Saturday, August 13, 2022

The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 23 Golden Reel Awards Edition)

 
For the upcoming 23nd Golden Reel Awards, Judas Iscariot is clearly the front runner with its rave reception and 10 nominations, but it does have some heavy competition from films like The Producer and Poison Ivy: Mind Games. For this awards-centric edition of The Roundup, I will go through each category and tell you who I think should win the award, who I think actually will win the award, and who I think has no chance to win - followed by a brief thought on the category this season. 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Who Should Win: Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Judas Iscariot
No Chance: Booster Gold: Back in Time

Thought(s): Normally I would favor a genre film to win this award, but Judas Iscariot will probably win. It's fresh on the minds of voters and it does have strong Production Design.


BEST SOUNDTRACK

Who Should Win: Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Booster Gold: Back in Time
No Chance: Carpenter

Thought(s): I think Roy Horne really nailed the soundtrack for Poison Ivy: Mind Games, doing an even better job of song selection than he did in the first film. That said, the fans love the Booster Gold soundtracks, so I see the voting going that direction.

MOST WANTED SEQUEL
Who Should Win: Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Spider-Man vs. The Sinister Six
No Chance: Calvin and Hobbes

Thought(s): The first Poison Ivy did not put itself up for the Most Wanted Sequel award. Poison Ivy: Mind Games being up for the award this time around leads me to suspect that Horne may already have some ideas cooking. I hope that suspicion is correct. Superhero franchise films tend to win this award though, so put your money on Spider-Man if you're the gambling sort.

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Who Should Win: Haven
Who Will Win: Judas Iscariot
No Chance: The House of Romanov

Thought(s): I don't see House of Romanov beating out other films with many more nominations. I think Haven should win because it is much more of an ensemble film than Judas or The Producer.

BEST STARRING COUPLE
Who Should Win: Tom Hardy & Aidan Turner - Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Tom Hardy & Aidan Turner - Judas Iscariot
No Chance: Nathalie Emmanuel & Jennifer Lawrence - We Were Never Here

Thought(s): Hardy and Turner were so damn good on screen together as Judas and Jesus that I would be shocked if they don't win this one.

BEST VILLAIN
Who Should Win: Sydney Sweeney - Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Sydney Sweeney - Poison Ivy: Mind Games
No Chance: Antony Starr - Blue Ridge

Thought(s): Sweeney already won this award for his first time around as Ivy, and I would put my money on her to take it home again.

BEST ADAPTATION
Who Should Win: Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Poison Ivy: Mind Games
No Chance: Task Force X: Chaos and Madness

Thought(s): I was surprised to see Poison Ivy: Mind Games up against three superhero films for the award this season. I don't see them toppling it.

BEST ORIGINAL STORY
Who Should Win: Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Judas Iscariot
No Chance: Berserker & Carpenter

Thought(s): Judas Iscariot should and most likely will win the award. The only other film I give any chance to is The Producer.
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Who Should Win: Shailene Woodley - The Producer
Who Will Win: Melissa George - Carpenter
No Chance: Adele Exarchopoulos & Emily Browning - Judas Iscariot

Thought(s): George seems to have a lot of momentum for the award right now, but Woodley had a showier role. I suspect that Exarchopoulos and Browning will split votes of the Judas Iscariot fans, taking them both out of contention here.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Who Should Win: Aidan Turner - Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Aidan Turner - Judas Iscariot
No Chance: Robert Pattinson - Blue Ridge

Thought(s): This category is pretty stacked this season, but I have to imagine Turner's performance as Jesus will take the prize.

BEST ACTRESS
Who Should Win: Sydney Sweeney - Poison Ivy: Mind Games
Who Will Win: Sydney Sweeney - Poison Ivy: Mind Games
No Chance: EVERYONE ELSE

Thought(s): This category is weak as it often is. I would be surprised if anyone other than Sweeney even get any votes.

BEST ACTOR
Who Should Win: Tom Hardy - Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Tom Hardy - Judas Iscariot
No Chance: N/A

Thought(s): I really think that Hardy will and should win. That said, this category is possibly the most stacked it has ever been, so they really all deserve it. In just about any other season, any of the other nominees could easily win, but they had the misfortune of going up against Judas Iscariot this season.

BEST DIRECTOR
Who Should Win: Jeff Nichols - Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Jeff Nichols - Judas Iscariot
No Chance: Ben Stiller - Haven

Thought(s): Not only is Nichols a fan favorite after his big genre films for the studio, but he delivered his best work yet.

BEST PICTURE
Who Should Win: Judas Iscariot
Who Will Win: Judas Iscariot
No Chance: EVERYONE ELSE

Thought(s): Just like the Best Actor category, in any other season any of these films would be winners, but this season they have to go up against the juggernaut that is Judas Iscariot

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