THE 2019 VIDEO VACUUM AWARDS… AND THE WINNERS ARE…

Okay, moviegoers.  This is it.  Everyone’s favorite day of the year.  You might be thinking I’m talking about that OTHER awards show, but you’re wrong.  We’re talking of course about The 13^th Annual Video Vacuum Awards.  Unlike most awards show, there’s no filler.  No forced celebrity banter.  No musical numbers.  No annoying acceptance speeches.  Just the best of the best going head to head.  Without further ado, here are your winners…

Best Dialogue

And the nominees are…

The Fanatic for “I can’t talk long.  I got to poo.”
Joker for “My mom died.  I’m celebrating.”
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood for “Anybody accidentally kills anybody in a fight, they go to jail.  It’s called

manslaughter!”

Rambo:  Last Blood for “You can’t change.  All you can do is put a lid on it”
Shaft for “Can’t we just send him a tersely worded text?”

And the winner is… Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood!

Best Scene I Could Not Make Up

And the nominees are…

Jeff Fahey playing a grizzled cowboy cyborg with a pack of pet robot hunting dogs in Alita:  Battle Angel
John Wick putting two dozen knives into the same guy in John Wick:  Chapter 3:  Parabellum
Cliff Booth vs. Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Cliff Booth vs. the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rambo pulling out a man’s collarbone in Rambo:  Last Blood

And the winner is… Cliff Booth vs. the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood!

Best Fight Scene

And the nominees are…

Godzilla vs. Ghidrah in Godzilla:  King of the Monsters
Kylo Ren vs. Black Widow in Marriage Story
Cliff Booth vs. Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Cliff Booth vs. the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Kylo Ren and Rey vs. The Emperor in Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker

And the winner is… Cliff Booth vs. the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood!

Best Kids’ Movie

And the nominees are…

The Addams Family
Dumbo
The LEGO Movie 2:  The Second Part
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans

And the winner is… Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!

Worst DTV/Streaming Movie

And the nominees are…

Godzilla:  The Planet Eater
The Highwaymen
In the Tall Grass
Triple Frontier
Trading Paint

And the loser is… In the Tall Grass!

Best DTV/Streaming Movie

And the nominees are…

Dolemite is My Name
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
Velvet Buzzsaw

And the winner is… Dolemite is My Name!

Best Drama

And the nominees are…

Dragged Across Concrete
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

And the winner is… Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood!

Best Sequel

And the nominees are…

Avengers:  Endgame
Rambo:  Last Blood
Shaft
Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker
3 from Hell

And the winner is… Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker!

Best Sci-Fi Movie

And the nominees are…

Alita:  Battle Angel
Avengers:  Endgame
Captain Marvel
Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker
Terminator:  Dark Fate

And the winner is… Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker!

Best Comic Book Movie

And the nominees are…

Alita:  Battle Angel
Avengers:  Endgame
Captain Marvel
Joker
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans

And the winner is… Avengers:  Endgame!

Best Action Movie

And the nominees are…

Cold Pursuit
Fast and Furious Presents:  Hobbs and Shaw
John Wick:  Chapter 3:  Parabellum
Rambo:  Last Blood
Shaft

And the winner is… Rambo:  Last Blood!

Worst Horror Movie

And the nominees are…

Black Christmas
Doctor Sleep
Godzilla:  The Planet Eater
In the Tall Grass
Pet Sematary

And the winner is… In the Tall Grass!

Best Horror Movie

And the nominees are…

Crawl
Godzilla:  King of the Monsters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
3 from Hell
Velvet Buzzsaw

And the winner is… 3 from Hell!

Best Actress

And the nominees are…

Karen Gillan (Avengers:  Endgame)
Linda Hamilton (Terminator:  Dark Fate)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
Sheri Moon Zombie (3 from Hell)

And the winner is… Sheri Moon Zombie!

Best Actor

And the nominees are…

Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Velvet Buzzsaw)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)

And the winner is… Brad Pitt!

Best Director

And the nominees are…

J.J. Abrams (Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker)

Craig Brewer (Dolemite is My Name)

Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
Rob Zombie (3 from Hell)

And the winner is… Quentin Tarantino!

Worst Picture

And the nominees are…

Black Christmas
Godzilla:  The Planet Eater
In the Tall Grass
Trading Paint
Triple Frontier

And the loser is… In the Tall Grass!

Best Picture

And the nominees are…

Dolemite is My Name
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rambo:  Last Blood
Star Wars:  Episode IX:  The Rise of Skywalker
3 from Hell

And the winner is… Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood!

It looks like Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is the big winner with seven Viddie Awards!  I’ll be sure to post my complete Ten Best Films of the Year List, as well as my Ten Best Films of the Decade List soon.  Thanks to everyone who supports, reads, and influences this site on a day-to-day basis.  I can’t wait to see what next year brings us!