The Mitchell Movie Awards
I've decided to add a page that has my picks for the movies that I saw in a given year. These awards are based on the movies that I saw in the theaters during the calendar year. Let's see how this goes.
2023 Awards
Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Best Actress: Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Best Director: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Best Screenplay: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2022 Awards
Best Picture: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Actor: Robert Pattinson (The Batman)
Best Actress: Jennifer Connelly (Top Gun: Maverick)
Best Director: Matt Reeves (The Batman)
Best Screenplay: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2021 Awards
Best Picture: Spiderman: No Way Home
Best Actor: Bob Odenkirk (Nobody)
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
Best Director: Shawn Levy (Free Guy)
Best Screenplay: Free Guy
2020 Awards
The Covid Year - No Awards
2019 Awards
Best Picture: Apollo 11
Best Actor: Matt Damon (performance
in Ford v Ferrari)
Best Actress: Charlize Theron (performance in Longshot)
Best Director: James Mangold (direction in Ford v Ferrari)
Best Screenplay: The Avengers: Endgame
2018 Awards
Best Picture: BlackKKlansman
Best Actor: John David Washington (performance
in BlackKKlansman)
Best Actress: Michelle Williams (performance in All the Money
in the World)
Best Director: Spike Lee (direction in BlackKKlansman)
Best Screenplay: The Incredibles 2
2017 Awards
Best Picture: The Big Sick
Best Actor: Michael Keaton (performance
in The Founder)
Best Actress: Francis McDormand (performance in Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
Best Director: Andy Muschietti (direction in It)
Best Screenplay: Logan
2016 Awards
Best Picture: Deadpool
Best Actor: Ryan Reynolds (performance
in Deadpool)
Best Actress: Daisy Ridley (performance in Episode VII: The
Force Awakens)
Best Director: David MacKenzie (direction in Hell or High Water)
Best Screenplay: Hell or High Water
2015 Awards
Best Picture: The Martian
Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan (performance
in Creed)
Best Actress: Amy Adams (performance in Big Eyes)
Best Director: Ridley Scott (direction in The Martian)
Best Screenplay: Ex Machina
2014 Awards
Best Picture: Birdman
Best Actor: Michael Keaton (performance
in Birdman)
Best Actress: Patricia Arquette (performance in Boyhood)
Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (direction in Birdman)
Best Screenplay: Wish I Was Here
2013 Awards
Best Picture: Rush
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey (performance
in Mud)
Best Actress: Julie Delpy (performance in Before Midnight)
Best Director: Ron Howard (direction in Rush)
Best Screenplay: Kings of Summer
2012 Awards
Best Picture: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor: Ben Affleck (performance in Argo)
Best Actress: Frances McDormand (performance in Moonrise
Kingdom)
Best Director: Ben Affleck (direction in Argo)
Best Screenplay: Bernie
2011 Awards
Best Picture: The King's Speech
Best Actor: Colin Firth (performance in The King's Speech)
Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter (performance in The King's
Speech)
Best Director: Tom Hooper (direction in The King's Speech)
Best Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
2010 Awards
Best Picture: Inception
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (performance in Shutter Island)
Best Actress: Maggie Gyllenhaal (performance in Crazyheart)
Best Director: Christopher Nolan (direction in Inception)
Best Screenplay: The Town
2009 Awards
Best Picture: Gran Turino
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Brothers Bloom)
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Best Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
2008 Awards
Best Picture: The Dark Knight
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Best Actress: Ellen Page (Juno)
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Best Screenplay: Son of Rambow
2007 Awards
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Best Actor: Will Smith (I Am Legend)
Best Actress: Angelina Jolie (The Good Shepherd)
Best Director: Ethan and Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Best Screenplay: Lars and the Real Girl
2006 Awards
Best Picture: The Departed
Best Actor: Aaron Eckhardt (performance in Thank You for Smoking)
Best Actress: Emily Watson (performance in The Proposition)
Best Director: Martin Scorsese (direction for The Departed)
Best Screenplay: Thank You for Smoking
2005 Awards
Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti (performance in Sideways)
Best Actress: Hilary Swank (performance in Million Dollar Baby)
Best Director: Clint Eastwood (direction for Million Dollar Baby)
Best Screenplay: Crash
2004 Awards
Best Picture: Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
Best Actor: William H. Macy (performance in The Cooler)
Best Actress: Naomi Watts (performance in 21 Grams)
Best Director: Yimou Zhang (direction for Hero)
Best Screenplay: Garden State