1981

* = winner

BEST MOVIE:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

They All Laughed


BEST DIRECTOR:

Peter Bogdanovich, They All Laughed

Brian De Palma, Blow Out

Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot

Herbert Ross, Pennies from Heaven

Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark*


BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mephisto

Albert Brooks, Modern Romance

Harrison Ford, Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Ben Gazzara, They All Laughed

Dudley Moore, Arthur


BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:

Isabelle Adjani, Possession*

Audrey Hepburn, They All Laughed

Diane Keaton, Reds

Zoë Lund, Ms .45

Barbara Sukowa, Lola


BEST SCREENPLAY:

Das Boot

Diva

Lola

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They All Laughed*


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Das Boot

Diva

Gallipoli

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*


BEST EDITING:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

They All Laughed


BEST MUSIC:

Chariots of Fire

Escape from New York

Possession

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Thief


BEST SONG:

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur*

"For Your Eyes Only" from For Your Eyes Only

"Goodbye May Seem Forever" from The Fox and the Hound

"Kentucky Nights" from They All Laughed

"One More Hour" from Ragtime


BEST PRODUCTION:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Excalibur

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*


BEST STUNTS:

Das Boot

Escape from New York

For Your Eyes Only

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Raiders of the Lost Ark*


BEST CAST:

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Prince of the City

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They All Laughed*


BEST COLLABORATION:

Jeff Bridges and John Heard, Cutter's Way

Tom Cruise, Timothy Hutton, and Sean Penn, Taps

Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond

Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, My Dinner with Andre

William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, Body Heat*


BEST ARTIST:

Jean-Jacques Annaud, Quest for Fire

Warren Beatty, Reds

Brian De Palma, Blow Out

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lola

Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot*

2009 (music)

I don't listen to a lot of new albums these days, but while I slowly put together my 2023-2025 ballots, here's an older year.

* = winner

Album of the Year:

The Ecstatic - Mos Def

La Roux - La Roux

Sainthood - Tegan and Sara*

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

Zee Avi - Zee Avi


Record of the Year:

“1901” - Phoenix*

Bulletproof - La Roux

“Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys

“Paperback Head” - Tegan and Sara

“Under Your Spell” - Desire


Song of the Year:

“Alligator” - Tegan and Sara

Dog Days are Over - Florence and the Machine

“Got Nuffin” - Spoon

“Let Me In - Zee Avi*

“Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart” - Alicia Keys


Performance of the Year:

Dog Days are Over - Florence and the Machine

“I'm All Over It” - Jamie Cullum

My Body's a Zombie for You - Dead Man's Bones

“Northshore” - Tegan and Sara

Who Will Comfort Me - Melody Gardot*


Artist of the Year:

Dead Man's Bones

Franz Ferdinand

Phoenix

The Swell Season

Tegan and Sara*

1982

* = winner

BEST MOVIE:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Verdict


BEST DIRECTOR:

Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander

Werner Herzog, Fitzcarraldo

Sidney Lumet, The Verdict

Ridley Scott, Blade Runner*

Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial


BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:

Harrison Ford, Blade Runner

Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner*

Paul Newman, The Verdict

Henry Thomas, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Peter O’Toole, My Favorite Year


BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:

Sandra Bernhard, The King of Comedy

Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon*

Jessica Lange, Frances

Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

Sean Young, Blade Runner


BEST SCREENPLAY:

Blade Runner

Diner

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*

Fanny and Alexander

The Verdict


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Pink Floyd: The Wall


BEST EDITING:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan


BEST MUSIC:

Blade Runner

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Koyaanisqatsi

One from the Heart*

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan


BEST SONG:

"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" from Cat People

"Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III

"Monkey in Me" from Starstruck

"This One's from the Heart" from One from the Heart*

"Waste of Time" from Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains


BEST PRODUCTION:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan


BEST STUNTS:

48 Hrs.

Blade Runner

Conan the Barbarian

First Blood*

The Thing


BEST CAST:

Diner

Fanny and Alexander

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*

Tootsie


BEST COLLABORATION:

Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov, Eating Raoul

Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, Deathtrap

Laura Dern, Marin Kanter, and Diane Lane, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Albert Finney and Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon*

Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler, Night Shift


BEST ARTIST:

Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander*

Les Blank, Burden of Dreams

Werner Herzog, Fitzcarraldo

Alan Parker and Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd: The Wall

Ridley Scott, Blade Runner

1983

* = winner

BEST MOVIE:

The Big Chill

Local Hero

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

Trading Places


BEST DIRECTOR:

Robert Bresson, L’Argent

Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish

Bill Forsyth, Local Hero*

Bob Fosse, Star 80

Richard Marquand, Return of the Jedi


BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:

Tom Conti, Reuben, Reuben

Matt Dillon, The Outsiders

Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies

Eric Roberts, Star 80*

Mickey Rourke, Rumble Fish


BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:

Jamie Lee Curtis, Trading Places

Mariel Hemingway, Star 80*

Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment

Meryl Streep, Silkwood

Debra Winger, Terms of Endearment


BEST SCREENPLAY:

The Big Chill*

Local Hero

Star 80

Terms of Endearment

Trading Places


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The Hunger

The Keep

L’Argent

Rumble Fish*

Scarface


BEST EDITING:

L’Argent

Return of the Jedi

The Right Stuff*

Scarface

Trading Places


BEST MUSIC:

The Big Chill

Local Hero

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

Something Wicked This Way Comes


BEST SONG:

"All the Right Moves" from All the Right Moves

"Flashdance…What a Feeling" from Flashdance

"Holiday Road" from National Lampoon's Vacation

"On the Dark Side" from Eddie and the Cruisers*

"Stay Gold" from The Outsiders


BEST PRODUCTION:

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Scarface

Something Wicked This Way Comes


BEST STUNTS:

Never Say Never Again

Octopussy

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Superman III


BEST CAST:

The Big Chill*

Local Hero

The Outsiders

Terms of Endearment

Trading Places


BEST COLLABORATION:

Michael Caine and Julie Walters, Educating Rita

Francis Ford Coppola and Matt Dillon, The Outsiders and Rumble Fish*

Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney, The Dresser

Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts, Star 80

Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, Strange Brew


BEST ARTIST: 

David Bowie, The Hunger and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Robert Bresson, L’Argent*

David Cronenberg, Videodrome

Bill Forsyth, Local Hero

Maurice Pialat, À Nos Amours

2025

Here are my personal awards for 2025. I decided to add Best Song (one of my favorite Oscar categories - hated leaving it out beforehand anyways) and Best Stunts (separated it from Best Production, as it's an onscreen performance category like acting) to these awards. All of my ballots have been updated, so I should get back to posting more ballots soon. (Updates to this post, of course, will follow.)

* = winner


BEST MOVIE:

Black Bag

It Was Just an Accident

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Sirāt


BEST DIRECTOR:

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another*

Oliver Laxe, Sirāt

Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident


BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Brendan Fraser, Rental Family*

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Josh O’Connor, Rebuilding


BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:

Mariam Afshari, It Was Just an Accident

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You*

Amy Madigan, Weapons

Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby


BEST SCREENPLAY:

Black Bag

It Was Just an Accident*

No Other Choice

One Battle After Another

Sinners


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The Ice Tower

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another

Sirāt

The Testament of Ann Lee*


BEST EDITING:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Roofman

Sirāt


BEST MUSIC:

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

One Battle After Another

Predator: Killer of Killers

Sinners

Sirāt*


BEST SONG:

“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee

“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters

“Hand That Feeds” from Ballerina

“I Lied to You” from Sinners*

“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams


BEST PRODUCTION:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Mickey 17

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

Predator: Killer of Killers

Sinners


BEST STUNTS:

Ballerina

F1

Havoc

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

Splitsville


BEST CAST:

Black Bag

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners


BEST COLLABORATION:

Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet, Superman

Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, Splitsville

Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton, The Phoenician Scheme

Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, and Guillaume Marbeck, Nouvelle Vague*

Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw, Peter Hujar’s Day


BEST ARTIST:

Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee

Richard Linklater, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague

Josh O’Connor, The Mastermind, Rebuilding, and Wake Up Dead Man*

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Dan Trachtenberg, Predator: Killer of Killers

Alternate Oscars: 2025

Happy Oscar day! Check out my 2025 alternate ballot below, and look for my personal awards ballot tomorrow. (As always, I'll continue to edit this over time to keep it up-to-date with what I've seen.)

* = winner

BEST PICTURE:

Black Bag

It Was Just an Accident

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Sirāt


BEST DIRECTOR:

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another*

Oliver Laxe, Sirāt

Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident


BEST ACTOR:

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Brendan Fraser, Rental Family*

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Josh O’Connor, Rebuilding


BEST ACTRESS:

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You*

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Tom Burke, Black Bag

Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another*

Jack O’Connell, Sinners

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Jeffrey Wright, Highest 2 Lowest


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Marisa Abela, Black Bag

Mariam Afshari, It Was Just an Accident*

Kirsten Dunst, Roofman

Amy Madigan, Weapons

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Bugonia

Mickey 17

No Other Choice

One Battle After Another*

Peter Hujar’s Day


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Black Bag

It Was Just an Accident*

Rebuilding

Sinners

Splitsville


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Ice Tower

Marty Supreme

Mickey 17*

The Phoenician Scheme


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The Ice Tower

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another

Sirāt

The Testament of Ann Lee*


BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

The Ice Tower

The Mastermind

Mickey 17

The Phoenician Scheme*

The Testament of Ann Lee


BEST FILM EDITING:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Roofman

Sirāt


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

One Battle After Another

Predator: Killer of Killers

Sinners

Sirāt*


BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee

“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters

“Hand That Feeds” from Ballerina

“I Lied to You” from Sinners*

“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams


BEST MAKEUP:

Frankenstein*

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

The Smashing Machine


BEST SOUND:

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirāt


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Avatar: Fire and Ash*

Jurassic World Rebirth

Mickey 17

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Superman


BEST STUNTS:

Ballerina

F1

Havoc

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*

Splitsville


BEST CASTING:

Black Bag

One Battle After Another*

Roofman

Sinners

Wake Up Dead Man


BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sirāt*