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The Films of 2019. The 20th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards

PICTURE | ACTING | VISUALS | AURALS | EXTRAS | SPECIAL | SCENES - you are here

 

and the nominees are...

 

Best Musical Scene in a Musical
(or Performance Heavy Picture)
"Lost in the Woods"
Jonathan Groff
FROZEN II
"Heaven"
Elisabeth Moss
HER SMELL
"I Want Love"
Kit Connor and cast
ROCKETMAN
"Rocketman"
Taron Egerton
ROCKETMAN
Audition
Jessie Buckley
WILD ROSE
    
    
 

Finalists:  "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II has such a jaw-drop/time-stop finale with those ice jewels; "Crocodile Rock" at the Troubador as Elton lifts off thanks to Taron Egerton's totally winning performance (and the classic hit) in Rocketman; "Another Girl, Another Planet" in Her Smell is the first time you see Becky Something perform and for the movie to work at all, you have to believe that Elisabeth Moss is a rock star (you do)

Semi Finalists: Singing while laundering in Pain and Glory; improvising (not really) "The Long and Winding Road" on the spot (Himesh Patel) in Yesterday; "Outlaw State of Mind" - Wild Rose; That "Your Song" breakthrough in Rocketman

Note: If a musical number opens or closes a film it is part of the opening or ending category.

 

 

Best Musical Scene in a Non-Musical
Theme Song
Extras & Cast
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Julianne Moore
GLORIA BELL
"Criminal"
Jennifer Lopez
HUSTLERS
Twin Sondheims
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Merrrit Wever, Julie Hagerty
MARRIAGE STORY
Beach Chorus
Extras and cast
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
           
Runners Up

 

Finalists: A broken radio leads to a tender singing moment from Franz Rogowski in Transit

Semi Finalists: "Love in this Club" feat. Usher at the club in Hustlers; "Behind the Green Door" on Hullabaloo in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; "Don't You Wanna Dance?" - Isn't it Romantic; a Nureyev performance recreated for The White Crow; bad karaoke in The Farewell; "Rock and Roll Part 2" in Joker

Note: * If a musical number opens or closes a film it is part of the opening or ending category.

 

 

Best Action Sequence
1917
AVENGERS ENDGAME
AVENGERS ENDGAME SHADOW SPIDER-MAN FAR FROM HOME
 That wing fighter crash and subsequent tragic chaos. Wow.  Captain America vs Captain America. "That's America's ass."  "Avengers Assemble" The Portals / Final Thanos battle Final group battle with ying yang masculine / feminine throughline.  Mysterio vs Spider-Man with those whip-quick deadly illusions and betrayals
 

Finalists: Alita Battle Angel (Alita temporarily down in pieces); Us (escaping the house / separating); Furie (train fight Veronic Ngo vs. Hoa Thanh)

Semi Finalists: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (that fateful night); Woman at War (explosion and escape), Frozen II (Elsa vs the waves); Captain Marvel (in the subway)

Please note: I did not see John Wick Chapter 3 as I hadn't seen the others and their fame slowly built and as I was late to the party when installment 3 arrived and finally broke through to mass recognition, I was way behind.

 

Best Kiss
Mama Sane & Traoré & Amadou Mbow
ATLANTICS
Antonio Banderas and Leonardo Sbaraglia
PAIN & GLORY
Adele Haenel & Noemie Merlant
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
Chao Deng & Sun Li
SHADOW
Tom Holland & Zendaya
SPIDER-MAN FAR FROM HOME
 a ghostly reunion  lover's reunion  two ladies on fire an indiscretion awkward first kisses

Runners Up

Finalists: Caitronia Balfe & Christian Bale Ford V Ferrari; Franz Rogowski & Paula Beer in Transit; Rosa Salazar and Keean Johnson in Alita

Semi Finalists: Taylor Russell & Lucas Hedges in Waves; Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang and Phantira Pipityakorn in Inhuman KissAnna Paquin & Holiday Grainger in Tell it to the Bees,Robert James Collier and Max Brown in Downton Abbey

 

Best Sex Scene
Julianne Moore and John Turturro
GLORIA BELL
Juliette Binoche & the Fuck Box
HIGH LIFE
Jack Reynor & Isabelle Grill
MIDSOMMAR
Cho Yeo Jeong & Lee Sun Kyun
PARASITE
Taylor Russell and Lucas Hedges
WAVES
 Lonely hearts club  The Fuck Box  Ritual... with audience Married nookie First love
Runners Up

Finalists: Carol Duarte discovers that sex is ridiculous on her wedding night in Invisible Life; "give it to me, Dolemite / put your weight on it!" Eddie Murphy and cast and crew within Dolemite is My Name 

Semi Finalists: Taron Egerton is really excited about bedding Richard Madden in Rocketman; Kaitlyn Dever and Diana Silvers experiment in the bathroom in Booksmart; Robert Pattinson gets into fishy sex in The Lighthouse. Adele Haenel and Noemi Merlant mostly just kiss in Portrait of a Lady on Fire but it feels like fucking. Especially when plants and armpits are involved

 




Best Opening Scene
CLIMAX DIAMANTINO LITTLE WOMEN MARRIAGE STORY WOMAN AT WAR
   "Supernature" *this isn't technically the opening but then nothing is quite in the right order but the actual opening / the ending is brilliant, too. Diamantino's visions disrupting a generic sports scene. Fluffy puppies in a misty field of dreams Jo breathing heavily preparing to enter the male (publishing) space, like our lead actress backstage at her own show, waiting for curtains to open.  "What I love about Charlie / Nicole" love letters at the end of a marriage / beginning of film  The first eco-terrorist act we see from Halla and her escape with good samaritan and his dog's assistance.
Runners Up

Finalists: Missing Link (Lochness monster)... "hmmm, carnivore"; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood... meet my friend Lloyd (an episode begins)

Semi Finalists: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (tv interview); Pain & Glory (laundry); Synonyms (the theft); Parasite (the holy wi-fi)

 

Best Ending
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NIGHBORHOOD THE FAREWELL KNIVES OUT LITTLE WOMEN PAIN AND GLORY
 The grace of this thing, completing the episode with a perfect dischordant reminder that goodness is a choice. Saying goodbye to NaiNai and her memory across the ocean. "Hah!" That beautifully tart kiss off in coffee cup form "my house my rules"  The radiance of a female artist watching her creation come to life.  In a gloriously gentle camera retreat, Almodóvar reminds us that he is the movies.
Runners Up

Finalists: The last times she saw her in Portrait of a Lady on Fire; "Glasgow" provides melodic character arc closure in Wild Rose; "Gloria" provides dancefloor release as Gloria Bell 's life goes on, our heroine still spinning; The waterfront and a chapter closing in The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

Semi Finalists: Rocketman, Parasite

 

 


Best Credit Sequence
BOOKSMART
(end credits)
CLIMAX
(mid-film credits)
THE HUSTLE
(opening credits)
PAIN & GLORY
(opening credits)
THE REPORT
(closing credits)
 slomo water balloon attacks. funny and festive.  Everything is a jumble during this in-your-face trip including the title cards 45 minutes in x  cartoon rivalry in reds and black  The swirling hypnotic color elegant and stylish reminder of the coverup with redacted type

 

Finalists: Knives Out reveals that it's practically already a board game with its painted character cards; Missing Link's explorer's paraphenalia

Semi Finalists: Captain Marvel (end), Rocketman (end), Godzilla King of Monsters (end), Honey Boy  (end)

 

Best Scenes (excluding aforementioned categories)
ATLANTICS BOOKSMART BOOKSMART DIANE MARRIAGE STORY
haunted women gather dolls the swimming pool drinking alone the knife
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD PAIN AND GLORY PARASITE PARASITE PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
 Spahn Ranch anniversary screening  ram-don The flood First walk

Finalists: Portrait of a Lady on Fire - role switching with the maid; Marriage Story - Nicole's divorce monologue; The Farewell - the grave-site

Semi-Finalists: Last Black Man in San Francisco - the play; that tragic phone call in The Irishman; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - a minute of silence; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -on set with Trudi; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood -Lloyd inside the episode; Pain & Glory - the first desire; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Sharon watches herself; Dolemite - His altar ego debut; Sauvage/Wild - a doctor's visit; ice-cream in jail in The Irishman 

UNDER THE SILVER LAKE US
the owl woman  the tethered arrive

 

 

NOMINATIONS AND WINS IN ALL CATEGORIES
(OSCAR PARALLEL & OTHERWISE)
(40 categories | 59 films honored with nominations)

14 nominations
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD  (1 gold. 4 silver. 2 bronze)
PARASITE (8 gold. 1 silver. 1 bronze) 

13 nominations
MARRIAGE STORY (1 gold. 8 silver)

11 nominations
PAIN AND GLORY (2 gold. 4 silver. 1 bronze)

9 nominations
1917 (2 gold. 3 silver. 2 bronze)
US (4 gold. 1 silver. 2 bronze)

8 nominations
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (1 gold. 1 silver. 1 bronze)
ROCKETMAN (3 gold. 2 silver)

7 nominations
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2 gold. 3 bronze)
BOOKSMART (1 gold. 1 bronze)

6 nominations
HUSTLERS (2 gold. 1 silver. 1 bronze)
LITTLE WOMEN (1 gold. 1 silver.1 bronze)

4 nominations
THE FAREWELL (2 bronze)
SHADOW (1 silver. 1 bronze)
SPIDERMAN FAR FROM HOME (1 silver. 1 bronze)
WILD ROSE (1 gold. 2 silver. 1 bronze)

3 nominations
AD ASTRA (1 gold. 1 bronze)
ATLANTICS (2 bronze)
AVENGERS ENDGAME (2 gold. 1 silver)
CLEMENCY (2 gold)
DIANE (1 bronze)
THE IRISHMAN (1 silver. 1 bronze)
MIDSOMMAR (1 gold)
THE REPORT
TRANSIT (1 silver. 1 bronze)
WAVES (1 silver)

2 nominations
BOMBSHELL (1 gold)
CLIMAX (1 silver.1 bronze)
DIAMANTINO (1 bronze)
FROZEN II (2 bronze)
GLORIA BELL (1 silver)
GODZILLA KING OF MONSTERS
HER SMELL
JOKER
KNIVES OUT (1 bronze)
LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (1 silver. 1 bronze)
LUCE (1 gold)
SYNONYMS (1 silver) 
UNCUT GEMS

1 nomination
ALITA BATTLE ANGEL
CATS
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (1 bronze)
A FAITHFUL MAN
FORD V FERRARI
HARRIET
HIGH LIFE (1 bronze)
HONEY BOY (1 gold)
THE HUSTLE (1 silver)
I LOST MY BODY
INVISIBLE LIFE
JOJO RABBIT (1 bronze)
KLAUS (1 silver)
THE LIGHTHOUSE (1 gold)
MALEFICENT MISTRESS OF EVIL (1 bronze)
MISSING LINK (1 gold)
SAUVAGE/WILD (1 bronze)
TOY STORY 4 (1 bronze)
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE
WOMAN AT WAR (1 bronze)