It's baaaaaaaack!!!
After a year's hiatus, I am reviving my annual awards presentation for 2014. Why the long gap? Several reasons, actually.
The main reason is 2013 just wasn't an outstanding year for movies in my opinion. There were good movies, but not many great ones. Some films that I initially gave glowing reviews for just weren't as good on a second viewing and I felt I vastly overrated them. Very few films and performances stuck in my mind as memorable. I would have been pushing the envelope to come up with three nominees in certain categories. The vast majority of my best picture nominees would have been animated features. There's nothing inherently wrong with this, of course. But, it's a little telling that most of the best movies a year ago don't feature real flesh and blood actors and actresses. The awards would have been boring, and I would have been bored writing about it.
The other big reason? Fatigue. I had written over 100 reviews in a two-year period. That's a lot. I felt the writing was starting to suffer a little and I needed to take a step back. And, that was one of the best decisions I have ever made. As you know if you follow my blog, I have significantly lessened the number of formal reviews I write. I feel energized again and the writing (I hope) reflects that.
This current year has provided more films and performances that I find quirky and thought-provoking. Some of the nominees didn't necessarily give the greatest performances, but they at least did something memorable or something that made me smile. I still think you'll all find that I've watched a pretty good cross-section of films. I haven't seen everything mind you, but, I think I've seen enough to make credible choices.
As before, this isn't a traditional awards ceremony with typical nominees. I'm not the biggest fan of melodrama, so traditional nominees you would find at the Oscars, Golden Globes, etc. aren't necessarily going to be found here. The number of nominees are going to be as many or as few as I think are deserving. And, I'm still going to keep this simple. Actually, I'm going to simplify this even more. I'm trimming the categories from six to five, eliminating Best Director. I've said before, in my mind, the best director is going to direct the best movie of the year, so Best Director is a bit redundant. So, the categories this year will be Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Picture.
I'm also going to make the presentations a little differently. I'll present all of the nominees to you on a daily basis over the next week. Winners will be presented the following week, a new winner presented on a daily basis.
So, let's get to it cinema lovers! I hope you have as much fun reading as I am writing.
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