bad
04. Homeland
05. Dexter
06. Justified
07. Game of Thrones
08. Castle
09. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10. The Big Bang Theory
11. House
12. Go On
13. Vegas
14. American Horror Story
15. Two and a Half Men
16. Revolution

The 14 Worst Movies Adapted from Comic Books

A bit over a year ago, I posted a list (in Portuguese) of some of my favorite movies based on comic books. The reason for that list to exist in the first place was a movie festival we organised among users of the Cinema em Cena message board. During this event, many movies were mentioned – for good or for bad – by participants. I realised that all of the famous ones were familiar to me – I’d seen every Superman, Spiderman, Batman and X-Men one, as well as A History of Violence, Sin City, 300… What was left were the ones that got split reviews – and the ones which got outright bad reviews all around. Anyway, following my curiosity, I set out to watch a batch of these movies I had neglected. Some were actually pleasant surprises; among those are RED, Surrogates, Hellboy 2 and The Green Hornet. Many of the ones that promised to be really bad, though, turned out to be really bad. That inspired me to compile this list. Enjoy (especially if you haven’t wasted your time watching them).

14. Steel (Kenneth Johnson, 1997) – it’s not so much that there is a non-actor starring in this one. Shaquille O’Neal is a cool dude, and I could easily cut him some slack. Having a director with a 40-year long career and nothing relevant to show for it is probably more telling as to why this movie sucks. There is a bit of good action here and there, almost by accident, and the character, in itself, is good, but none of that saves Steel from being quite bad.

13. Blade: Trinity (David S. Goyer, 2004) – contrary to Steel, Blade: Trinity fell in the hands of someone with something to show for – at least as a writer, Goyer can be proud to have on his resume movies such as Dark City, The Dark Knight trilogy and the first two Blades, of which I’m actually quite fond. When it came to directing, though, he failed miserably. Trinity is a mess of nonsensical plot, messy action and shameful acting (with Snipes being the only one who barely escapes sucking – no pun intended).

12. Elektra (Rob Bowman, 2005) – This movie shouldn’t have existed. Daredevil did badly in the box office and got mostly bad reviews. But studios want to lure in female audiences who wish to see strong ladies kick some ass, instead of being pieces of ass for the male heroes to get as prizes. Only, studios are notorious for falling short on depicting female superheroes. Elektra maintained the rule. The story is ridiculous, and Jennifer Garner doesn’t hold up. In the end, we go back to the beginning to state one more time: this movie shouldn’t have existed.

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Michael Pressman, 1991) – unlike the other entries so far, this one tries to be funny. Not taking itself seriously might have worked. Only it’s not funny. At all. It’s just very bad.

10. Howard the Duck (Willard Huyck, 1986) – maybe I’m wrong, and this insane story is actually the most secretly brilliant piece of film ever. Let’s check some of the dialogue: “That’s it, no more Mr. Nice Duck”; “Desperate ducks commit desperate acts”; “No one laughs at a master of Quack-Fu”. Yep, brilliant.

09. Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón, Javier Fesser, 2003) – I remember laughing out loud to comic books of Mortadelo & Filemon in my youth. Hell, I sometimes smile just by remembering the jokes (the one when they hit an alligator in the head with a rock is totally brilliant, and I’m laughing in front of the computer right now). Then there’s this movie which fails at everything, particularly at being funny. I’m not laughing anymore.

08. Supergirl (Jeannot Szwarc, 1984) – see Elektra above, and replace Daredevil with Superman III – with the difference that, whereas Daredevil might not be so bad, Superman III is certainly bad. Oh, and this is somehow sillier than Elektra.

07. The Spirit (Frank Miller, 2008) – “Hey, Sin City was a hit, right? What else can we film along those lines? How about ‘The Spirit’? And let’s just get Frank Miller to direct it all by himself. What could possibly go wrong?” Everything, it turns out.

06. Jonah Hex (Jimmy Hayward, 2010) – Josh Brolin, Michael Shannon, Michael Fassbender and even John Malkovich, and still all you can do is hope that this movie ends soon. Jonah Hex proves something needed absolutely no proof: being an animator does not mean you’re a good director.

05. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (Kevin Munroe, 2010) – this one doesn’t even have a worthy cast trying to save it. It’s just bad jokes, lame dialogue and a pitiful attempt at cool editing.

04. Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997) – why anyone would let Joel Schumacher direct a Batman movie after Batman Forever is beyond me. This is one two-hour-long video clip for the gay community. Which wouldn’t be so bad (although frankly disappointing for Batman hardcore fans), if it weren’t such a terrible video clip anyway. It would be possible to make a top 10 list of the worst ideas that somehow made it past everyone involved in the production and ended up in the final version of the movie. Among the items on the list would be Mr. Freeze’s terrible puns and, of course, the Bat-credit-card.

03. Ghost Rider (Mark Steven Johnson, 2007) – seriously, Eva Mendes, I like your acting, but stop making superhero movies (although “hero” is used loosely here). You’re bad luck. Kidding, there’s no bad luck here, just a bunch of terrible ideas. Someone tried to make a movie that would have teenage boys going “awesome!” and ended up with a pile of crap.

02. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (Ben Ketai, 2010) – what the fuck is this? The plot is beyond stupid, it’s plain outrageous. There’s the “girl against the world”, the silly romance, the traitor, the great villain you don’t even deserve to see until the end (and who dies pretty simply), among other clichés. Every minute of this is torture, and just because you dared hold on until the end, they kick you the head with one last “twist”.

01. Catwoman (Pitof, 2004) – for a moment, I considered joining this one with Elektra. But, although they’re both from around the same time, and they both suffer from the same disease, Catwoman sucks on a much deeper level. What they’re going for is a heroin that is both sexy and fierce. Who has men at her feet, and kicks their asses. What they got is an abomination. Halle Berry cannot be less sexy than she was made to be in this movie (I’m pretty sure scientists have determined that), and part of that is because she was forced to try too hard. It is embarrassing to see her walk and talk and do whatever else she does during the film, and noticing that someone somewhere thought that was going to have men howling in desire. Catwoman is, to this day, the biggest example of how comic book heroines are misunderstood by Hollywood. In fact, in its representation of strong women and how they relate to men, Catwoman manages to be one of those rare occurrences that manage to insult every single person on the planet. If there had been a sequel, they’d have to be offensive to aliens.

Prós e Contras Movie Awards 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until now, every time a year ended, I’d publish the list of movies I’d seen from that year, in order of preference. I’ve decided to do things differently in 2012; I’ll announce my favorites by category, à la Oscars – although not with the exact same categories as the Academy Awards. It’s important to remind you that only movies released commercially in Brazil between January 1^st and December 31^st 2011 are eligible – and by commercially I mean movies shown only in festivals don’t count. People who like that list I used to published shouldn’t worry: it will be found in the end of this text. But before that…

Breakthrough performance *

Elle Fanning – actress, for Somewhere and Super 8
Frankie and George McLaren – actors, for Hereafter
George Nolfi – director, for The Adjustment Bureau
J.C. Chandor – writer, for Margin Call
Jennifer Lawrence – actress, for Winter’s Bone and X-Men: First Class

And the award goes to: Jennifer Lawrence.

Best Makeup

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Incendies
Let Me In
True Grit
X-Men: First Class

And the award goes to: X-Men: First Class.

Best Art Direction

Copie Conforme
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Let Me In
Midnight in Paris
Winter’s Bone

And the award goes to: Midnight in Paris.

Best Costume Design

Black Swan
Bruna Surfistinha
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Midnight in Paris
Sucker Punch

And the award goes to: Midnight in Paris.

Best Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Melancholia
Sucker Punch
Super 8
The Tree of Life

And the award goes to: Melancholia.

Best Sound Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sucker Punch
Super 8
The Tree of Life
True Grit

And the award goes to: Super 8.

Best Soundtrack **

Hanna
Hereafter
Midnight in Paris
Somewhere
The Tree of Life

And the award goes to: Midnight in Paris.

Best Cinematography

Hereafter
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
Winter’s Bone

And the award goes to: The Tree of Life.

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Adjustment Bureau
In a Better World
Incendies
True Grit
X-Men: First Class

And the award goes to: X-Men: First Class.

Best Original Screenplay

Hereafter
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
Somewhere
Super 8

And the award goes to: Hereafter.

Best Editing

The Adjustment Bureau
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Melancholia
The Tree of Life

And the award goes to: The Tree of Life.

Best Performance by a Cast

The Adjustment Bureau
The Fighter
Hereafter
In a Better World
Margin Call

And the award goes to: The Fighter.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Melancholia
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin – Incendies
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Mila Kunis – Black Swan

And the award goes to: Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale – The Fighter
John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone
Matt Damon – True Grit
Maxim Gaudette – Incendies
Michael Fassbender – X-Men: First Class

And the award goes to: John Hawkes.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Deborah Secco – Bruna Surfistinha
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Trine Dyrholm – In a Better World

And the award goes to: Natalie Portman.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours
Javier Barden – Biutiful
Mikael Persbrandt – In a Better World
William Shimell – Certified Copy

And the award goes to: Colin Firth.

Best Directing

Clint Eastwood – Hereafter
The Coen Brothers – True Grit
Lars Von Trier – Melancholia
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

And the award goes to: Terrence Malick.

Best Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
In a Better World
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

And the big winner is The Tree of Life, best movie of 2011.

In total, 25 different films were nominated. The ones most mentioned were The Tree of Life, Harry Potter, Midnight in Paris and Melancholia, with 7 nominations each. The ones that got the most awards were The Tree of Life (4), Midnight in Paris (3) and X-Men (2). Other eight movies shared the remaining prizes.

Here goes the list of the movies I’ve seen, in order of preference.

01. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
02. Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen, 2011)
03. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (David Yates, 2011)
04. In a Better World (Haevnen, Susanne Bier, 2010)
05. Melancholia (Lars Von Trier, 2011)
06. X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn, 2011)
07. Black Swan (Darren Aronofski, 2010)
08. The Adjustment Bureau (George Nolfi, 2011)
09. True Grit (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2010)
10. The Fighter (David O. Russel, 2010)
11. Somewhere (Sofia Coppola, 2010)
12. Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, 2010)
13. Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)
14. Margin Call (J.C. Chandor, 2011)
15. Super 8 ( J.J. Abrams, 2011)
16. Fast Five (Justin Lin, 2011)
17. Bruna Surfistinha (Marcus Baldini, 2011)
18. Let Me In (Matt Reeves, 2010)
19. Hanna (Joe Wright, 2011)
20. 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, 2010)
21. Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011)
22. The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper, 2010)
23. Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, 2010)
24. Easy A (Will Gluck, 2010)
25. Certified Copy (Copie conforme, Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)
26. Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, 2010)
27. Trust (David Schwimmer, 2010)
28. Biutiful (Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu, 2010)
29. Sucker Punch (Zack Snyder, 2011)
30. Breaking the Taboo (Quebrando o Tabu, Fernando Grostein Andrade, 2011)
31. Fright Night (Craig Gillespie, 2011)
32. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt, 2011)
33. Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell, 2010)
34. Unstoppable (Tony Scott, 2010)
35. Friends with Benefits (Will Gluck, 2011)
36. Cowboys & Aliens (Jon Favreau, 2011)
37. Thor (Kenneth Branagh, 2011)
38. The Illusionist (L’illusionniste, Sylvain Chomet, 2010)
39. The Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren, André Ovedral, 2010)
40. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011)
41. Priest (Scott Charles Stewart, 2011)
42. Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)
43. Green Lantern (Martin Campbell, 2011)
44. Scream 4 (Wes Craven, 2011)
45. TheSilent House (La casa muda, Gustavo Hernández, 2010)
46. Shark Night 3D (David R. Ellis, 2011)
47. Primal (Josh Reed, 2010)

* The breakthrough performance award doesn’t refer exclusively to artists who had never been in any film before; on the contrary, it may include artists who had never had the opportunity to stand out, but managed to do so when said opportunity was provided. In the category in question, the performance evaluated is the one in the job mentioned – for example, although J.C. Chandor is also the director of Margin Call, he stands out for his job as a writer (and his job as a director didn’t add or subtract from his chance to win).

** Unlike the Oscars, here there is no distinction between soundtrack composed directly for the movie and soundtrack that uses preexisting music. The film that best used music to creat atmosphere and add to the narrative gets awarded.