Cinema Analytica’s 2022 Movie/Streaming Awards

2022 was interesting year for the industry recovering from the pandemic. We can can now enjoy movies the way they were meant to seen on the big screen. 2022 was also the year where comic movies are either being constantly rebooted or not earning the same fan and critical reception as in previous years. Granted there were some hits such as the Batman and Moonknight but other shows and movies/shows didn’t quite hit the mark. James Gun taking over DC studios is surely to be an intriguing time for comic movies going forward.

 
The Oscars are no longer an accurate representation of popular culture. Humanity needs more awards to accurately reflect what people actually like to watch. Every year at Oscar time, we post our own movie awards from the year before (we still need time to see every movie from 2023 before we can choose winners). We expanded to include streaming shows (specifically Marvel and Star Wars) in 2020 because there wasn’t enough movies to fill the categories, and will continue doing so. Unfortunately we can’t see everything because we don’t subscribe to every service.
 
So here are the Cinema Analytica 2022 Movie/Streaming Awards!

 
Best Movie

Winner: Top Gun Maverick

Runner-ups:

1. Black Panther Wakanda Forever

2. The Batman
3. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Best Actor

Winner: Oscar Isaac, Moonknight

Runner-ups:

1. Nick Cage, The Unbrearable Weight of Massive Talent

2. Chris Hemsworth, Thor Love and Thunder

3. Tom Cruise, Top Gun Maverick

Best Actress 

Winner: May Calamawy, Moonknight

Runner-ups:

1. Letita Wright, Black Panther 2
2. Moses Ingram, Obi-Wan

3. Natalie Portman, Thor Love and Thunder

Best Supporting Actor
 

Winner: Christian Bale, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. Ethan Hawke, Moonkight

2. Benedict Wong, Doctor Strange 2
3. Winston Duke, Black Panther 2

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Tessa Thompson, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. Danai Gurira, Black Panther 2

2. Zoe Kravitz, The Batman
3. Jennifer Connoly, Top Gun Maverick

Funniest Movie/Show

Winner: Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2. Moonknight
3. Dr Strange 2

Best Scene

 

Winner: Thor meets Zeus, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. The origin scene, Moonknight

2. Fighter Jet training sequence/montage, Top Gun Maverick

3. Obi-Wan fights Vader

Funniest Acting Performance

Winner: Chris Hemsworth, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. Tom Cruise, Top Gun Maverick

2. Oscar Isaac, Moonknight
3. Russel Crowe, Thor Love and Thunder

Best Hero

Winner: Valkyrie, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. Thor

2. Doctor Strange
3. Moonknight

Best Villain 

Winner: Gorr the God Butcher, Thor Love and Thunder

Runner-ups:

1. Arthur Arrow, Moonkight
2. Darth Vader, Obi Wan
3. The Ridler, The Batman

Best Music

Winner: Something in the Way, The Batman

Runner-ups:

1. Highway to the Danger Zone, Top Gun Maverick 

2. Welcome to the Jungle, Thor Love and Thunder

3. I Ain't Worried, Top Gun Maverick

Worst Movie

Winner: Morbius

Runner-ups:

1. Jurassic World Dominion

2. Black Adam

3. The King’s Man

24 Movie/Streaming Predictions for 2024

If you are curious to know what will happen in the vast movie/streaming universe in 2024, then you have come to the right place. We are professional visionaries and should probably consider a spoiler warning since some of these things will absolutely happen. So, if you don’t want to know the future before it happens, then perhaps you should stop here (thanks for visiting and have yourself a fantastic 2024!) Some of our predictions from last year were delayed by strikes in Hollywood, so a few have been recycled. There may be a few of these projects that will eventually get delayed for one reason or another, not the least of which is the declining super hero genre at the box office. There are surely a few projects that find themselves in limbo because they may no longer be financially viable. Our primary focus tends to be on Disney properties Marvel and Star Wars, but we do also venture out into the mainstream. 

If you include those that missed the cut, there are more than 50 total predictions. To view our list from last year, click here.

1. Kevin Feige is replaced at Marvel Studios

2. Kathleen Kennedy is replaced as head of Lucas Film

3. Disney cancels (or does not renew) at least 4 Disney Plus Marvel and/or Star Wars series

4. Bob Iger is replaced as CEO of Disney

5. Ryan Gosling gets nominated for a Golden Globe

6. Every X-men actor or actress cameos in Deadpool 3

7. Either Robert Downey jr, Chris Evans, or Chris Hemsworth signs for another Marvel movie

8. Oppenheimer wins multiple Oscars

9. Mission Impossible ends tying the super-smart artificial intelligence to a "Chat GPT" like thing

10. Tom Holland cameos in Venom 3

11. There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Agatha Darkhold

12. The Marvels gets a Razzie nomination

13. Ghostbusters 5 makes more money domestically than any comic book movie

14. Andy Serkis camoes in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

15. Shazam Fury of the Gods wins a Razzie

16. The Rock cameos in a Marvel property

17. Joker 2 makes less money globally than Hobbs and Shaw

18. Barbie gets an Oscar nomination

19. Bad Boys 4 is the lowest grossing film in the franchise

20. Aquaman 2 gets a Razzie nomination

21. Kraven the Hunter gets a higher critics score and makes more money than Morbius

22. The Punisher cameos in Echo

23. Kong comes within inches of dying in Godzilla x Kong or he dies and an ancient relic of incredible power brings him back to life.

24. Dune 2 makes more money than Dune 1

 

Almost Made It

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Echo

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Deadpool 3

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in hollow Earth in Gozilla x Kong

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in every DC series

*There is an ancient relic of incredible power in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Madame Web

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Venom 3

*There is an ancient relic of unimaginable power in Ghostbusters Frozen Empire

*Ant Man 3 gets a Razzie nomination

*The Flash gets a Razzie nomination

*Secret Invasion gets a Razzie nomination

*Venom 3 earns more money than Kraven and Madam Web

*Deadpool 3 teases galactus

*multiple Star Wars projects cancelled

*Godzilla and Kong tease Mecha King gadora

*Fast X gets multiple Razzie nominations

*Morbius cameos in Kraven the hunter

*The Silver Surfer appears in a post credit scene

* Mecha-Godzilla becomes a hero in Godzilla x Kong

*Deadpool 3 is the highest grossing comic book movie

*Kingpin gets into the archeology business

*She-Hulk cameos in Echo

*Season 2 of Ms Marvel does not get approved

*Daredevil makes multiple cameos in Marvel series or movies

*Venom 3 gets a Rotten Tomatoes critics score under 40%

*Ethan Hunt dies in the next Mission Impossible

*Madame Web gets a higher Rotten Tomatoes critics score than Aquaman

*Apes make a stunning technological advancement in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Cinema Analytica 2021 Movie/Streaming Awards

The Oscars are no longer an accurate representation of popular culture. Humanity needs more awards to accurately reflect what people actually like to watch. Every year at Oscar time, we post our own movie awards from the year before (we still need time to see every movie from 2022 before we can choose winners). We expanded to include streaming shows (specifically Marvel and Star Wars) in 2020 because there wasn’t enough movies to fill the categories, and will continue doing so. Unfortunately we can’t see everything because we don’t subscribe to every service.

So here are the Cinema Analytica 2021 Movie/Streaming Awards!

Best Movie

Winner: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

 

Runner ups: 

 

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home

2. Black Widow

3. Godzilla vs Kong

Best Actor

Winner: Simu Liu, Shang-Chi

 

 

Runner ups: 

1. Tom Holland, Spider-Man No Way Home

2. The Rock, Jungle Cruise

3. Anthony Mackie, Falcon and the Winter Soldier

 

Best Supporting Actor
 

Winner: David Harbour, Black Widow

 

Runner ups: 

1. Willem Dafoe, Spider-Man No Way Home

2. J.K Simmons, Spider-Man No Way Home

3. Ronny Chieng, Shang-Chi

Best Actress

Winner: Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow

 

 

Runner ups: 

1. Zendaya, Spider-Man No Way Home

2. Hailee Steinfeld, Hawkeye

3. Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad 2

 

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Florence Pugh, Black Widow

 

 

Runner ups: 

1. Meng'er Zhang, Shang-Chi

2. Emily VanCamp, Falcon and the Winter Soldier

3. Marisa Tomei, Spider-Man No Way Home

 
Funniest Movie

Winner: Suicide Squad 2

Runner ups: 

1. Jungle Cruise

2. Shang-Chi

3. Spider-man: No Way Home

Best Scene

Winner: Bus fight, Shang Chi

 

Runner ups: 

1. Spider-man apartment fight, Spider-Man No Way Home

2. Fight club and the escape, Shang Chi

3. Kong on a boat, Godzilla vs Kong

Funniest Acting Performance
 

Winner: David Harbour, Black Widow

 

 

Runner ups: 

1. Tom Holland, Spider-man No Way Home

2. The Rock, Jungle Cruise

3. Florence Pugh, Black Widow

Best Hero

Winner: Shang-Chi

 

Runner ups: 

1. Spider-man (all versions), Spider-Man No Way Home

2. Black Widow

3. Falcon, Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Best Villain

Winner: Green Goblin, Spider-Man No Way Home

 

Runner ups: 

1. Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man No Way Home

2. Xu, Shang Chi

3. Agatha, Wandavision

Best Music

Winner: The cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit, Black Widow

 

Runner ups: 

1. No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Spider-man No Way Home

2. Hotel California, Shang Chi

3. San Quentin, Venom 2

Worst Movie
 

Winner: Space Jam 2

 

Runner ups: 

1. Fast 9

2. Venom 2

3. The Last Duel

23 Movie/Streaming Predictions for 2023

If you want to know what’s going to happen in movies and streaming in 2023, then you have come to the right place. Our primary focus tends to be on Disney properties Marvel and Star Wars, but we do also venture out into the mainstream.  The pandemic in 2020 threw us a curveball because so many projects were delayed, which happened again in 2021, and even 2022. We’re trying to make predictions that will occur in the next 365 days, so if a film gets delayed until 2024, then it didn’t happen when we said it would happen. That’s a loss.

Some of our past predictions have been brilliant, but others not so much. Our hope is that the pandemic won't screw with the movie industry any more. One of our predictions that did not come true in 2020 was that it would be announced that Hugh Jackman would reprise his role as Wolverine. BUT, that did happen in 2022. The whole reasoning behind that prediction was that Disney bought the studio that owned the rights to X-Men, so it seemed logical they might offer Hugh a bigger pile money than Fox was willing to pay.

This list probably warrants a spoiler alert, since some of these things will actually happen (we’re hoping all of them). So if you don’t want to know the future before it happens, then perhaps you should stop here. If you include those that missed the cut, there are more than 50 total predictions. If you'd like to view last year's list, click here.

 

1. Fast X gets a lower Rotten Tomatoes critics score AND makes less money globally than Hobbs and Shaw

2. The Flash gets the lowest audience score out of any DC movie

3. Every Marvel Studios movie gets a higher Rotten Tomatoes critics score than every DC movie

4. Guardians 3 is the highest grossing comic book movie

5. Aquaman 2 makes less money domestically than Aquaman 1

6. Ant man dies in Ant man and the Wasp Quantamania

7. Hailee Steinfeld announced to star in Hawkeye season 2 without Jeremy Renner

8. An original Avenger is revealed to be a Skrull in Secret Invasion

9. Top Gun: Maverick wins an Oscar

10. The Kang at the end of Loki season 1 is revealed to be the evil Kang using TVA to erase enemies

11. The Batman gets an Oscar nomination

12. An important character in Guardians 3 dies

13. Jared Leto wins a Razzie

14. The Silver Surfer appears in a post credit scene

15. Matt Smith gets Razzie nomination

16. Shia Lebeoff cameos in Indiana Jones 5

17. Mr. T makes a cameo in Creed 3

18. Transformers Rise of the Beasts makes less money than Bumblebee

19. Mission Impossible 7 makes more money globally than Indiana Jones 5

20. The Marvels makes less money than Captain Marvel 

21. A former Marvel actor gets cast as Superman

22. Vulture and Morbius cameo in Kraven the Hunter *postponed to 2024*

23. 65 gets a higher Rotten Tomatoes critics and audience score than Jurassic World Dominion

 

Almost Made the Cut:

* Hailee Steinfeld appears in Antman 3

* Either Snoke or Kylo Ren makes a cameo in the Mandalorian season 3

* One or more of Chris Evans, Robert Downey jr, or Chis Hemsworth appears in Secret Invasion

* The Rock does not appear in any DC movie or show

* Adam Warlock has an infinity stone in Guardians 3

* The King's Man wins a Razzie

* Neither Jeremy Renner or Scarlet Johansson appear in a Marvel movie or show

* Kraven the Hunter makes more money globally than Morbius

* Galactus appears in the Marvels

* Darth Vader tries to recruit Ahsoka Tano to the dark side

* An original Avenger makes a cameo in Antman and the Wasp 3

* Chris Hemsworth appears in Guardians 3

* Shia LaBeuff cameos in Transformers Rise of the Beasts

* Avatar 2 wins Best Picture at either Oscars or Golden Globes

*Tom Holland signs a new Marvel movie contract

*Kingpin is revealed to be alive in Echo

*Shuri cameos in Ironheart

*Man of Steel 2 announced

*Fantastic 4 cast announced 

*Several members of the Justice league cameo in Aquaman 2

*The Marvels gets review bombed

*Snyderverse fan backlash to the new DC film universe plan

*Angela Basset wins best supporting actress

*Avatar the way of water will get multiple theatrical releases

*There will be a renewed fandom for Indiana Jones 5

*Fast X is the lowest rated and makes the least amount of money in the franchise

*Moff Giddean dies in Mandalorian season 3

*Daredevil cameos in Echo