Elsie Fisher became a teen icon when she starred in Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and has continued to be a bright spot in the darkness that is the 21st century. Fisher, who was left out of the Academy Awards despite rightfully earning her place back in the 2019 award season, decided that she was going to host her own award show this year, since the other ones, in her words, “suck.”
Can I offer Elsie Fisher free press for this award show?
I’ve decided to start my own film awards because sometimes other ones suck, so here are the nominations for the first annual Elsie Awards
— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
Now, before we get into Fisher’s nominees, let’s talk about the fact that the Elsie Awards are almost maybe not a randomly bad idea. What it does is drive home the fact that we can all have our own favorites and campaign for them outside of the rigged system that is the Academy.
And the nominees are …
The Nominees for Best Costume Design are…
Hustlers
Rocketman
Little Women
JoJo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Hair and Makeup are…
Joker
Us
Rocketman
Bombshell— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Independent Feature are…
Booksmart
Honey Boy
The Art of Self Defense
The Lighthouse— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Horror Feature are…
Ready or Not
Us
Climax
Midsommar— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Original Score are…
Uncut Gems
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Last Black Man in San Francisco— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Original Song are…
Parasite
Rocketman
Toy Story 4
Frozen 2— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Young Performer are…
Roman Griffin Davis
Julia Butters
Shahadi Wright Joseph
Noah Jupe— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Cinematography are…
The Lighthouse
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Parasite
Waves
Midsommar— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Screenplay are…
Knives Out
JoJo Rabbit
Us
Parasite— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Supporting Actor are…
Brad Pitt
Jonathon Majors
Willem Dafoe
Song Kang-Ho— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Supporting Actress are…
Park So-Dam
Thomason Mckenzie
Laura Dern
Taylor Russel
Zhao Shuzhen— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Director are…
Lorene Scafaria
Bong Joon Ho
Alma Har’el
Lulu Wang
Jordan Peele— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Actor are…
Taron Egerton
Adam Sandler
Adam Driver
Robert DeNiro
Robert Pattinson— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
The Nominees for Best Actress are…
Lupita Nyong’o
Awkwafina
Florence Pugh
Ana De Armas
Constance Wu— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
She literally said “no thank you” to Joker and said that Florence Pugh is just a Best Actress over Best Supporting Actress (unless she nominated her for Midsommar, which is still incredible) and we have to respect that. I just like that Fisher was not going to sit by and watch as brilliant performances and films were left to the wayside. I do like that both Roman Griffin Davis and Noah Jupe are represented, as well.
Make sure to tune in tonight to Elsie Fisher’s Twitter account for the results!
Winners are announced tomorrow at 9PM PST.
— E (@ElsieKFisher) January 14, 2020
(image: A24)
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