Back in 2020, a friend of mine, Alex, and I were rather unimpressed with the Oscars that year. I can't remember which decision exactly it was that led to us getting annoyed with them that year, but we decided we would each do our own versions instead. Using the same time frame and mostly the same categories, but with our own rules about which movies we'd consider, we set out to decide what movies we would have nominated in each category. He called his awards the Silver Sail Awards. I called mine the Golden Hourglass Awards.
These are the nominees for the 6th Official Annual Golden Hourglass Awards. My only criteria for films was that it had to have gotten…
Back in 2020, a friend of mine, Alex, and I were rather unimpressed with the Oscars that year. I can't remember which decision exactly it was that led to us getting annoyed with them that year, but we decided we would each do our own versions instead. Using the same time frame and mostly the same categories, but with our own rules about which movies we'd consider, we set out to decide what movies we would have nominated in each category. He called his awards the Silver Sail Awards. I called mine the Golden Hourglass Awards.
These are the nominees for the 6th Official Annual Golden Hourglass Awards. My only criteria for films was that it had to have gotten a wide release anywhere in the world in 2024. Festival and limited releases did not count, except for short films.
Here are the nominees:
Best Picture
Megalopolis ***Winner***
Dune: Part Two
The End
Hundreds of Beavers
I Saw the TV Glow
Look Back
Memoir of a Snail
My First Film
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Rita
Best Director
Francis Ford Coppola - Megalopolis ***Winner***
Zia Anger - My First Film
Jayro Bustamante - Rita
Joshua Oppenheimer - The End
Zack Snyder - Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Best Actor
Ryland Brickson Cole Tews - Hundreds of Beavers ***Winner***
Adam Driver - Megalopolis
George MacKay - The End
Joaquin Phoenix - Joker: Folie à Deux
Justice Smith - I Saw the TV Glow
Best Actress
Tilda Swinton - The End ***Winner***
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Vera Drew - The People's Joker
Kristen Stewart - Love Lies Bleeding
Odessa Young - My First Film
Best Supporting Actor
Jack Haven - I Saw the TV Glow ***Winner***
Nicolas Cage - Longlegs
Giancarlo Esposito - Megalopolis
Richard Roundtree - Thelma
Michael Shannon - The End
Best Supporting Actress
Katy O'Brian - Love Lies Bleeding ***Winner***
Lady Gaga - Joker: Folie à Deux
Moses Ingram - The End
Devon Ross - My First Film
Alisha Weir - Abigail
Best Voice Actor
Anthony Hopkins - Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness ***Winner***
Matt Bomer - Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One
Michael Cerveris - Watchmen: Chapter I
Keanu Reeves - Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Ben Whitehead - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Voice Actress
Sarah Snook - Memoir of a Snail ***Winner***
Yuumi Kawai - Look Back
Lupita Nyong'o - The Wild Robot
Meg Donnelly - Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two
Gaia Wise - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Best Ensemble Cast
Megalopolis ***Winner***
Dune: Part Two
The End
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - the Curse of Forgiveness
Rita
Best Original Screenplay
Megalopolis ***Winner***
The End
Hundreds of Beavers
My First Film
Rita
Best Adapted Screenplay
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dune: Part Two
Joker: Folie à Deux
Look Back
Best Animated Feature Film
Look Back ***Winner***
Flow
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best International Feature Film
Look Back - Japan ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo - France
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - Thailand
Rita - Guatemala
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - Hong Kong
Best Documentary Feature
Daughters ***Winner***
The Contestant
Girls State
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Will & Harper
Best Documentary Short
My Dad Never Told Me I Love You ***Winner***
The Callers
I Am Ready, Warden
Stud Country
A Swim Lesson
Best Live-Action Short
Living With Monsters ***Winner***
491, VA
Blue Moon Angels
Storytime
The Tragic Death of a Frenchman
Best Animated Short
ME ***Winner***
Antediluvian
The Everything is OK Show
Gruff
Lands of Steel
Best Original Score
Look Back ***Winner***
I Saw the TV Glow
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Riddle of Fire
Trap
Best Original Song
Starburned and Unkissed - I Saw the TV Glow ***Winner***
An Immortal Remembers - Mythica: Stormbound
Folie à Deux - Joker: Folie à Deux
Gretchen's Song - Cuckoo
The Mirror - The End
Best Sound
Cuckoo ***Winner***
Megalopolis
The Outrun
Stopmotion
The Substance
Best Production Design
Megalopolis ***Winner***
Dune: Part Two
The End
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Best Cinematography
Megalopolis ***Winner***
Dune: Part Two
The End
Nosferatu
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Substance ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo
A Different Man
Megalopolis
Sasquatch Sunset
Best Costume Design
Megalopolis ***Winner***
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nosferatu
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Rita
Best Stunt Coordination and Choreography
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In ***Winner***
Boy Kills World
Monkey Man
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
The Shadow Strays
Best Film Editing
Megalopolis ***Winner***
Dune: Part Two
I Saw the TV Glow
My First Film
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Best Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two ***Winner***
Megalopolis
Rebel Moon: Chapter Two - The Curse of Forgiveness
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The Substance
Worst Film
Deadpool & Wolverine ***Winner***
Civil War
Damsel
Emilia Perez
Lola
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Films with multiple nominations:
13: Megalopolis
12: Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Curse of Forgiveness
11: The End
7: Dune: Part Two
6: I Saw the TV Glow, Look Back, My First Film, Rita
4: Joker: Folie à Deux, The Count of Monte Cristo
3: Hundreds of Beavers, Memoir of a Snail, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, The Substance
2: Love Lies Bleeding, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Cuckoo, Nosferatu
Films with multiple wins:
8: Megalopolis
3: Look Back
2: I Saw the TV Glow, Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Curse of Forgiveness