The 2nd Annual Archie's Awards

Volume II: The Nominations

Today, I am proud to announce the nominees for the 2024 Archies! I saw Anatomy of a Fall last week, which allows me to finish nominations and close the book on 2023. I’ll probably milk this a few more weeks and announce the winners a little before the Oscars. Anywho, here are your nominees:

Best Voice/Dialect in a Movie:

• Shailene Woodley in Ferrari

• Julianne Moore in May December

• Chris Pratt in Super Mario

• Robert Pattinson in The Boy and the Heron

• Mia Goth in Infinity Pool

Best Action Sequence:

• The Rue Foyatier Sequence in John Wick 4

• The Arc de Triomphe car chase in John Wick 4

• Odo Island in Godzilla Minus One

• The Train in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I

• The Battle of Waterloo in Napoleon

Best Score as a Character:

• Marcelos Zarvos for May December

• Naoki Sato for Godzilla Minus One

• Joby Talbot for Wonka

• Jerskin Fendrix for Poor Things

• Leonard Bernstein (posthumously) for Maestro

Best Meta Performance:

• Natalie Portman in May December

• Jason Schwartzman in Asteroid City

• Scarlett Johannsson in Asteroid City

• Jeff Goldblum in Asteroid City

• Zac Efron in The Iron Claw

Best Performing Genre:

• Horror

• R-Rated Comedy

• Melodrama

• Animation

• Action-Comedy

Best Original Concept:

• The Zone of Interest

• Asteroid City

• The Creator

• Talk to Me

• Dream Scenario

Best Marketing:

• Barbenheimer

• Saltburn Bathtub Cup from Alamo Drafthouse

• Frisbee promotional gift for Strays Advance Screening (for VIPs only - I stole one)

• Absence of singing in the Wonka trailer

• The Iron Claw Kevin Von Erich action figure sold by A24

Best Off-Screen Performance:

• The Colonel from Priscilla

• Margot and Ryan on the Barbie press tour

• Leonard Bernstein’s children in the Maestro press tour

• Bradley Cooper interview where he said he levitated and Leonard entered his body during Maestro’s production

• All of us for banding together to mock Zaz during the strike

Best Low-Budget Film (under 25 million):

• Godzilla Minus One

• Evil Dead Rise

• Talk to Me

• May December

• The Iron Claw

Best Animal:

• Snoop in Anatomy of a Fall

• The frankenpets in Poor Things

• Godzilla

• Bug from Strays

• Mr. Nobody’s dog, the “faithful accomplice” from John Wick 4

Best Practical Effects:

• Oppenheimer

• Godzilla Minus One

• Evil Dead Rise

• When Evil Lurks

• Suitable Flesh

Best Atmosphere Vibez:

• Godzilla Minus One

• Poor Things

• May December

• Maestro

• Infinity Pool