Matt and I are super excited to present this year’s list of Oscar Nominees. I’m still recovering from back surgery but between a special little seat cushion and some good drugs, I think we’re down for some good discussion. Please join in the comments!
I thought Brie Larson looked beautiful in gold at The Golden Globes – kind of like an Oscar statuette. I know she’s down for a nomination today. Who else are we feeling good about?
Best Picture:
Best Directing:
- Adam McKay, The Big Short
- George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson, Room
- Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Actress in a Lead Role:
- Cate Blanchett, Carol
- Brie Larson, Room
- Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
- Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor in a Lead Role:
- Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
- Matt Damon, The Martian
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Christian Bale, The Big Short
- Sylvester Stallone, Creed
- Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
- Tom Hardy, The Revenant
- Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara, Carol
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Animated Feature Film
- Anomalisa
- Boy and the World
- Inside Out
- Shaun The Sheep
- When Marnie Was There
Cinematography:
- Carol (Edward Lachman)
- The Hateful Eight (Robert Richardson)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale)
- The Revenant (Emmanuel Lubezki)
- Sicario (Roger Deakins)
Costume Design:
- Carol
- The Danish Girl
- Cinderella
- The Revenant
- Mad Max: Fury Road
Documentary Feature
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter On Fire: Ukraine: Fight For Freedom
- The Look of Silence
Film Editing:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Big Short
- Spotlight
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Foreign Language Film:
- A War
- Son of Saul
- Embrace of the Serpent
- Theeb
- Mustang
Makeup & Hair Styling:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out A Window and Disappeared
- The Revenant
Music, Original Song
- Earned It, 50 Shades of Grey
- Til It Happens To You, The Hunting Ground
- Manta Ray, Racing Extinction
- Writing’s On The Wall, SPECTRE
- Simple Song #3, Youth
Original Score:
- Bridge of Spies (Thomas Newman)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (John Williams)
- Carol (Carter Burwell)
- The Hateful Eight (Ennio Morricone)
- Sicario (Johann Johannson)
Production Design:
- Bridge of Spies
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Danish Girl
- The Martian
- The Revenant
Sound Editing:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Forst Awakens
- The Martian
- The Revenant
Sound Mixing:
- Bridge of Spies
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Martian
- The Revenant
Visual Effects:
- Ex Machina
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Martian
- The Revenant
Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Brooklyn, Nick Hornby
- Carol, Phyllis Nagy
- Room, Emma Donoghue
- The Big Short, Charles Randolph & Adam McKay
- The Martian, Drew Goddard
Writing, Original Screenplay
- Bridge of Spies, Matt Charman & Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Ex Machina, Alex Garland
- Inside Out, Pete Doctor & Meg LeFauve & Josh Cooley
- Spotlight, Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
- Straight Outta Compton, Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, and Alan Wenkus
Best Documentary Short Subject
- Body Team 12
- Chau, Beyond the Lines
- Claude Lanzmann: Spctres of Shoah
- A Girl in the River Last Day of Freedom
Best Live Action Short
- Ave Maria
- Day One
- Everything Will Be Okay
- Shok Stutterer
Best Animated Short
- Bear Story
- Prologue
- Sanjay’s Super Team
- We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
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Ahh;( I’m on Vaca. No tv, missed it all, or I’m gonna miss it all, I don’t even have a clue as to the day;(! I guess that’s what vacas. Are all about.
Hope your on the mend. Back surg….. Omg!!!!
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I’m feeling good about Sly, to be honest. I think his Golden Globe is proof that this could be his year.
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Well his name made the cut!!
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Back when the Golden Globe and SAG nominations were announced, I never would have thought he’d be a serious contender but I was obviously wrong. This Oscar could very well be his.
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I know, Matt. I’m as surprised as you are. But I know one Asshole who isn’t!
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Well he was perfect in Creed and giving Sly the win feels right for a number of reasons: (a) Creed’s a great movie that’s not winning much else; (b) an Oscar for Creed would be a nice bookend to Rocky as a new generation starts; and (c) because everyone loves a good underdog story!
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Leo! And I’m hoping one of Ex Machina, Beasts Of No Nation or Sicario gets nominated for Best pic!
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Yeah, I do wish Ex Machina was up there!
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Ex Machina was one of my favourite movies of the year. I haven’t seen The Danish Girl yet but still kind of wish Alicia Vikander was nominated for Ex Machina instead.
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The truth is, she does really almost carry The Danish Girl. In fact, she IS the Danish Girl. But yeah, she was excellent in Ex Machina and that role was more demanding and more of a stand-out.
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No Best Picture nod for Carol, maybe a bit of a surprise there.
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I am surprised and even more surprised that Inside Out didn’t get a nomination. Carol and Room are my two favourites so I would have rathered see Carol take The Big Short’s nomination. And have The Hateful Eight take Spotlight’s spot.
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I’m surprised about Carol being left out too but more surprised that Matt would give Inside Out a best picture nomination and not Anomalisa!
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Yes, Carol did seem to be an easy awards darling.
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Anomalisa was a much better movie than Inside Out but never really had a chance for a Best Picture nomination.
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Matt, you’re right but it’s such a big oversight by the voters. Anomalisa was an amazing movie that HAD to be animated. It’s so good I think it needed to be in the running for the biggest award of the year.
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Wow, Adam McKay is an Oscar-nominated director, folks!
Who saw that coming?
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Not me. Back when we were discussing SAG and the Globes last month, I expressed doubts about it’s impact on Academy voters.
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Yeah, the movie’s kind of skittish. I’m not sure it’s Best Picture material, and I’m even more doubtful of some of McKay’s choices.
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Very glad to see Mad Max get tonnes of love, including Best Picture and Best directing!
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I am too and to see Tom Hardy finally earn a nomination. He’s had a good year.
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He did bring a lot of creativity.
I’m just not always sure it worked.
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Me too! I’ll be cheering for George Miller to get the win for Best Directing but it’s a pretty strong category (though I don’t get Adam McKay being in there).
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I’d like to see it happen.
But yeah, The Big Short was a better book than a movie.
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So, obviously I’m a big Carol supporter and am a little disappointed that Todd Haynes isn’t up there but I have to say I kind of get it with Adam McKay. The movie wasn’t perfect but he brought a lot of energy and creativity to a potentially boring and confusing story.
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Kind of surprised to see Bridge of Spies get a Best Picture nom, but I think it’s totally deserved. I really liked that one,a nd glad to see Mark Rylance’s name up there too for Best Support Actor.
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I would have betMark Rylance would get recognized but The Bridge of Spies would be otherwise ignored. Oscar does love Spielberg though. (Even War Horse got a Best Picture nom).
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I don’t think I ever saw War Horse. This, however, is a worthy film and I hope people give it a second chance.
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Yes, some good came here from their Spielberg bias. War Horse was abysmal.
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And I’m super happy to see Tom Hardy up there!!!
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Here here! And to see Will Smith not.
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Yeah, I hadn’t thought of that yet, but absolutely!!!
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Going with 8 BP noms again. Interesting. Would love for Ex Machina and Creed to have filled those two vacant slots, but oh well. My heart is still with Sly on his nom.
Since I’ve still seen so few of these films, I can’t say what I would take out, but I thought Ant-Man should’ve gotten some love in the technical categories.
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Good point. The special effects in Ant-Man were so much fun. That movie was a blast all around.
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So, what’s going on with the supporting categories. Christian Bale makes sense but I would have rathered see Steve Carell recognized. Mark Ruffalo??? Rachel McAdams???
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Yeah, you’re right, it’s messed up.
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And they didn’t even nominate the right Fifty Shades of grey song.
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I wish we were seeing The Hunting Ground in best doc rather than just song.
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Me too but I haven’t seen it. I’m just glad that it got a nomination so it gives me a chance to see it.
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Best Picture: The Big Short\Bridge of Spies\Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road\The Martian\The Revenant\Room
Spotlight
Thoughts???
I’m glad to see Room up there, and it was one of my favourites this year. I would have liked to see Anomalisa up there too. I’m not sure anything can steal it from The Revenant though.
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I really don’t know. It’s an exciting race this year. Right now, I’d say The Revenant is probably the front runner but Room or Spotlight can still take it. I would have loed to see Anomalisa, Carol, and The Hateful Eight up there.
I’m voting Room.
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I’d like to see Room take it very much. I just think it’s such a small film to be able to harness all those voters!
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Oscar does tend to prefer costumes and scenery to intimate drama.
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Yes but by that account was Birdman an intimate drama or a costume one? Because it seems a bit of both.
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Birdman was very talky but it has that How Did They Do That quality that Oscar loves so it got away with it.
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The Revenant is my pick of the seven nominated films I’ve seen. I enjoyed every one though so am glad they all were recognized. But now I have to see Brooklyn for sure.
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Oh yeah, it’s weird you haven’t seen it yet. Did you read the book?
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Nope, I haven’t made time for the book either!
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Best Directing: Adam McKay, The Big Short\George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road\Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant\
Lenny Abrahamson, Room\Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Todd Haynes doesn’t make the cut since Carol didn’t even get a Best Picture nom and I’m okay with that.
Nothing for Ridley Scott either. I can live with that for sure.
Inarritu seems poised to take this again BUT I’m kind of hoping George Miller sneaks in and grabs this.
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That would be show stopping! I’ve got to hand this to Alejandro though. Movies like The Revenant are the reason we give awards to directors in the first place.
I actually would have loved to see some recognition for Todd Haynes for that same reason. He could have McCarthy’s seat if you ask me.
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I liked but didn’t love Carol. I don’t really mind it being left out.
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When’s the last time a director has won two years in a row? It’s rare enough for a director to have a new movie released two years in a row.
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I looked it up. He’d be in good company. Last time was 1941-1942. John Ford for Grapes of Wrath (1941) and How green Was My Valley (1942).
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Best Actress in a Lead Role: Cate Blanchett\Brie Larson\
Jennifer Lawrence\Charlotte Rampling\Saoirse Ronan
I think it’s attrocious to see Jennifer Lawrence up there. It was a great year for women and I think she stole a spot from much more deserving performances. I would have definitely liked to see Lily Tomlin up there for Grandma.
I think Cate, Brie & Saoirse are all very strong and deserving but I think Brie has the edge and I’d love to see her take it home.
I can’t comment on Rampling since I haven’t seen 45 Years yet unfortunately.
I’m also a little skeptical about moving Rooney Mara into supporting category. I’d say they had almost equal screen time.
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I haven’t seen Joy but share your frustration. JLaw is very talented but she shouldn’t be getting an automatic nomination every time she works with David O. Russell, especially since all I’ve heard is that Joy is his worst movie in a long time.
I am so happy about Charlotte Rampling! She’s a great (and underrated) actress in what looks like a beautiful film.
So far, I vote Brie Larson.
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Lawerence doesn’t do anything wrong, it’s just a very blah film and there were so many better performances.
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Totally agreed on Jennifer Lawrence. I am baffled by that nomination.
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It’s on automatic pilot.
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Luckily they let David O. stay home.
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Best Actor in a Lead Role: Bryan Cranston\Matt Damon\
Leonardo DiCaprio\Michael Fassbender\Eddie Redmayne
Is Matt Damon the big surprise here?
And is there any way Leo’s not taking it home?
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I’m not surprised about Matt damon. The bigger surprise was Bryan Cranston, who gave a wonderful performance in a very forgettable movie. Damon and Fassbender brought so much life to their roles but DiCaprio brought the painand he’s waited long enough. He’s got this.
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I thought the acting was pretty strong in Trumbo, but yeah, not the best way to tell a story I thought should be way more compelling.
Helen Mirren got forgotten while others had her pegged for her work in botht his and Woman In Gold. She’s often a staple but I think I’m okay about it this time.
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I’m fine with her sitting this year out too. I think Jennifer Jason Leigh has us covered for Best Supporting Actress playing a bitch.
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A lot of weird choices, I think. The best performances from The Big Short and Spotlight didn’t get any love, but some of the lesser ones did.
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It’s beyond me. Yes, Oscar seems to like Mark Ruffalo for some reason but how could they forget that just last year they liked Michael Keaton too? I would have been very happy with a supporting nod for Keaton. And I liked living in a world where Rachel McAdams had never been nominated for an Oscar.
And Steve Carrell! I would take back every Big Short nomination just for an acting nom for Steve Carrell.
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Absolutely.
McAdams felt like filler in that movie. There was nothing special about what she did.
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Idris Elba and Michael Shannon get no love.
Paul Dano’s also left out.
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i FORGOT ABOUT MICHAEL SHANNON!! Now I’m really POed at Mark Ruffalo.
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Haha, yeah, I know.
He was more deserving for his work in Infinitely Polar Bear, but there was no way he was going to crack the lead actor category.
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Aaron Sorkin took the Globe for best screenplay but doesn’t even get nominated here.
Neither does Tarantino, and that’s usually a given.
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Good points. As you pointed out back in October, Steve Jobs didn’t seem to be connecting much with audiences (except for with Dan). It’s honestly a very good, very well-written movie but it’s always seemed to be an uphill battle for Steve Jobs.
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I’m very surprised there is no Tarantino nomination too, but in looking at the nominees I’m not sure who I would bump in his favour.
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He has repeatedly said that he is done after 10 movies.
Out of 10 movies, he wants 4 screenplay Oscars.
So far he has 2.
He was counting on this being #3.
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4 is a lot of Oscars, even for QT.
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Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale\ Sylvester Stallone\ Mark Ruffalo\ Tom Hardy\ Mark Rylance
If this was my race, it’d be between Hardy and Rylance. Christian Bale just wasn’t a stand-out in this movie to me, and the same goes for Ruffalo. I can’t count out Sly, though I’d like to. To me, he’s just not acting. He’s just being himself. He may or may not even know they’re making a movie.
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I haven’t seen Creed but I’m starting to think this is Sly’s race. If it were up to me, I’d give it to Rylance and trust that Hardy will give us lots more opportunities to honour him.
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When I look at all the other names in this category it’s suddenly a lot harder to give it to Stallone, especially over Tom Hardy. I’m very torn so maybe now I want a tie between those two…it’s a tough one!
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Oh man, ties always fuck up our Oscar pool!
I’m surprised to see you backtracking on this one, hun.
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Tom Hardy was just so good in so much stuff this year. I’d like to see him get something and he’s obviously a much better and more versatile actor than Stallone.
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I really thought we might see some technical awards for The Walk.
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Oh yeah, that just sort of came and went, didn’t it? I was worried there’d be technical noms for The Avengers.
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You and me both.
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Both Bridge of Spies and Sicario were largely ignored until now but they both got lots of Oscar love.
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Yeah. I’m pleased in both cases. Bridge of Spies is benefiting a bit from the Academy’s stubborn love of Spielberg (both Munich and War Horse got more attention from Oscar than anywhere else). With Sicario, I really don’t know what that’s about but good for them. It’s a tightly edited, very tense thriller.
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It didn’t get anything big, but at least it’s getting recognized for what it was.
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Actress in a Supporting Role: Alicia Vikander\Rachel McAdams\Jennifer Jason Leigh\Rooney Mara\Kate Winslet
Will this possibly be a Kate & Leo repeat?
McAdams doesn’t figure for me.
Vikander was definitely solid. I kind of question the supporting part of this for her though. She figured largely, and at times it even felt like her story. She could take it.
Leigh…well, I preferred her in Anomalisa. That was cool. I think I’m still decompressing The Hateful Eight. But no, I don’t see this as a win for her.
Mara might be Kate’s biggest competition. She was really good, and again, I’d even question placing her in the supporting category. She did a lot of heavy lifting.
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These supporting categories are always a mixed bag. Sometimes they only have a few scenes but make a strong impression. Others are practically a second star, like with Mara (or Jake Gylenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, Jamie Foxx in Colatteral). It makes it hard to compare.
Jennifer Jason Leigh had a great part in The Hateful Eight but I agree completely that she won’t win.
For now, I’m voting Rooney Mara but i don’t think she’ll beat Kate Winslet, whose momentum seems so much stronger than that of the film itself.
And Kate and Leo winning Oscars on the same night. How cute would that be.
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It would be pretty cute. 🙂
Jane Fonda had a nod at the Globes I believe for a teensy part in Youth (but a pretty memorable one) so you’re right – definitely weird to compare.
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As far as I can tell:
6 nominations for Bridge of Spies
7 for The Martian
10 for Mad Max
12 for The Revenant
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Best Animated Feature Film: Anomalisa\ Boy and the World\
Inside Out\ Shaun The Sheep\ When Marnie Was There
Shaun The Sheep is only there because it’s claymation and they love rewarding that shit. It doesn’t stand a chance.
There are 2 here I haven’t see yet, would love to hear from anyone who has.
I think Inside Out is the safe bet. It’s not the one I’d like to see win – to me this belongs to Anomalisa.
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I second that. While Anomalisa was the much better movie, Inside Out’s got this.
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The writing categories are definitely going to be frustrating for us poolers this year, I think:
Writing, Original Screenplay: Bridge of Spies\ Ex Machina\
Inside Out\ Spotlight\Straight Outta Compton
I don’t think Straight Outta Compton’s got a chance in hell, but it’s nice to be invited to the party, I guess.
I loved Ex Machina and would love to see this win.
I don’t know that we can discount the Coens though. They’re favourites, and for a reason.
And Spotlight’s got a lot of momentum.
and Inside Out…well, Pixar delivers great scripts time and time again.
What do you think?
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I want to say smart money’s on Spotlight. It was once a potential frontrunner for Best Picture but has run out of steam a bit. This could be it’s only win and I think they’ll want to give it something.
I think both Ex Machina and Inside Out were better scripts though.
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I agree that Spotlight could take this. I don’t think I want it to though.
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Oh, I definitely don’t want it to.
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Writing, Adapted Screenplay: Brooklyn\ Carol\ Room \The Big Short\ The Martian
Well, this is also a toughie. It could go to Carol, the sorry we didn’t give you anything else award.
Also: Adam McKay’s 2nd Oscar nomination!
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This might be the toughest call. I vote Room.
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I definitely vote Room. First, it’s the only one adapted by the original author, so points for that. Second, the book was actually called “unadaptable” so you gotta give it major respect.
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I hope Room wins its categories. I just did an oscars post myself so check it out and tell me what you think! I was pleasantly surprised by Lenny Abrahamson, many didn’t think he’d make it in but I thought his directing was honest,real and really emotional. Idris elba was a huge snub, I’m still fuming over that. And steve carell!! He gave the best performance in The Big Short!
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I haven’t seen Beasts of No Nation yet, but Matt was just saying that for whatever reason the Oscars seem to pass on Idris Elba way too often.
And I definitely agree about Carrell.
And Abrahamson!!!
I have a lot of love for Room and my fingers will be crossed.
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Idris Elba really was good in Beasts of No Nation. I thought Michael Shannon was an even bigger snub though.
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Yeah, he’s always solid but always seems to get overlooked.
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Oo really? I’ve been hearing good things about 99 Homes, but I haven’t seen it yet!
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It’s not perfect but it’s almost always captivating and is ocassionally heartbreaking. Michael Shannon is the shit in it.
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Is anyone else finding the acting categories to be awfully white???
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Yeah, same as last year.I don’t think it’ll be as controversial this year because there’s no Selma. And no Bradley Cooper.
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We shouldn’t need to have a “black movie” to see black faces. There’s no reason for big ensemble casts like Spotlight or The Big Short to be incredi-white.
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Well, that’s hard to argue with. I think producers need to be rethinking their casting, the way they’re starting to by offering parts to women that would used to have gone to a man. I bring up Selma only because it was obvious last year who was being snubbed.
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Definitely a little sad not live in a world that includes “Oscar nominee Wiz Khalifa.” Seriously, that was probably the best song from a movie this year. Come on, Academy. Get with it.
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See You Again is by far the best song as well as the best-used song. As far as packing an emotional punch, nothing tops Brian’s sendoff at the end of Furious 7.
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It feels like Amy has the momentum for a best doc win, but I wasn’t enamoured with it.
I feel like I’m always critical of the Academy’s choices here. They seem to go with the widely-seen ones rather than the ones that tell the subject matter the best.
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the Academy has been picking the docs terribly lately. They love sentimental favourites.
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No kidding.
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It’s very sad that The Hunting Ground wasn’t nominated. I had hoped it would get some attention to shed some light on the massive number of sexual assaults happening on college campuses. The stats are mind-boggling.
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Anyone else surprised at the lack of noms for Steve Jobs or The Hateful Eight? Thought Steve Jobs in particular would have gotten a few more, no original screenplay nom for The Hateful Eight is a notable one (even though I didn’t like it).
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A little. Especially The Hateful Eight, which I happened to love. I thought it was one of his better movies. Steve Jobs was so well-written so I was a little sorry that it didn’t get a screenplay nomination but the movie hasn’t seemed to connect with audiences the way it was intended.
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I wasn’t terribly convinced by The Hateful Eight and actually think it was one of his weakest.
I definitely think it’s weird that Steve Jobs didn’t get a screenplay nod, but I’m okay with it.
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Thanks for the lists. I hadn’t seen them yet today, so this was nice to find. But it appears once again the Oscars has a lack of diversity. Such a shame.
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COMPLETE lack of diversity!
Which reflects the lack of people of colour in movies at all. Most of these big ensemble casts were all-white, which is really embarrassing.
The Martian was maybe the best in a weak lineup in terms of diversity.
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Exactly. It’s difficult to award the actors when there are no movies for them to star in.
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Where is Ridley Scott? That is not right as far as I’m concerned. Stallone will win-ughh. Rooney Mara should be in best actress but that’s politics for ya. I have to listen to the songs
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Ridley Scott did a very good job with The Martian, the best thing he’s done at least since Gladiator. I could live with him not being nominated though. I think there were a lot of strong contenders this year.
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There’s a lot of great movies this year. I’m rooting for Room.it really cast a spell on me. I get into the nominees in my own breakdown, but I’m missing a Machina nom for Vikander, and Corey Hawkins in Straight Outta Compton. And what’s up with Rooney Mara as a supporting actor?
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I’ve pretty much seen none of those movies. Yep, I’ve sadly neglected the moviegoing in the last year (or so). Um…
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Back surgery? Oh, no! I hope you’re doing well, Jay. Hey, what’s Amy about? I’ll take a look. Are there always this many movies up for Best Picture? That’s quite a list! I haven’t seen all of them. What do you think? Did they pick the right ones?
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Good to see Stallone nominated, haven’t seen Creed but I’ve heard he’s good in it. Loved seeing Fury Road get a number of nods too.
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I’m loving seeing Mad Max: Fury Road nominated for all the creative awards! I hope it wins all of them. And I really home Amy wins for best documentary.
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Looks like some high-quality films. And I don’t always feel that way. Hope to hear more of your thoughts on all of these.
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Keep on getting better, Jay. Sit back and watch the BFTAS and see how they measure up with the Oscars. :O)
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The Big Short for Best Movie sounds perfect. But it’s going to be The Revenant.
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I’d go with Brooklyn or The Martian for best film (or Inside Out, if it were nominated). Brie Larson is brilliant–first noticed her going toe-to-toe with Toni Colette in United States of Tara (that takes acting chops!) and Saoirse Ronan is terrific in Brooklyn, too. Haven’t seen enough of the male or supporting acting nominees to decide yet. Leaning toward Tom McCarthy for Best Director. Writing: Brooklyn or Room (Adapted) and Inside Out (Original). Best Animated: Inside Out (it melted my heart), though Shaun the Sheep was adorably silly (as are all pretty much all Aardman movies and shorts). Best Action (if it was a category, as it ought to be): Mad Max. Best Sci-Fi: The Force Awakens (come on, Hollywood, where’s the love?).
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