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2020 Mediocrities

10/14/2020

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Best Film

Black Swan
Marriage Story
Parasite
Seven Samurai -WINNER
The Thing
Best Performance

Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Natalie Portman, Black Swan - WINNER
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Masturbating Kevin Memorial Award for Most Uncomfortable Moment

Frank calls Hoffa's widow, The Irishman
Manny shows off his divining rod to a little girl, Swiss Army Man - WINNER
Bathroom beating of Jesus, Under the Silver Lake
Interrogating Arthur Leigh Allen, Zodiac
Lakeside murder, Zodiac
Dingo Award for Best Pet

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Robot dogs, Alita: Battle Angel
Dead kid's tarantula, El Camino
Jimmy, I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Bear, Midsommar - WINNER
Pack dogs, The Thing

Jon Kissel Monologue Award

Donut hole in a donut, Knives Out
Todd defines his veganism, Scott Pilgrim vs the World - WINNER
'You have part of my attention,' The Social Network - WINNER

'This is how I win,' Uncut Gems
Songwriter's lengthy career, Under the Silver Lake
JR Peters Scold Award

Dyson Ido, Alita: Battle Angel
Doc, Hamburger Hill
Peggy Sheeran, The Irishman - WINNER
Julie Powers, Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Erica, The Social Network

Tom Topper Artisanal Award

Bread and wine, The Irishman
Ice cream sundae, The Irishman
Vodka-soaked watermelon, The Irishman
Ram-don, Parasite - WINNER
Aqua velva, Zodiac
Joe Setnor Headstrong Award

Paul, Da 5 Bloods - WINNER
Charlie Barber, Marriage Story
Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network
Howard Ratner, Uncut Gems - WINNER
Robert Graysmith, Zodiac

Ambulators Award for Physical Performance

Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Charles Bronson, Once Upon a Time in the West
Toshiro Mifune, Seven Samurai
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Daniel Radcliffe, Swiss Army Man - WINNER
​Shane Setnor Aggressive Accent Award

Daniel Craig, Knives Out - WINNER
Robert de Niro, The Untouchables
Julia Fox, Uncut Gems
Seth Rogen, An American Pickle
Dan Stevens, Eurovision Song Contest

Worst Movie

An American Pickle
Da 5 Bloods
Dark Places
Hamburger Hill
The Neon Demon - WINNER
Worst Performance

Will Ferrell, Eurovision Song Contest
Howie Long, Broken Arrow
Charlize Theron, Dark Places
Keean Thompson, Alita: Battle Angel
Paul Walker, The Skulls - WINNER

Bryan Hartman Watch More Musicals Award

Contestant sing-along, Eurovision Song Contest
Nightclub strut, Da 5 Bloods
Oklahoma dance sequence, I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Being Alive karaoke, Marriage Story
Maypole dance, Midsommar - WINNER
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2019 Mediocrities

10/10/2019

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Best Film

First Man
First Reformed
Logan - WINNER
No Country For Old Men
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Take Shelter
Best Performance

Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men - WINNER
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Michael Fassbender, Frank
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Garance Marillier, Raw
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Masturbating Kevin Memorial Award for Most Uncomfortable Moment

Armstrong family dinner, First Man
Toller wraps himself in barbed wire, First Reformed
Frank and Jon perform at SXSM, Frank
Hair vomit, Raw
Bikini wax sequence, Raw
Curtis explodes at a community potluck, Take Shelter - WINNER
Dingo Award for Best Pet


President Pierce the terrier, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - WINNER
Brandy the pit bull, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Borras the mutt, Roma
Quicky the German shepherd, Raw
SP//dr, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Jon Kissel Award for Best Monologue

Ray speaks to a youth group, High Flying Bird
MacGruber details his romantic history, MacGruber
Sheriff Bell describes his dreams, No Country for Old Men
Sheriff Bell's getting too tired for this job, No Country for Old Men
Curtis explodes at a community potluck, Take Shelter - WINNER
JR Peters Award for Best Scold

Jong-su scolds Hae-mi for dancing topless, Burning
Ray foster scolds Queen about Bohemian Rhapsody's length, Bohemian Rhapsody - WINNER
Reverend Jeffers scolds Reverend Toller about his negativity, First Reformed
Balq tells Toller to mind his own business, First Reformed
Justine scolds her classmates for eating meat, Raw

Tom Topper Artisanal Award

Scotch and Pepto cocktail, First Reformed
Folded whole pizza, Green Book
Chocolate popsicle, Inherent Vice
Giant plate of weed, Inherent Vice - WINNER
Wolf brand rat-flavored dog food, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Human finger, Raw
Joe Setnor Headstrong Award

Ernst Toller, First Reformed
Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet
Bigfoot Bjornson, Inherent Vice
Kingpin, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
MacGruber, Macgruber - WINNER

Shane Setnor Aggressive Accent Award

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Jeff Bridges, Rooster Cogburn, True Grit
Boyd Holbrook, Donald Pierce, Logan
Rami Malek, Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortenson, Tony Lip, Green Book - WINNER
Allison Sudol, Queenie, Fantastic Beasts
Ambulators Award for Best Physical Performance

​Michael Fassbender, Frank, Frank
Dafne Keen, Laura, Logan
Rami Malek, Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody - WINNER
Ezra Miller, Credence, Fantastic Beasts
Brad Pitt, Cliff Booth, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Worst Performance

Leonardo Dicaprio, The Beach - WINNER
Alden Ehrenreich, Solo: A Star Wars Story
Carmen Ejogo, Fantastic Beasts
Josh Gad, Murder on the Orient Express
Allison Sudol, Fantastic Beasts
Worst Movie

The Beach
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
Hold the Dark
Unicorn Store - WINNER
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2018 Mediocrities

10/30/2018

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Best Film

Heat
The Big Sick
The Incredibles 2
​The Iron Giant
The Silence of the Lambs - WINNER
Best Director

Brad Bird, The Incredibles 2
Kevin Costner, Dances With Wolves - WINNER
Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs
Michael Mann, Heat
Steven Soderbergh, Logan Lucky

Best Actor

​Robert de Niro, Neil McCauley, Heat
James Franco, Tommy Wiseau, The Disaster Artist
Al Pacino, Vincent Hanna, Heat
Max Records, John Wayne Cleaver, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Denzel Washington, Bleek, Mo' Better Blues - WINNER
Best Actress

Jodie Foster, Clarice Starling, The Silence of the Lambs
Salma Hayek, Beatriz, Beatriz at Dinner
Holly Hunter, Ellen Parr, The Incredibles 2
Frances McDormand, Mildred Hayes, Three Billboards - WINNER
Charlize Theron, Lorraine Broughton, Atomic Blonde

Best Supporting Actress

​Ari Graynor, Juliette Danielle, The Disaster Artist
Holly Hunter, Beth, The Big Sick - WINNER
Farrah Mackenzie, Sadie Logan, Logan Lucky
Elizabeth Marvel, Jean Meyerowitz, The Meyerowitz Stories
​Emma Thompson, Maureen Meyerowitz, The Meyerowitz Stories
Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Craig, Joe Bang, Logan Lucky
Vin Diesel, Giant, The Iron Giant
Graham Greene, Kicking Bird, Dances With Wolves
Dennis Haysbert, Don Breedan, Heat
Anthony Hopkins, Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs - WINNER
Ted Levine, Buffalo Bill, The Silence of the Lambs
Craig Robinson, Curtis, Morris From America

Best Writing

Heat
Logan Lucky
The Big Sick - WINNER
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
​The Silence of the Lambs
Worst Movie

Cutthroat Island
Fahrenheit 451
Meagan Leavey
The Magnificent Seven
Tusk - WINNER

Best Scene

Extended stairwell fight, Atomic Blonde
Hanna and McCauley sit down for coffee, Heat
Sadie sings John Denver, Logan Lucky
Jack Jack versus the raccoon, The Incredibles 2 - WINNER
Giant intercepts the nuclear missile, The Iron Giant
Starling first meets Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs
Willoughby coughs blood in Mildred's face, Three Billboards
Best Line

I've always wanted to see the frontier before it's gone.  John Dunbar, Dances With Wolves
You can get killed walking your doggie,  Vincent Hanna, Heat
It was a tragedy.  I mean, we lost 19 of our best guys.  Kumail, The Big Sick
Suu-per-man.  Giant, The Iron Giant
That is a hard R.  Jean Meyerowitz, The Meyerowitz Stories
It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.  Buffalo Bill, The Silence of the Lambs - WINNER

Best Pet

Two-Socks, Dances With Wolves
Monkey, Cutthroat Island
Soccer playing robot #8, Lo and Behold
Flower shop pug, The Disaster Artist
Precious, The Silence of the Lambs - WINNER
​Most Uncomfortable Moment

Morris bangs his Katrin pillow, Morris From America - WINNER
Morris bombs at the talent show, Morris From America
Casey dances with Hedwig, Split
Tommy films a sex scene, The Disaster Artist
​Goodbye Horses, The Silence of the Lambs
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2017 Mediocrities

10/25/2017

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Best Picture
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Brooklyn
Ex Machina
Moonlight - Winner
Tour de Pharmacy
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
The VVitch
Best Director

Robert Eggers, The VVitch
Jonathan Glazer, Under the Skin
Debra Granik, Winter's Bone
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight - Winner
​Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049

Best Actor

​Ben Mendelsohn, Gerry, Mississippi Grind
Denzel Washington, Malcolm X, Malcolm X - Winner
Joaquin Phoenix, Theodore Twombley, Her
Mads Mikkelson, Lucas, The Hunt
​Robin Williams, Lance Clayton, World's Greatest Dad
Best Actress

Annette Bening, Dorothea, 20th Century Women
Holly Hunter, Jane Craig, Broadcast News
Scarlett Johansson, The Female, Under the Skin
Anna Taylor-Joy, Thomasin, The VVitch
Jennifer Lawrence, Ree Dolly, Winter's Bone - Winner
Melanie Lynskey, Ruth Kimke, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
​Gloria Swanson, Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Juan, Moonlight - Winner
Albert Brooks, Aaron Altman, Broadcast News
John Hawkes, Teardrop, Winter's Bone
Andre Holland, Kevin (adult), Moonlight
Ralph Ineson, William, The VVitch
John C. Reilly, Amos Hart, Chicago
​​Elijah Wood, Tony, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Best Supporting Actress

Judi Dench, Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare in Love
Scarlett Johansson, Samantha, Her
Tilda Swinton, Lucy and Nancy Mirando, Okja - Winner
Marisa Tomei, Natalie Strout, In the Bedroom
​Catherine Zeta-Jones, Velma Kelly, Chicago
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Best Writing

Broadcast News
Her - Winner
Moonlight
Winter's Bone
The VVitch
​World's Greatest Dad
Best Scene

​Man demands to know where the cartel buried his uncles, Cartel Land
Juan teaches Chiron how to swim, Moonlight
French police officer injects himself with meth, Tour de Pharmacy
Retrieving Jessup Dolly's body, Winter's Bone
​Black Phillip speaks to Thomasin, The VVitch - Winner

Best Jefe

Blair
Jon - Winner
Lane
Phil
Shane
Worst Jefe

Blair
​Bobby
Bryan
Cook - Winner
​Drew

Best Line

"I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille."  Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard
"They've got the upper body of an alien, and the downstairs of a horse."  Lucy Flerng, Tour de Pharmacy
"I should've known that if a guy like me talked to a girl like you, somebody'd end up dead."  Dale, Tucker and Dale vs Evil
"Hey, college kids!  We've got your friend!"  Tucker, Tucker and Dale vs Evil
"Wouldst though like the taste of butter?  A pretty dress?  Wouldst though like to live deliciously?"  Black Phillip, The VVitch - Winner
​"You guys didn't like Kyle. That's okay. I didn't either. I loved him. He was my son. But he was also a douchebag."  Lance, World's Greatest Dad
Worst Movie

Heatstroke - Winner
Singles
Turbo Kid
Walt Before Mickey
Wiener-Dog

Worst Male Performance

Ben Affleck, Ned Alleyn, Shakespeare in Love
Taylor Grey, Friz Frelong, Walt Before Mickey
Armando Guitierrez, Ub Iwerks, Walt Before Mickey
Jake Gyllenhaal, Dr. Johnny, Okja - Winner
Thomas Ian Nichols, Walt Disney, Walt Before Mickey
​​Jeremy Piven, Doug Hughley, Singles
Worst Female Performance

Chelan Simmons, Chloe, Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Greta Gerwig, Dawn, Wiener-Dog - Winner
Laurence Leboeuf, Apple, Turbo Kid
​Svetlana Metkina, Tally, Heatstroke
​​Maisie Williams, Jo, Heatstroke

Best Review

Jon on Mississippi Grind
Jon on Under the Skin
Lane on Midnight Special - Winner
Lane on Shakespeare in Love
Lane on Train to Busan
Shane on Tour de Pharmacy
Gamemaster

Bobby
JR
Phil - Winner
Sean
​Shane

House of Coddle Award

Caleb who coddles Ava, Ex Machina - Winner
Stephen Dorff who coddles the hyenas, Paul, Heatstroke
Curtis who coddles Gerry, Mississippi Grind
Anti-doping agency who coddles the riders, Tour de Pharmacy
​Nana who coddles her granddaughter, Wiener-Dog
Sean Riley Award (best barf-inducing moment)

Tour of the slaughterhouse, Okja - Winner
College kid jumps into the wood chipper, Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Meat slurry, Under the Skin
Crow 'breast-feeds' from Katherine, The Witch
​The witch mashes up baby Sam, The Witch

Dingo Award (best pet)

Whitey the rabbit, Fatal Attraction
Okja, Okja
Jangers, Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Wiener Dog/Doo Dee/Cancer, Wiener-Dog
​Black Phillip, The VVitch - Winner
Masturbating Kevin Memorial Award (most uncomfortable moment)

Militia questions man while man's daughter screams at them, Cartel Land
Double or nothing on the field, Mississippi Grind
Gerry's bad beat in Memphis, Mississippi Grind
Antonio rapes Okja, Okja - Winner
Rocky beach sequence, Under the Skin
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2016 Mediocrities

10/16/2016

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Best Picture

2001: A Space Odyssey
Amadeus
Inside Out - Winner
The Princess Bride
Room
We Need to Talk About Kevin


Best Actor

​F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus - Winner
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac, The Two Faces of January
Choi Min-sik, Oldboy
Jason Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio del Toro, Sicario
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation - Winner
John Houseman, The Paper Chase
Tom Hulce, Amadeus
Mandy Patinkin, The Princess Bride
John C. Reilly, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Writing

Amadeus - Winner
Chi-raq
Four Lions
Inside Out
We Need to Talk About Kevin
World of Tomorrow

​Best Review

Bobby on Straight Outta Compton
Bobby on We Need to Talk About Kevin
Jon on A Trip to the Moon
Jon on Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jon on World of Tomorrow
Lane on The Paper Chase - Winner
Lane on White God






Best Jefe

Blair
Bobby
Bryan
Jon - Winner
Shane

​Worst Movie

Escape From Tomorrow
Jane Eyre
Meet the Patels
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
The Ridiculous 6 - Winner

​Worst Female Performance

Clair Danes, Stardust
Julia Jones, The Ridiculous 6 - Winner
Michelle Pfeiffer, Stardust
Elene Schuber, Escape From Tomorrow
Robin Wright, The Princess Bride


Nonsense Award #1 - House of Coddle Award (overly-forgiving characters)

Timothy Bottoms, James Hart, The Paper Chase
Kang Hye-jung, Mi-do, Oldboy
Synnove Macody Lund, Diana, Headhunters
John C. Reilly, Franklin, We Need to Talk About Kevin - Winner
Vinessa Shaw, Dierdre Banks, Side Effects

Nonsense Award #3 - Dingo Award (best pet)

Faisal's crows - Four Lions
Bing-Bong, Inside Out - Winner
Egg Snake, Room
Gerbil that Kevin kills, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Hagen, White God
Best Director

Lenny Abrahmson, Room
Milos Foreman, Amadeus
Cary Fukunaga, Beasts of No Nation
Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey - Winner
Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
Lynne Ramsay, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Best Actress

Emily Blunt, Sicario
Brie Larson, Room - Winner
Teyonah Parris, Chi-raq
Kate Siegel, Hush
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Supporting Actress

Joan Allen, Room
Drew Barrymore, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Winner (Tie)
Angela Bassett, Chi-raq
Elizabeth Berridge, Amadeus
Kirsten Dunst, The Two Faces of January
Phyllis Smith, Inside Out - Winner (Tie)

Best Scene

Unplugging HAL, 2001: A Space Odyssey - Winner
One-take home invasion, Beasts of No Nation
Hallway hammer fight, Oldboy
Westley and Inigo fence-off, The Princess Bride
Abner Doubleday improvises the rules to baseball, The Ridiculous 6

​Best Line

"I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint,"  Amadeus - Winner
"Can ten years of imaginary training be put to use?", Oldboy
"My name is Inigo Montoya.  You killed my father.  Prepare to die," The Princess Bride
"Just because you're used to something, doesn't mean you like it. You're used to me," We Need to Talk About Kevin
​​"I am very proud of my sadness because it means I am more alive," World of Tomorrow

Gamemaster

Bobby
JR
Phil - Winner
Sean
Shane

Worst Jefe

Ashli
Cook - Winner (Tie)
JR
Sean
Topper - Winner (Tie)

​Worst Male Performance

Roy Abramsohn, Escape From Tomorrow
Charlie Cox, Stardust
Taylor Lautner, The Ridiculous 6 - Winner
Spike Lee, School Daze
Adam Sandler, The Ridiculous 6
Vanilla Ice, The Ridiculous 6

​Nonsense Award #2 - Sean Riley Award (best barf-inducing moment)

Seeing the blind and limbless neanderthal women, Bone Tomahawk
Split balls to brains, Bone Tomahawk
Hiding in the outhouse, Headhunters - Winner
Oh Dae-su eats an octopus, Oldboy
Lil Pete is fellated by a donkey, The Ridiculous 6
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​Nonsense Award #4 - Drew and Joe Award (most uncomfortable moment)

Pruitt's speech about his dead wife, The Invitation
Greg shows Rachel his awful film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Oh Dae-su's incest is revealed, Oldboy
Oh Dae-su takes out the warden's teeth, Oldboy
Kevin doesn't flinch when Eva catches him masturbating, We Need to Talk About Kevin - Winner
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