The 2024 MoFo Film Awards - Nominations

I would also recommend Black Box Diaries, an Oscar nominated Japanese documentary.

I'd heard of that one awhile ago and considered checking it out, but I have a really hard time sitting through documentaries.

Perhaps I'll try to make more of an effort this year though. I do feel bad never nominating anything in that category.

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Now that I'm reflecting on it, a lot of the 2024 films I liked the most were the ones I least expected to. So maybe it's time to branch out a little bit.

Are films released exclusively on streamers eligible?

Films like:
Emilia Perez (I presume between Cannes and Toronto, this is OK?)
Rebel Ridge
Unfrosted

Yes. Direct-to-streaming and films that did not have theatrical releases are still eligible.

What counts as a "breakout" performance? I could use some FYCs y'all.


And are we having Saldana for supporting or lead?

Emilia Perez was released theatrically in other countries, mainly Europe.
It also received a limited release here in the US.

For me, it's always been a memorable performance from a new or relatively unknown actor who had not been in consideration for any awards before.

It doesn't have to be one of the main roles in the film either. Carlos Diehz didn't have a lot of screen time in Conclave, for example, but he did a great job, and certainly more eyes will be on him now because of that.

I probably don't have time to submit a full list. But these films were my stand outs last year:

Sing Sing
Io Capitano
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
La Chimera
Hoard
Only the River Flows
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
National Anthem
Crossing
The Teacher's Lounge
Cottontail
Disco Boy
This Closeness

@CosmicRunaway Could I get a ruling on Green Border? I’m begging to put my list together. Please and thank you.

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I just looked at the release info for it, and think it's eligible. I'll add it to the 2023/2024 films in the first post as well!

Thank you. That was supposed to be beginning to put my list together. Not *begging. Little Freudian slip there. 😀

The deadline to submit nominations is in 1 month!

Tagging everyone who submitted a ballot last year:
@Allaby @ApexPredator @Harry Lime @Holden Pike @John-Connor
@LAMb EELYAK @mrblond @PHOENIX74 @sawduck @ScarletLion
@seanc @Siddon @stillmellow @TheUsualSuspect @Thursday Next
@Torgo @Tugg

I still want to see A Complete Unknown before submitting nominations.

My nominations are in! I don't have much hope for many of my nominations, but I had to vote with my heart.


The categories of my long shot votes are mostly:


1. Niche horror movies
2. Queer allegories
3. Queer allegories that are also niche horror movies

My nominations are usually filled with a lot of "long shots" as well. It always makes me happy when other people vote for them as well, even if they don't quite make it into the category.

In categories where votes are spread thin across a variety of different nominations, sometimes all it takes is a couple people ranking something really high for it to make it as well. So always vote with your heart!

I’ve never heard of 3 of these movies

Still hoping to get a few more films watched before i send in nominations

Ballot submitted!

Ballot submitted. Really meagre year. Hardly found something decent. Half of things I nominated are just OK, nothing more.

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