2012 Movie Awards

Another year has come and gone. If you remember the past few years, I have done my personal movie awards. Well, this will be the 5th annual “Let’s All Go to the Movies Movie Awards”

The rules are simple…nominated films are those that I have seen and reviewed in the past year. In other words, these awards, unless otherwise noted, are for films I’ve reviewed this year, and don’t necessarily reflect those that were released in 2012 (except for that particular category). So, if I saw a film in 2008 and then watched it again this year, it is not eligible. Get it? Got it? Good. Enjoy!

Best Animated Film:
here are the nominees

Arthur Christmas
Wreck-It Ralph
Batman: The Dark Knight, pt. I
Yellow Submarine
The Land Before Time
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Lorax
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Mary and Max
Superman vs. the Elite
Brave
Justice League: Doom
Charlotte’s Web
Puss in Boots
The Batman vs Dracula
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

…and the winner is

Mary and Max

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Classic Film:
here are the nominees

The Sound of Music
Gypsy
White Christmas
Let’s Dance
Cahill U.S. Marshall
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
South Pacific
Pajama Party
The Last Starfighter
On the Town
The Brain from Planet Arous
Yellow Submarine
Stormy Weather
Cat Ballou
The Band Wagon
A Fistful of Dollars
Shane
The Pirate
Bus Stop
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
The Thin Man
Those Redheads from Seattle
Fletch
The Return of the Vampire
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Oliver!
10
Annie Get Your Gun
Cleopatra
For a Few Dollars More
Pennies from Heaven
To Be or Not to Be
This is the Army
Swing Time
Captain Blood
The Bodyguard
The Facts of Life
The War of the Worlds
Calamity Jane
Die Hard
Here Comes the Groom
Pin Up Girl
Hollywood Canteen
An American in Paris
Trading Places
Cabin in the Sky

…and the winner is

An American in Paris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Comedy:
here are the nominees

What Women Want
The Campaign
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Addams Family Values
Butter
Dark Shadows
Eddie Murphy Raw
Ella Enchanted
That’s My Boy
House Party 3
Liar, Liar
Our Family Wedding
House Party II
The 6th Man
The Terminal
Cat Ballou
21 Jump Street
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
The Dictator
Fletch Lives
Sydney White
God Bless America
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Big Daddy
A Low Down Dirty Shame
House Party
Waitress
Fletch
Goon
The Addams Family
This Means War
Good Morning Vietnam
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
10
Up in the Air
Win Win
Men in Black 3
City Slickers
One for the Money
Larry Crowne
The Sitter
The Change-Up
Meet the Parents
To Be or Not to Be
Our Idiot Brother
The Longest Yard
American Reunion
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Johnny English Reborn
Tower Heist
Definitely, Maybe
The Muppets
Kissing Jessica Stein
The Facts of Life
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
The Dukes of Hazzard
Necessary Roughness
Eddie
Heartbreakers
Kiss Me, Stupid
Cedar Rapids
Boys and Girls
Friends with Benefits
You Again
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
The Hangover, part II
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

…and the winner is

Eddie Murphy Raw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People’s Choice:
here are the nominees

Interview with the Vampire
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Puss in Boots
Hook
Drive
Charlotte’s Web
The Hunger Games
The Bodyguard
American Reunion
The Mummy
The Avengers
Men in Black 3
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Good Morning Vietnam
Red Tails
The Artist
The Dark Knight Rises
Mary and Max
The Expendables 2
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Liar, Liar
Training Day
Eddie Murphy Raw
Wreck-It Ralph
The Help
The Sound of Music

…and the winner is

Puss in Boots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Horror/Suspense:
here are the nominees

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Fido
The Mummy’s Curse
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
The Cabin in the Woods
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Drag Me to Hell
The Woman in Black
The Return of the Vampire
Species
The Darkest Hour
Straw Dogs
Shocker
Candyman
Devil
The Perfect Host
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

…and the winner is

Candyman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Musical:
here are the nominees

Les Misérables
The Sound of Music
Gypsy
White Christmas
Let’s Dance
Rock of Ages
South Pacific
On the Town
Yellow Submarine
Stormy Weather
The Band Wagon
The Pirate
Oliver!
Annie Get Your Gun
Swing Time
Calamity Jane
Here Comes the Groom
An American in Paris
Cabin in the Sky

…and the winner is

The Sound of Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Western:
here are the nominees

Django Unchained
Cahill: U.S. Marshall
Unforgiven
Cat Ballou
A Fistful of Dollars
Shane
Dodge City
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
For a Few Dollars More

…and the winner is

(tie)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Django Unchained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Drama:
here are the nominees

Footloose
Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Help
Shame
P.S. I Love You
Melancholia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sleeping Beauty (2011)
Cruel Intentions
Ocean’s 13
The Terminal
Sideways
Save the Last Dance
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Waitress
The Artist
Up in the Air
Win Win
Cleopatra
Chocolat
Larry Crowne
He Got Game
My Week with Marilyn
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Iron Lady
Pearl Harbor
The Bodyguard
What Dreams May Come
The Babe
Drive
Malèna
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Interview with the Vampire
The Social Network

…and the winner is

(tie)

The Artist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pearl Harbor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
here are the nominees

WarGames
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Prometheus
Ella Enchated
The Last Starfighter
The Brain from Planet Arous
Battleship
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
The Last Man on Earth
Surrogates
The Phantom
Neverland
John Carter
Wrath of the Titans
Mirror, Mirror
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Godzilla’s Revenge
Men in Black 3
The Avengers
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
The Mummy Returns
The Darkest Hour
The Mummy
The Hunger Games
The War of the Worlds
In Time
Real Steel
The One
Hook
The Adjustment Bureau
Underworld: Awakening
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

…and the winner is

The Mummy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Action/Adventure:
here are the nominees

Django Unchained
Prometheus
Batman: The Dark Knight, pt. I
The Last Starfighter
Battleship
Training Day
Red Heat
Surrogates
Man on a Ledge
Safe
The Phantom
John Carter
Wrath of the Titans
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
The Expendables 2
Superman vs. the Elite
A Low Down Dirty Shame
The Dark Knight Rises
Ocean’s 11
Safe House
The Amazing Spider-Man
Red Tails
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Contraband
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Haywire
The Avengers
Justice League: Doom
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
The Mummy Returns
Pearl Harbor
The Mummy
The Hunger Games
Captain Blood
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Hugo
In Time
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The One
Die Hard 2
Drive
Hook
Die Hard
The Adjustment Bureau
Underworld: Awakening
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Batman vs. Dracula

…and the winner is

The Avengers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Family Film:
here are the nominees

Arthur Christmas
Wreck-It Ralph
Ella Enchanted
The Land Before Time
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
 The Lorax
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Brave
Stuart Little
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
The Muppets
Puss in Boots
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Nanny McPhee Returns

…and the winner is

Stuart Little

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Thriller/Mystery:
here are the nominees

WarGames
Black Death
Savages
Lawless
The Raven
Training Day
Man on a Ledge
Safe
Safe House
The Skulls
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Bodyguard
In Time
Contagion
Limitless

…and the winner is

Training Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Superhero Film:
here are the nominees

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, pt. I
The Phantom
Superman vs. the Elite
The Dark Knight Rises
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
Justice League: Doom
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Batman vs. Dracula

…and the winner is

The Avengers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worst Film:
here are the nominees

I Am a Sex Addict
Mars Needs Moms
My Soul to Take
Bad Girls from Mars
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
Shark Night 3D
What’s My Number?
Hardbodies
National Lampoon’s Senior Trip
The Car
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, pt. I
Bulworth
Women in Cages
Howard the Duck
Jack and Jill
Night of the Demons
Smash Cut
Wild Cherry
Code Name: The Cleaner
Primitive Love
The Fourth Kind
Invasion of the Bee Girls
Marmaduke
Dark Tide
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
They Live
Hop
I Spit on Your Grave
The Last Godfather
Love’s Kitchen
Slackers
Sheba, Baby
Student Bodies
Chronicle
The Dilemma
The Hitcher
The Incredible Melting Man
The Three Stooges
Wanderlust
The Unborn
Piranha 3DD
#1 Cheerleader Camp
The Challenge (It Takes a Thief)
Lady Godiva Rides
House on Haunted Hill
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
A Thousand Words
Dinosaur Island
Hall Pass
Animals
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
The Watch
Wayne’s World 2
Red Sonja
Black Knight
Caligula
…and the winner is

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Film Released in 2012:
here are the nominees

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, pt. I
Superman vs. the Elite
Justice League: Doom
Contraband
Haywire
Red Tails
Underworld: Evolution
Man on a Ledge
One for the Money
The Woman in Black
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Safe House
This Means War
The Lorax
21 Jump Street
The Hunger Games
Wrath of the Titans
Mirror Mirror
Goon
American Reunion
The Cabin in the Woods
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Avengers
Safe
Dark Shadows
Men in Black 3
Prometheus
Rock of Ages
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Brave
The Amazing Spider-Man
Savages
The Dark Knight Rises
The Campaign
 The Expendables 2
Lawless
Wreck-It Ralph
 Django Unchained
 Les Misérables

…and the winner is

The Avengers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most Anticipated Film of 2013:
here are the nominees

Gangster Squad
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Parker
Movie 43
Escape from Planet Earth
Snitch
Oz: The Great and Powerful
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Pain & Gain
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Hangover III
Man of Steel
Monsters University
World War Z
Kick-Ass 2
The Lone Ranger
Despicable Me 2
Grown Ups 2
Turbo
The Wolverine
The Smurfs 2
RED 2
300: Rise of an Empire
Planes
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Thor: The Dark World
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Frozen
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Anchorman: The Legend Continues

…and the winner is

The Wolverine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and now the moment you’ve all been waiting for

Best Film:
here are the nominees

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
The Hangover part II
Cabin in the Sky
The Social Network
Nanny McPhee Returns
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 2
Underworld: Awakening
An American in Paris
Interview with the Vampire
The Adjustment Bureau
Friends with Benefits
Boys and Girls
Pin Up Girl
Here Comes the Groom
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Die Hard
Hook
Malèna
Drive
Real Steel
The Babe
Eddie
Necessary Roughness
Calamity Jane
Candyman
What Dreams May Come
Puss in Boots
The Dukes of Hazzard
Charlotte’s Web
My Blueberry Nights
Hugo
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
The War of the Worlds
The Bodyguard
Kissing Jessica Stein
Captain Blood
 The Muppets
The Hunger Games
Definitely, Maybe
Swing Time
The Mummy
American Reunion
Pearl Harbor
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
The Iron Lady
The Mummy Returns
 The Notorious Bettie Page
Justice League: Doom
The Longest Yard
Our Idiot Brother
The Avengers
Haywire
Pennies from Heaven
For a Few Dollars More
My Week with Marilyn
Stuart Little
He Got Game
Larry Crowne
One for the Money
Men in Black 3
Chocolat
Cleopatra
Bikini Beach
 Win Win
Annie Get Your Gun
10
Good Morning, Vietnam
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Red Tails
This Means War
Brave
The Artist
Waitress
The Woman in Black
House Party
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Mirror Mirror
Big Daddy
Mary and Max
Save the Last Dance
Sydney White
 The Expendables 2
The Pirate
Sideways
Shane
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
The Phantom
21 Jump Street
A Fistful of Dollars
Cat Ballou
 The Lorax
The Terminal
Stormy Weather
Cruel Intentions
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Land Before Time
Training Day
Liar Liar
Yellow Submarine
 The Brain from Planet Arous
Melancholia
On the Town
P.S. I Love You
Shame
Ella Enchanted
South Pacific
Eddie Murphy Raw
Wreck-It Ralph
Dark Shadows
The Help
Lawless
Butter
Rock of Ages
Let’s Dance
White Christmas
Gypsy
WarGames
The Sound of Music
What Women Want
 Django Unchained
 Les Misérables

…and the winner is

The Avengers

Thanks to everyone who comes by and reads this little ol’ blog of mine. A special thanks to those who voted for the “People’s choice”. For all of these, with the exception of worst film, it was a hard decision, let me tell ya!

Stay tuned in the next year for even more movies that range from obscure to suckfest to mega blockbusters (and don’t be afraid to leave a comment or two).