Reel Society Of Film Critics Awards 2017 - The Master List
Posted: January 3rd, 2017, 3:17 pm
That time of year again everyone! With the beginning of a new year upon us, it is a good time recall our favourite film moments of the past year as we embark upon the annual journey that is the Reel Society of Film Critics Awards 2017!
There have been some magnificent movies this year, and so by coming together we can, as a committee, decide which were actually the best, and who gave the best performances. We are now in the 2017 edition, and the intention once again is to hold the ceremony on the first weekend of March, giving everyone a good couple of months to catch up on the holiday season's movies, not to mention any others you may have missed throughout the year. As you may recall, an idea was introduced a couple of years ago to make it easier for you all, and so we will again be providing a Master List; a list of movies which the committee deem essential viewing for voting. It doesn't mean all the nominees will have to come from this list, but it gives you all a good starting point if you need to catch up.
Remember, the nominees must be selected from movies released in the US from 1st January 2016 - 31st December 2016, it doesn't matter what format they are released in during that period (ie, even if, like Silence or Live By Night the movie is released limited just before the close of 2016 prior to going wide in 2017, it is eligible for nomination), but it must be released between those dates.
I ask that everyone that wants to take part as a committee member in the awards should put forward your names here, and then that they provide me with a list of five movies seen over the past year that they believe to be essential viewing. Once I have received all lists, I will present The Master List on the first page of this thread, and it can then be used as a reference if you are stuck on a movie which may be worth watching prior to the actual nominees.
Now, although this is not important at this point, as we are solely interested in generating the Master List, once announced it will become time to start thinking of the nominees. The the following categories will provide the nominees:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Picture
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cast
Breakthrough Performance
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Score
Best Visual Effects
Following the first round of voting there will be 10 nominees for Best Picture, and 5 nominees for each other award. These will then be voted on again to determine the actual winners. Below I have gone into further detail the actual process.
Voting
The voting structure is as follows:
Master voting: everyone nominates 5 movies of the year that should be deemed 'essential viewing'.
1st round of voting: everyone nominates a maximum of 5 nominees in each category. This will produce the award nominees.
2nd round of voting: everyone ranks their nominees in a sliding system of 1-10 for Best Picture nominees, with your favourite gaining a maximum of 10 points, and then you can assign a score for each of the remaining movies as you please, while movies unseen must be given a 0. For other categories it is the same system but on a sliding scale of 1-5. This will decide the winners.
Schedule
I've allowed for as long a round of voting as possible so that everyone can find an opportunity to watch movies which may be up for consideration, and starting from today, the Master List voting is now open. Tentative dates which can be amended if need be as follows:
Jan 3rd – Jan 15th – Master List Voting
Master List Announced - Jan 16th
Jan 16th - February 26th - 1st round of voting
Nominees Announced - February 27th
February 27th – March 10th– 2nd round of voting
Awards Show - Saturday, March 11th
As stated earlier, for this to work we need a committee of set voters, so please register your interest in this thread, and I will add you as a member. You can pm your Master List nominations to my inbox, email me at silversurfer19@hotmail.com or simply note them on this thread.
As always I would request 10 people to submit a small featurette for the 10 Best Picture nominees. These can be decided at a much later date, but I thought I'd remind everyone nevertheless. And please, if you do wish to provide a featurette, please ensure you have the time to do so. It doesn't need to be an essay, even a couple of sentences why you love the movie is enough, but so that I don't have to do them all myself at the last minute, ensure you have the time. Hopefully this should prove just as exciting as previous years with lots of close races, so on with the nominations!
Committee Members
silversurfer19
numbersix
transformers2
JohnErle
Buscemi
Chienfantome
BanksIsDaFuture
RobDude
Jas
The Master List
1. 10 Cloverfield Lane
2. A Monster Calls
3. American Honey
4. Arrival
5. Aquarius
6. Captain America: Civil War
7. Captain Fantastic
8. Deadpool
9. De Palma
10. Denial
11. Don't Breathe
12. Elle
13. Everybody wants some
14. Eye In The Sky
15. Fences
16. Ghostbusters
17. Green Room
18. Hacksaw Ridge
19. Hell or High Water
20. Into The Forest
21. Jackie
22. Kubo and the Two Strings
23. La La Land
24. Little Men
25. Love & Friendship
26. Loving
27. Manchester by the Sea
28. Moana
29. Moonlight
30. Nocturnal Animals
31. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
32. Snowden
33. Tale Of Tales
34. The Accountant
35. The Edge of Seventeen
36. The Handmaiden
37. The Lobster
38. The Magnificent Seven
39. The Nice Guys
40. The Wailing
41. The Witch
42. Toni Erdmann
43. Under The Shadow
44. War Dogs
45. Zootopia
There have been some magnificent movies this year, and so by coming together we can, as a committee, decide which were actually the best, and who gave the best performances. We are now in the 2017 edition, and the intention once again is to hold the ceremony on the first weekend of March, giving everyone a good couple of months to catch up on the holiday season's movies, not to mention any others you may have missed throughout the year. As you may recall, an idea was introduced a couple of years ago to make it easier for you all, and so we will again be providing a Master List; a list of movies which the committee deem essential viewing for voting. It doesn't mean all the nominees will have to come from this list, but it gives you all a good starting point if you need to catch up.
Remember, the nominees must be selected from movies released in the US from 1st January 2016 - 31st December 2016, it doesn't matter what format they are released in during that period (ie, even if, like Silence or Live By Night the movie is released limited just before the close of 2016 prior to going wide in 2017, it is eligible for nomination), but it must be released between those dates.
I ask that everyone that wants to take part as a committee member in the awards should put forward your names here, and then that they provide me with a list of five movies seen over the past year that they believe to be essential viewing. Once I have received all lists, I will present The Master List on the first page of this thread, and it can then be used as a reference if you are stuck on a movie which may be worth watching prior to the actual nominees.
Now, although this is not important at this point, as we are solely interested in generating the Master List, once announced it will become time to start thinking of the nominees. The the following categories will provide the nominees:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Picture
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cast
Breakthrough Performance
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Score
Best Visual Effects
Following the first round of voting there will be 10 nominees for Best Picture, and 5 nominees for each other award. These will then be voted on again to determine the actual winners. Below I have gone into further detail the actual process.
Voting
The voting structure is as follows:
Master voting: everyone nominates 5 movies of the year that should be deemed 'essential viewing'.
1st round of voting: everyone nominates a maximum of 5 nominees in each category. This will produce the award nominees.
2nd round of voting: everyone ranks their nominees in a sliding system of 1-10 for Best Picture nominees, with your favourite gaining a maximum of 10 points, and then you can assign a score for each of the remaining movies as you please, while movies unseen must be given a 0. For other categories it is the same system but on a sliding scale of 1-5. This will decide the winners.
Schedule
I've allowed for as long a round of voting as possible so that everyone can find an opportunity to watch movies which may be up for consideration, and starting from today, the Master List voting is now open. Tentative dates which can be amended if need be as follows:
Jan 3rd – Jan 15th – Master List Voting
Master List Announced - Jan 16th
Jan 16th - February 26th - 1st round of voting
Nominees Announced - February 27th
February 27th – March 10th– 2nd round of voting
Awards Show - Saturday, March 11th
As stated earlier, for this to work we need a committee of set voters, so please register your interest in this thread, and I will add you as a member. You can pm your Master List nominations to my inbox, email me at silversurfer19@hotmail.com or simply note them on this thread.
As always I would request 10 people to submit a small featurette for the 10 Best Picture nominees. These can be decided at a much later date, but I thought I'd remind everyone nevertheless. And please, if you do wish to provide a featurette, please ensure you have the time to do so. It doesn't need to be an essay, even a couple of sentences why you love the movie is enough, but so that I don't have to do them all myself at the last minute, ensure you have the time. Hopefully this should prove just as exciting as previous years with lots of close races, so on with the nominations!
Committee Members
silversurfer19
numbersix
transformers2
JohnErle
Buscemi
Chienfantome
BanksIsDaFuture
RobDude
Jas
The Master List
1. 10 Cloverfield Lane
2. A Monster Calls
3. American Honey
4. Arrival
5. Aquarius
6. Captain America: Civil War
7. Captain Fantastic
8. Deadpool
9. De Palma
10. Denial
11. Don't Breathe
12. Elle
13. Everybody wants some
14. Eye In The Sky
15. Fences
16. Ghostbusters
17. Green Room
18. Hacksaw Ridge
19. Hell or High Water
20. Into The Forest
21. Jackie
22. Kubo and the Two Strings
23. La La Land
24. Little Men
25. Love & Friendship
26. Loving
27. Manchester by the Sea
28. Moana
29. Moonlight
30. Nocturnal Animals
31. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
32. Snowden
33. Tale Of Tales
34. The Accountant
35. The Edge of Seventeen
36. The Handmaiden
37. The Lobster
38. The Magnificent Seven
39. The Nice Guys
40. The Wailing
41. The Witch
42. Toni Erdmann
43. Under The Shadow
44. War Dogs
45. Zootopia
