It's Time for the Justin Credible Awards!

I cannot put into enough words just how much of a movie person I am.  Even while being in school and working full-time, I squeeze in time to watch at least three movies a week.  And I am very excited about this summer's movie lineup.  You have to be excited about these flicks, such as great continuations such Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Hangover Part II; or new sure-to-be Blockbusters like X-Men: The First Class, Bad Teacher and The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.


In the spirit of good movies and actors, I've put together a list of my favorites films and players.  Please keep in mind that these are my personal favorites, and winning or being nominated for an Oscar is not a prerequisite for winning a Justy (short for the Justin Credible Award of course).

BEST LEADING ACTOR - Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (groundbreaking, very versatile); other notables are Russell Crowe for Gladiator, Denzel Washington in X, and Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman, Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest, Ben Kingsley in Ghandi, Jamie Foxx in Ray, Edward Norton in American History X, Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade

BEST LEADING ACTRESS - Kathy Bates in Delores Claiborn; other natoables include Angela Bassett for What's Love Got to do With It?, Kathy Bates in Misery, Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple, Linda Blair in The Exorcist

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Denzel Washington in Glory; notables include Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List, Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight and Kevin Bacon for Murder in the First, Daniel Day-Lew in Gangs of New York, Javier Barden in No Country for Old Men, Eddie Murphy in Dreamgirls, Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings, Jaquin Phoenix in Gladiator

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Angelina Jolie for Girl, Interrupted; notables are Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost, Jurnee Smollett for Eve's Bayou, Charlize Theron for The Devil's Advocate, Hailee Steinfield in True Grit, Mo'Nique in Precious, Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls, Margaret Avery in The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple

BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK - Waiting to Exhale (each song was tailor-made for each scene - incredible album); notables include Titanic and The Bodyguard, Dreamgirls

BEST ANIMATED - Shrek (by far); notables include Toy Story and Finding Nemo

BEST DIRECTOR - Martin Scorsese for Gangs of New York; notables include Martin Scorsese for The Godfather, Ridley Scott for Gladiator, Steven Spielberg for Jurasic Park& Saving Private Ryan, Spike Lee for Malcolm X & Do the Right Thing, James Cameron for Avatar, Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Forrest Gump; notables include The Namesake, The Usual Suspects, The House of Sand and Fog, Crash

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY- Malcolm X by Spike Lee; notables include Schindler's List

CINEMETOGRAPHY - (tie) Dances With Wolves and all of the Lord of the Rings movies; notables include Legends of the Fall, Troy, Brokeback Mountain

MAKEUP- Lord of the Rings movies; notables include Monster, Ray, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, Monster

BEST FOREIGN FILM - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; notables include The Motorcycle Diary

BEST SONG - Titanic's "My Heart Will Go On" (as much ad I hate to admit it!), notables are The Bodyguard's "And I Will Always Love You", The Lion King's "Circle of Life" and Hustle & Flow's "Its Hard Out Here for a Pimp"

BEST PICTURE - Forrest Gump; notables include Dances With Wolves, Gladiator, Slumdog Millionaire, Saving Private Ryan, Avatar, The Lord of the Rings, Malcolm X, The Departed, Jurassic Park, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, Glory, Do the Right Thing, Crash, American History X, The Godfather

What is your opinion?