As I announced yesterday, I'm examining the Critics Choice Super Awards for today's Sunday entertainment feature. I begin with the relevant passage of the press release.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Thunderbolts*” lead this year’s film nominees, having earned six nominations each including Best Superhero Movie. Both Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds from “Deadpool & Wolverine” were recognized in the category of Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, while Emma Corrin and Jennifer Garner received nods for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Emma Corrin also is up for a second award, Best Villain in a Movie.The Saturn Awards didn't have a superhero film category, but Super Awards still do. They'd better, or the awards might have to change their name!
“Thunderbolts*” received nominations in the same categories, including nods for both David Harbour and Lewis Pullman for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. Lewis Pullman is also up for Best Villain in a Movie, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Florence Pugh were both nominated for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.
In addition to Deadpool & Wolverine and Thunderbolts* with six nominations each, the rest of the nominees for Best Superhero Movie are Captain America: Brave New World, The People’s Joker, and Venom: The Last Dance with two nominations apiece and Robot Dreams with just this one. I think the advantage goes to Deadpool & Wolverine in large part because it already has a Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Movie. Remember, electorates matter.
Deadpool & Wolverine also already has three Saturn Awards, so I can look ahead to this year's awards without it. If the Superhero Film category returns to this year's Saturn Awards, then Thunderbolts* and Captain America: Brave New World would certainly be nominees. Even if the category doesn't return, I expect Thunderbolts* will earn a nomination for Best Action Film, which it would probably lose to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, nominated here for Best Action Movie, which I expect it will win. Other potential nominees would be Razzie nominee Kraven the Hunter along with Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. I expect one of the latter would win if the Saturn Awards have a superhero film category. Otherwise, I wouldn't put it past the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA to nominate both of the latter for Best Science Fiction Film, just like they did Venom: The Last Dance last year.
Two nominees surprised me, Robot Dreams and The People’s Joker. I should have heard of the former, as it's an Oscar nominee, losing to The Boy and the Heron for Best Animated Feature, and is based on a comic book. The latter is a satire that earned more nominations than Razzie winner Joker: Folie à Deux, which I will cover below the jump. Neither are eligible for this year's Saturn Awards.
I want to acknowledge a snub before I move on, A Minecraft Movie. The critics must have disliked it for being dumb fun, but it's the kind of movie the People's Choice Awards would love and the Saturn Awards would nominate just to stick it to the experts.
Follow over the jump for the superhero acting categories.
In addition to Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds from Deadpool & Wolverine and David Harbour and Lewis Pullman for Thunderbolts*, Anthony Mackie earned a nomination for Captain America: Brave New World and Tom Hardy for Venom: The Last Dance. I think this between Saturn Award winner Jackman and Saturn Award nominee Reynolds, with the edge to Reynolds for being the lead and playing two versions of himself on screen simultaneously. Regardless, whoever wins, Marvel will, too.
Besides Emma Corrin and Jennifer Garner for Deadpool & Wolverine and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Florence Pugh from Thunderbolts*, Vera Drew, The People’s Joker herself, and Lady Gaga, Harley Quinn from Joker: Folie à Deux, earned nominations for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie — dueling Harleys! I wouldn't put it past the Critics Choice Association to vote for Lady Gaga to recognize a good performance in a bad film or Pugh as the other female lead nominated, but my personal choice is Emmy winner Corrin, who also earned a nomination for this role in the next category.
Emma Corrin really chewed the scenery in Deadpool & Wolverine, making for a good villain one loves to hate, but I'm not going to pick a winner yet. I have until August 7th to do that, so I'll hold off until I look at the rest of the categories.
That's a wrap for today. Stay tuned for Asteroid Day.
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