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The 2024 Matt Awards (Nominations)


Those of you who like cinema and follow awards season were probably pretty excited this week, because you knew that the most important movie nominations were about to drop. And, no, I'm not talking about the Oscars.

Of course I'm referring to The Matt Awards!

For the uninitiated: I've always enjoyed movies and, during the 1990s, I was a huge fan of Leonardo DiCaprio. Titanic was released in December 1997, and I saw it 5 times at the theater. In early 1998, the Oscar nominations were announced, and Leo was nowhere to be found. Salty at the perceived snub of my crush favorite actor, I decided I could do better than the Oscars, and so the first Matt Awards were born. DiCaprio was nominated for Titanic and, of course, he won.

Over the years, the Matt Awards have allowed me to recognize (if only for myself) the best in cinema of the preceding year. Quite often -- though not always -- my nominations will bear some similarity to the Oscar nominees, though less seldom have my winners aligned with theirs. And that's ok - it's why these awards exist in the first place.

With that bit of history out of the way, here are the nominees for the 27th annual Matt Awards...


Best Picture
All of Us Strangers
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives

Best Director
Andrew Haigh, for All of Us Strangers
Christopher Nolan, for Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, for The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, for Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, for Past Lives

Best Actor
Timothee Chalamet, for Wonka
Paul Giamatti, for The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, for Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott, for All of Us Strangers
Jeffrey Wright, for American Fiction

Best Actress
Ayo Edibiri, for Bottoms
Lily Gladstone, for Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee, for Past Lives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, for You Hurt My Feelings
Meg Ryan, for What Happens Later

Best Supporting Actor
Joe Bird, for Talk to Me
Robert Downey, Jr., for Oppenheimer
John Magaro, for Past Lives
Dominic Sessa, for The Holdovers
Teo Yoo, for Past Lives

Best Supporting Actress
Marlene Forte, for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Claire Foy, for All of Us Strangers
Margo Martindale, for Cocaine Bear
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, for The Holdovers
Tracee Ellis Ross, for American Fiction

Best Screenplay
Andrew Haigh, for All of Us Strangers
David Hemingson, for The Holdovers
Nicole Holofcener, for You Hurt My Feelings
Cord Jefferson, for American Fiction
Celine Song, for Past Lives

Best Editing
Jonathan Alberts, for All of Us Strangers
Keith Fraase, for Past Lives
William Goldenberg, for AIR
Geoff Lamb, for Talk to Me
Jennifer Lame, for Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography
Eigil Bryld, for The Holdovers
Rodrigo Prieto, for Killers of the Flower Moon
Shabier Kirchner, for Past Lives
Jamie D. Ramsay, for All of Us Strangers
Robert Richardson, for AIR

Best Score
Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen, for Past Lives
Ludwig Goransson, for Oppenheimer
Laura Karpman, for American Fiction
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, for All of Us Strangers
Robbie Robertson, for Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Special Effects
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One
Oppenheimer

Best Horror Film
The Blackening
The Boogeyman
Renfield
Talk to Me
Totally Killer

 

For those keeping track, the top 5 nominees are as follows:

Past Lives - 9 nominations
All of Us Strangers - 8 nominations
The Holdovers - 7 nominations
Oppenheimer - 7 nominations
Killers of the Flower Moon - 5 nominations


This was a tough year for nominations. I had difficulty choosing between certain people in various categories. A few of those who made the shortlist but weren't nominated are:

Andrew Barth Feldman, for No Hard Feelings
Jamie Bell, for All of Us Strangers 
Rachel McAdams, for Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Paul Mescal, for All of Us Strangers 

The winners will be announced next month. Until then, I'll see you at the movies!


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