The 2010 Alexis Awards

I’ve been working on this as the year progressed. Let it be known that my system for awarding is based on my own personal taste, mood, appeal, and knowledge of film. Although I do judge films based on the standard criticisms, I do not cater to Hollywood’s opinion or anyone else’s. To argue or dispute my statements would be futile, as I am not forcing anyone to accept my choices but me. I chose people based on the proficiency and uniqueness of their work and productions for the same reasons. Anyway, here they are!

Alexis’s Awards: 2010 Films

Best Picture

Inception

Best Director(s)

Joel and Ethan Coen and Christopher Nolan (tie)

Best Screenplay (adapted)
True Grit, Joel and Ethan Coen

Best Screenplay (original)
Inception, Christopher Nolan

Best Animated Film

Toy Story 3 and Tangled (tie)

Best Actor

Colin Firth in The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale in The Fighter

Best Actress

Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams in The Fighter

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins True Grit

Best Visual Effects

Tron: Legacy

Best Editing

Lee Smith for Inception

Best Art Direction

David Goetz and the team from Tangled
Best Costume Design and Make-Up
Colleen Atwood and the team of Alice in Wonderland

Best Original Song
“I See the Light” from Tangled

Best Original Score
Daft Punk and Hans Zimmer for Tron: Legacy

Favorite Films of 2010

The first ten are my top choices, the rest are films I also liked but not the list toppers. Now you’ll notice that this list is my “favorites” which means films that I particularly appreciated as an individual. I’m not giving some pretentious regurgitation of an Academy’s Best list; I’m telling you what I most enjoyed this past year.

1. INCEPTION

2. TRUE GRIT

3. THE KING’S SPEECH

4. GET LOW

5. THE BOOK OF ELI

6. TANGLED

7. TOY STORY 3

8. TRON: LEGACY

9. RED

10. IRON MAN 2

11. HARRY POTTER 7:1
12. SHUTTER ISLAND
13. CONVICTION
14. CREATION
15. UNSTOPPABLE
16. THE FIGHTER
17. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
18. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Movies I missed and still need to see:

1. 127 HOURS
2. MAO’S LAST DANCER
3. BURIED
4. VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
5. THE SOCIAL NETWORK (mainly because people won’t shut up about it, my interest isn’t really that keen)
6. SCOTT PILGRIM (ditto the above)