It’s that time of year again, following yesterday’s Oscar Nomination announcement I announce my own personal BAM Awards. Being an academy of one only things I see can qualify and some titles are eligible for the BAMs a year after being eligible for the Oscars, due to what the wide release date is. To see what was eligible for this year’s BAMs please reference my list on Letterboxd.
The winners will be announced in March and each category will have an accompanying writeup. As is usually the case the nomination process was painstaking and was longer and more difficult than the writeup process should be. Enjoy those who made the year in moviegoing most worthwhile.
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
Close
Godzilla Minus One
The Holdovers
Huesera
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Softie
When Evil Lurks
Anatomy of a Fall
Close
Gozilla Minus One
Softie
When Evil Lurks
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Next Goal Wins
Silent Night
What Happens Later
You Hurt My Feelings
Lukas Dhont Close
Greta Gerwig Barbie
Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet Anatomy of a Fall
Takashi Yamazaki Godzilla Minus One
Margot Robbie Barbie
Jane Fonda Moving On
Meg Ryan What Happens Later
Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall
Dave Bautista A Knock at the Cabin
Leonardo DiCaprio Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan Saltburn
Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt Oppenheimer
America Ferrera Barbie
Da’vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers
Lily Tomlin Moving On
Michaela Watkins You Hurt My Feelings
Robert De Niro Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey, Jr. Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling Barbie
Matthew Lillard Five Nights at Freddy’s
Jimmy Tatro Theater Camp
Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Dua Lipa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, Ryan Gosling, Simu Li, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuit Gatwa, Scott Evans, John Cena, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, and Will Ferrell Barbie
Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristoffer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Ayoola Smart, Aaron Holliday, J.B. Moore, Leo Hannah, Kahyun Kim, Scott Seis, Matthew Rhys, Shanel Connellan, and Conor Lambert Cocaine Bear
Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Skeet Ulrich, Roger Jackson, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Champion, Josh Segarra, Lianna Liberato, Devyn Nekoda, Hayden Panettiere, Toby Revolori, and Samara Weaving Scream VI
Cilliam Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Aldren Ehrenreich, Scott Grimes, Jason Clarke, Kurt Koehler, Tony Goldwyn, John Gowans, Macon Blair, James D’Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Groener, Ted King, Tim DeKay, Steven Houska, Tom Conti, David Krumholtz, Petrie Willink, Matthia Scweighöfer, Josh Hartnett, Alex Wolff, Josh Zukerman, Rory Keane, Michael Angarano, Dylan Arnold, Emma Dumon, Florence Pugh, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, Matt Damon, Dane DeHaan, Josh Peck, Jack Quaid, Bennie Safdie, Gustad Skarsgård, Devon Bostick, Rami Malek, Olivia Trilby, Casey Affleck, Harrison Gilbertson, Gary Oldman, Hap Lawrence, Et al. Oppenheimer
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Everett Walker, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Red Corn, Tatanka Means, Tommy Schultz, Sturgill Simpson, Ty Mitchell, Elden Hensen, Et al. Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Leading Role
Kristen Cui Knock at the Cabin
Nell Fisher Evil Dead Rise
McKenna Grace Crater
Calah Lane Wonka
Violet McGraw M3gan
Madeleine Yula Voyles The Creator
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Leading Role
Billy Barratt Crater
Eden Dambrine Close
Milo Machado Graner Anatomy of a Fall
Woody Norman Cobweb
Manny Magnus World’s Best
Aliocha Reinert Softie
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role
Farrah Mackenzie Leave the World Behind
Brooklynn Prince Cocaine Bear
Piper Rubio Five Nights at Freddy’s
Gabrielle Echols Evil Dead Rise
Ariana Greenblatt Barbie
Briella Guiza There’s Something Wrong with the Children
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Supporting Role
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth All Fun and Games
Morgan Davies Evil Dead Rise
Gustav De Waele Close
Jude Hill A Haunting in Venice
Woody Norman The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Emilio Vodanovich When Evil Lurks
Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Luke Islam, Jack Sobolewski, Dean Scott Vazquez, Quinn Titcomb, Madisen Marie Llora Theater Camp
Isaiah Russell-Bailey, McKenna Grace, Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce, Hero Hunter, Carson Minniear, Brady Noon Crater
Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher, Morgan Davies, Tai Wano Evil Dead Rise
Winslow Fegley, Deric McCabe, Clara Stack, Ayden Elijah, Imogen Cohen, Anthony Joo, Cihang Ma, Madilyn Kellam, Camila Rodriguez, Liyou Abere The Naughty Nine
Not awarded.
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens Close
Emerald Fennell Saltburn
Demián Rugna When Evil Lurks
Samuel Theis, Gaëlle Macé Softie
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach Barbie
Kirk Lynn, Meg Ryan, Steven Dietz What Happens Later
Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin Oppenheimer
Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon
M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Paul Tremblay Knock at the Cabin
Ludwig Göransson Oppenheimer
Mark Mothersbaugh Cocaine Bear
Daniel Pemberton Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson Killers of the Flower Moon
John Williams Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Kristoffer Borgli Dream Scenario
Alain Dessauvage Close
Jack Price It Lives Inside
Lauret Sénéchal Anatomy of a Fall
Thelma Schoonmaker Killers of the Flower Moon
Erik Aadahl, Malte Bieler The Creator
Emma Bortignon Talk to Me
Nominees to be Determined Godzilla Minus One
Wei Hi, Nick Interlandi, Mark P. Stoeckinger, Roland N. Thai Silent Night
Richard King, Randy Torres Oppenheimer
Steve Annis Inside
Sharon Meir Silent Night
Hoyte van Hoytema Oppenheimer
Rodrigo Prieto Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Richardson The Equalizer 3
Linus Sandgren Saltburn
Toby Britton, Gavin Fitch, Nic Pallace Wonka
Andrew Max Cahn, Dan Clegg, Clara Gomez del Moral Barbie
Andreas Olshausen, Chris Shriver, Régis Marduel, Et al. John Wick: Chapter 4
Nominees to be Determined. Godzilla Minus One
Jacqueline Durran Barbie
Lindy Hemming Wonka
Joanna Johnston Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Jeffrey Kurland Haunted Mansion
Jacquelin West Killers of the Flower Moon
Sally Alcott, Robb Crafer, David Darby, Carmel Jackson, Alex Lawton, John Nolan Wonka
Ozzy Alvarez, Malinalli Contreras Saw X
Rita Balla, Svetlana Gutic, Dominic Hailstone, Daniel Losco Infinity Pool
Colin Penman, Indiana Allemang, Tori Binns, Jenna Howel, Shaun Hunter, Steve Newburn Dream Scenario
Leonardo Signoretti, Aldo Signoretti, Arianna Palmucci, Federico Martellacci, Shaun Smith, Brian Wade, Schott Wheeler Ferrari
The Creator
Cocaine Bear
Godzilla Minus One
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Oppenheimer
Blue Beetle
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Saltburn
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
John Wick: Chapter 4
“World’s Best” Utkarsh Ambudkar & Manny Magnus World’s Best
“Peaches” Jack Black Super Mario Brothers
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) Osage Nation members Killers of the Flower Moon
“A Hatful of Dreams” Timothée Chalamet & the cast of Wonka
“I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling Barbie
Robert Downey, Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award
To be announced.
Ingmar Bergman Lifetime Achievement Award
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced.
The Movie Rat 