Post by kevin on Oct 30, 2018 12:39:06 GMT
Which one would you add? With all the debate (or mainly trashing) of the Academy's idea of a Best Popular Film award I was wondering which category would be a worthy addition to the awards show.
One of the first ones that came to mind was best Stunt Work or Stunt Coordination. It will give more attention to the incredible feats performed in movies like M:I - Fallout this year. Best Ensemble would also be a good idea imo.
But if I could only add one category it would definitely be 'Best Debut Film'. The thing is, debut films are pretty much never nominated for any category and unlike the films that would be nominated for the 'Best Popular Film' category, these are movies that the mainstream audience usually doesn't know. So it's not like 'Oh they're only giving this award because they don't want to give it a Best Picture nom', but more an award to let people know that these talented new directors exist. Consider it a 'Breaktrough performance' kind of award.
And it also prevents nominating the same type of movies each year, since a director can only get nominated once in their life. By shining the spotlight on 5 of the best debut films of the year, up and coming directors will get more attention by a bigger crowd of people. It's similar to the current 'Best Foreign Film' oscar which currently gives more attention to foreign films, even if when they aren't nominated for Best Picture. And considering that many best debuts lately have been made in the sci-fi/horror genre, it could also give more attention to those genres, often overlooked by the Academy. My ideas of possible winners in the last years and this year's winner if Best Debut Film already existed:
2018: Hereditary?
2017: Get Out, Lady Bird, Coco, Molly's Game, Brigsby Bear
2016: The Witch, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Red Turtle, Under the Shadow, Lion
2015: Ex Machina, Krisha
2014: Nightcrawler, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, John Wick
2013: Fruitvale Station
2012: The Cabin in the Woods, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Chronicle, Brave
One of the first ones that came to mind was best Stunt Work or Stunt Coordination. It will give more attention to the incredible feats performed in movies like M:I - Fallout this year. Best Ensemble would also be a good idea imo.
But if I could only add one category it would definitely be 'Best Debut Film'. The thing is, debut films are pretty much never nominated for any category and unlike the films that would be nominated for the 'Best Popular Film' category, these are movies that the mainstream audience usually doesn't know. So it's not like 'Oh they're only giving this award because they don't want to give it a Best Picture nom', but more an award to let people know that these talented new directors exist. Consider it a 'Breaktrough performance' kind of award.
And it also prevents nominating the same type of movies each year, since a director can only get nominated once in their life. By shining the spotlight on 5 of the best debut films of the year, up and coming directors will get more attention by a bigger crowd of people. It's similar to the current 'Best Foreign Film' oscar which currently gives more attention to foreign films, even if when they aren't nominated for Best Picture. And considering that many best debuts lately have been made in the sci-fi/horror genre, it could also give more attention to those genres, often overlooked by the Academy. My ideas of possible winners in the last years and this year's winner if Best Debut Film already existed:
2018: Hereditary?
2017: Get Out, Lady Bird, Coco, Molly's Game, Brigsby Bear
2016: The Witch, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Red Turtle, Under the Shadow, Lion
2015: Ex Machina, Krisha
2014: Nightcrawler, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, John Wick
2013: Fruitvale Station
2012: The Cabin in the Woods, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Chronicle, Brave
