2016 Mofo Film Awards - The Nominations
 

2016 MoFo Film Awards -
The Nominations

...Here we go again Mofos.

Last year saw a pretty good turn out. It seems that each year more and more people participate, which is great. There will be complaints about the categories, about not seeing everything, about deadlines....who cares.

The DEADLINE for your nominations, which will be PM'd to me, is MARCH 1st. That gives everyone, the rest of this year and 2 months into the new year to watch some damn movies. After I receive nominations, I will tally them up and present to everyone the 2016 Mofo Film Award Nominees.

You can nominate, up to FIVE films per category. You don't need to nominate 5, it can be less, but no more. You DO NOT need to nominate, or vote in every category. Just the ones you want to.

Private Message me your nominations.

Wikipedia is a good source for films released in 2016. If you have any doubt, ask, people will be glad to help out.

At that point you'll have an additional month to watch any of the nominated films, if you so please to.


You'll notice there is one new category, Most Underrated Film of the Year.

Previous winners:

2013 Best Film of the Year: Gravity
2014 Best Film of the Year: Birdman
2015 Best Film of the Year: Mad Max: Fury Road

2013 Best Director of the Year: Alfonso Cuaron
2014 Best Director of the Year: Alejandro González Iñárritu
2015 Best Director of the Year: George Miller

Mad Max won the big two categories with Best Picture and Best Director, but only has one more win under its belt, Best VFX. For a total a 3 Mofo Awards.

Ex Machina the underdog of sorts walked away with 4 Mofo Awards, two of them from Vikander herself. It took home Best Screenplay and Biggest Surprise as well.

The Revenant was the "big" winner of the night, taking home 5 Mofo Awards, even if one of them is Most Overrated Film. It also got to grab Best Cinematography, two awards for acting from Hardy and DiCaprio as well as having the most memorable scene of the year with the bear attack.

The Revenant - 5 Mofo Awards
Birdman - 5 Mofo Awards

Will any film beat those two? They currently share the record for most awards at 5 a piece. Are there any front runners this year? Will Mofo break the trend of following the Oscars footsteps and not match up with ANY category? Doubtful, but the decision is in your hands.

2013 Mofo Award Winners

2014 Mofo Award Winners

2015 Mofo Award Winners

The years are indeed messed up on those posts.

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At least I've seen more 2016 stuff this time around. I'll send in my nominations soon.

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yikes i think ive seen like...1 movie from 2016 :lol:

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Nominations shouldn't be allowed until the end of the year.

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yeah it's fine to make this thread now, but it makes zero sense to start accepting nominations when there's still two months left of movies. dont accept noms until january 1st.

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I've seen jack from this year.

At least that's what I feel like... we'll see when the year comes to an end.

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I start the thread early to raise awareness. I don't usually receive lists until February.

People can add or alter their lists as well until the deadline.

Good suggestion on not accepting lists until the new year though.

I live in a parallel world a couple of years behind everybody else so same as last year I'll pass on this. No need to feel sorry for me - I'm gonna make an absolute fortune on the baseball World Series [sic] in 2018 :D

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Just in case any of you aren't aware, the best film of the year so far is Everybody Wants Some!! ;)

I think you're one up on me Topsy :).

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Also, if someone wants to do up a better award than the current Golden Yoda, that would be cool. :p

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movies im excited to see from this year though:
the light between oceans
lion
loving
nocturnal animals
arrival

Yeah, I'm intrigued by both of those.

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yeah,im especially excited for nocturnal animals,it looks really interesting-despite me not knowing what the hell its about :lol:
second most excited for the light between oceans,love both fassbender and vikander

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Bonus points for people who can name every film I used for this image.

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i know 9 of them

I'm making everyone aware that the following 3 movies saw wide release in 2016, even if they are 2015 on imdb:
The Witch
Eye in the Sky
Green Room

I think all three deserve attention or at least a chance.

All 3 films are definitely eligible.

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Sing Street
Sausage Party
Looking Glass
Neon Demon
Election Year
Apocalypse
Deadpool
Swiss Army Man
Don't Breathe
Ghostbusters
Hacksaw Ridge
Rouge One
Midnight Special

Didn't have to cheat

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There's more.

See Suicide Squad peekkng through. That all?

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Yes.

There is an obvious one though you haven't stated yet.

Ha, Cloverfield. The street sign looked like it belonged with that Purge fella.

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Yuppers.

Congrats Sean you won a bowtie
http://i66.tinypic.com/11hewhz.png

Fancy. (Joke there probably only Swan will get)

Either you missed one or one is wrong, cause in the top left is 10 Cloverfield lane

EDIT: never mind

http://i.imgur.com/vB9B5.gif

I'm still trying to figure out whether or not to count Tale of Tales. IMDb's release info lists it across all sorts of festivals throughout 2015 but with limited theatrical releases in USA/UK in 2016 (which was enough for Kermode to consider it a 2016 film), so I'm a bit undecided.

I'm also up in the air about including Embrace of the Serpent due to it having similar release dates, but the fact that it got an Oscar nomination earlier this year would suggest that it should be considered a purely 2015 film. I'll let the others weigh in on this, though.

EDIT: Also, would High-Rise and Hardcore Henry be eligible for anything?

The actors are a big draw for me, especially Michael Shannon.

I've not seen Alicia Vikander in anything yet – I bought the film A Royal Affair a few years ago as a gift but never saw it myself :).

Not sure if i'm going to send one. March 1st might be a bit too early for me to have seen a good amount for this year and i don't like sending a list after only seeing a few. We'll see what happens though.

What i've seen so far ranked:

01.Everybody Wants Some
02.The Witch
03.The Nice Guys
04.Zootopia
05.Green Room
06.Finding Dory

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Camo, you really ought to watch Hail, Caesar!, I'd be interested to hear what you think, I thought it was great. That's my number two at the moment.

The films I want to see the most are probably Paterson, American Honey and La La Land, then the likes of Arrival and The Neon Demon.

I keep forgetting about it for some reason. I'll try and get to it some time this week.

Other than a few you mentioned i most want to see Park Chan Wooks "The Handmaiden", Pedro Almodavars "Julieta", Jeff Nichols "Loving" and Scorceses "Silence". As well as Alex Gibneys new documentary "Zero Days". Probably some others i am forgetting or haven't heard of yet.

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Everyone needs to check out Hell Or High Water. Especially you Coen fans. Best Coen brothers movie of the year by a mile. ;)

Top five of 2016:

1. The Witch
2. Knight of Cups (if eligible, had a 2016 release in US)
3. The Neon Demon
4. Everybody Wants Some!!
5. The Job Hunt

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I was going to ask about Knight Of Cups as well

I didnt know he was it in,thats a plus!
But i agree,the cast makes it seem all that more interesting.
I think Amy Adams is a really great actress,and the movies she does are usually good,same with Jake though he makes more interesting choices,but their always good. Also ive always had a things for Isla Fisher so im so happy I finally get to see her in something that actually looks good,ive sat through so many ***** movies for her :lol: :lol:

well i havent seen all that much myself either :lol: But i have seen enough to know how talented she is. Ive only seen ex-machine of her english work. (and anna karenina-but i dont remember her in it)
but from her swedish movies i recommend Till alt som ar vackert (Pure/on netflix) and Hotell :)

Wedding Crashers was great though :). I like Amy Adams as well but haven't seen her in a lot.

Here's what I seen of 2016 movies and in the order I liked them:

Excellent:
A Hologram for the King -Tom Hanks
The Finest Hours - Based on a true rescue at sea story
Hail, Caesar! - George Clooney
Elvis & Nixon - Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon

Decent:
Cafe Society - Woody Allen film
Genius - Colin Firth, Jude Law

Nothing much:
Mother's Day

I veeery rarely like comedies- Hot Fuzz is really the only one i can name that actually made me laugh :lol:
Yeah,i dont know what it is though,because I know shes a really great actress and she seems like a great person,but i find her a bit dull.
I still watch her movies though,cos she seems to make really good choices when picking them.

Does Hateful 8 count as 2015 or 2016? These are 2016 films I've seen so far, sorted by their theatrical/VOD release:

2015/2016
The Witch
Krisha
Green Room

2016
The Forest
Eyes of My Mother
Hail, Caesar!
Deadpool
Gods of Egypt
London Has Fallen
Zootopia
10 Cloverfield Lane
Batman v Superman
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Keanu
The Wailing
Captain America: Civil War
Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising
The Nice Guys
X-Men: Apocalypse
The Conjuring 2
Now You See Me 2
Warcraft
Central Intelligence
Swiss Army Man
Independence Day: Resurgence
The Neon Demon
The Purge: Election Year
Ghostbusters
Lights Out
Sing Street
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
Mechanic Resurrection
Blood Father
Hell or High Water
The Magnificent Seven
Ouija: Origin of Evil
I, Daniel Blake
Army of One
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Manchester by the Sea
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Assassin's Creed

Total: 45

And out of those, there are probably only a handful that I really liked. I plan to see Hacksaw Ridge, maybe on Tuesday, and I'll almost certainly see The Arrival, Rogue One, and Assassin's Creed once they hit theatres.

I'll also probably watch The Shallows, Jason Bourne, Hell or High Water, Don't Breathe,Green Room, and The Neon Demon sooner or later. Certainly sometime before the deadline.

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The Hateful Eight was nominated last year for a few categories. Not eligible this year.

I was watching Spaced again recently and noticed a lot of the ideas that became things like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead cropping up. I liked Simon Pegg better in those days, before he started retooling Star Trek :mad:;).

Correct!

The Handmaiden, which I watched recently, is a very solid second place though!

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Everybody Wants Some is a very worthy #10 at the moment.

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Is it this time of the year already, I've almost been on MoFo for a year now.

I need some 2016 movie recommendations, please!

Some of you know what type of movies I like, so if you have an idea for 2016 movies, post it:p

Here's what I seen, and what's already in my Queue.

Seen:
A Hologram for the King
Hello, My Name Is Doris
The Finest Hours
Hail, Caesar!
Elvis & Nixon
Mother's Day
Cafe Society
Genius

In Queue:
Wild Oats
The Jungle Book 2
Love & Friendship

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Of what I have seen I think you will like The Infitrltrator and Eye In The Sky Citizen.

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Including Daniel M's The Job Hunt, I have seen a whooping 7 films this year. 8 tomorrow.

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I have seen 42. There are some good ones, but it hasn't been an amazing year.

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the biggest reason as to why i havent seen more is because i rarely go to the cinema anymore,so i wait for them to come on streaming sites.

Have you already posted your top 10 of 2016 (so far) somewhere? Curious to see which nine films you like better.

I keep track on Letterboxd. Here is my top ten so far: Hell Or High Water, The Nice Guys, The Lobster, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, The Infiltrator, Knight Of Cups, Light Between The Oceans, OJ Made In America, Birth Of A Nation, Everybody Wants Some

The Nice Guys
Our Kind of Traitor
Blood Father

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Green Room is eligible for 2016.

I have to watch this soon so i can ask you (in the true crime thread of course ;)) why on earth you have it above Everybody Wants some.

The Films i've seen ranked:

01.American Honey - Andrea Arnold
02.I, Daniel Blake - Ken Loach
03.Everybody Wants Some - Richard Linklater
04.Manchester By The Sea - Kenneth Lonergan
05.Certain Women - Kelly Reichardt
06.Krisha - Trey Edward Shults
07.The Witch - Robert Eggers
08.13TH - Ana DuVernay
09.Your Name - Makoto Shinkai
10.Moonlight - Barry Jenkins
11.Sing Street - John Carney
12.Elle - Paul Verhoeven
13.The Eyes of My Mother - Nicholas Pesce
14.Hell Or High Water - David Mackenzie
15.Zero Days - Alex Gibney
16.Silence - Martin Scorsese
17.Loving - Jeff Nichols
18.Swiss Army Man - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
19.Hunt For The Wilderpeople - Taika Waititi
20.Blue Jay - Duplass Brothers
21.The Edge of Seventeen - Kelly Fremon
22.Julieta - Pedro Almodovar
23.The Nice Guys - Shane Black
24.Zootopia - Disney
25.Midnight Special - Jeff Nichols
26.La La Land - Damien Chazelle
27.Deadpool - Tim Miller
28.Green Room - Jeremy Saulnier
29.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Gareth Edwards
30.Finding Dory - Pixar
31.10 Cloverfield Lane - Dan Trachtenberg
32.The Secret Life of Pets - Illumination
33.Captain Fantastic - Matt Ross
34.Hidden Figures - Theodore Melfi

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I still need to see Everybody Wants Some. I've heard nothing but good things and I respect Linklater as a director.

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If you are a fan of Dazed and Confused there's a good chance you'll like it. Obviously it is quite a bit different with it being about college baseball players but it is the same type of coming of age film as that and is very similarly paced and in tone. And it's hilarious.

Also i added Hunt For The Wilderpeople to that post because i had to after seeing it haha.

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Have you only seen 12 this year Camo? Then I don't feel so bad haha.

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Yeah just 12. How many have you seen?

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Planning on watching a lot of 2016 films in the next few weeks.

The Handmaiden is fantastic by the way, people!!!

After today? 10 :laugh:

Have that ready to watch, will get to it soon.

Thank god, i thought you were way ahead of me, Raul :laugh:

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I usually don't catch up on the Oscar season until January and February. And usually I don't make it far :p

I'm looking forward to it. I have to wait for VOD though, so who knows when I will see it.

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Not in any order, but what I remember seeing so far.

46

Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Hacksaw Ridge
Green Room
Batman V Superman
Suicide Squad
Civil War
Doctor Strange
Deadpool
Star Trek Beyond
Zootopia
Sausage Party
Warcraft
The Conjuring 2
Now You See Me 2
The Nice Guys
The Shallows
Don't Breathe
How to Be Single
10 Cloverfield Lane
Sing Street
The Boy
Dirty Grandpa
The Finest Hours
Hail Caesar!
Grimsby
Gods of Egypt
Mother's Day
The Girl on the Train
The Intervention
The Invitation
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Good Neighbour
Hunt For The Wilderpeople
Money Monster
The Neon Demon
The Accountant
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Swiss Army Man
The Forest
The Boss
Hell or High Water
Arrival
Allied
Manchester by the Sea
La La Land
The Edge of Seventeen

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Whoops. I forgot Deadpool, so it's actually going to be 11 Camo.

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What are you watching today?

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The wife is picking Moana to go see since I picked Arrival yesterday.

I wish everyone would forget Deadpool.

Oh yeah, it was pretty bad. I was insanely disappointed. I thought the credits were good though.

Funny though, my dad is a fan of Dazed and Confused and he absolutely hated Everybody Wants Some!!

I have a hard time understanding that, personally. When Linklater called it a spiritual sequel, he wasn't joking.

Heard nothing but great things about that. Looking forward to it.

Yeah, it's a different era, different cast, different age group, etc. but it is largely the same kind of thing. Can see it not working if the humour doesn't, i'm surprised he actually hated it though and wasn't just underwhelmed or indifferent. Oh well he's right though: Dazed>Some

Funny thing is he hated Everybody Wants Some!! because he thought the humor was really dumb, yet he loved Deadpool and found it "sophisticated".

I love my dad, but I'm not so crazy about his taste in movies. :p

haha same. My dad loves some really great stuff but then one of his favourite comedies is that random Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson film: Anger Management :laugh:

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My dad had great taste in film because his favorite film was Shawshank Redemption :p

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Don't even know what mines is. I know my mums are : Whatever Happened To Baby Jane, Vertigo, Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights (1939) and the 50s Imitation of Life.

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My moms are Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, and Ghost. Oh and she likes Wizard of Oz and Rain Man too.

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We should get our mums to board here :laugh:

I'm leaning towards Some>Dazed. I'm probably going to watch both of them back to back a year from now or something and make a definitive decision then.

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Pretty sure Daniel is the same. Either Dazed or Before Midnight is my favourite Linklater, but whatever love Everybody Wants Some too and Linklater is one of my favourite directors.

My mom's favourite movie is anything starring Kurt "dreamy eyes" Russell.

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So if these are the Mofo Oscars, do we also have a Mofo Razzies?

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There's a worst film category. No worst performance ones or anything, at least not in the first post.

Also updated my post from two pages back with Julieta, up to a huge 13 watched :cool:

Yea, we should have a MoFo Razzies. Somebody do it. NextScorsese maybe?:)

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I know you are probably joking just saying though i seriously doubt a mofo razzies would work. Participation in these film awards has always been a bit small simply because alot of us won't start watching so many 2016 films until through next year. And obviously most people (the ones who don't watch anything anyway) avoid films they think look bad so a Razzies would have even less participation.

As i said there's already a worst film category, at most a worst actor and actress one should be added in my opinion.

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I was sort of joking, yea. Though if someone did try to do it, I'd send in a list....But I agree participation would be real light. It'd be better if Suspect would add a couple Razzie categories to the MoFoies.

We can add those if people are interested

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Personally, I would not be interested in a MoFo Razzies. I like celebrating the good. I don't care very much about the bad.

I don't really have an opinion either way, if others want to it's fine with me. As i said i try to avoid any films i think look bad so my worst of the year often ends up films i find more mediocre than anything, like so far i'd say it's Captain Fantastic which i wouldn't call bad.

Updated my post two pages back since i'm now at 15 films :cool:. Watching 13TH later as well.

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I think this guy is reason enough to include a Worst Supporting Actor category...

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Added both The Intervention and The Invitation to my list. Saw The Invitation awhile ago, but completely forgot about it. Maybe that's not a good sign.

Added 13TH and Swiss Army Man to my list: both in my top ten. Seventeen watched so far and over the next week i'm going to watch American Honey and The Salesman, might be going to see Rogue One too but i'm not sure on that yet.

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Sound interesting, is the submissions just for murica's movies?

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Of course not. Why would it be?

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Just asking

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Any 2016 release is eligible. Does not have to be American. If you are not sure if the film qualifies, just ask.

Received one submission so far, told them they can wait and re-submit at end of year if they see more movies.


But it currently looks like Ghostbusters remake will sweep.

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Trying to decide if it would be worth it to include Best Documentary/Best Foreign-Language categories.

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I'd love to. Participation in this is always low because people complain about not seeing movies for the year. If people think those categories will be popular enough, I say let's do it.