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Zach Youngs
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
Academy of One: Recap 2017
Here is a recap of all of the winners I chose for this series of Academy of One. I'll be back again sometime next year with my own brand of mischief making to the lists of nominees for the film year 2018. Best Picture: Get Out Best Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project Best Actress in a Leading Role: Saiorse Ronan - Lady Bird Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney - I, Tonya and Laurie
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 30, 2018
- 4 min
Academy of One: Best Director 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. I remember being worried that despite being a year with so many excellent directorial efforts by women and people of co
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 27, 2018
- 5 min
Academy of One: Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. The truth is, I'm going to end this post in only the second tie I've had in the several posts of this blog. This will b
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 24, 2018
- 5 min
Academy of One: Best Actress in a Leading Role 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. This may be one of the only categories this year where I loved all of the performances. Yes, even in the movies I have
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 22, 2018
- 6 min
Academy of One: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. I often find the supporting performance categories more riveting to watch than the leading performance categories. Ther
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 22, 2018
- 4 min
Academy of One: Best Actor in a Leading Role 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. It isn't tough to find a film with a leading man. Most films produced have a leading man in one way or another. The pro
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Zach Youngs
- Jul 20, 2018
- 6 min
Academy of One: Best Picture 2017
These are my opinions and feelings. I do not represent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and I have no power to revoke or award Academy Awards. Consider this an alternate universe, where everything is the same except which movies get recognition and which should fade out. Also, SPOILER ALERT! I may be spilling major details about several films. If I can say anything of the year 2017, let it be that it gave a wealth of incredible films and for the first time in a
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