More Top-Nominated Films - Part 3

In parts one and two, we've reviewed the twelve most-Cosmo nominated films of 2013. Now it's time for the next six.

Four are historical films -- one from an American literary classic set in the 1920s, one of a murder in the early 1940s, one in the early 1960s (with flashbacks to around the 1920s), and one of a hijacking that occurred not even five years before the film was made. The other two are contemporary dramas (one of which was rather oddly pushed as a comedy at the Golden Globes).

Voters are reminded that they have until Friday, April 18, 2014 by midnight PDT to cast their final ballots. You can vote online.

August: Osage County

Total Nominations: 5
Highlights: Best Actress (Meryl Streep); Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts); Best Drama

For some reason, the film was pushed in the comedic categories for the Golden Globes, but Cosmo voters disagreed and (rightly so) nominated it for Best Dramatic Film of 2013. Meryl Streep is well-beloved by Cosmo voters: in addition to her numerous nominations and awards, she was inducted into the Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame years ago. Julia Roberts, on the other hand, has never gotten much love from the Cosmos, but I honestly think this may be one of her best performances to date. The entire cast is excellent and well deserving of their Best Ensemble nomination. And the sharp dialog makes this film a worthy contender for Best Script.

My Rating: 4 stars

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Total Nominations: 5
Highlights: Best Historical Film, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design

When I previously reviewed The Great Gatsby, I wrote, "There are some classics that should never be touched. But Robert Redford’s 1974 adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is not so perfect that it should be sacrosanct." And in truth, I found Baz Lurhmann's take to be much more engaging that Robert Redford's phoned-in performance. But that said, it's a beautiful film (evidenced by its technical nominations) but the story itself is a bit overhyped (witness its Most Overrated nomination). Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.

My Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Kill Your Darlings

Total Nominations: 5
Highlights: Best Film, Best Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), Best Supporting Actor (Dane DeHaan)

Kill Your Darlings, though ostensibly about a murder, is really a historical look at Allen Ginsberg's coming of age. As I wrote before, Radcliffe is transformative as Allen Ginsberg, and his chemistry with DeHaan is palpable. I have no doubt that Radcliffe has successfully transitioned to an accomplished adult actor and will enjoy a long, varied career. As a character study and a peek at a bit of history in the 1940s, Kill Your Darlings is triumphant.

My Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Captain Phillips

Total Nominations: 4
Highlights: Best Director, Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Historical, Best Action/Adventure

I'll be honest, I kinda didn't care about seeing this one. I do like Tom Hanks (some Cosmo voters think he's overrated, but I'm not one). But the previews didn't seem that compelling to me. And when Academy voters passed him over for a Best Actor nod, I thought I might pass on it, too. But then we got it through Netflix and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. Tom Hanks really is brilliant. Without spoiling anything, there's a scene near the end where he really earns his nomination (he barely edged out Robert Redford for the last Best Actor slot). Definitely recommended.

My Rating: 4 stars

Mud

Total Nominations: 4
Highlights: Best Supporting Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Young Actor (Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland)

What a year Matthew McConaughey has had, culminating in winning the Best Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club. But while some pundits were also pushing him for Best Supporting Actor for The Wolf of Wall Street (an enjoyable performance that honestly was little more than a cameo), I was pushing him in that category for Mud. But let's focus for a moment on Tye Sheridan, who, as I wrote before, shines as Ellis, the young teen who, with his friend Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) discovers a loose-with-facts homeless outlaw named Mud (McConaughey) while seeking the wreck of a boat and the potential for ensuing adventures. Sheridan is my clear favorite for Best Young Actor, and I can't wait to see what he does next.

My Rating: 4 stars

Saving Mr. Banks

Total Nominations: 4
Highlights: Best Actress (Emma Thompson), Best Young Actress (Annie Rose Buckley), Best Historical, Best Musical

Emma Thompson and Annie Rose Buckley were both nominated for playing the same character: Buckley as the young girl Ginty, and Thompson as the woman she grew up to be, the Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers. It's an enjoyable film, though I must say it's a weak year for musicals when a film with barely any music, and all of it heard before, can earn a Best Musical slot. Tom Hanks missed out on a Supporting Actor nod here, but it was a fine performance. Ignored by many critics (and Cosmo voters, too), but worthy of mention is Colin Farrell. My opinion of him changed completely after A Home at the End of the World. He's fantastic in Saving Mr. Banks, even if the critics have focused on the excellent performances of the film's other stars.

My Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Vote Now!

Voting is now open for the 10th Cosmique Movie Awards. Cast your ballot by April 18, 2014.

Will you go with the serious Oscar contenders, like some voters? The summer blockbusters? The chic indie films? It's your choice.

About the Cosmos

The Cosmique Movie Awards were founded in 2000 to celebrate the best (and worst) of films from the previous year. We blend the seriousness of the Oscars (with categories like Best Film, Best Director, and Best Script), the irreverence of the MTV Movie Awards (with categories like Sexiest Ensemble, Favorite Female Heroic Character, and Actor's Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With), with a bit of a gay flair.

Voting was originally restricted by invitation only, but now is open to other like-minded individuals.

The Nominees

A total of 88 different films received one or more nominations this year. Check out the nominees:

• Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame
• Best Overall of 2013
• Best Performances of 2013
• Best by Genre of 2013
• Worst of 2013

Vote Now!

Vote online for who you want to win. You have until midnight PDT on Friday, April 18, 2014 to vote. If you've voted and changed your mind, you can revote before the deadline using the same email address. Only your most recent vote will be used.

More top-nominated films of 2013

In our previous post, we did a run-down of the six films that received the most nominations for the Tenth Cosmique Movie Awards. Our thoughts was that perhaps that will help guide voters in deciding which films to catch up on before it's time to vote.

Voters shouldn't feel they have to watch everything: the awards are as much about what we're compelled to see as they are about what we liked that we saw. Even so, some voters will want to try to log as many as possible.

The deadline to vote is April 18, 2014, and you can vote online.

Here, then, are the next six most nominated films of 2013 -- three fantasy films, two biopics covering relatively recent historical people, and a modern adaptation of Shakespeare from a director better known for his science fiction and fantasy work.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Total Nominations: 7
Highlights: Female Hero (Jennifer Lawrence), Male Villain (Donald Sutherland), Intimate Actor (Sam Claflin)

The second film in The Hunger Games franchise, like the first, is fairly faithful to the book. It's not exactly Oscar material (one of its nominations was for Favorite Guilty Pleasure), but the Cosmos also tries to reward the fun, escapist movie fare as well. Sam Claflin received a surprise Actor's Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With nomination last year for Snow White and the Huntsman. This year he's up for the award again, this time playing Finnick Odair, a young previous victor whom the book presents as one of the most dashing characters.

My Rank: 3 1/2 stars

Carrie

Total Nominations: 6
Highlights: Best Young Actress (Chloë Grace Moretz); Female Villain (Julianne Moore, Chloë Grace Moretz)

It's a valid question to ask why old films ever need to be remade, especially one as iconic as Sissy Spacek's portrayal of the Steven King's telekinetic classic. Perhaps because it's an easy pitch to film executives who can also spare thirty seconds? Regardless, the 2013 remake worked for me because of brilliant casting – not just Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie and Julianne Moore as her religiously-twisted mother, but the entire supporting cast as well. Ansel Elgort brings a wide-eyed innocence to his performance as Tommy Ross, which voters seemed to like as they nominated him for Actor's Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With. Check out our complete review of the film.

My Rank: 3 1/2 stars

Dallas Buyers Club

Total Nominations: 6
Highlights: Best Film, Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Supporting Actor (Jared Leto)

What a year for Matthew McConaughey! The actor, who previously received two Worst Performance Cosmo nominations, this year received a Best Actor nod for Dallas Buyers Club and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Mud. He also won the Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club, as did Jared Leto for Supporting Actor. The film chronicles the more-or-less true story of Ron Woodroof, a Texas cowboy who, after being diagnosed with AIDS, sets out to create an underground market for pharmaceuticals from Mexico not yet approved by the FDA. Though some may quibble with some of the historical accuracy, both McConaughey and Leto deliver powerful, career-changing performances.

My Rank: 4 stars

Much Ado About Nothing

Total Nominations: 6
Highlights: Best Script, Best Ensemble, Sexiest Ensemble, Best Comedy

Many Cosmo voters are huge Joss Whedon fans: Serenity's 16 Cosmo nominations scored enough points for it to earn a 17th, a Best Director nomination for Whedon. Still, I don't think anyone expected his next film would be a Shakespeare classic set in more contemporary times. True to form, much of the cast are people who've worked with him before -- Amy Acker on Angel, Alexis Denisof on Buffy and Angel, Nathan Fillion on Firefly and Buffy, and so on. This is the first film solely using Shakespeare's own words to earn a Best Script nomination, though another film inspired by him and using some of his words, Shakespeare in Love, was nominated for Best Film Script of All Time.

My Rank: 3 stars

Oz the Great and Powerful

Total Nominations: 6
Highlights: Best Fantasy, Favorite Male Hero (James Franco), Best Female Villain (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz)

The Wizard of Oz is a huge, huge thing for me. I can't even talk about it. And though it absolutely wasn't all my doing, it should be noted that it was the very first film inducted into the Cosmique Movie Awards Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame. So I went to see Oz the Great and Powerful with both excitement and trepidation. It's not going to be a classic, like Judy Garland's 1939 film. But it's fun, escapist fare that does right by L. Frank Baum's original books. It a good one to have on the shelf, a go-to film when you want something in the background, something you've seen a dozen times before and could still see again.

My Rank: 3 1/2 stars

The Wolf of Wall Street

Total Nominations: 6
Highlights: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill)

As I wrote in a more expansive review, The Wolf of Wall Street revels in its excesses. Hours are spent documenting New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort’s descent from a family man into drunken, drugged, sex-fueled debauchery. And yet it’s a fun ride, one that I enjoyed though clearly not for everyone. I'm a huge Leonardo DiCaprio fan, and though I knew he wouldn't win the Oscar (what a strong year for the Best Actor category!), he will eventually. And Cosmo voters can be surprisingly fickle, so who knows...? It comes out on DVD next week and I do plan to see it again.

My Rank: 4 stars


Check out the complete list of nominees by category and by film, and vote the winners by April 18, 2014.

A review of the top-nominated films of 2013

We still have about a month to go for your final opportunity to vote to see who wins for the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards. The deadline is midnight of Friday, April 18, 2014, and you can vote online.

As voters consider their favorites, some are still trying to get caught up on some of the top nominees. A total of 88 different films received one or more nominations this year, more than any other year. But voters shouldn't feel they cannot vote if they don't manage to see everything. We've always maintained that the awards are as much about what we're drawn to watch as they are about what we liked that we saw. If you simply don't want to see it, that says as much as seeing a film and not liking it.

Here, then, are my musings of the top-nominated films of 2013. In some cases, I've also written a more complete review, and in those instances I link to the fuller review. Take it for what you will. You've absolutely free and encouraged to make up your own minds about how to vote. And if you have a contrary opinion, or want to reinforce anything I've said, please weigh in by adding a comment below.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Total Nominations: 12
Highlights: Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen)

Desolation’s greatest fans will probably still be those who loved the books as a child and revel in every excessive, lingering moment of the films. I would be one. But Peter Jackson’s changes, however bloated, overall improve the book’s deficiencies. I'm a huge fan of Jackson's take on Middle Earth, but even I was surprised that it was the top-nominated film of 2013, and even more surprised that it squeaked out a Best Film nomination, which gave it enough points to earn another Best Director nod for Jackson. Read my full review for more.

My Rating: 4 1/2 stars

American Hustle

Total Nominations: 11
Highlights: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Christian Bale), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper)

I rather enjoyed David O. Russell's semi-historical film inspired by the Abscam scandal of the 1970s. Amy Adams is well-loved by Cosmo voters, but it was a competitive year for actresses, and in the end she was edged out for a Best Actress nod by Brie Larson for Short Term 12. It comes out on DVD tomorrow, and if you have't already seen it, I encourage you to do so.

My Rating: 4 stars

12 Years a Slave

Total Nominations: 10
Highlights: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress: (Adepero Oduye, Lupita Oyong'o, Sarah Paulson), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender)

12 Years a Slave is devastating in its autobiographical indictment of a tragic chapter of American history. It won the Oscar for Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Oyong'o), and in my opinion, both awards are very well deserved. In a terrific year for films, this one stands out and I believe will stand the test of time.

My Rating: 5 stars

Gravity

Total Nominations: 9
Highlights: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Sandra Bullock)

I lauded praise on Gravity when I first saw it, and I stand by those words. (See my original review.) It takes a talented actor to hold your attention on screen all alone on screen for most of a film, but Sandra Bullock pulls it off with an absolutely riveting performance. In a rare split, the Academy awarded the Oscar for Best Director to Alfonso Cuaron while giving the Best Picture award to 12 Years a Slave. I agree with both decisions. We can quibble about some of the scientific flaws, but overall, Cuaron pulled off a technically impressive feat.

My Rating: 5 stars

Star Trek Into Darkness

Total Nominations: 9
Highlights: Best Science Fiction Film, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects

One of the fun elements of the Cosmique Movie Awards is the broad spectrum of categories. We recognize the top Oscar heavyweights like 12 Years a Slave and Gravity, but we also make room for the fun summer blockbusters. In that vein comes the latest Star Trek film, which achieved nominations in a range of genre and technical categories as well as other fan-favorite categories like Sexiest Ensemble and Best Male Villain. I enjoyed it.

My Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Man of Steel

Total Nominations: 8
Highlights: Best Fantasy Film, Best Science Fiction Film

As with Star Trek Into Darkness, Cosmo voters have many fun categories to reward the summer blockbusters. But they seemed split on Man of Steel's genres, nominating it in both the Best Fantasy and Best Science Fiction categories. Superman's powers of flight and superhuman strength seem to lie more in the realm of magic, but they're given a thin veneer of a scientific pretext, so the confusion is understandable. It will be interesting to see if that split hurts it in the final round.

My Rating: 3 stars


That's it for my mini-reviews of the top six Cosmo-nominated films. I'll do another set of mini-reviews later this week.

2013 Cosmo Trivia

Biggest, Mostest, and Other Trivia for the 2013 Awards Season

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug received 12 nominations, making it the most nominated film of the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards and the third most nominated film in a single year for Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth films. (Return of the King received 26 nominations and The Two Towers received 21, while The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received 11. The Fellowship of the Ring also received 11 nominations the year it was released, but with three Lifetime Achievement nominations it now has a total of 15 nods.)
• With The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’s nominations, all five to date of Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth films have been nominated for Best Film, Best Director (Peter Jackson), and Best Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen).
• Chloë Grace Moretz received four individual nominations this year, two each for Carrie and Kick-Ass 2, making her the most individually nominated person for the 2013 Awards. She’s followed by Jennifer Lawrence with three individual nominations for American Hustle and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
• With ensemble nominations factored in, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Lawrence are the most nominated people of 2013 with five total nominations each (two individual and three ensemble for Cumberbatch, three individual and two ensemble for Lawrence).
• At the 2013 awards, two actors who died since the last awards received posthumous nominations: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Best Actor of All Time Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame, and Paul Walker for Favorite Male Heroic Character for Hours. Hoffman previously won Best Actor for Capote. This is Walker’s first nomination.
• A total of 88 different films received one or more Cosmo nominations at the 2013 awards, the most films to be nominated in a single year, surpassing the record of 79 films at the 2004 Awards.
• 12 Years a Slave received three Best Supporting Actress nominations (for Adepero Oduye, Lupita Oyong'o, and Sarah Paulson), the most nominations for a single film to receive in one category at the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards.
• Cate Blanchett has now received the most individual nominations ever, with a lifetime total of 14 individual nominations, followed by Rosalind Russell with 13, Meryl Streep with 11, and Ian McKellen with 10.
• With ensemble nominations factored in, Cate Blanchett has received a lifetime total of 19 nominations, followed by Ian McKellen with 18, Meryl Streep with 15, and Nicole Kidman and Rosalind Russell with 14 each.
• James Franco and his younger brother, Dave Franco, were both nominated for Cosmo Awards this year: the former for Favorite Male Heroic Character for Oz the Great and Powerful, and the latter for Actor’s Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With for Now You See Me. James was previously nominated for Best Actor (127 Hours) and Best Male Villain (Spider-Man 2). This isn’t the first time siblings were both nominated the same year: Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both received supporting acting nominations for Brokeback Mountain and Happy Endings, respectively, at the 2005 Awards.

Cosmique Movie Award nominees announced

The Hobbit leads, followed by American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Star Trek

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug surprised pundits by leading the nominations for the Tenth Cosmique Movie Awards with 12 nods, including unexpected nominations for Best Film and Best Director.

It was followed by American Hustle with 11 nominations, 12 Years a Slave with 10, and Gravity and Star Trek Into Darkness with 9 each.

Kill Your Darlings, the Allen Ginsberg biopic, also earned an unexpected five nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), and Best Supporting Actor (Dane DeHaan).

Other Best Film nominations went to American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, and 12 Years a Slave. This year, the Academy chose to follow the example of some other awards that have six nominees per category rather than five.

Matthew McConaghey, whose previous Cosmo nominations were Worst Performance nods for Reign of Fire and Failure to Launch, had an excellent year, earning a Best Actor nod for Dallas Buyers Club and a Supporting Actor nomination for Mud. Similarly, Sandra Bullock, who previously had only been nominated for Most Overrated Actress of All Time (though the Cosmos were on hiatus when she won her Oscar) received Best Actress and Best Female Heroic Character nominations for Gravity.

Cate Blanchett, one of the most nominated people in Cosmo history, earned another Best Actress nod for Blue Jasmine as well as her sixth nomination to the Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame.

But it was Chloë Grace Moretz who received the most individual nominations, two each for Carrie and Kick-Ass 2, followed by Jennifer Lawrence with a total of three individual nominations for American Hustle and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Two actors who passed away recently received posthumous nominations: Philip Seymour Hoffman for the Best Actor Hall of Fame, and Paul Walker for Favorite Male Heroic Character for Hours.

A total of 88 different films received one or more nominations this year, aided by the expansion to six nominees per category, exceeding the previous record of 79 films at the 2004 awards.

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

2013 Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame

Here are the Cosmique Movie Award nominees for the Best by Genre of 2013. Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame

• The Big Chill
• Chinatown
• The Godfather: Part II
• A Letter to Three Wives
• The Lion in Winter
• Titanic

Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame

• Julie Andrews
• Cate Blanchett
• Joan Crawford
• Judy Garland
• Nicole Kidman
• Jessica Lange

Best Actor of All Time Hall of Fame

• Morgan Freeman
• John Gielgud
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Anthony Hopkins
• Paul Newman
• Spencer Tracy

Best Comedic Actress of All Time

• Carol Burnett
• Doris Day
• Lisa Kudrow
• Bette Midler
• Mae West
• Betty White

Best Comedic Actor of All Time

• Jim Carrey
• W. C. Fields
• Danny Kaye
• Jack Lemmon
• Jerry Lewis
• Bill Murray

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Overall of 2013

Here are the Cosmique Movie Award nominees for the Best by Genre of 2013. Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Film of 2013

• American Hustle
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Kill Your Darlings
• 12 Years a Slave

Best Director of a 2013 Film

• Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
• Paul Greengrass - Captain Phillips
• Peter Jackson - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
• David O. Russell - American Hustle
• Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Script of a 2013 Film

• American Hustle
• August: Osage County
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Nebraska
• Philomena
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Cinematography, Art Direction or Set Design for a 2013 Film

• American Hustle
• Gravity
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Oz the Great and Powerful
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Best Costume Design Or Make-Up For A 2013 Film

• American Hustle
• Dallas Buyers Club
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Oz the Great and Powerful

Best Visual Effects for a 2013 Film

• Gravity
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Iron Man 3
• Man of Steel
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• World War Z

Best Use of (Gratuitous?) Nudity in a 2013 Film

• The Canyons
• The Hangover Part III
• Triple Crossed
• 21 & Over
• We’re the Millers
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Favorite Cinematic Guilty Pleasure of 2013

• Ender’s Game
• Jack the Giant Slayer
• The Heat
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Rapture-Palooza
• Warm Bodies

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Performances of 2013

Here are the Cosmique Movie Award nominees for the Best by Genre of 2013. Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a 2013 Film

• Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock - Gravity
• Judi Dench - Philomena
• Brie Larson - Short Term 12
• Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
• Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a 2013 Film

• Christian Bale - American Hustle
• Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
• Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
• Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
• Daniel Radcliffe - Kill Your Darlings

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a 2013 Film

• Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
• Adepero Oduye - 12 Years a Slave
• Lupita Oyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
• Sarah Paulson - 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
• Oprah Winfrey - Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a 2013 Film

• Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
• Dane DeHaan - Kill Your Darlings
• Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
• Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
• Matthew McConaughey - Mud
• Ian McKellen - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a 2013 Film

• Onata Aprile - What Maisie Knew
• Annie Rose Buckley - Saving Mr. Banks
• Chloë Grace Moretz - Carrie
• Chloë Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass 2
• Sophie Nélisse - The Book Thief
• Sofia Oria - Blancanieves

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a 2013 Film

• Asa Butterfield - Ender’s Game
• Liam James - The Way, Way Back
• Jacob Lofland - Mud
• Nick Robinson - The Kings of Summer
• Tye Sheridan - Mud
• Cooper Timberline - Man of Steel

Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast of a 2013 Film

• American Hustle
• August: Osage County
• Kill Your Darlings
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Much Ado About Nothing
• 12 Years a Slave

Sexiest Ensemble Cast of a 2013 Film

• Adore
• The Canyons
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Favorite Male Heroic Character of a 2013 Film

• Orlando Bloom - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Henry Cavill - Man of Steel
• James Franco - Oz the Great and Powerful
• Ian McKellen - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Chris Pine - Star Trek Into Darkness
• Paul Walker - Hours

Favorite Female Heroic Character of a 2013 Film

• Sandra Bullock - Gravity
• Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Evangeline Lilly - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Chloe Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass 2
• Sophie Nelisse - The Book Thief
• Zoe Saldana - Star Trek Into Darkness

Best Male Villain of a 2013 Film

• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Benedict Cumberbatch - Star Trek Into Darkness
• Sean Maher - Much Ado About Nothing
• Michael Shannon - Man of Steel
• Donald Sutherland - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Stanley Tucci - Jack the Giant Slayer

Best Female Villain of a 2013 Film

• Jodie Foster - Elysium
• Famke Janssen - Hansel & Gretal: Witch Hunters
• Mila Kunis - Oz the Great and Powerful
• Julianne Moore - Carrie
• Chloe Grace Moretz - Carrie
• Rachel Weisz - Oz the Great and Powerful

Actor’s Character from a 2013 Film You Would Most Like to be Intimate With

• Douglas Booth - Romeo and Juliet
• Henry Cavill - Man of Steel
• Sam Claflin - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Ansel Elgort - Carrie
• Dave Franco - Now You See Me
• Chris Pine - Star Trek Into Darkness

Actress’ Character from a 2013 Film You Would Most Like to be Intimate With

• Amy Acker - Much Ado About Nothing
• Anna Kendrick - Drinking Buddies
• Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
• Carey Mulligan - The Great Gatsby
• Teresa Palmer - Warm Bodies
• Emma Watson - This Is the End

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best by Genre Films of 2013

Here are the Cosmique Movie Award nominees for the Best by Genre of 2013. Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Best Action/Adventure Film of 2013

• Captain Phillips
• Elysium
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Iron Man 3
• Man of Steel
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Best Animated Film of 2013

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Ernest & Celestine
• Frozen
• Monsters University
• The Wind Rises

Best Comedic Film of 2013

• American Hustle
• Enough Said
• The Heat
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Nebraska
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Documentary Film of 2013

• Blackfish
• Bridegroom
• Cutie and the Boxer
• I Am Divine
• Stories We Tell
• 20 Feet From Stardom

Best Dramatic Film of 2013

• August: Osage County
• Blue Jasmine
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• Mud
• 12 Years a Slave

Best Fantasy Film of 2013

• Carrie
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Man of Steel
• Oz the Great and Powerful
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
• Warm Bodies

Best Historical Film of 2013

• Captain Phillips
• Fruitvale Station
• The Great Gatsby
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Saving Mr. Banks
• 12 Years a Slave

Best Musical Film of 2013

• Frozen
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Justin Bieber’s Believe
• One Direction: This Is Us
• Saving Mr. Banks
• Sound City

Best Mystery, Suspense, Horror, or Thriller Film of 2013

• Carrie
• Evil Dead
• Gravity
• The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• Now You See Me
• World War Z

Best Queer Film of 2013

• Bridegroom
• Dallas Buyers Club
• I Am Divine
• Kill Your Darlings
• Stranger at the Lake
• Triple Crossed

Best Science Fiction Film of 2013

• Europa Report
• Gravity
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Iron Man 3
• Man of Steel
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Worst of 2013

Here are the Cosmique Movie Award nominees for the Worst of 2013. Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.

Most Overrated Film of 2013

• Ender’s Game
• A Good Day to Die Hard
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hangover Part III
• The Wolverine
• World War Z

Worst Film of 2013

• After Earth
• The Frankenstein Theory
• Grown Ups 2
• The Lone Ranger
• A Madea Christmas
• Movie 43

Worst Performance in a 2013 Film

• Chris Brown - Battle of the Year
• Johnny Depp - The Lone Ranger
• Linday Lohan - Scary Movie V
• Tyler Perry - A Madea Christmas
• Adam Sandler - Grown Ups 2
• Will Smith - After Earth

Check out the full list of nominees by category and by film, and vote for the winners by April 18, 2014.