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Unhappy with this year’s Oscar nominations? Have no fear – the Golden Schmoes are here to let you have your say! Possibly the longest-running online movie fan awards, The Golden Schmoes are celebrating their 24th edition with what we hope will be our best edition ever — and now the nominees are live!
Once again, it’s an interesting mix of movies, with plenty of expected favorites (One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, and Sinners dominate the ballot), but also some intriguing surprises, including a Best Actress nomination for Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love and a Best Breakthrough Performance nod for Eva Victor for the underseen Sorry Baby.
In terms of the most popular movies on the ballot:
One Battle After Another – 17 nominations
Sinners – 15 nominations
Weapons – 10 nominations
Marty Supreme – 9 nominations
Superman – 7 nominations
Here they are:
| Favorite Movie – Sinners – One Battle After Another – Marty Surpreme – F1 – Superman |
Worst Movie – Snow White – War of the Worlds (2025) – Captain America: Brave New World – Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Electric State |
| Best Director – Ryan Coogler: Sinners – Paul Thomas Anderson: One Battle After Another – Josh Sadie: Marty Supreme – Joseph Kosinski: F1 – Zach Cregger: Weapons |
Best Screenplay – Sinners – One Battle After Another – Marty Supreme – Weapons – Bugonia |
| Most Overrated Movie – Superman – One Battle After Another – Sinners – Wicked: For Good – Fantastic Four: First Steps |
Most Underrated Movie – Caught Stealing – Eddington – Companion – The Long Walk – Thunderbolts |
| Trippiest Movie – Weapons – Bugonia – Sinners – 28 Years Later – Together |
Best Comedy – The Naked Gun – Friendship – Zootopia 2 – One Battle After Another – Bugonia |
| Best Horror – Weapons – Sinners – 28 Years Later – Final Destination: Bloodlines – Frankenstein |
Best Animated – Zootopia 2 – Elio – KPop Demon Hunters – The Bad Guys 2 – Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle |
| Best Sci-Fi Flick – Predator: Badlands – Avatar: Fire and Ash – Mickey 17 – Superman – Fantastic Four: First Steps |
Best Special Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash – Superman – Fantastic Four: First Steps – F1 – Sinners |
| Biggest Disappointment – Captain America: Brave New World – Jurassic World: Rebirth – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Mickey 17 – Tron: Ares |
Biggest Surprise – Weapons – Sinners – Kpop Demon Hunters – Companion – F1 |
| Best Actor – Michael B. Jordan: Sinners – Leonardo DiCaprio: One Battle After Another – Timothee Chalamet: Marty Supreme – David Corenswet: Superman – Jesse Plemons: Bugonia |
Best Actress – Rose Byrne: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Chase Infiniti: One Battle After Another – Jessie Buckley: Hamnet – Emma Stone: Begonia – Jennifer Lawrence: Die My |
| Best Supporting Actor – Benicio Del Toro: One Battle After Another – Sean Penn: One Battle After Another – Delroy Lindo: Sinners – Jacob Elordi: Frankenstein – Stellan Skarsgård: Sentimental Value |
Best Supporting Actress – Amy Madigan: Weapons – Teyana Taylor: One Battle After Another – Wunmi Mosaku: Sinners – Odessa A’Zion: Marty Surpreme – Ariana Grade: Wicked For Good |
| Breakthrough Performance – Chase Infiniti: One Battle After Another – Miles Canton: Sinners – Alfie Williams: 28 Years Later – Eva Victor: Sorry Baby – Jacob Elordi Frankenstein |
Favorite Celebrity – Michael B. Jordan – Timothee Chalamet – Tom Cruise – Pedro Pascal – Brad Pitt |
| Coolest Character – Varang: Avatar Fire and Ash – Bob: One Battle After Another – Sensei: One Battle After Another – Marty Mauser: Marty Supreme – Smoke & Stack (twins): Sinners |
Best Music – Sinners – One Battle After Another – F1 – Marty Surpreme – KPop Demon Hunters |
| Favorite Poster – Superman – Weapons – Sinners – Fantastic Four: First Steps – One Battle After Another |
Best Trailer – Superman – Weapons – One Battle After Another – Fantastic Four: First Steps – Sinners |
| Most Memorable Scene – Sinners: Juke Joint Dance – F1: The Final Race – Weapons: Kids Chase Gladys – Hamnet: The Globe Theater – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: Submarine Falling |
Best Action Sequence – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: Bi-Plane Stunt – One Battle After Another: Car Chase – Sinners: Taking down the KKK – Avatar: Fire and Ash: Final Battle – F1: The Final Race |
| Best Line of the Year – “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s going to follow you home.”: Sinners – “Like f*ckin Tom Cruise!”: One Battle After Another – “A Few Small Beers.”: One Battle After Another – “Viva la revolution!”: One Battle After Another – “I’m gonna do to him what Auschwitz couldn’t.”: Marty Supreme |
Now, let’s get to choosing the winners!
You can cast your vote from Now through February 28th. Winners will be announced on Monday, March 2nd!
Check out all our previous winners below (we skipped 2020 due to the pandemic), and when you’re good and ready, head over and start picking your winners!
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