Last year I had one massive running list and it became very cumbersome to add to, and to read I’m sure. By creating a new post monthly, and creating massive combo files offline, it should make the process easier for me and more user-friendly for you, the esteemed reader. Enjoy.

Eligible Titles

Under the Bed
Funeral Kings
Swoopes
Pat XO
Cherry Tree Lane
The Diplomat
Elysium
We’re The Millers
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Shadow People
Kick-Ass 2
Twixt
Blue Jasmine
Amour
Runner
The 99ers
Kiss of the Damned
Branded
Museum Hours
A Haunting at Silver Falls
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Picture

Elysium
Blue Jasmine

Best Foreign Film

Amour
Museum Hours*

*How much of a foreign film it ends up being ends up being a little debatable, its split between English and German. I don’t have an Academy-like percentage.

Best Documentary

Last year this was an omitted category, due mostly to the fact that too few total candidates existed to make the slate feel legitimate. I will hope to be able to rectify that this year.

Swoopes
Pat XO
The Diplomat
Branded
The 99ers
Runner

Most Overlooked Film

As intimated in my Most Underrated announcement this year, I’ve decided to make a change here. Rather than get caught up in me vs. the world nonsense and what a film’s rating is on an aggregate site, the IMDb or anywhere else, I want to champion smaller, lesser-known films. In 2011 with the selection of Toast this move was really in the offing. The nominees from this past year echo that fact. So here, regardless of how well-received something is by those who’ve seen it, I’ll be championing indies and foreign films, and the occasional financial flop from a bigger entity.

Funeral Kings
Shadow People
Twixt
Museum Hours

Best Director

Funeral Kings
Elysium
Blue Jasmine
Amour

Best Actress

Alice Braga Elysium
Jennifer Aniston We’re the Millers
Chloe Grace Moretz Kick-Ass 2
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Emmanuelle Riva Amour
Mary Margaret O’Hara Museum Hours
Oprah Winfrey Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Actor

Jonny Weston Under the Bed
Matt Damon Elysium
Jason Sudeikis We’re the Millers
Logan Lerman Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Dallas Roberts Shadow People
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kick-Ass 2
Val Kilmer Twixt
Alec Baldwin Blue Jasmine
Jean-Louis Trintignant Amour
Bobby Sommer Museum Hours
Forest Whitaker Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Supporting Actress

Jodie Foster Elysium
Kathryn Hahn We’re the Millers
Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine
Isabelle Huppert Amour
Ela Piplits Museum Hours
Adriane Lenox Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Supporting Actor

Sharlto Copley Elysium
Wagner Moura Elysium
Will Poulter We’re the Millers
Stanley Tucci Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Douglas Smith Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Jim Carrey Kick-Ass 2
John Leguizamo Kick-Ass 2
Bruce Dern Twixt
Ben Chaplin Twixt
Bobby Cannavale Blue Jasmine
David Oyelowo Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Leading Role

Chloe Grace Moretz Kick-Ass2

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Leading Role

Alex Maizus Funeral Kings

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role

Emma Tremblay Elysium
Valentina Giron Elysium
Katelyn Mager Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Elle Fanning Twixt
Chloe Barach Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Supporting Role

Gattlin Griffith Under the Bed
Dylan Hartigan Funeral Kings
Jordan Puzzo Funeral Kings
Maxwell Perry Cotton Elysium
Mattie Liptak Shadow People
Samuel Braun Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Bjorn Yearwood Percy Jackson:Sea of Monsters
Daniel Jenks Blue Jasmine
Max Rutherford Blue Jasmine
Michael Rainey Jr. Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Isaac White Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Cast

Funeral Kings
Elysium
We’re the Millers
Kick-Ass 2
Twixt
Amour
Museum Hours
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Youth Ensemble

Funeral Kings
Elysium
Shadow People
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Twixt
Blue Jasmine
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Original Screenplay

Elysium
Shadow People
Twixt
Blue Jasmine
Amour
Museum Hours

Best Adapted Screenplay

Funeral Kings
Kick-Ass 2
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Score

Under the Bed
Elysium
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Best Editing

Funeral Kings
Elysium
Shadow People
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Kick-Ass 2
Twixt
Blue Jasmine
Museum Hours
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Sound Editing/Mixing

Elysium
Kick-Ass 2

Best Cinematography

Elysium
Twixt
Blue Jasmine
Amour
Kiss of the Damned
Museum Hours
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Art Direction

Shadow People
Kick-Ass 2
Twixt
Amour
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Costume Design

Elysium
Kick-Ass 2
Twixt
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Makeup

Under the Bed
Elysium
Twixt
Kiss of the Damned
Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Best Visual Effects

Under the Bed
Elysium
Twixt

Best (Original) Song

Funeral Kings
We’re the Millers
Twixt