For those who have never watched the Jeff Awards before, I'll explain a few things
- The number of nominees per category usually ranges from 10-12. Why 10-12? Because I fucking said so.
- You wondering why it's called the Jeffs? Why the hell are the Oscars called the Oscars?
- The nominations were decided by the best people possible. I can promise you that.
Best Picture
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The Help
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone
The Lincoln Lawyer
Trace Adkins, Michaela Conlin, Bryan Cranston, Frances Fisher, Bob Gunton, John Leguizamo, Margarita Leviva, Josh Lucas, Laurence Mason, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillipe, Marisa Tomei
Margin Call
Simon Baker, Penn Badgely, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Ides of March
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Shame
Take Shelter
Best Director
Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris
J.C. Chandor- Margin Call
George Clooney- The Ides of March
David Fincher- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist
Steve McQueen- Shame
Bennett Miller- Moneyball
Jeff Nichols- Take Shelter
Alexander Payne- The Descendants
Martin Scorcese- Hugo
Nicolas Winding Refn- Drive
BEST ACTOR
Demian Bichir- A Better Life
George Clooney- The Descendants
Dominic Cooper- The Devil's Double
Leonardo Dicaprio- J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin- The Artist
Michael Fassbender- Shame
Joseph Gordon-Levitt- 50/50
Ryan Gosling- Drive
Gary Oldman- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt- Moneyball
Michael Shannon- Take Shelter
Best Actress
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis- The Help
Kirsten Dunst- Melancholia
Leila Hatami- A Seperation
Rooney Mara- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Elizabeth Olsen- Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep- The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton- We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron- Young Adult
Michelle Williams- My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
I noticed something this year. There were a lot of good supporting actors. So I did something unusual. We have 15 nominations. Yep 15. Do you think that's too many slots? Go fuck yourself. 15 nominees but only one winner nonetheless. Who will it be?
Kenneth Branagh- My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks- Drive
Benedict Cumberbatch- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Armie Hammer- J. Edgar
Jonah Hill- Moneyball
Jeremy Irons- Margin Call
Ben Kingsley- Hugo
Nick Nolte- Warrior
Patton Oswalt- Young Adult
Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Alan Rickman- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Andy Serkis- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Corey Stoll- Midnight in Paris
Mark Strong- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Max Von Sydow- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Jessica Chastain- The Help/The Tree of Life
Judi Dench- J. Edgar
Charlotte Gainsbourg- Melancholia
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
Janet Mcteer- Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan- Drive and Shame
Vanessa Redgrave- Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer- The Help
Shailene Woodley- The Descendants
Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a minor role
This award is for those really tiny roles that still manage to make an impact. This category is not gender specific but this year all of the nominees are male.
Michael Arden- Source Code
Adrien Brody- Midnight in Paris
Oscar Issac- Drive
Matthew Lillard- The Descendants
Michael Pena- The Lincoln Lawyer
Best Ensemble Piece
Some films are notable for one great performance. Others are notable for having a cast makes movie magic together. This category is dedicated to the films where the large cast of characters all put in great performances
The Artist
Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Uggie
Contagion
Marion Cotillard, Enrico Colantoni, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Elliot Gould, Chin Han, John Hawkes, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Sanaa Lathan, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
Marion Cotillard, Enrico Colantoni, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Elliot Gould, Chin Han, John Hawkes, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Sanaa Lathan, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
The Descendants
Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Amara Miller, Shailene Woodley
Drive
James Biberi, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Ryan Gosling, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Issac Kaden Leos, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman
Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone
The Ides of March
George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
Trace Adkins, Michaela Conlin, Bryan Cranston, Frances Fisher, Bob Gunton, John Leguizamo, Margarita Leviva, Josh Lucas, Laurence Mason, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillipe, Marisa Tomei
Simon Baker, Penn Badgely, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci
Amir Blumefeld, John Cho, Paula Garcés, Danneel Harris, Neil Patrick Harris, Jordan Hinson, Jake Johnson, Elias Koteas, David Krumholtz, Bobby Lee, Thomas Lennon, Kal Penn, Richard Riehle, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Danny Trejo
X-Men: First Class
Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Michael Fassbender, Jason Flemyng, Edi Gathegi, Álex González, January Jones, Caleb Landy Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Oliver Platt, Lucas Till
Best Dog
A category dedicated to the best canine actors of the year
Blackie- Hugo
Cosmo- Beginners
Denver- 50/50
Dolce- Young Adult
Snowy- The Adventures of Tintin
Uggie- The Artist
Best Original Screenplay
This category is for original screenplays, in other words films that are not sequels, remakes, book adaptations etc.
Win Win- Tom McCarthy
Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Michael Fassbender, Jason Flemyng, Edi Gathegi, Álex González, January Jones, Caleb Landy Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Oliver Platt, Lucas Till
Best Dog
A category dedicated to the best canine actors of the year
Cosmo- Beginners
Denver- 50/50
Snowy- The Adventures of Tintin
Uggie- The Artist
Best Original Screenplay
This category is for original screenplays, in other words films that are not sequels, remakes, book adaptations etc.
50/50- Will Reiser
The Artist- Michael Hazanavicius
Beginners- Mike Mills
Contagion- Scott Z. Burns
Midnight in Paris- Woody Allen
Margin Call- J.C. Chandor
A Separation- Asghar Farhadi
Shame- Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
Source Code- Ben Ripley
Take Shelter- Jeff Nichols
Trust- Rob Festinger, Andy Bellin
Win Win- Tom McCarthy
Best Adapted Screenplay
This category is dedicated to screenplays based off of previously published material such as books, other movies, and tv shows.
The Descendants- Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Drive- Screenplay by Hossein Amini based on the novel by James Sallis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Screenplay by Steve Zaillian, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2- Screenplay by Steve Kloves based on the novel by J.K. Rowling
Hugo- Screenplay by John Logan based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Ides of March- Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon, based on the play Farragut North by Beau Willimon
The Lincoln Lawyer- Screenplay by John Romano based on the novel by Michael Connelly
Moneyball- Screenplay by Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin. Based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor (R.I.P.) and Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John le Carré
We Need to Talk about Kevin- Screenplay by Lynne Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear, Based on the novel by Lionel Shriver
Best Original Score
This category is dedicated to the films with the best music. Note: The music must be made specifically for the movie to be eligible.
Ludovic Bource- The Artist
Alberto Iglesias- Tinker Tailor Soldier Soy
Cliff Martinez- Contagion
Cliff Martinez- Drive (Start at 1:50)
David Palmer, Roger Neill, Brian Reitzell- Beginners
Trent Reznor- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore- Hugo
John Williams- The Adventures of Tintin
John Williams- War Horse
David Wingo- Take Shelter
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows part 2
Hugo
Melancholia
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Source Code
Super 8
The Tree of Life
X-Men: First Class
Best Film Editing
The Artist
Contagion
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Tree of Life
Best Sound Editing/Mixing
Unlike the Oscars, which has 2 seperate categories, the Jeff Awards combines Sound editing and sound mixing into 1 despite them being very different things. Sound editing is recording the sound effects like explosions, car crashes, background music etc. Sound mixing is combining them all together and making it sound natural. Screw it. It's one category.
The Adventures of Tintin
Drive
Hugo
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Source Code
Super 8
Take Shelter
War Horse
Warrior
Best Art Direction
Art Directors are people who are responsible for how a film looks, the locations, scenic details, sets etc. They have to be sure that their film about the Battle of Marathon looks like it's in 490 BC Greece, not 2012 Los Angeles. Art Directors oversee the Scene Designer, Set Dresser, Lighting Designer, etc.
Note: Some of these photos don't truly represent the Art Direction of these movies at their best. You really have to see them to understand.
The Artist- Gregory S. Hooper
Drive- Christopher Tandon
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Mikael Varhelyi, Pernilla Olsson, Tom Reta, Kajsa Severin, Linda Jansson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2- Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Hugo- Alastair Bullock, Stuart Rose, Luca Tranchino, Martin Foley, Christian Huband
Melancholia- Simone Grau
Midnight in Paris- Anne Seibel
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Zsuzsa Kismarty-Lechner, Tom Brown
War Horse- Gary Tomkins, Alastair Bullock, Molly Hughes, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Kevin Jenkins
X-Men: First Class- Su Whitaker, Grant Armstrong, Steve Cooper, Tom Frohling, Dawn Swiderski
Best Cinematography
The Adventures of Tintin- Janusz Kamiński
The Artist- Guillaume Schiffman
Drive- Newton Thomas Sigel
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo- Robert Richardson
Rango- Mike Sanders
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Hoyte Van Hoytema
Tree of Life- Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse- Janusz Kamiński
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows part 2
Hugo
Melancholia
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Source Code
Super 8
The Tree of Life
Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Hugo
Moneyball
Shame
The Tree of Life
Best Sound Editing/Mixing
Unlike the Oscars, which has 2 seperate categories, the Jeff Awards combines Sound editing and sound mixing into 1 despite them being very different things. Sound editing is recording the sound effects like explosions, car crashes, background music etc. Sound mixing is combining them all together and making it sound natural. Screw it. It's one category.
Best Art Direction
Art Directors are people who are responsible for how a film looks, the locations, scenic details, sets etc. They have to be sure that their film about the Battle of Marathon looks like it's in 490 BC Greece, not 2012 Los Angeles. Art Directors oversee the Scene Designer, Set Dresser, Lighting Designer, etc.
Note: Some of these photos don't truly represent the Art Direction of these movies at their best. You really have to see them to understand.
The Artist- Gregory S. Hooper
Drive- Christopher Tandon
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Mikael Varhelyi, Pernilla Olsson, Tom Reta, Kajsa Severin, Linda Jansson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2- Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Hugo- Alastair Bullock, Stuart Rose, Luca Tranchino, Martin Foley, Christian Huband
Melancholia- Simone Grau
Midnight in Paris- Anne Seibel
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Zsuzsa Kismarty-Lechner, Tom Brown
War Horse- Gary Tomkins, Alastair Bullock, Molly Hughes, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Kevin Jenkins
X-Men: First Class- Su Whitaker, Grant Armstrong, Steve Cooper, Tom Frohling, Dawn Swiderski
Best Cinematography
The Artist- Guillaume Schiffman
Rango- Mike Sanders
Best Animated Film
In my mind, motion capture counts as animated. Piss off, Academy.
In my mind, motion capture counts as animated. Piss off, Academy.
A Cat in Paris
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Chico and Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rio
Winnie the Pooh
Wrinkles
Best Original Song
Albert Nobbs- Lay Your Head Down by Sinead O'Connor
The Help- The Living Proof by Mary J. Blige
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
The Muppets- Man or Muppet by Bret Mckenzie
Rio- Real in Rio by Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett
Best Costume Design
Anonymous- Lisy Christl
The Artist- Mark Bridges
Best Costume Design
Drive-Erin Benach
Hugo- Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre- Michael O'Connor
Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs- Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2- Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
The Iron Lady- Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Best Foreign Language Film
There are 63 nominations for Best Foreign language film and I'm not going to post pictures of the posters for all of them but I'll copy and past all of the names from the internet.
Argentina, "Aballay, el hombre sin miedo" (Aballay, the Man Without Fear), Fernando Spiner
Austria, "Breathing," Karl Markovics
Belgium, "Rundskop (Bullhead), Michael R. Roskam
Bosnia & Herzogovinia, "Belvedere," Ahmed Imamovic
Brazil, "Elite Squad 2," Jose Padilha.
Bulgaria, "Tilt," Viktor Chouchkov
Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar," Philippe Falardeau
Chile, "Violeta," Andres Wood
China, "Flowers of War," Zhang Yimou
Colombia, "Los colores de la montana" (Colors of the Mountain), Carlos Cesar Arbelaez
Croatia, "72 Days," Danilo Serbedzija
Cuba, "Habanastation," Ian Padron
Czech Republic, "Alois Nebel," Thomas Lunak
Denmark, "Superclasico," Ole Christian Madsen,
Dominican Republic, "La hija natural" (Love Child), Leticia Tonos
Egypt, "Lust," Khaled El Hagar
Estonia, "Letters to Angel," Sulev Keedus
Finland, "Le Havre," Aki Kaurismaki
France, "Declaration of War," Valerie Donzelli
Georgia, "Chantrapas," Otar Iosseliani
Germany, "Pina," Wim Wenders
Greece, "Attenberg," Athina Rachel Tsangari
Hong Kong, "A Simple Life," Anna Hui
Hungary, "The Turin Horse," Bela Tarr
Iceland, "Volcano," Runar Runarsson
India, "Adaminte makan Abu" (Abu, Son of Adam) Salim Ahamed
Indonesia, "Under the Protection of Ka'Bah," Hanny R. Saputra
Iran, "Nader and Simin, A Separation," Asghar Farhadi
Ireland, "As If I Am Not There," Juanita Wilson
Israel, "Footnote" (Ha'erat shulayim), Joseph Cedar
Italy, "Terraferma" Emanuele Crialese
Japan, "Post Card," Kaneto Shindo
Kazakhstan, "Returning to the 'A,'" Egor Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky
Lebanon, "Where Do We Go Now?" Nadine Labaki
Lithuania, "Back in Your Arms" Kristijonas Vildziunas
Macedonia "Punk's Not Dead," Vladimir Blazevsky
Mexico, "Miss Bala," Gerardo Naranjo's
Morocco, "Omar Killed Me" (Omar m'a tuer), Roschdy Zem
Netherlands, "Sonny Boy," Maria Peters
New Zealand, "The Orator," (in Samoan!) Tusi Tamasese
Norway, "Happy, Happy," Anne Sewitsky
Peru, "October," Daniel and Diego Vega
Philippines, "The Woman in the Septic Tank," Marlon Rivera
Poland, "In Darkness," Agnieska Holland
Portugal, "Jose and Pilar" Miguel Goncalves Mendes
Romania, "Morgen," Marian Crisan
Russia, "Burnt by the Sun: The Citadel," Nikita Mikhalkov
Serbia, "Montevideo -- Taste of a Dream," Dragan Bjelogrlic,
Singapore "Tatsumi," Eric Khoo
Slovakia, "Gypsy," Martin Sulik
South Africa, "Skoonheid" (Beauty), Oliver Hermanus
South Korea, "The Frontline," Jang Hun
Spain, "Black Bread" Agusti Villaronga
Sweden, "Beyond," Pernilla August
Switzerland. "Giochi d'Estate" (Summer Games) Rolando Colla
Taiwan, "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq bale," Wei Te-sheng
Thailand, "Kon Khon," Sarunyu Wongkrachang
Turkey, "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," Nuri Bilge Ceylan
U.K., "Patagonia," Marc Evans
Venezuela, "El rumor de las piedras" (The Rumble of the Stones), Alejandro Bellame
Vietnam, "Thang Long Aspiration," Lu'u Trong Ninh
Uruguay, "La casa muda," (The Silent House), Gustavo Hernandez
So all of these films have about a 1.5% chance of winning but we all know who's going to win anyways.
Best Comeback
Admittedly not the most prestigous of the Jeff Awards. To get a Best Comeback nomination basically means that you're career was a piece of shit but you ended up being in a good movie so now you're famous again. Most actors prefer never having to worry about this category because they'd rather just have a strong career throughout the years instead of having a downfall and then an uprising. But it's better to fall and then rise instead of falling and staying down. This is not really an official award category and more of a bonus section. Winning this will not make you classified as a "Jeff Award Winner" in future movie trailers.
Kenneth Branagh- My Week with Marilyn (actor) Thor (director)
Branagh was still active but his recent films lacked the impact that his films from the late 80s and 90s had. With My Week with Marilyn and Thor, Branagh has ressurected both his acting and directing career.
Albert Brooks- Drive
Albert Brooks hadn't done any acting since 2007's The Simpsons Movie where he voiced main antagonist Russ Cargil. His last live action film was Looking for Comedy in the Muslim world which was released in 2006 and was shown in less than 200 theaters. In Drive, Albert Brooks is like nothing that you've ever seen before. At one moment, he's terrifying, at another he's sympathetic. Sometimes he's both at the same time. An unforgettable performance.
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
She's remained strong on tv due to her excellent work on Damages but Albert Nobbs marked Glenn Close's strongest performance on the silver screen in over 15 years.
Matthew McConaughey- The Lincoln Lawyer
McConaughey had promise in the 90s but eventually ended up doing dull rom-com after rom-com. He brought some good laughs in 2008's Tropic Thunder, but he ultimately wasn't the most memorable part of the film. His starring role in The Lincoln Lawyer is charismatic, funny, and well executed. It's hard to imagine anyone else in the role.
Nick Nolte- Warrior
In Warrior, Nick Nolte plays a former alcoholic trying to reconcile with his sons. Might sound a bit too much like Nick's real life but that might be what made his performance all the more powerful. It's suggested that Nolte's character was an awful father but his remorse makes you feel so sorry for him. A truly heartbreaking peformance. Nolte hasn't been this good in over a decade.
There we go. That's all of them. I think. So let's see which films got the most nominations
Drive- 15 nominations
Hugo- 12 nominations
The Artist- 12 nominations
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- 10 nominations
The Descendants- 8 nominations
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- 8 nominations
Moneyball- 6 nominations
Midnight in Paris- 6 nominations
Shame- 6 nominations
Take Shelter- 6 nominations
Margin Call- 5 nominations
Harry Potter - 5 nominations
The Adventures of Tintin- 5 nominations
The Help- 5 nominations
Albert Nobbs- 4 nominations
Beginners- 4 nominations
Contagion- 4 nominations
The Ides of March- 4 nominations
Melancholia- 4 nominations
Tree of Life- 4 nominations
Source Code- 4 nominations
The Lincoln Lawyer- 3 nominations
J. Edgar- 3 nominations
50/50- 3 nominations
Rise of the Planet of the Apes- 3 nominations
x-men first class- 3 nominations
Young Adult- 3 nominations
A Separation- 3 nominations
Iron Lady- 2 nominations
My Week with Marilyn- 2 nominations
We Need to Talk about Kevin- 2 nominations
Warrior- 2 nominations
Super 8- 2 nominations
Rango- 2 nominations
The Winners will be announced....eventually....Who do you want to win?
