MOVIE OF THE YEAR
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Wolf of Wall Street
Our Pick: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – While all the nominees were amazing films, based on the taste of the voters at the Movie Awards, our money is on Hunger Games. Our favorite actress stars, and the second movie in the franchise is even better than the first, with the box office receipts to prove it. The only upset here may be American Hustle, which we loved also, but our money’s on Katniss.
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams — American Hustle
Jennifer Aniston — We’re the Millers
Sandra Bullock — Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence — The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Lupita Nyong’o — 12 Years a Slave
Our Pick: Again, we’re going with Katniss on this one. Jennifer Aniston turned out an amazing performance, as did Amy Adams, but JLaw is so freaking likeable and kicks serious butt in the movie that it’s hard to imagine either of the other ladies edging her out.
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Bradley Cooper — American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio — The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor — 12 Years a Slave
Josh Hutcherson — The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Matthew McConaughey — Dallas Buyers Club
Our Pick: It was an amazing year for leading men, also, and while Leo was scary good, Matthew McConaughey utterly transformed himself in Dallas Buyers Club.
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Liam James — The Way Way Back
Michael B. Jordan — Fruitvale Station
Will Poulter — We’re the Millers
Margot Robbie — The Wolf of Wall Street
Miles Teller — The Spectacular Now
Our Pick: Miles Teller has had a banner year, as evidenced by his many performances, The Spectacular Now is a star-making turn.
BEST KISS
Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams — American Hustle
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson — Don Jon
James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens — Spring Breakers
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller — The Spectacular Now
Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter — We’re the Millers
Our Pick: There were some intense kisses this year, including two three way kisses, and we’re going to have to go with Spring Breakers on this one. James Franco was terrifying and amazing and the scene took place with such a haunting use of Britney Spears, it’s hard to deny.
BEST FIGHT
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
Identity Thief — Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
This is the End — Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen
Our Pick: This is the End was AMAZING…but it’s hard to deny a fight that has fifteen legitimate participants. We’re going to have to go with Anchorman 2 on this one.
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Kevin Hart — Ride Along
Jonah Hill — The Wolf of Wall Street
Johnny Knoxville — Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Melissa McCarthy — The Heat
Jason Sudeikis — We’re the Millers
Our Pick: The ladies have it, according to us! Johnny Knoxville was in fact nominated for an Oscar for Bad Grandpa, but Melissa McCarthy had us rolling in the aisles in The Heat. We’re thinking she’s a lock on this one.
BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Rose Byrne — Insidious: Chapter 2
Jessica Chastain — Mama
Vera Farmiga — The Conjuring
Ethan Hawke — The Purge
Brad Pitt — World War Z
Our Pick: Vera Farmiga is killing it in the horror genre, no pun intended, and her performance in The Conjuring had us climbing walls and covering our eyes.
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Amy Adams and Christian Bale — American Hustle
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto — Dallas Buyers Club
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker — Fast & Furious 6
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart — Ride Along
Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio — The Wolf of Wall Street
Our Pick: This category was the toughest one for us to pick a winner, but we’re going to go with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, in light of his tragic passing late last year. RIP Paul.
BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Aniston — We’re the Millers
Sam Claflin — The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Leonardo DiCaprio — The Wolf of Wall Street
Zac Efron — That Awkward Moment
Chris Hemsworth — Thor: The Dark World
Our Pick: It comes down to Chris Hemsworth and Zac Efron for us…and we think that Zac has Chris beat here, by the smallest of margins. It doesn’t hurt that the shirtless moments in That Awkward Moment are poignant, funny and romantic – there’s broad appeal there!
#WTF MOMENT
The RV Crash — Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Beauty Pageant — Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Car Sex — The Counselor
The Lude Scene — The Wolf of Wall Street
Danny’s New Pet — This is the End
Our Pick: We love a good #WTF moment here….and it came down to Danny’s New Pet and The Lude Scene for us. The Lude’s beat it out, we were talking about that scene all winter, and still are.
BEST VILLAIN
Barkhad Abdi — Captain Phillips
Benedict Cumberbatch — Star Trek into Darkness
Michael Fassbender — 12 Years a Slave
Mila Kunis — Oz The Great and Powerful
Donald Sutherland — The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Our Pick: While there were many scary villains this year, we have to tip our hats to Donald Sutherland and newcomer Barkhad Abdi for turning out amazing performances. Donald Sutherland edges Abdi out in our books, just by the sheer nature of the Games.
BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
Christian Bale — American Hustle
Elizabeth Banks — The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Orlando Bloom — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Jared Leto — Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey — Dallas Buyers Club
Our Pick: There were amazing transformations this year all around…especially by men, but one stood out above the rest for us. Jared Leto as Rayon was beautiful and heartbreaking…and won him an Oscar. We wouldn’t be surprised if he won the popcorn for that role, also.
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson Peform in Heaven — This is the End
Jennifer Lawrence Sings “Live & Let Die” — American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio Pops and Locks — The Wolf of Wall Street
Melissa McCarthy Sings “Barracuda” — Identity Thief
Will Poulter Sing “Waterfalls” — We’re the Millers
Our Pick: This was particularly tough for us….While we loved Will Poulter’s version of Waterfalls, Leo’s pop and locking seemed especially timely, even though it was a period performance. We’re going with Leo on this one.
BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE
Robert De Niro — American Hustle
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey — Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Kanye West — Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Joan Rivers — Iron Man 3
Rihanna — This is the End
Our Pick: Kanye is on a hot streak and we think his cameo in Anchorman 2 was a thing of beauty and a joy forever.
BEST HERO
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent — Man of Steel
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man — Iron Man 3
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Chris Hemsworth as Thor — Thor: The Dark World
Channing Tatum as John Cale — White House Down
Our Pick: There were so many heroic feats between these 5 guys it was hard to pick just one…While we loved Chan in White House Down, Robert Downey Jr. has the hero bit on lock right now with his amazing performances as Iron Man.
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