Sure, the awards-season buzz at the moment is focused on both this weekend's Golden Globes and the Oscar nominations coming up on Jan 24. But who says a few average guys with an unabashed love of all things cinema aren’t fully qualified to honor the best of the big screen from the comfort of the (very) small screen?
Enter the YouReviewers Movie Awards, which will be bringing its second annual show to Movieline parent company PMC’s brand-spanking-new YouTube original channel ENTV. It’s the only show that reflects the choices of YouTube nation – yes, all 800 million monthly unique monthly visitors strong.
"The YouReviewers committee is made up of a wide range of people -- women, men, all ages, generations," says YouReviewers co-founders and co-hosts The Schmoes. "YouReviewers is relatable and the audience feels that their voice is being heard."
“The average person has a voice that matters,” says Jeremy Jahns, YouTube critic extraordinaire and co-host and founder of the awards. “The YouReviewer Movie Awards show celebrates that in a big way.” Also handing out awards on the YouReviewers are such YouTube star-cinephiles as “Beyond the Trailer’s” Grace Randolph, Catherine Reitman and Chris Stuckman.
The YouReviewers Movie Awards will be announced mid-February and will air on ENTV (you can subscribe -- and earn a chance at a free iPad 2 -- here!), but for now, here are a list of the nominees, as voted on by the YouReviewer community.
[Scroll to the end of the list for an introduction from co-founders The Schmoes and Jeremy Jahns.]
BEST PICTURE
Drive
50/50
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2
Hugo
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
Warrior
BEST DIRECTOR
Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
David Fincher (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Ryan Gosling (Drive)
Joseph Gordon Levitt (50/50)
Michael Fassbender (Shame)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
BEST ACTRESS
Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Viola Davis (The Help)
Emma Stone (The Help)
Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
Andy Serkis (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Elle Fanning (Super 8)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Carey Mulligan (Shame)
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Joel Courtney
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Jean Dujardin
John Boyega
BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS
Rooney Mara
Shailene Woodley
Berenice Bejo
Jessica Chastain
Brit Marling
BEST VILLAIN
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Kevin Bacon (X-Men: First Class)
Loki (Thor)
Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help)
BEST HERO
Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Gosling (Drive)
Harry Potter
Moses (Attack the Block)
Caesar (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)
BEST TRAILER
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer 2
The Hobbit
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Avengers
Prometheus
MOST UNDERRATED FILM
Warrior
The Adjustment Bureau
Win Win
Hanna
Attack the Block
THE I'M SHOCKED IT DIDN'T SUCK AWARD
Real Steel
Fast Five
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
MI:4: Ghost Protocol