Before I get to my top ten movies of 2024, I want to acknowledge some of the other worthwhile films I saw last year. I watched more than a hundred 2024 movies, and over the rest of the week I will mention the ones in the 11-50 slots on my ranked list.
I’ll also single out the titles that had a real shot at the top ten but didn’t quite make the cut.
To cover so many titles, I’m splitting things up by genre, starting today with Comedy.
Today I’m offering up one more ‘If I ran the Oscars’ post, identifying some nominations in below the line categories I wish had made the cut.
In each of the five categories I’ve chosen, I will also identify the actual nominee I would drop to allow room for my substitution.
I’ll start with Best Original Song, a category that almost always ignores the year’s best songs and instead focuses on Best Picture contenders plus the latest lazy effort by Diane Warren.
It’s nice when Throwback Weekends unearth a bona fide classic that has somehow not appeared on the blog through more than 6,000 posts.
Such is the case with the song that topped the charts the week of Feb, 9, 1965: The Righteous Brothers’ ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.’ This was the song’s second, and last, week at #1 as part of a 16-week stint on the Hot 100.
Throwing back to the week of February 8, 1954, we find the usual host of repeats atop the singles chart.
At #1 was ‘Sincerely‘ by the McGuire Sisters, followed by ‘Hearts of Stone‘ by the Fontane Sister. Then came ‘Let Me Go, Lover‘ by Joan Weber, and ‘Mister Sandman‘ by The Chordettes. The ladies were absolutely crushing it!
Concluding my rundown of personal 2024 Oscar nominations, today I’ll look at the Best Director category.
I’ve heard a lot of people say last year was a bad one for new movies, but I’m not sure I agree. While 2024 may have lacked the depth of some years, I saw a lot of films with ample style and substance, and I’m excited that three of my director nominees were brand new to me.
And the nominees are…
Meet Me In Montauk 