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1. Dunkirk 2. Get Out 3. Blade Runner 2049 4. Darkest Hour 5. The Disaster Artist 6. Call Me by Your Name 7. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 8. A Ghost Story 9. Lady Bird 10. The Big Sick 11. Wind River 12. Detroit 13. Thor: Ragnarok 14. I, Tonya 15. The Shape of Water 16. It 17. The Killing of a Sacred Deer 18. War for the Planet of the Apes 19. Star Wars: The Last Jedi 20. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 21. 1922 22. The Florida Project 23. Good Time 24. It Comes at Night 25. Logan

The Oscars have come and gone, so it's my turn to announce my annual film awards. The winners are in all-caps and bold. I still haven't seen Phantom Thread or  The Post,  which are bound to have nominees included in this list in the near future. Best Feature Film: -Blade Runner 2049 -Call Me by Your Name -Darkest Hour - DUNKIRK -Get Out -Lady Bird -The Big Sick -The Shape of Water -Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director: -Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk -Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049 - GUILLERMO DEL TORO, The Shape of Water -Joe Wright, Darkest Hour -Jordan Peele, Get Out Best Actor: -Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out - GARY OLDMAN, Darkest Hour -James Franco, The Disaster Artist -Robert Pattinson, Good Time -Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name Best Actress: -Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri -Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper -Margot Robbie, I, Tonya - SALLY HAWKINS, The Shape of Water -Saoirse Ronan, Lady

Best Feature Film: -Arrival -La La Land -Lion -The Lobster - Manchester by the Sea -Moonlight -Nocturnal Animals -Rogue One: A Star Wars Story -The Witch Best Director: -Damien Chazelle, La La Land -Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals -Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster - Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea -Denis Villeneuve, Arrival Best Actor: - Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea -Adam Driver, Paterson -Colin Farrell, The Lobster -Ryan Gosling, La La Land -Tom Hanks, Sully Best Actress: -Amy Adams, Arrival -Annette Bening, 20th Century Women -Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen - Emma Stone, La La Land -Addison Timlin, Little Sister Best Supporting Actor: -Mahershala Ali, Moonlight -Tadanobu Asano, Silence -Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea -Jeremy Renner, Arrival - Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals Best Supporting Actress: -Amy Adams, Nocturnal Animals -Naomi Harris, Moonlight -Nicole Kidman, Lion -Lea Seydoux, The Lobster - Michelle Will

Here are the 20 best films of 2016 as of April 20. I have yet to see a handful of highly anticipated films, so this list will change over the next couple of weeks. 1. Manchester by the Sea 2. Arrival 3. The Lobster 4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 5. The Invitation 6. Nocturnal Animals 7. Moonlight 8. The Witch 9. They Look Like People 10. La La Land 11. Lion 12. The Edge of Seventeen 13. Little Sister 14. Hunt for the Wilderpeople 15. The Conjuring 2 16. Sully 17. Don't Think Twice 18. Synchronicity 19. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 20. Hacksaw Ridge

Here the 20 best films of 2015. For the record, I never saw  Carol or  The Danish Girl . 1. Spotlight 2. The Big Short 3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4. The Revenant 5. Sicario 6. Trumbo 7. Ex Machina 8. Steve Jobs 9. 45 Years 10. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 11. Beasts of No Nation 12. The Stanford Prison Experiment 13. The End of the Tour 14. Jurassic World 15. Avengers: Age of Ultron 16. Bone Tomahawk 17. Room 18. Anomalisa 19. Mistress America 20. Brooklyn

Here are my nominations for the best performances of 2015. It's worth noting that I still haven't seen films such as Carol, The Danish Girl and Creed . 2015 has been a down year cinematically after a handful of fantastic years. My "award winners" are highlighted and italicized. Best Feature Film: -45 Years -The Big Short -Ex Machina - The Revenant -Sicario -Spotlight -Steve Jobs -Trumbo Best Director: -Danny Boyle, Steve Jobs -Alex Garland, Ex Machina - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant -Tom McCarthy, Spotlight -Adam McKay, The Big Short Best Actor: -Tom Courtenay, 45 Years -Bryan Cranston, Trumbo - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant -Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs -Will Smith, Concussion Best Actress: -Greta Gerwig, Mistress America -Brie Larson, Room -Jennifer Lawrence, Joy - Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years -Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Best Supporting Actor: -Christian Bale, The Big Short -Steve Carell, The Big Short -Benicio Del To