THE 16TH ANNUAL VIDEO VACUUM AWARDS

Well, folks.  It’s Valentine’s Day.  And what better way to celebrate our love of the movies than to announce the nominees for The 16th Annual Video Vacuum Awards.  It was a pretty wild year at the movies, filled with many highs and several lows.  Who will take home the gold this year?  Let’s take a look at the nominees…

BEST MOVIE

The Banshees of Inisherin

Crimes of the Future

Elvis

Pearl

Top Gun:  Maverick

WORST MOVIE

Amityville Karen

Call Me Emanuelle

Femalien:  Starlight Saga

Hellraiser

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

BEST DIRECTOR

David Cronenberg for Crimes of the Future

Joseph Kosinski for Top Gun:  Maverick

Baz Luhrmann for Elvis

Martin McDonagh for The Banshees of Insherin

Ti West for Pearl and X

BEST ACTOR

Austin Butler in Elvis

Tom Cruise in Top Gun:  Maverick

Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin

Viggo Mortensen in Crimes of the Future

BEST ACTRESS

Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin

Mia Goth in Pearl

Kristen Stewart in Crimes of the Future

Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu

Naomi Watts in Goodnight Mommy

BEST ACTION MOVIE

The Batman

Bullet Train

The Northman

Thor:  Love and Thunder 

Top Gun:  Maverick

BEST COMEDY

Attack of the 50 Foot Camgirl

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Clerks 3

Day Shift

Giantess Battle Attack!

BEST DIRECT TO VIDEO/STREAMING MOVIE

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Dark Glasses

Dashcam

Day Shift

Piranha Women

WORST DIRECT TO VIDEO/STREAMING MOVIE

Amityville Karen

Call Me Emanuelle

Femalien:  Starlight Saga

Hellraiser

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

BEST HORROR MOVIE

Crimes of the Future

The Menu

Pearl

Smile

X

WORST HORROR MOVIE

Amityville Karen

Hellraiser

Puppet Master:  Doktor Death

Terror Train 2

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

BEST HORROR SEQUEL

Halloween Ends

Jurassic World:  Dominion 

Orphan:  First Kill

Scream

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

BEST HORROR LEGACY SEQUEL

Halloween Ends

Jurassic World:  Dominion

Scream

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

BEST SEQUEL

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Clerks 3

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Thor:  Love and Thunder 

Top Gun:  Maverick

WORST SEQUEL

Call Me Emanuelle

Femalien:  Starlight Saga

Giantess Attack vs. Mecha-Fembot

Puppet Master:  Doktor Death

Terror Train 2

BEST SEQUEL SUBTITLE

Do the Universe

First Kill

In the Multiverse of Madness

Plantasm

Vs. Mecha-Fembot 

BEST DIALOGUE 

Crimes of the Future for “I found her attractive… in a bureaucratic kind of way.”

Crimes of the Future for “I’m sorry.  I’m not very good at the old sex.”

Crimes of the Future for “Surgery is the new sex!”

Crimes of the Future for “There’s no crime like the present!”

Crimes of the Future for “Watching you filled me with the desire to cut my face open.”

I hope to reveal the winners on or around March 1st.  Remember, it’s not all about winning.  For many, it’s a thrill to be nominated.  But, yeah, it’s kind of all about winning.  Check back soon for the results!