For the uninitiated here’s the way the shortlist system for my BAM Awards works:

• This year I tracked eligible titles on my Letterboxd account.
• What stood out in award categories was then tracked on a spreadsheet. A field filled out (e.g. Daniel Kaluuya Get Out for Best Actor) is one consideration.
• The considerations in each category are tallied and if there are are enough, based on the number on nominees I’ll include, a shortlist is created. These lists are below.
• NOTE: Categories with too few considerations will go straight to nominations and will not have a shortlist.
• Being a committee of one mistakes are possible. These shortlists are not set in stone but very close.
• Possible changes to the shortlists that may affect the nomination will be made due to: a) films viewed for the first time from 12/24-12/31 that qualify and b) gross omissions, which I don’t anticipate but are possible.
• Nominees will be announced on 1/2/2018 and winners announced on 1/9/2018.

Without further adieu here are this years shortlists.

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Leading Role

Consideration total: 15
Shortlist: 8

Anton Petzold Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein
Jaden Lieberher It
Jason Ian Drucker Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Judah Lewis The Babysitter
Noah Jupe Suburbicon

Oakes Fegley Wonderstruck
Peter Dacunha Mommy’s Little Boy
Tom Taylor The Dark Tower

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Supporting Role

Considerations: 18
Shortlist: 9

Bryce Gheisar Wonder
Noah Jupe Wonder
Juri Winkler Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein
Finn Wolfhard It
Jack Dylan Grazer It
Chosen Jacobs It
Jeremy Ray Taylor It
Wyatt Oleff It
Jackson Robert Scott It

Best performance by a Young Actress in a Leading Role

No shortlist

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role

No shortlist

Best Youth Ensemble

Considerations: 18
Shortlist: 9

The Glass Castle
It
Castle Shiverstone
Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein
The Beguiled
Wonderstruck
A Bad Moms Christmas
Daddy’s Home 2
Wonder

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Considerations: 35
Shortlist: 17

Betty Buckley Split
Candice Bergen Home Again
Carla Juri Blade Runner 2049
Carrie Fisher Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Catherine Keener Get Out
Elizabeth Olsen Wind River
Goldie Hawn Snatched
Holly Hunter The Big Sick
Julia Roberts Wonder
Julianne Moore Suburbicon
Kate Hudson Marshall
Kirsten Dunst The Beguiled
Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird
Melanie Griffith The Disaster Artist
Sharon Stone The Disaster Artist
Michelle Pfeiffer Murder on the Orient Express
Molly Parker 1922

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Considerations: 52
Shortlist: 26

Austin Abrams Brad’s Status
Benny Safdie Good Time
Bill Skarsgård It
Chris Pine Wonder Woman
Colin Farrell Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Dave Franco The Disaster Artist
Dylan Schmid 1922
Gil Birmingham Wind River
Harrison Ford Blade Runner 2049
Henry Thomas Gerald’s Game
Tom Hiddleston Thor: Ragnarok
Josh Gad Marshall
Kurt Russel Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
LilRey Howery Get Out
Mark Hamill Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Mark Rylance Dunkirk
Oscar Isaac Suburbicon
Owen Wilson Wonder
Ray Romano The Big Sick
Robert Downey, Jr. Spider-Man: Homecoming
Jacob Batalon Spider-Man: Homecoming
Michael Keaton Spider-Man: Homecoming
Sterling K. Brown Marshall
Steve Carell Battle of the Sexes
Woody Harrelson Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sam Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Considerations: 40
Shortlist: 20

Barry Pepper 1922
Bruce Greenwood Gerald’s Game
Chadwick Boseman Marshall
Charlie Hunnam The Lost City of Z
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out
Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Idris Elba The Mountain Between Us
Jake Gyllenhaal Stronger
James Franco The Disaster Artist
James McAvoy Split
Kumail Nanjiani The Big Sick
Matt Damon Suburbicon
Oscar Isaac Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Robert De Niro The Wizard of Lies
Robert Pattinson Good Time
Ryan Gosling Blade Runner 2049
Steve Carell Brad’s Status
Steve Coogan The Dinner
Tom Holland Spider-Man: Homecoming

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Considerations: 24
Shortlist: 12

Anya Taylor-Joy Split
Aubrey Plaza Ingrid Goes West
Carla Gugino Gerald’s Game
Daisy Ridley Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Elizabeth Olsen Wind River
Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Gal Gadot Wonder Woman
Haley Lu Richardson Columbus
Kate Winslet The Mountain Between Us
Samara Weaving The Babysitter
Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird
Tatiana Maslany Stronger
Zoe Kazan The Big Sick

Best Cast

Considerations: 25
Shortlist: 12

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Suburbicon
The Big Sick
Marshall
The Beguiled
Get Out
The Disaster Artist
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Glass Castle
It
Wonder
Wind River
Columbus

Best Picture

Shortlist: 18 films (or more)
Nominees: 10

Coco
The Big Sick
Get Out
It
Split
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Blade Runner 2049
Baby Driver
Wonderstruck
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Wonder
Wind River
Lady Bird
1922
Wonder Woman
Dunkirk
Columbus

Best Director

Considerations: 17
Shortlist: None

Best Original Screenplay

Considerations: 17
Shortlist: 8

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani The Big Sick
Edgar Wright Baby Driver
Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Jordan Peele Get Out
Lee Unkrich & Jason Katz & Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Morris Coco
M. Night Shyamalan Split
Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Taylor Sheridan Wind River

Best Adapted Screenplay

Considerations: 10
Shortlist: None

Best Cinematography

Considerations: 24
Shortlist: 12

Ben Davis Three Billbords Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Ben Richardson 1922
Ben Richardson Wind River
Chung-hoon Chung It
Edward Lachman Wonderstruck
Hoyte van Hoytema Dunkirk
Mandy Walker The Mountain Between Us
Phillippe Le Sourde The Beguiled
Rasmus Vidbræk The Dark Tower
Roger A. Deakins Blade Runner 2049
Sean Price Williams Good Time
Steve Yedlin Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best Foreign Language Film

Not enough films to qualify. Maybe a jury award.

Most Overlooked Film

Considerations: 10
Shortlist: None

Best Documentary

Jury Prize – No shortlist

Best Score

NOTE: This category lacks a shortlist owing to the need to revisit several scores before making final decisions.

Considerations: 22
Shortlist: None

Best (Original) Song

Considerations: 8
Shortlist: None

Best Costume Design

Considerations: 27
Shortlist: 13

Murder on the Orient Express
It
Wonderstruck
Dunkirk
Blade Runner 2049
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
A Dog’s Purpose
Wonder Woman
The Lost City of Z
The Beguiled
Marshall
Victoria & Abdul

Best Makeup

Considerations: 27
Shortlist: 13

It
Blade Runner 2049
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
Wonder
1922
Annabelle: Creation
Split
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
Gerald’s Game
The Babysitter
LBJ
Jigsaw

Best Visual Effects

Considerations: 18
Shortlist: 9

Alien: Covenant
Blad Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
It
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
War for the Planet of the Apes

 

Best Art Direction

Considerations: 22
Shortlist: 11

1922
Alien: Covenant
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Columbus
It
Murder on the Orient Express
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
Victoria & Abdul
Wonderstruck

Best Soundtrack

Considerations: 14
Shortlist: None

Best Editing

Considerations: 21
Shortlist: 10

Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Columbus
Get Out
It
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Wind River
Wonderstruck

Best Sound Editing/Mixing

Considerations: 16
Shortlist: 8

Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
It
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Dark Tower
Thor: Ragnarok
Wonder Woman
Wonderstruck