You guys!! The Academy Awards are NEXT Sunday! I absolutely love the month of February thanks to Valentine’s/Galentine’s, Jon and I’s halfiversary (it’s a thing), and the Oscar’s! Jon and I are self-proclaimed movie critics and we absolutely love seeing as many of the nominations as we can every year. Last year I decided to not only pick what I think will win a few of the categories, but I also laid out which movies were actually worth your time. Unfortunately, that is a bit of a short list this year. Although there weren’t a ton of great movies this year, the ones that were good were some of the best I’ve ever seen. So let’s get our glam dresses on and the popcorn popped! x
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
CHRISTIAN BALE- Vice
BRADLEY COOPER- A Star is Born
WILLIAM DEFOE- At Eternity’s Gate
RAMI MALEK- Bohemian Rhapsody
VIGGO MORTENSEN- Green Book
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES
MAHERSHALA ALI- Green Book
ADAM DRIVER- BlacKkKlansman
SAM ELLIOTT- A Star Is Born
RICHARD E. GRANT- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
SAM ROCKWELL- Vice
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
YALITZA APARICIO- Roma
GLENN CLOSE- The Wife
OLIVIA COLMAN- The Favourite
LADY GAGA- A Star Is Born
MELISSA MCCARTHY- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES
AMY ADAMS- Vice
MARINA DE TAVIRA- Roma
REGINA KING- If Beale Street Could Talk
EMMA STONE- The Favourite
RACHEL WEISZ- The Favourite
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
INCREDIBLES 2
ISLE OF DOGS
MIRAI
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
BLACK PANTHER
BLACKKKLANSMAN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
THE FAVOURITE
GREEN BOOK
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN
VICE
MOVIES WORTH WATCHING (IN ORDER OF MY FAVORITES)
- BlacKkKlansman
- Green Book
- A Star is Born
- Vice
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsody
My only hesitation with this is that I haven’t seen Roma, If Beale Street Could Talk, and The Favourite yet (planning on cramming them in this week!). I have heard amazing things about all three of those movies. But here’s the thing, if you’re going to watch any of these movies… watch the top 3. Each is so unique in its style and message and they are all absolutely stunning. BlacKkKlansman is easily in my top favorite movies of all time list. And there’s a reason the whole is freaking out about A Star is Born… it’s that good. The one movie that literally everyone can’t help but love is Green Book. You simply can’t help but feel encouraged and joyful once you’ve finished watching it.
While this may have been a light year for the Oscar’s this year, it doesn’t mean that it was a bad one for the ones that were nominated. Go and see some of these movies and don’t miss the Oscar’s on February 24th at 8 PM EST!
