2021 TBD Awards Nominees
It’s finally here! We carefully considered all films we were interested in from 2021, actually watched each one, and narrowed the field per category. And the categories and nominees are…
Drama Movie of the Year
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Spencer
Pig
The Mauritanian
Nightmare Alley
Horror Movie of the Year
Fear Street
Malignant
Black Friday
The Unholy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Candyman
Animated Film of the Year
Encanto
Raya & The Last Dragon
Luca
Vivo
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Sing 2
Musical of the Year
Cinderella
Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Tik, tik…boom!
In the Heights
Encanto
Sing 2
Action Movie of the Year
Free Guy
The Matrix Resurrections
Gunpowder Milkshake
The King’s Man
Jungle Cruise
OTT Movie of the Year
Army of the Dead
Willy’s Wonderland
Mortal Kombat
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Godzilla vs Kong
Hero Movie of the Year
Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings
Eternals
The Suicide Squad
Black Widow
Venom: Let there be Carnage
Best Original Screenplay
Free Guy
Pig
Gunpowder Milkshake
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Encanto
Best Adapted Screenplay
Everybody’s talking about Jamie
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Judas and the Black Messiah
Fear Street
The Mauritanian
Best Director
Leigh Janiak- Fear Street
Shaka King- Judas and the Black Messiah
Michael Sarnoski- Pig
Guillermo del Toro- Nightmare Alley
Pablo Larrain- Spencer
Kevin Macdonald- The Mauritanian
Best Actor
Daniel Kaluuya- Fred Hampton- Judas and the Black Messiah
Andrew Garfield- Johnathan Larson- tik, tik…boom!
Nicholas Cage- Robin Feld- Pig
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II- Anthony- Candyman
Tahar Rahim- Mohamedou Ould Slahi- The Mauritanian
Bradley Cooper- Stanton Carlisle- Nightmare Alley
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain- Tammy Faye Baker- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart- Diana, Princess of Wales- Spencer
Rebecca Hall- Beth- The Night House
Kiana Madeira- Deena Johnson- Fear Street
McKenna Grace- Phoebe- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Margot Robbie- Harley Quinn- The Suicide Squad
Best Supporting Actor
LaKeith Stanfield- Bill O’Neal- Judas and the Black Messiah
Richard E. Grant- Hugo Battersby/Loco Chanelle- Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Alex Wolff- Amir- Pig
David Harbour- Red Guardian- Black Widow
Benedict Cumberbatch- Lt. Col. Stuart Couch- The Mauritanian
David Dastmalchian- Abner Krill/Polka-Dot Man- Suicide Squad
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Lancashire- Margaret New- Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Cate Blanchett- Lilith Ritter- Nightmare Alley
Florence Pugh- Yelena Belova- Black Widow
Tig Notaro- Peters- Army of the Dead
Daniela Melchior- Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2- Suicide Squad
Awkwafina- Katy- Shang-Chi
Best Voiceover Performance
Awkwafina- Sisu- Raya and the Last Dragon
Tom Hardy- Venom- Venom: Let there be Carnage
Halsey- Porsha Crystal- Sing 2
Adam Buxton- Klaus Kickenklober- Sing 2
Stephanie Beatriz- Mirabel- Encanto
Sylvester Stallone- Nanaue/King Shark- Suicide Squad
Best Ensemble Cast
Gunpowder Milkshake
The Suicide Squad
Fear Street
Army of the Dead
Sing 2
Eternals
Best Score
Frank Ilfman- Gunpowder Milkshake
Jonny Greenwood- Spencer
Rob Simonsen- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Alexis Grapsas & Philip Klein- Pig
Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Brandon Roberts, & Anna Drubich- Fear Street
Daniel Hart- The Green Knight
Best Original Song
“This was me” from Everybody’s talking about Jamie
“My Own Drum” from Vivo
“Million to One” from Cinderella
“Surface Pressure” from Encanto
“We don’t talk about Bruno” from Encanto
“Your song saved my life” from Sing 2
Best Adapted Song
“A sky full of stars” from Sing 2
“Could have been me” from Sing 2
“Therapy” from tik, tik…boom!
“Louder than words” from tik, tik…boom!
“96000” from In the Heights
“Shining Star” from Cinderella
Best Soundtrack
Sing 2
Fear Street
Free Guy
The Suicide Squad
Gunpowder Milkshake
Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Makeup/Hair- Drama/Musical
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Cinderella
Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Spencer
Nightmare Alley
Pig
Best Makeup/Hair- Action/Scifi
Gunpowder Milkshake
The King’s Man
The Matrix Resurrections
The Suicide Squad
Free Guy
Jungle Cruise
Best Makeup/Hair- Horror
Fear Street
Malignant
Candyman
Black Friday
Army of the Dead
Werewolves Within
Best Costume Design- Drama/Musical
Cinderella
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie
Spencer
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Nightmare Alley
Best Costume Design- Action/Scifi
Gunpowder Milkshake
The King’s Man
The Suicide Squad
Eternals
Black Widow
Shang-Chi
Best Costume Design- Horror
Fear Street
Malignant
Army of the Dead
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Willy’s Wonderland
The Conjuring: The Devil made me do it
Best Visual Effects- Overall
Godzilla vs Kong
Jungle Cruise
Free Guy
The Suicide Squad
The Matrix Resurrections
Eternals
Best Stunt Performance- Individual
Black Widow
Shang-Chi
Free Guy
Malignant
The King’s Man
Gunpowder Milkshake
Best Action Set piece
Malignant- Jail fight
Shang-Chi & the legend of the ten rings- Bus fight
Shang-Chi & the legend of the ten rings- Scaffold fight
Gunpowder Milkshake- Hospital fight
Gunpowder Milkshake- Library fight
The King’s Man- No man’s land
Best Fight Choreography
Gunpowder Milkshake
Free Guy
The King’s Man
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Eternals
Black Widow
As for Movie of the Year? We will consider the top films and choose from the best 2021 had to offer and announce the winners in our episode to be released Wednesday, 3/23/2022. Or, at least, the ones we were interested in, had access to, and watched. Sorry if your favorite didn’t make it on the list. Maybe next year?