Category Archives: The Omie Awards
The 2011 Omie Award Winners
Another year has gone by. It is that time ladies and gentlemen to reveal to winners of the people and pictures that should have been nominated for Oscars. (Side note: There were a number of people who voted for people or pictures that were nominated for Oscars. It’s not the point of the awards. This is for the ones left out of the running.) Here are the winners of the third annual Omie Awards.
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Picture goes to…
for the showing that nerd hero could triumph at the end,
Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Producers: Eric Glitter, Nira Park, Marc Platt and Edgar Wright
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Director goes to…
for winning his second Omie award as making a dizzying thriller taking place in the human mind,
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Actor goes to…
for portraying a husband that is desperately trying to keep his marriage together, Dean,
Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Actress goes to…
for portraying the bad-ass, highly-intellectual computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander,
Noomi Rapace, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Supporting Actor goes to…
for portraying the betrayed friend/lesser known co-founder of Facebook, Eduardo Severin,
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Supporting Actress goes to…
for playing a determined stage mother that might have a screw or two loose, Erica Sayers,
Barbara Hershey, “Black Swan”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Original Song goes to…
for making epitome of teenage rebellion,
“We Are Sex Bob-omb,” from “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Foreign Language Film goes to…
a film that showed the ramifications of adultery, betrayal and lust,
“I Am Love” . Director, Luca Guadagnino
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Animated Feature goes to…
for re-telling the classic story of Brothers Grimm’s, “Rapunzel”
“Tangled”. Directors, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Original Screenplay goes to…
for the story of a young ballerina trying to find her inner dark side,
“Black Swan”. Written by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Adapted Screenplay goes to…
for adapting the geeky anime-style manga book,
“Scott Pilgrim vs the World”. Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright. Based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Documentary goes to…
for displaying a pointed look at the way the educational system is in disarray,
“Waiting for Superman”. Producers: Leslie Chilcott and Michael Birtel
And for the granddaddy of them all, The Suck-It! Award goes to…
for Clint Eastwood’s disaster of movie about psychics, death and the Tsunami,
“Hereafter” nominated for Best Visual Effects.
Congratulations to all of the winners that should have been nominated for Oscars instead of safe choices that were nominated this year. especially, the “Scott Pilgrim” was has won the most with three, followed by “Black Swan” with two. I hope to see you again next year as the Academy screw over more deserving nominees for blah movies and performances.
The Second Annual Omie Award Winners
It is that time ladies and gentlemen to reveal to winners of the people and pictures that should have been nominated for Oscars. Here are the winners of the second annual Omie Awards.
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Picture goes to…
for injecting new life in the dying romantic comedy genre,
(500) Days of Summer. Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters and Steven J. Wolfe
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Director goes to…
the man that turned a studio miscalculation for dumping Halo in pre-production into a 4-time Oscar nominee,
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Actor goes to…
a virtually unknown actor on the big screen to capture out hearts as the man having a perpetual bad day, Larry Gopnik,
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
(Side note: Somebody wrote in for Christoph Waltz in this category. I understand that people wanted him in Best Actor instead of supporting, but he is nominated in supporting. Get over it.)
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Actress goes to…
a French actress that brought the true story of painter, Séraphine Louis to life,
Yolande Moreau, Séraphine
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Supporting Actor goes to…
(tie)
a veteran actor is constantly overlooked gives a fearless performance as the father of radical teenager, Jack,
Alfred Molina, An Education
and
a man that brought a third dimension to the role of disillusioned soldier, Sgt. JT Sanborn,
Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Supporting Actress goes to…
a young actress that give a ferocity to the role of Shosanna Dreyfus, the lone survivor of a Jewish extermination,
Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Original Song goes to…
the ode to Max’s adolescent journey to the Island of Wild Things,
All is Love, Music and Lyrics by Karen O. and Nick Zimmer, Where the Wild Things Are
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Foreign Language Film goes to…
a film that take the audience on journey of gang life and making a better one in America,
Sin Nombre. Director Cary Fukunaga
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Animated Feature goes to…
(tie)
a movie that was dismiseed strictly based on its title that blew people away with a good narrative,
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller
and
a subdued narrative about a young boy that befriends a goldfish princess that desires to be human,
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Director, Hayao Miyazaki
(Sidebar: I would like to know who was the person that put Up as a write-in. It was nominated for Best Picture and Animated Feature. I want to verbally chastise you.)
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Original Screenplay goes to…
the broken narrative of a broken relationship told by a heartbroken man,
(500) Days of Summer, Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Adapted Screenplay goes to…
(tie)
a melacholy look at the day of life a man that lost his lover and wants to end his life,
A Single Man. Written by Tom Ford and David Scearce. Based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood.
and
a whimisical look at the parallel lives of columnist Julie Powell and French chef Julia Child,
Julie & Julia. Written by Nora Ephron. Based on the book by Julie Powell and My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme.
The Omie Award for Most Deserving Documentary goes to…
a heartbreaking story about a Canadian heavy metal band that never got a fair shot of fame,
Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Producer, Rebecca Yeldham
And now, the award you have all been waiting for The Suck-It! Award for the most undeserving nominee goes to…
the mediocre movie about white people helping the poor black youth nominated for Best Picture,
The Blind Side
(Sidebar: There was almost an equal amount of hate for lead actress pulling a halfway-descent performance out of her ass to be nominated for Best Actress for playing Leigh Ann Tuohy.)
Congratulations to all of the winners that should have been nominated for Oscars instead of safe choices that were nominated this year. I see you again next year as the Academy screw over more deserving nominees for blah movies and performances.
2010 Omie Award Nominees
All right, people. This is the moment you have been waiting since the Academy Award nominations were announced recently. The Omies! Yay! Here are the nominees to receive the nonexistent Oscar that they deserve. You have one vote per category. If you have a nominees that is not on list, you could write in your vote. It will count as a vote for that nominee. Here are the nominees:
The polls will close on March 5th, the winners will be announced on the next day. Happy voting!
The Omie Award Winners
The time has come. It is time to crown the most deserving movies and people in the First Annual Omie Awards.
“The Dark Knight”
Most Deserving Director
(tie) Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
and Darren Aronofsky, “The Wrestler”
Most Deserving Actor
(tie) Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
and Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”
Most Deserving Actress
(tie) Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
and Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”
Most Deserving Supporting Actor
Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Most Deserving Supporting Actress
Rosemarie DeWitt, “Rachel Getting Married”
Most Deserving Foreign Film
“Let the Right One In” (Sweden)
Most Deserving Documentary
“Religilous”
Most Deserving Song
(tie) Rock Me Sexy Jesus from “Hamlet 2”
and The Wrestler from “The Wrestler”
The Ultimate Suck It Award:
Most Undeserving Movie
(tie) “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
and “The Reader”
Until next year…
