Boards.ie Film Awards 2022 - WINNERS!

Sad Professor

The Film Awards is back, just in time for the Oscars.

It’s been a couple of years since we last did this and the number of awards have been scaled back somewhat, but the rules are the same. Nominate the best films in 10 categories using the nomination threads in the dedicated Film Award forum. Then after a few weeks we’ll compile a shortlist of contenders which everyone will vote on to decide the best film in each category. You can start now by nominating your best films for the year. All the threads are up covering the following categories:

• Best Hollywood Blockbuster
• Best Indie/Arthouse Film
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Best Irish Film
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Director
• Best Screenplay
• Film with the Best Visuals
• Best Soundtrack

What are you waiting for, go nominate! Feel free to share any thoughts, feedback, questions, etc here.

johnny_ultimate

Thanks for organising @Sad Professor

Also just to stress that, unlike previous years, there won't be two/three 'waves' of nomination threads - all the categories are up now, so please nominate away freely :)

johnny_ultimate

A Monday morning reminder that the film awards nomination threads are up for the next week or so, so please do nominate if you have a few minutes :)

https://www.boards.ie/categories/film-awards

My two cents is I think there should be 1 best film category. It's too hard to do 4 different types of films X 4!

p to the e

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120321471#Comment_120321471

I'm actually the opposite. I've seen several horror/thriller films this year which I'm thinking don't belong in any of the categories.

• The Watcher
• Smile
• Knock On the Cabin
• X
• Speak No Evil (Maybe foreign language)
• The Menu
• Black Phone
• Hellraiser

and some animation and documentaries like

• The Bob Burgers Movie
• Navalny
• George Carlin's American Dream
• Moonage Daydream

And that's just off the top of my head.

johnny_ultimate

It's a tricky one getting the balance right. I think what we wanted to try this year was pruning back the categories a bit as there was a concern the number of categories in the past was somewhat overwhelming and putting people off nominating. Equally, though, we've always wanted to ensure there's a broader range of films represented because based on past awards having a single 'best film' category will inevitably just see one popular hit dominate just through the sheer number of people who've seen it.

Definitely agree there are ambiguities though, especially as we've dropped past categories like documentary and animation (again just to see if having fewer categories makes a difference to participation). Any suggestions for changes or clarification are very much welcome. I think the 'Hollywood blockbuster' category is always a particularly tricky one to name, as yes I think it's envisioned that would include a lot of studio-backed, wide-release genre films like The Menu, Black Phone, Smile, Knock on the Cabin etc... even though they're lower-budgeted affairs. Whereas 'X' I think would fit more snugly in 'indie'. But then you run into the problem that many - quite rightly! - wouldn't be too familiar with what studio released what, and even 'X' was released by Universal here in Ireland!

Sad Professor

I think of the two main categories (Hollywood and Indie/Arthouse) as attempting to draw a distinction between popular/mainstream films and artistic/prestige films. I would say most genre films fit comfortably into the former, but yeah there are grey areas and films that could potentially fit under both definitions or neither. It's not perfect but I do think it's a distinction worth making.

pixelburp

Voted!

As always with these things, when I scan back through letterboxd I have moments of "...oh, that was from 2022??"

Some surprises I had forgotten such as: Michael Bay's best movie post Transformers with Ambulance; a new Henry Sellick movie came out nobody watched; a new George Miller movie came out nobody watched; and Athena was hitting a Best Of 2022 level ... til it absolutely shat the bed in the final scene; and Alex Garland needs to take a career break after Men.

Why is nobody nominating The Menu! Hands down for me the film of the year, even with my Irish tinted glasses on!

pixelburp

I'm surprised Cailín Ciúin hasn't been just nominated for all the awards 😂

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330772#Comment_120330772

I think it kinda came and went, in a field that had a few "rich people are ássholes" movies in 2022 already.

johnny_ultimate

One last call for nominations over the long weekend, we’ll count up the nominations then and get to voting :)

pixelburp

Fabulous prizes to be won?

johnny_ultimate

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120369053#Comment_120369053

The top prize is the respect and / or judgement of your online peers. Probably judgement, honestly, but there’s always the prospect of respect. I think.

Sad Professor

Folks, very last call for this - please get your votes in by the end of today.

johnny_ultimate

Hi all,

Thanks to everybody who nominated films - it's now time to vote for the winners!

https://bit.ly/42KikSh

Thanks as ever to @Mr E for putting the poll together. You can vote until next Wednesday and we'll announce the results shortly after.

johnny_ultimate

For the Sunday crew: a nice, relaxed Sunday is the perfect time to vote!

https://bit.ly/42KikSh

johnny_ultimate

Last opportunity to vote if you haven’t already!

https://bit.ly/42KikSh

Sad Professor

Poll has been extended until Monday folks. So if you haven’t voted yet you have another few days to do so!

https://bit.ly/42KikSh

johnny_ultimate

Hi folks, just a reminder that the poll has been extended through the long weekend so if you haven't voted yet please do in between your chocolate binges :)

https://bit.ly/42KikSh

johnny_ultimate

And the results are in! Thanks to @Mr E for his help with the poll and everyone who nominated and voted this year!

Best Director

Daniels - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Hollywood Blockbuster

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Foreign Language Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Soundtrack

The Batman

Best Irish Film

An Cailín Ciúin

Film With The Best Visuals

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Indie / Arthouse

An Cailín Ciúin

Best Actor

Colin Farrell - Banshees of Inisherin

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett - Tár

Remember - every vote counts. Literally, in this case - An Cailín Ciúin was voted Best Irish Film with a single vote to spare!

JP Liz V1

Thanks @johnny_ultimate @Sad Professor @Mr.E I am happy with those winners

Electric Nitwit

Thanks for running, guys.

I didn't get to see enough this year to partake bit you've given me some handy pointers of where I need to catch up