2018 Yearly Wrap Up

Before I get into top 5 lists for acting and my top 10 films, here are a few categories, just for fun...

MVP - Lady Squads! (See: Widows, Ocean's 8, Annihilation, Blockers)
Runner up - The adorable dog who co-starred in Widows AND Game Night

Director - Spike Lee for Blackkklansman
Runner Up - Damien Chazelle for First Man

Ensemble - Widows
Runner up - Blackkklansman

Scene Stealer - Jake Ryan in Eighth Grade
Runner Up - Jesse Plemmons in Game Night

Poster - Blackkklansman
Runner Up - First Man

Kiss - Simon and Bram on the ferris wheel in Love, Simon
Runner Up - Ally and Jackson in A Star is Born

Chemistry - Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal's best friend bromance in Blindspotting
Runner Up - Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie's father / daughter bond in Leave No Trace

Dance Sequence - Jonah Hill dancing in his underwear in Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot
Runner Up - Mamma Mia Here We Go Again end credits

Musical Sequence - Live Aid concert in Bohemian Rhapsody
Runner Up - Shallow at Jackson's concert in A Star is Born

Song - Shallow from A Star is Born
Runner Up - Hearts Beat Loud from Hearts Beat Loud

Score - First Man
Runner Up - Hereditary

Action Sequence - Safe room robbery in Widows
Runner Up - Final Match in Borg vs. McEnroe

Fight Scene - Creed vs. Drago rematch in Creed II
Runner Up - Black Panther vs. Killmonger in Black Panther

Single Scene - Pool party in Eighth Grade
Runner Up - Birth scene in A Quiet Place

Ending - Blindspotting's (so good, there is no runner up, only this forever)

Cinematography - First Man
Runner Up - Blackkklansman

Breakthrough Performance - Lewis Pullman steals scenes from veterans in Bad Times at the El Royale
Runner Up - Cynthia Erivo is bad ass in Widows and is the heart and soul of Bad Times at the El Royale

Comedic Performance - Rachel McAdams in Game Night
Runner Up - The teenage ladies of Blockers

Villain - Killmonger in Black Panther
Runner Up - Topher Grace in Blackkklansman

Hero - Black Panther
Runner Up - RBG

Bad Ass - Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween
Runner Up - The ladies of Widows

Original Screenplay - BLindspotting
Runner Up - Eighth Grade

Adapted Screenplay - Blackkklansman
Runner Up - Leave No Trace

Quote - "I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever" from Bohemian Rhapsody
Runner Up - "Gucci!" from Eighth Grade