Imaginary Cinema Awards 2019

It's time for the 12th annual Imaginary Cinema Awards! There were lots of films I liked this year, but very few I loved, which is reflected in how much the awards are spread out between different movies.

Best Movie: The Lighthouse

Runners-up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (yes, alternate history counts), Joker, Avengers: Endgame, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Kid Who Would Be King, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Captain Marvel, The Missing Link, Detective Pikachu, Midsommar, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Ready or Not

Best Screenplay: Once Upon a Time in America (Quentin Tarantino)

Runner-up: Joker (Todd Phillips and Scott Silver)

Best Direction: Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse)

Runner-up: Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in America)

Best Actress: Florence Pugh (Midsommar)

Runners-up: Isabela Moner (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), Angelina Jolie (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil), Linda Hamilton (Terminator: Dark Fate)

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Runners-up: Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse), Bill Hader (It: Chapter Two), Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in America), Ewan McGregor (Doctor Sleep), Adam Driver (The Rise of Skywalker)

Best Music: Avengers: Endgame (Alan Silvestri)

Runners-up: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams), Dumbo (Danny Elfman)

Best Sound: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Visual Effects: Avengers: Endgame

Runners-up: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Detective Pikachu

Best Production Design: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Best Editing: Joker

Best Cinematography: The Lighthouse

Best Make-up: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Best Costumes: Joker

Cutest Character That is Not Baby Yoda: Detective Pikachu

Nicest films: Dumbo, Zombieland 2. Perfectly enjoyable but also totally forgettable.

Nastiest film: Brightburn. Who knew evil Superboy could be so mean?

What the Fuck Were They Thinking? Award: Cats

Worst remake: Black Christmas. Liked the anti-patriarchy message, but aside from that this butchered the original premise even worse than the 2006 remake.