The Films of 2018. The 19th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards
PICTURE | ACTING | VISUALS | AURALS | EXTRAS | SPECIAL - you are here | SCENES
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
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Hero of the Year
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| Atari & Chief Koyu Rankin & Bryan Cranston (& animators) ISLE OF DOGS |
Black Panther Chadwick Boseman BLACK PANTHER |
Mary Poppins Emily Blunt MARY POPPINS RETURNS |
Miles Morales Shameik Moore (and animators) INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE |
Ron Stallworth John David Washington BLACK KLANSMAN |
Blessed with: Man's best friend instincts, natural leadership skills, a gift for haiku writing, but above all perserverance. Achilles Heel: Chief bites. He doesn't mean to. Sidekick: A pack of wild dogs: Boss, Duke, Rex, and King. And other dogs we meet along the way. Triumph: A cure for the dog flu is found, and the banishment of dogs ends. |
 Blessed with: Mystical powers, a huge stockpile of vibranium, and that state of the art Panther suit.Achilles Heel: His good heart sometimes slows him down. A smidge indecisive, too. Sidekick: That genius kid sister, his girlfriend Nakia, and his army of Dora Milaje Triumph: Regains the throne, opts for improving the whole world rather than keeping all of Wakanda's wonders private |
Blessed with: being practically perfect in every way, including those pipes. Achilles Heel: that inner timetable. She's never going to stick around so enjoy her while she's in town Sidekick: A talking cane, a kindhearted leery, and the Bates children when she so deigns Triumph: Saves the Bates family home, successfully matchmakes for a friend |
 Blessed with: Inner moral compass, super strength and agility, and that nifty 'spidey-sense'Achilles Heel: Self-doubt, trusts his uncle way too much, and he's under a lot of pressure at school. Sidekick: All those other Spider-people from other dimensions Triumph: Saves the world and becomes this world's new Spider-Man |
 Blessed with: Intuition, a healthy sense of humor, a moral compass, and braveryAchilles Heel: "You used your own name?" Hey, cut him some slack. He's new at this detective thing and there's a learning curve! Sidekick: Flip Zimmerman, who pretends to be him in undercover meetings with the KKK. Triumph: |
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Finalists: Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) in First Man, Paddington (Ben Whishaw and animators) in Paddington 2 Semi Finalists: Ant Man (Paul Rudd) in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) in Incredibles 2, Veronica Rawlings (Viola Davis) in Widows; Tina (Eva Melender) in Border; Evelyn Abbot (Emily Blunt) in A Quiet Place
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Villain of the Year
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| Erik Killmonger Michael B Jordan BLACK PANTHER |
King Orm / Ocean Master Patrick Wilson AQUAMAN |
King Paemon Milly Shapiro & Alex Wolff HEREDITARY |
Phoenix Buchanan Hugh Grant PADDINGTON 2 |
Thanos Josh Brolin & Animators AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR |
| Guilty of: Murder, theft (though he's argue its reclamation), and holding grudges against Wakanda Accomplices: Claw, the Dora Milaje (albeit halfheartedly) and Wakandan politics that haven't looked at the problems of living in a monarchy (monarchies and utopia aren't compatible, people -- not that the film is willing to critique that) Sentence: Death. |
Accomplices: Black Manta and guillble or like-minded politicians in the Seven Kingdoms Sentence: In custody but unclear. His Aquamommy definitely still loves him so his sentence will be merciful. |
Accomplices: Joanie, the deceased grandmother, and maybe Annie herself? She's also kinda crazy. Sentence: Currently thriving (?) in his new healthy host body? |
Guilty of: Vanity, fraud, theft, framing an innocent bear - let's face it "actors are some of the most despicable, devious people on the planet" Accomplices: a "nun" a "knight" a "bald man" a "burglar" Sentence: Prison, but it's just what he needed: "a captive audience!" |
Guilty of: Genocide, prolicide, collecting a monopoly of gems, shameless self-regard and entitlement. Accomplices: The Infinity Stones, and various CGI creatures with Avengers-formidable battle powers Sentence: At large. In our last glimpse of him it appears he's just chilling on his farm after killing half the world. |
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Finalists: Men (entire cast) in Mary Queen of Scots, Men (entire cast) in Widows, Ben (Steven Yeun) in Burning Semi Finalists: Steve Lift (Armie Hammer) in Sorry to Bother You, August Walker (Henry Cavill) in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Screenslaver (Catherine Keener and animators) in The Incredibles 2, and Sandra (Dorien Davies) in The Happytime Murders, |
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Diva of the Year
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| Lady Sarah Churchill Rachel Weisz THE FAVOURITE |
The Dora Milaje Danai Gurira and various cast membres BLACK PANTHER |
Emily Nelson Blake Lively A SIMPLE FAVOR |
Daphne Kluger Anne Hathaway OCEANS 8 |
Eleanor Young Michelle Yeoh CRAZY RICH ASIANS |
| Turn ons: Power. Hobbies: Dancing and shooting birds + ruling England on the sly. Can often be seen strolling around like she owns the place. She doesn't, technically, but she's getting her own palace! Enablers: Queen Anne Turn offs: Rabbits, Abigail, and that fop Harley who smells like a 96 year old French whore's vajuju |
Turn ons Patriotism: "Wakanda forever!" And supposedly each other (though that's left on the cutting room floor) Hobbies: Being badass warriors, fierce wig throwing Enablers: Wakanda's royal family Turn offs: Outsiders, any threats to T'Challa's sovereignty |
Turn ons: fashion, jewelry, privacy, dirty little secrets, bossing people around Hobbies: reinvention, being fabulous, drinking martinis Enablers: The husband who's wrapped around her finger, the mommy vlogger whose obsessed with her Turn offs: Her past, poverty. No photos please! |
Turn ons: Fame, jewelry, a challenge Hobbies: Mischievous fun... but what she really wants to do is direct. Enablers: Rose Weil the fashion designer, and Debbie Ocean's crew Turn offs: Penelope Stern, a younger celebrity rival, soup. |
Turn ons: Wealth, reputation, family honor Hobbies: Belittling people, humiliating racist hotel managers, playing mahjong Enablers: vast wealth, sycophantic relatives Turn offs: potential daughter in laws and her mother in law |
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Finalists: Detroit (Tessa Thompson) in Sorry to Bother You, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in Mission Impossible - Fallout, Ruby Sheridan (Cher) in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Semi Finalists: Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) in Bohemian Rhapsody, Zula (Joanna Kulig) in Cold War, Ally (Lady Gaga) in A Star is Born, Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce) in The Wife |
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Sexpot of the Year
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| Alice Elizabeth Debicki WIDOWS |
Nick Young Henry Golding CRAZY RICH ASIANS |
Pops Raúl Castillo WE THE ANIMALS |
Ramon Chino Darín EL ANGEL |
Zula Joanna Kulig COLD WAR |
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She may be ambivalent about selling her supermodel body, but what flair and style for any of her vaguely criminal transactions as she finds her own worth. |
Husband material. That's the entire conceit of his suave, wealthy essentially perfect boyfriend. Golding sells the romcom ideal with ease. |
Inarguably white-hot but a problematic object of lust in more ways than one -- more here. That dancing scene though, *fans self* | Ramon is a very very bad influence but keeps the titular teen criminal (and the audience) and other 'associates' all horned up throughout. |
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Finalists: Hae-Mi and Ben (Jong-seo Jeon & Steven Yeung) in Burning, Michael Teo (Pierre Png) in Crazy Rich Asians, Mimi (Gabriella Hámori and animators) in Ruben Brandt, Collector. Semi Finalists: Georgie (Eleanor Tomlinson) in Colette, Abigail Marsham (Emma Stone) in The Favourite, Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) in I Feel Pretty, Bo (Luke Benward) in Dumplin' |
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Movie Poster of the Year
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| BLACKkKLANSMAN | CRAZY RICH ASIANS | ROMA | SORRY TO BOTHER YOU |
WE THE ANIMALS
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| Traditional disturbing iconography subverted by humor, black power, and even its plot line (see the police badge right under the hood). Great.
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Bright colors, sophisticated patterns, lux accessories, and that direct no fuss enactment of the aspirational swooniness of the rom-com genre | A fine example of using your climactic image to self-mythologize: the poster feels monumental, declaring the film a masterpiece. (The bold gold font is wise.) |
An in-your-face approach with that mysterious headwound, vivid palette and comically large text. It's not false advertising for a film of bold ideas, painful truths, and comic wildness. |
Evocative and mysterious with that scratchy shout of a title like a long pent-up memory. It gets the film's lyricism and the crude wildness of a semi-feral childhood. |
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Finalists: Burning (Sunset), Border (original buried-in-earth teaser), Good Manners (illustrated human and werewolf hand) Semi Finalists: Boy Erased (Lucas between his parents in profile version), The Front Runner (illustrated bus off cliff teaser), A Star is Born (main poster), The Cakemaker (illustrated triangle) |
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