Okay, one last precursor for tonight. The Half Popped Reviews Year End Movie Awards were voted on by a group of dedicated film bloggers and they’re important to me because I was one of the voters! You can check out the full details of the voting by clicking here and I suggest that you do because I am quoted all through the article!
(And, incidentally, I would recommend that all of my fellow movie bloggers check out the Half-Popped website. It’s a good way to see what other smart and witty people are saying about the movies and it’s also a good way to gain exposure for your own work.)
Here are the winners!
Favorite Comedy: The LEGO Movie (runner up: 22 Jump Street)
Favorite Thriller: Gone Girl (runner up: Nightcrawler)
Favorite Horror Flick: The Babadook (runner-up: Under The Skin)
Favorite Sci-Fi: Interstellar (runner-up: The One I Love)
Favorite Drama Movie: Boyhood (runner-up: Locke)
Favorite Action Movie: Edge of Tomorrow (runner-up: The Raid 2)
Best Sequel: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (runner-up: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
Worst Sequel: Transformers: Age of Extinction (runner-up: The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Super Hero of the Year: Star-lord (runner-up: Lego Batman)
Best Adaptation: Gone Girl (runner-up: Guardians of the Galaxy)
Worst Adaptation: The Legend of Hercules (runner-up: Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For)
Most Disappointing Movie: The Monuments Men (runner-up: Transcendence)
Most Surprisingly Good Movie: Locke (runner-up: Chef)
Best Visuals: Interstellar (runner-up: The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman (runner-up: Richard Linklater for Boyhood)
Best Actress: Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (runner-up: Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin)
Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler and Enemy (runner-up: Tom Hardy in Locke and The Drop)
Best Picture: Boyhood (runner-up: Under the Skin)
Most Enjoyable Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy (runner-up: The LEGO Movie)
Most Anticipated Film of 2015: Star Wars Episode VII (runner-up: Avengers: Age of Ultron)