The 2017 Hollmann Awards: Part Two

Yesterday, we began with music, presented a bulk of the acting categories, and spread the wealth. Today, the remaining nine categories for the 2017 Hollmann Awards - including Best Picture. Again, order was determined by random drawing. Click here for a full listing of the nominees in each category.

On with the show...

Best Cinematography

1. Blade Runner 2049

Roger Deakins

2. The Lost City of Z

Darius Khondji

3. Mudbound

Rachel Morrison

4. Atomic Blonde

Jonathan Sela

5. First They Killed My Father

Anthony Dod Mantle

After the jump: Original Song, Actress, Best Picture of the Year - and more!

Best Original Song

1. "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman

music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

2. "Mighty River" from Mudbound

music and lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson

3. "Tightrope" from The Greatest Showman

music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

4. "If I Dare" from Battle of the Sexes

music by Sara Bareilles and Nicholas Britell

lyrics by Sara Bareilles

5. "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman

music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Best Film Editing

1987: When the Day Comes

Yang Jin-mo

양 진 모

2. Jane; 3. Blade Runner 2049; 4. Atomic Blonde; 5. I, Tonya

1987 moves at the breakneck pace of a thriller. It dances to the rhythms of young romance. It catches the tiny details that say everything, building up to the bigger picture for maximum impact. And when it unleashes its archival footage at the end, it's not as postscript or annotation, but as the continuation of the story. Yang Jin-mo juggles it all, creating a single, perfect movie.

In second, hundreds of hours of footage, thousands of notes, a lifetime of work - and Jane is but 90 minutes. In third, the deliberate pace of Blade Runner 2049. In fourth, the unstoppable action of Atomic Blonde. In fifth, the vigorous back-and-forth between POV in I, Tonya.

Best Visual Effects

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Philippe Hubin / Jean-Christophe Magnaud, special effects supervisor

Jérome Lionard / Scott Stokdyk / R. Christopher White, visual effects supervisor

2. War for the Planet of the Apes; 3. The Last Jedi; 4. Okja; 5. Blade Runner 2049

There is infinite detail in Valerian, from the creatures to planetary topography. The titular city, diverse in landscape but with consistent designs that remind you these are boroughs; the trans-dimensional marketplace; the flawless Pearls; those weird, birdlike Doghan Daguis. Unlimited in its imagination.

In second, the apes and explosions of War or the Planet of the Apes. In third, war in space, on planets, and even in a casino, in The Last Jedi. In fourth, Okja. In fifth, the hologram-heavy future of Blade Runner 2049.

Best Director

Jang Joon-hwan

장준환

1987: When the Day Comes

2. Paul Thomas Anderson for Phantom Thread; 3. Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird; 4. James Gray for The Lost City of Z; 5. Denis Villeneuve for Blade Runner 2049

I already talked about the balancing of tone and genre within a single historical epic, but Jang Joon-hwan guides the ship with such clear-eyed purpose. He elicits laughs and tears in equal measure, without resorting to cheap tricks. There's a real fire in every scene, and each subsequent moment feels as vital as the last. Jang keeps things visually interesting, empathically performed, emotionally effective.

In second, Paul Thomas Anderson gets surprisingly kooky. In third, Greta Gerwig's grounds her high school comedy in truth. In fourth, James Gray meditates on Lean themes. In fifth, Denis Villeneuve carries on a legacy and makes it his own.

Best Production Design

Blade Runner 2049

Dennis Gassner, production design

Paul Inglis, supervising art direction

Alessandra Querzola, set decoration

2. The Battleship Island; 3. mother!; 4. Atomic Blonde; 5. Youth

Immediately, one notices how sparse things are in 2049. While Blade Runner's 2019 was all a-clutter, things have really cleaned up since: smooth surfaces, clean lines, polished white interiors. The future is sterile, with K's apartment resembling the police department. But then there's the literal desert town of Las Vegas, lost to time, covered in sand and dust; there's the Wallace Corporation, with its wooden interiors and performative zen vibe; there's the ruined garbage dump of San Diego. It's all still of a piece with the original while adjusting to modern tastes. Astounding.

In second, The Battleship Island's sprawling prison camp. In third, mother!'s dizzying prison of a house. In fourth, Atomic Blonde's West Berlin chic and East Berlin dust. In fifth, Youth's recreation of late-70s PRC.

Best Actress

Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson

A Quiet Passion

2. Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird; 3. Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread; 4. Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes; 5. Margot Robbie in I, Tonya

It feels like Emily Dickinson was born to be played by Cynthia Nixon, so perfectly does actress inhabit poet. Witty yet never frivolous, Nixon embodies a woman whose mind is always working, always attentive, listening but never shrinking from conflict, breathing in life while all too aware of mortality. Nixon does not play Emily's reclusiveness, spinsterhood, fixation on death, or even her Bright's Disease as tragedy; there is something admirable, even defiant, about her unwavering spirit and stubbornness.

In second, Saoirse Ronan nails the high school experience - for better and worse. In third, Vicky Krieps may be a muse, but she also proves herself her own woman. In fourth, Emma Stone balances activism on and off the courts with sexual awakening. In fifth, Margot Robbie turns a punchline into an icon - also for better and worse.

Best Original Screenplay

1987: When the Day Comes

Kim Kyung-chan
김경찬

2. Lady Bird; 3. Phantom Thread; 4. A Taxi Driver; 5. After the Storm

1987: When the Day Comes has a lot of narrative threads to juggle and information to contextualize, and it has to do it all without sacrificing character while delivering a coherent, suspenseful narrative. It pulls it all off beautifully, easily. Every member of the ensemble is distinct and realized, whether they be real or fictional, named or not.

In second, Lady Bird's warm, funny encapsulation of teenhood. In third, Phantom Thread's kooky sexy fever. In fourth, A Taxi Driver's political passion through a simple, touching story. In fifth, After the Storm's quiet character and family study.

Best Picture of the Year

1987: When the Day Comes

produced by

Jang Young-hwan / Jung Won-chan
장영환 / 정원찬

2. The Lost City of Z; 3. Lady Bird; 4. Blade Runner 2049; 5. Jane

6. Phantom Thread; 7. A Quiet Passion; 8. A Taxi Driver; 9. The Greatest Showman

10. Battle of the Sexes and I, Tonya

Embracing genre without trivializing the historical import of the events or the legacy of the martyrs, 1987 manages to be the most entertaining and most important movie of the year. A call, not to arms, but to vigilance: this is a fight that will continue, a fight that The People can win. I was moved to tears - you may be moved to action.


There you have it - the year as I saw it. Yesterday, 1987: When the Day Comes had zero awards; today, it has the most with four, including Best Picture. Take that as a recommendation.

On Monday: my Oscar predictions. On Tuesday: the Oscar nominees!

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