BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Who Should Win: Excalibur
Who Will Win: Excalibur
No Chance: Oklahoma!
Thought(s): I feel that the design for Excalibur completely captured the look and feel of the property, and Refn's work as a whole. Plus its fantasy genre credentials help give it a leg up over a film like Oklahoma! which I don't think has much of a chance since drama films simply don't seem to win this award.
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Who Should Win: Excalibur
Who Will Win: Excalibur
No Chance: ?
Thought(s):Honestly, I think any of the four films COULD win this one, but once again I feel that Roy Horne nailed the soundtrack by perfectly evoking the Refn vibe and somehow finding an electronic score that perfectly fit a medieval fantasy epic.
MOST WANTED SEQUEL
Who Should Win: Gambit and Rogue
Who Will Win: The Fantastic Four
No Chance: Zatanna / The Flash
Thought(s): Zatanna and The Flash just didn't get the same buzz as F4 or Gambit and Rogue, so I can't see them winning. I would most like to see Hedlund back as Gambit in the future, but I could see audiences voting for F4 since we didn't get to see the more traditional versions of the characters yet.
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Who Should Win: Excalibur
Who Will Win: No Laughing Matter
No Chance: Bunker 17
Thought(s): Bunker 17 managed a few nominations, but it certainly doesn't have the same buzz coming into the ceremony as the other films. I can definitely picture No Laughing Matter being a hit with the voters here, but I think Excalibur has my vote.
BEST STARRING COUPLE
Who Should Win: Garrett Hedlund & Diana Silvers - Gambit and Rogue
Who Will Win: Ben Foster & Shia LaBeouf - Fractured
No Chance: Luke Evans & Margot Robbie - The Birds
Thought(s): I loved The Birds as much as anyone, but I don't see Evans and Robbie winning this award over some of the more colorful pairings. Foster and LaBeouf have the star power that will probably give them the award, although I wouldn't discount Magnussen and Pugh for Oklahoma!
BEST VILLAIN
Who Should Win: Christina Hendricks - Excalibur
Who Will Win: Richard Gere - Coma
No Chance: Rebecca Ferguson - Gambit and Rogue
Thought(s):Christina Hendricks has given several acclaimed performances for the studio, but this is her first villainous role and I thought she was a great choice for the take on the character. Gere has a lot of buzz for his performance right now, so I'd honestly be shocked if he doesn't take home the trophy.
BEST ADAPTATION
Who Should Win: Excalibur
Who Will Win: Coma
No Chance: The Birds
Thought(s): As you can probably tell, I loved Excalibur. In this category specifically, I feel that writer Horne took the original film and the Arthurian legends and really turned them on their head and made something that feels wholly unique. That said, writer Matt Parker delivered a nearly pitch-perfect big budget Hollywood thriller with Coma, so I'd put my money on it since it's bound to be one of the least controversial choices.
BEST ORIGINAL STORY
Who Should Win: Heights
Who Will Win: McCain
No Chance: Haunted
Thought(s): Compared to the other three films, Haunted just feels so much smaller, and outliers rarely take home the award. Despite several biopics being nominated for this award, one has never won the award, so I won't be surprised if/when McCain takes home the award. Heights, though, I think should win if for no other reason than it gave Tom Cruise a worthy role to once again stretch his dramatic muscles with after a long spell of action movies.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Who Should Win: Christina Hendricks - Excalibur
Who Will Win: Susan Sarandon - Revelations
No Chance: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - No Laughing Matter
Thought(s): This was a fairly weak category this season. I can't see Louis-Dreyfus win since she had the least showy of all the roles in her film, but probably got a nomination simply due to a weak field. I'd love to see Hendricks take home another deserved trophy, but in a weaker category I can see voters throwing Sarandon a bone, especially since the highly acclaimed film she appeared in didn't get a lot of other award love.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Who Should Win: Daniel Craig - Excalibur
Who Will Win: Ben Foster - Fractured
No Chance: Adam Driver - Oklahoma!
Thought(s): Similar to Hendricks, Excalibur gave Daniel Craig something completely new to play as a performer, which is always fun and interesting. Foster gave a solid performance in a film that is more awards friendly, so I think he'll win. Jeremy Irons definitely has an outside chance at the award, but he doesn't really have a ton of screentime in Haunted. I don't see Driver winning here, but that's mostly just a hunch.
BEST ACTRESS
Who Should Win: Elizabeth Olsen - Coma
Who Will Win: Elizabeth Olsen - Coma
No Chance: Brie Larson - The Wonder
Thought(s):Considering its the only nomination for The Wonder, I can't see Larson having enough support to take home another Best Actress trophy. To me, Olsen is clearly the frontrunner here, and deservedly so. While her performance is more traditional than Foy in TLGWWTFOM, but traditional isn't always bad.
BEST ACTOR
Who Should Win: Tom Cruise - Heights
Who Will Win: Chris Pine - McCain
No Chance: George MacKay - Excalibur
Thought(s): I loved Cruise in Heights, which allowed him to use his charm in ways he doesn't always get to in his action films. Pine though has the showy biopic role, which usually takes the cake.
BEST DIRECTOR
Who Should Win: Nicolas Winding Refn - Excalibur
Who Will Win: Jeff Nichols - Coma
No Chance: David Fincher - Heights
Thought(s): Coma is an important film in Nichols' filmography. It shows that he can handle pretty much any genre and make something that will please audiences and critics alike - a rare skill. I loved Refn's work on Excalibur as it truly feels like an original Refn film rather than a remake. Heights isn't as flashy as the other films, so I don't see Fincher winning this one.
BEST PICTURE
Who Should Win: Excalibur
Who Will Win: Coma
No Chance: Heights
Thought(s): I think this one comes down to Excalibur and Coma. Excalibur has its genre working against it as genre films (action/sci-fi/horror/fantasy) don't tend to fare too well in this category, which works in Coma's favor as multiple thrillers have taken home the top award.
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