Maxwell’s Movie Corner 2nd Annual Oscars
Welcome to Maxwell Corner’s second annual Oscars! While the site is still young I have been playing with different awards. I took out a couple from last year, I do not watch enough Documentaries to have a category.
I did add four new categories to go with the 19 that overlap with the Academy Awards. The Academy is finally adding a Best Casting award to come in the 2026 Academy Awards. I added a casting category, Stunt Ensemble, Best Needle Drop, and Newcomer.
So, without further ado let’s get to the awards! I will list all the nominees and write out the winner below them.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Priscilla
Poor Things
Winner: Poor Things
Best Costume Design
Asteroid City
Barbie
Bottoms
Killers of the Flower Moon
Priscilla
Winner: Priscilla
Best Production Design
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Priscilla
Poor Things
Winner: Barbie
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Killer
Winner: The Creator
Best Sound
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Killer
The Zone of Interest
Winner: The Zone of Interest
Best Editing
Ferrari
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Iron Claw
Winner: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Casting
Barbie
Beau is Afraid
Bottoms
Priscilla
The Iron Claw
Winner: Bottoms
Best Stunt Ensemble
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
John Wick 4
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
The Covenant
The Killer
Winner: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Newcomer Award
Kristen Cui – Knock at the Cabin
Amie Donald – MEGAN
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Winner: Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Best Cinematography
Ferrari
Godland
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Saltburn
Winner: Oppenheimer
Best Original Song
“Dance the Night Away” – Barbie
“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” – Killers of the Flower Moon
“Live That Way Forever” – The Iron Claw
“Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp
Winner: “Live That Way Forever” – The Iron Claw
Best Needle Drop
“Always on My Mind” by Pet Shop Boys – All of Us Strangers
“Push” by Matchbox Twenty - Barbie
“Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey – Beau is Afraid
“Maneater” by Hall and Oates – No Hard Feelings
“Tom Sawyer” by Rush – The Iron Claw
Winner: “Maneater” by Hall and Oates – No Hard Feelings
Best Original Score
A Thousand and One – Gary Gunn
Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Goransson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisaishi
Winner: The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisaishi
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Boy and the Heron
Not all the other animated films I saw this year deserve a nomination. It's a weak year for animation. Excluding the three films above of course.
Winner: The Boy and the Heron
Best International Feature
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
The Boy and the Heron
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest
Winner: The Zone of Interest
Best Adapted Screenplay
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Kelly Fremon Craig
Blackberry – Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller
Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Winner: Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet & Arthur Harari
May December – Sammy Burch
Past Lives – Celine Song
Showing Up – Kelly Reichardt & Jon Raymond
The Holdovers – David Hemingson
Winner: Past Lives – Celine Song
Best Supporting Actress
Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Tantoo Cardinal – Killers of the Flower Moon
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Winner: Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Best Supporting Actor
Nathan Lane – Beau is Afraid
Glenn Howerton – Blackberry
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
John Magaro – Past Lives
Holt McCallany – The Iron Claw
Winner: Glenn Howerton – Blackberry
Best Actress
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Winner: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Adam Driver – Ferrari
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
Winner: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Director
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Celine Song – Past Lives
Sean Durkin - The Iron Claw
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Winner: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Picture
Blackberry
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Showing Up
The Boy and the Heron
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
The Zone of Interest
Winner: The Zone of Interest
There you have it! The second annual Maxwell’s Movie Corner Oscars. What do you think? Were there nominations you did not agree with? Were there ones you were surprised to see?
In addition, for personal fun here is a list of the films with the most nominations:
Killers of the Flower Moon – 13 Noms – 3 Wins
Oppenheimer – 9 Noms – 3 Wins
The Iron Claw – 8 Noms – 1 Win
Barbie – 6 Noms – 1 Win
The Zone of Interest – 5 Noms – 3 Wins – Best Picture Winner!
The Holdovers – 5 Noms – 2 Wins
Ferrari – 5 Noms – 1 Win
Past Lives – 5 Noms – 1 Win
Priscilla – 4 Noms – 1 Win
Anatomy of a Fall – 4 Noms, 0 Wins
Poor Things – 3 Noms – 1 Win
Blackberry – 3 Noms – 1 Win
The Boy and the Heron – 3 Noms – 1 Win
All of Us Strangers – 3 Noms – 0 Wins
Beau is Afriad – 3 Noms – 0 Wins
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret – 3 Noms – 0 Wins
The Killer – 3 Noms – 0 Wins
