Wednesday, December 23, 2020

The Numbers: Season 17 Golden Reel Awards Edition


In this special edition of The Numbers, we will take a look at the voting of the 17th Golden Reel Awards. Specifically, we will take a look at where the various nominees placed in the voting in each category. In addition to that, we also will reveal what films and talents just missed out on a GRA nomination by placing 5th in the nomination polling.



1. Namor the Sub-Mariner
2. Alien: Out of the Shadows
3. All the Pretty Horses
4. The Hit Maker

5TH PLACE: Pulp


1. The Glass Menagerie
2. The Hit Maker
3. The Devil's Revenge
4. High School

5TH PLACE: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812



1. Namor the Sub-Mariner
2. Green Lantern Corps
3. The Sandman
4. Justice League Dark

5TH PLACE: The Hulk



1. Pulp
2. Justice League Dark
3. The King of Hearts
4. Kylie Dates New York City

5TH PLACE: The Sandman



1. Cruise & Hanks - The King of Hearts
2. Farrell & Statham - Pulp
3. Boyega & Cruise - Green Lantern Corps
4. LaBeouf & Mara - The Glass Menagerie

5TH PLACE: Oscar Isaac & John Malkovich - One Day More



1. Sam Claflin - The Sandman
2. Ethan Hawke - The Devil's Revenge
3. Hugh Grant - Pulp
4. Rafi Gavron - Green Lantern Corps

5TH PLACE: Kevin Bacon - Burnt Dreams



1. Namor the Sub-Mariner
2. The Sandman
3. The Glass Menagerie
4. Green Lantern Corps

5TH PLACE: Super Mario



1. The King of Hearts
2. Pulp
3. Suburban
4. 1965

5TH PLACE: The Hit Maker



1. Susan Sarandon - The Glass Menagerie
2. Hayley Atwell - Pulp
3. Cheryl Ladd - Kylie Dates New York City
4. Holly Hunter - The King of Hearts

5TH PLACE: Emma Stone - Escape the Unknown



1. Tom Hanks - The King of Hearts
2. Sebastian Stan - The Glass Menagerie
3. Hugh Grant - Pulp
4. John Goodman - The Sandman

5TH PLACE: Jonah Hill - A Life



1. Rooney Mara - The Glass Menagerie
2. Florence Pugh - Pulp
3. Elle Fanning - High School
4. Reese Witherspoon - Kylie Dates New York City

5TH PLACE: Laura Basuki - 1965



1. Tom Crusie - The King of Hearts
2. Christian Bale - The Hit Maker
3. Shia LaBeouf - The Glass Menagerie
4. Johnny Depp - The Sandman

5TH PLACE: John Malkovich - One Day More



1. Sam Mendes - The Glass Menagerie
2. Bennett Miller - The King of Hearts
3. Guy Ritchie - Pulp
4. Christopher McQuarrie - Green Lantern Corps

5TH PLACE: JC Chandor - Namor the Sub-Mariner



1. The King of Hearts
2. The Glass Menagerie
3. Pulp
4. Namor the Sub-Mariner

5TH PLACE: One Day More



That's it for this edition of The Numbers. Stay tuned January 3rd for the 2nd LRF Comic-Con!

Monday, December 21, 2020

Season 17 Golden Reel Awards


Welcome to the Season 17 Golden Reel Awards, celebrating the best Last Resort Films releases of the studio's 17th season. Tonight there are 14 different films vying for the 14 prestigious awards on the line this evening. The nominees are led by The Glass Menagerie and Pulp with 9 nominations apiece, with The King of Hearts nipping at their heels with 8.





AND NOW FOR THE AWARDS....






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....




The first award of the evening goes to Namor the Sub-Mariner, the first-ever live-action appearance of the Marvel character. The film becomes the second Marvel Universe production to take home the Best Production Design trophy, joining Silver Surfer: The Power Cosmic which claimed the award in Season 14. Namor the Sub-Mariner will have three more categories to potentially win.







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This is the first award of the evening for The Glass Menagerie, which comes into the ceremony with 9 nominations, the most of any film this season. This is the 4th Best Soundtrack win for writer Lon Charles, who has previously won for Cat People, Atlantic City and Kurt & Courtney: All Apologies.







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This is the second Most Wanted Sequel victory for writer John Malone, having previously won the award for Superman: The Man of Tomorrow. Namor the Sub-Mariner is now 2-2 during this ceremony, winning both awards it has been nominated for. The film is nominated in two more categories tonight.







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This is the second consecutive Best Ensemble Cast win for the writing duo of Jimmy Ellis and John Malone. They won the award last season for Bunker 17. Pulp wins its first category of the night, with nominations in 8 more nominations in the ceremony.






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....




The King of Hearts takes home its first award of the night. It is the first GRA wins for both Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks. The King of Hearts has nominations in six more categories, including Cruise for Best Actor and Hanks for Best Supporting Actor.






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....





Chad Taylor's adaptation of The Sandman takes home its first award after missing out on Most Wanted Sequel. This is Sam Claflin's first GRA win, as well as his first nomination.







AND THE AWARD GOES TO....




Make it 3-for-3 for Namor the Sub-Mariner on the night as it has now taken home the trophy in every category it has been nominated in. The film only has one more nomination on the night, although it is for the big award - Best Picture. This marks the 6th Best Adaptation award for writer John Malone.







AND THE AWARD GOES TO....





The King of Hearts takes home its second GRA of the evening after previously winning in the Best Starring Couple category. This is the 5th win in the Best Original Story category for writer Chad Taylor.







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Susan Sarandon wins the GRA trophy for Best Supporting Actress after being nominated in the same category last season. This is the second award for The Glass Menagerie on the evening, previously winning Best Soundtrack. The film is nominated in every remaining category of the ceremony.







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Tom Hanks wins his second award of the evening after having won the trophy for Best Starring Couple alongside co-star Tom Cruise. The film has won three awards so far and still is nominated in three more categories.







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The losing streak is over! Rooney Mara, after 7 acting nominations the actress (including two previous nominations in the Best Actress category) finally gets to take home a trophy. This award marks the third win on the evening for The Glass Menagerie.






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....




Tom Cruise wins the Best Actor Golden Reel Award after having been nominated for the same award last season for his performance in Heights. The King of Hearts has now won 4 GRA trophies tonight, with nominations remaining for the two final categories.






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....




After earning a nomination in the category 10 seasons ago for Revolution, Sam Mendes finally wins the Best Director GRA in his second try. This now makes 4 GRA victories for The Glass Menagerie, tying it with The King of Hearts for the most awards of the night. Both films are nominated for the final category.






AND THE AWARD GOES TO....





The King of Hearts takes home the final award of the night, giving it 5 wins, the most of the season. This is the 4th Best Picture win for a Chad Taylor-penned film.




Congratulations to all of the winners! That's a wrap on the 17th season in the world of Last Resort Films and Hollywood Movie Studio. LRF will return for its 18th season on January 3rd with the 2nd LRF Comic-Con! In the meantime, stay tuned for a special GRA-edition of The Numbers on Wednesday.