Welcome to this year's Valkryies page, where we choose which films should be recognized for their outstanding achievements. There are several awards given out for specific categories. Each category can only have one winner, but we will also feature a runner up to that award. The films nominated are only those that we've reviewed on theVade in 2017, and links to each film review will be provided by clicking on the poster.
The Best Picture Valkyrie goes to Blade Runner 2049. This film nails almost every checkbox of a great film. Not only is this the best film of 2017, but also one of the greatest Sci-Fi films to date. Following closely behind is Dunkirk, winning the runner spot for Best Picture.
The Best Actor Valkyrie goes to James Franco for The Disaster Artist. Franco is stellar in this film with his portrayal of one of the most infamous actors of all time. Following closely behind him is Ansel Elgort for his incredible role in Baby Driver winning himself the runner spot for Best Actor.
The Best Actress Valkyrie goes to Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. McDormand steals the show in one of the best performances from anyone of the entire year. Following closely behind is Laurie Metcalf, who outshined the rest of the cast of Lady Bird, winning herself the runner spot for Best Actress.
The Best Director Valkyrie goes to Jordan Peele for Get Out. Peele's directorial debut is one of the best in history as Get Out has become one of 2017's best films. Following closely behind is Edgar Wright, who provided one of the fastest paced films of the year with Baby Driver, winning himself the runner spot for Best Director.
The Best Score Valkyrie goes to Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch for Blade Runner 2049. This is as perfect as you can get to a best score, as both Zimmer and Wallfisch provide some of the most chilling and atmospheric scores of the decade. Following closely behind himself is Zimmer's other bone chilling score for Dunkirk, winning himself the runner spot for Best Score.
The Sound Design Valkyrie goes to Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Richard King, and Alex Gibson for Dunkirk. Every sound fits perfectly together in this film to provide an incredible sense of immersion for the audience. Following closely behind is Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, and Theo Green, with some of the greatest sound effects in history for Blade Runner 2049, winning them the runner spot for Sound Design.
The Cinematography Valkyrie goes to Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049. Deakins kills it again with one of the most visually stunning films of the century. Following closely behind him is one of cinema's greatest, Bill Pope. Proving that he's still got it with Baby Driver, he won himself the runner spot for Cinematography.
The Best Visual Effects Valkyrie goes to Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, and Joel Whist for War for the Planet of the Apes. "This has to be real apes," I thought, as Apes nails its visual effects better than it did before, setting another industry standard for visuals. Following closely behind is John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, and Gerd Nefzer, continuing to prove that this film is stunning down to the smallest of details. With that, Blade Runner 2049 has won itself the runner spot for Visual Effects.
The Best Screenplay Valkyrie goes to Jordan Peele for Get Out. Not only is this one of the best screenplays of the year, but it's original as well. See Hollywood, originality isn't dead just yet. Following closely behind is Edgar Wright again with his original and beautifully told story from Baby Driver, winning himself the runner spot for Best Screenplay.