The nominees for the 5th Annual ScreenAge Wasteland Awards have been announced!
Last month, the SAW team submitted nominees for the best films of 2023. A lot of films and performances were submitted, but at the end of the day, there can only be five nominees per category (and 10 for Best Picture, Best Character, and Best Moment).
Any 2023 movie released on streaming, television, or in theaters was eligible as long as the film was widely released by mid-January 2024 (to take into consideration late-December limited releases).
That means that films like The Zone of Interest, which has yet to see a proper wide release in North America, will be considered 2024 movies and be eligible for next year’s SAWards.
With all that out of the way, here are your nominees…
Best Picture
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- BlackBerry
- Godzilla Minus One
- The Holdovers
- The Iron Claw
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
Best Animated Film
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Most Overlooked Film
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- The Artifice Girl
- Missing
- Rye Lane
- They Cloned Tyrone
Best Director
- Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
- Greta Gerwig – Barbie
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Best Breakout Film Direction
- Sean Durkin – The Iron Claw
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane
- Danny and Michael Philippou – Talk to Me
- Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone
Best Actor
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Actress
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Margot Robbie – Barbie
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
- Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
- Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
- Mia Goth – Infinity Pool
- Pom Klementieff – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Best Breakout Film Performance
- Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
- Tom Blyth – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- Stanley Simons – The Iron Claw
- Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me
Best Onscreen Ensemble
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Iron Claw
Best Character
- Allan (Michael Cera) – Barbie
- Ken (Ryan Gosling) – Barbie
- The Grey Heron (Masaki Suda/Robert Pattinson) – The Boy and the Heron
- Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) – Fast X
- Rocket (Bradley Cooper) – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Caine (Donnie Yen) – John Wick: Chapter 4
- Javier Ramos (Joaquim de Almeida) – Missing
- Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) – Poor Things
- Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) – Sisu
- Bowser (Jack Black) – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- BlackBerry
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Original Screenplay
- Barbie
- Godzilla Minus One
- The Holdovers
- The Iron Claw
- Past Lives
Best Cinematography
- Barbie
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
Best Score
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Visual Effects
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Movie Moment
- Monk Writes My Pafology – American Fiction
- Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven) – Asteroid City
- I’m Just Ken – Barbie
- Always With Water – Beau Is Afraid
- Batfleck’s Talk with Barry Allen – The Flash
- Final Goodbyes (Dog Days Are Over) – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Fight on the Flight of Stairs – John Wick: Chapter 4
- Trinity Test – Oppenheimer
- The Ending (Nora and Hae Sung’s Last Goodbye) – Past Lives
- Oliver Dances Naked to “Murder on the Dancefloor” – Saltburn
Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most nominated films this year with 10 nominations apiece. Poor Things took third place with 8 nominations, followed by The Holdovers with 7 nominations. The Iron Claw and Past Lives rounded out the top five (or six in this case) with 6 nominations each.
Here’s how the nominations broke down for the rest of the films:
- 4 – Anatomy of a Fall, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- 3 – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., BlackBerry, Godzilla Minus One, and Killers of the Flower Moon
- 2 – American Fiction, Asteroid City, The Boy and the Heron, John Wick: Chapter 4, Maestro, Missing, Rye Lane, Saltburn, Talk to Me, and They Cloned Tyrone
- 1 – The Artifice Girl, Beau Is Afraid, The Creator, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Elemental, Fast X, The Flash, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Infinity Pool, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Nimona, Sisu, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
A shout-out should also be given to Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Dominic Sessa, and Celine Song for each snagging two nominations.
Voting is open to everyone until the end of February 29, 2024.
To access the voting slip for the 2024 SAWards, CLICK HERE.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, March 3, 2024, on our Twitter @SAWasteland with a post going up on the site shortly thereafter.
Let us know in the comments who you hope wins. Please feel free to share the voting slip with your family and friends, and on social media! Let’s blow this up!
Happy voting, screenagers!
