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The Third Annual Blank Check Awards

Episode #

146

Miniseries

Standalones: The Blankies

Guest(s)

Joe Reid

Date posted

February 4, 2018

Running time

2:20

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The Third Annual Blank Check Awards (also known as The Blankies - not to be confused with "blankies" who are fans of the podcast) is episode 146 and the third entry in the series of standalone Blankies episodes, where Griffin, David, and guest Joe Reid get to "pick the Oscars!" and reveal their picks for the best in film in 2017. Posted 4 Feb 2018.

Summary

Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid (The Decider) for the 3rd annual Blankie Awards where together they present their own personal nominations and winners for the upcoming 90th Academy Awards. This roundtable discussion looks at all the major categories, as well as, references deep cut cinema from 2017 you may have missed. Also includes original categories and reports from the Burger Report™ hotline (802-8-BURGER). ^[1]

An impressive showing from Joe Reid in rattling off the miniseries Ben nicknames, revealing him as a true blankie.

These guys.... there is so much far-ranging and freewheeling discussion of all these films and performances. Give it a listen. And stay tuned at the end for the announcement of Blank Check March Madness!

Milestones and Ephemera

new nickname for Producer Ben: The Booker
Rejected nickname for Producer Ben: The Peach Eater
new nickname for Joe Reid: Reiding RainJoe
Could play the lead in The Ben Hosley Story: Caleb Landry Jones
Should have been the star of Good Time: Ben Hosley
adding a character into Game of Thrones: bread wench
Emily Yoshida has a new podcast: Night Call, produced by Ben Hosley
Burger Reports! Several reports via the hotline!
Several movies were nominated that have been previously covered on the show:
- The Last Jedi, part of The Star Wars Sequels eipsodes and Special Features commentaries
- Alien: Covenant, part of the Alien commentaries
- The Post, part of Pod Me If You Cast
- Dunkirk, part of The Pod Knight Casts
- Wonder Woman, part of The PodDCEU Cast
One of the nominees, David Lowery, is a past and future guest of the pod. He was nominated for his film A Ghost Story.

And The Blankie Goes To...

Griffin		David	Joe	reddit blankies
Best Supporting Actor
Patrick Stewart Logan		Willem Dafoe The Florida Project	Michael Stuhlbarg Call Me By Your Name	Willem Dafoe The Florida Project
Michael Stuhlbarg Call Me By Your Name		Michael Stuhlbarg Call Me By Your Name	Willem Dafoe The Florida Project	Michael Stuhlbarg Call Me By Your Name
Angus Macfadyen The Lost City of Z		Jason Mitchell Mudbound	Jason Mitchell Mudbound	Ray Romano The Big Sick
Willem Dafoe The Florida Project		Adam Driver Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Lucas Hedges Lady Bird	Patrick Stewart Logan
Richard Jenkins The Shape of Water		Michael Cera Molly's Game	Tracy Letts Lady Bird	Michael Fassbender Alien: Covenant
Best Supporting Actress
Holly Hunter The Big Sick		Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird	Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird	Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird
Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird		Lesley Manville Phantom Thread	Lesley Manville Phantom Thread	Lesley Manville Phantom Thread
Ella Rumpf Raw		Sienna Miller The Lost City of Z	Tiffany Haddish Girls Trip	Holly Hunter The Big Sick
Bria Vinaite The Florida Project		Catherine Keener Get Out	Sylvia Hoeks Blade Runner 2049	Catherine Keener Get Out
Connie Britton Beatriz At Dinner		Tatiana Maslany Stronger	Elizabeth Marvel The Meyerowitz Stories	Dafne Keen Logan
Best Actor
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out		Daniel Kaluuya Get Out	Timothée Chalamet Call Me By Your Name	Daniel Kaluuya Get Out
Timothée Chalamet Call Me By Your Name		Adam Sandler The Meyerowitz Stories	Adam Sandler The Meyerowitz Stories	Timothée Chalamet Call Me By Your Name
Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel		Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel	Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel	Robert Pattinson Good Time
Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread		Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread	Daniel Kaluuya Get Out	Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread
Robert Pattinson Good Time		Robert Pattinson Good Time	Ben Stiller Brad's Status	Adam Driver Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Actress
Vicky Krieps Phantom Thread		Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird	Meryl Streep The Post	Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water
Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird		Vicky Krieps Phantom Thread	Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird	Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird
Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water		Florence Pugh Lady MacBeth	Rebecca Hall Professor Marston and the Wonder Women	Vicky Krieps Phantom Thread
Jessica Chastain Molly's Game		Cynthia Nixon A Quiet Passion	Jessica Chastain Molly's Game	Meryl Streep The Post
Salma Hayek Beatriz At Dinner		Kim Min-hee At The Beach Alone	Salma Hayek Beatriz At Dinner	Rooney Mara A Ghost Story
Best Original Screenplay ^{(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)}
Greta Gerwig Lady Bird		Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich Coco		Jordan Peele Get Out
Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread		Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor The Shape of Water		Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani The Big Sick
Mike White Beatriz At Dinner		Noah Baumbach The Meyerowitz Stories
Best Adapted Screenplay ^{(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)}
Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington The LEGO Batman Movie		James Gray The Lost City of Z	James Gray The Lost City of Z
James Ivory Call Me By Your Name		James Ivory Call Me By Your Name	Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot BPM
Rian Johnson Star Wars: The Last Jedi		Dee Rees, Virgil Williams Mudbound	Alice Birch Lady Macbeth
Aaron Sorkin Molly's Game		Aaron Sorkin Molly's Game	Makoto Shinkai Your Name
Brian Selznick Wonderstruck		Hampton Fancher, Michael Green Blade Runner 2049
Best Director
Sean Baker The Florida Project		James Gray The Lost City of Z	Luca Guadagnino Call Me By Your Name	Christopher Nolan Dunkirk
Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water		Greta Gerwig Lady Bird	Greta Gerwig Lady Bird	Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread		Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread	David Lowery A Ghost Story	Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water
Julia Ducournau Raw		Sean Baker The Florida Project	Dee Rees Mudbound	Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner 2049
Josh and Benny Safdie Good Time		Christopher Nolan Dunkirk	Christopher Nolan Dunkirk	Sean Baker The Florida Project
Best Score
Jonny Greenwood Phantom Thread		Christopher Spellman The Lost City of Z	Carter Burwell Wonderstruck
Alexandre Desplat The Shape of Water		Hans Zimmer Dunkirk	Jon Brion Lady Bird
Jon Brion Lady Bird		Daniel Hart A Ghost Story	Jonny Greenwood Phantom Thread
Carter Burwell Wonderstruck		Dario Marianelli Darkest Hour
Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time		Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time
Best Picture
10	Wonder Woman	Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets	Princess Cyd	The Lost City of Z
9	Your Name	Personal Shopper	mother!	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
8	Good Time	Call Me By Your Name	Mudbound	Call Me By Your Name
7	Coco	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	A Ghost Story	Phantom Thread
6	Phantom Thread	Get Out	The Meyerowitz Stories	Blade Runner 2049
5	Raw	Lady Bird	Get Out	The Shape of Water
4	The Florida Project	Dunkirk	The Post	Get Out
3	The LEGO Batman Movie	The Florida Project	Lady Bird	The Florida Project
2	The Work	Phantom Thread	BPM	Dunkirk
1	The Shape of Water	The Lost City of Z	Call Me By Your Name	Lady Bird

Other Awards

2017 Putterers and Murmurers Award

Robert Pattinson - The Lost City of Z

Honorable Mentions:

Agnès Varda - Faces Places
The fish nuns - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Joan Didion, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold documentary

The Bennys!

The Prodoer (for doing the most efficient impressive work): Ridley Scott for reshoots on All the Money in the World
The Poet Laureate (actor who made their dialogue really sing): Michael Stuhlbarg - Call Me By Your Name
The Tiebreaker: ironically a dead tie with no consensus
The Fart Detective (actor who gave most skeptical performance): Lil Rel Howery - Get Out
The Fuckmaster (self-explanatory): Armie Hammer - Call Me By Your Name
White-Hot Benny (breakout performance): Timothée Chalamet - Call Me By Your Name
Hello Fennel (best debut): Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
Dirt-Bike Benny (dirty/underdog performance): The kids from IT
Soaking-Wet Benny (literally the wettest performance): Doug Jones - The Shape of Water
Mr. Positive (for being the brightest light): Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman
The Close Personal Friend of Dan Lewis (for being the closest most personal friend to Daniel Day-Lewis onscreen): Vicky Krieps - Phantom Thread

Ben's Awards

Editorial Note: As ever, we remind listeners that no typed-out description can ever do justice to Ben. Ever. Do yourself a favor and (re-)listen to the episodes!

Films That Should Be Remade With Babies, Animals, Puppets, Fruit, or Clowns

FruitDriver — Fanart by @BringDaNoyz on Twitter

The Greatest Showman - should be The Greatest Showbaby. Cute!
Baby Driver - no, no, no, should be Fruit Driver. Main fruit is the honeydew melon. Even cuter!
All the Money in the World - forget Chris Plummer, do a CGI puppet instead. Quicker fix!
Molly's Game - should've been made with puppies. And re-enact that Dogs Playing Poker painting!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - what about Clowns of the Caribbean: Dead Jesters Honk No Horns

Wetter Movies - Slickest Flicks of the Year

Blade Runner 2049 - some future wet
I, Tonya - it's frozen, but it's still wet and def slippery
Dunkirk - soaked to death
The Shape of Water - title says it all
Justice League - for My Man, Aquaman, but also because the movie is SO sweaty

Should've Had Jared Leto In It

Bright - make him an elf or something
Wonder - to give it some edge
Get Out - playing himself, a bad white person
Boss Baby - playing himself, just as the baby
mother! - playing the baby that gets torn apart

Honorable Mention Pictures

Good Time - 'cause it's a scumbag romp
Downsizing - 'cause people are small, but then also people are big

Ummm... No Thank You

Three Billboards - doesn't drive anywhere anymore, so not interested
Murder On The Orient Express - too much like LARPing
Darkest Hour - more like me sleeping in the theater
Geostorm - a weather machine movie. What is this, the Cold War?
The Mountains Between Us - maybe between you, but not between me
Wonder Wheel - obv

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+'''The Third Annual Blank Check Awards''' (also known as '''The Blankies''' - not to be confused with "[[R/blankies|blankies]]" who are fans of the podcast) is episode 146 and the third entry in the series of [[Standalones#The Annual Blank Check Awards|standalone Blankies episodes]], where Griffin, David, and guest [[Joe Reid]] get to "pick the Oscars!" and reveal their picks for the best in film in 2017. Posted 4 Feb 2018.
+== Summary ==
+<blockquote>
+Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid (The Decider) for the 3rd annual Blankie Awards where together they present their own personal nominations and winners for the upcoming 90th Academy Awards. This roundtable discussion looks at all the major categories, as well as, references deep cut cinema from 2017 you may have missed. Also includes original categories and reports from [[the Burger Report]]™ hotline (802-8-BURGER). <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/6639353-the-third-annual-blank-check-awards-with-joe-reid |title=The Third Annual Blank Check Awards |author=Blank Check Podcast |accessmonthday=May 21 |accessyear=2022 |publisher=audioboom}}</ref>
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-=== Summary ===
 An impressive showing from [[Joe Reid]] in rattling off the miniseries [[Ben Hosley|Ben nicknames]], revealing him as a true [[R/blankies|blankie]].
 These guys.... there is so much far-ranging and freewheeling discussion of all these films and performances. Give it a listen. And stay tuned at the end for the announcement of [[March Madness|Blank Check March Madness]]!
-=== Sponsors ===
-This episode was sponsored by [https://www.stamps.com/ Stamps.com]. Flat Stanley rings the doorbell, and boy is he taken aback when David doesn't immediately recognize him (though Griffin is so starstruck that he can't even say a word, wink wink). Stanley is two-dimensional, so he travels via the postal service - so David tells him about the easiest way to print postage from home without having to go to the post office. Use the promo code CHECK for a free trial and a free digital scale.
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 * [[Emily Yoshida]] has a new podcast: [https://audioboom.com/channel/night-call Night Call], produced by Ben Hosley
 * [[Recurring Features|Burger Reports!]] Several reports via the hotline!
+*Several movies were nominated that have been previously covered on the show:
+**''[[The Last Jedi]]'', part of [[The Star Wars Sequels]] eipsodes and [[Special Features]] commentaries
+** ''[[Alien: Covenant Commentary|Alien: Covenant]]'', part of the [[Alien]] commentaries
+** ''[[The Post]]'', part of [[Pod Me If You Cast]]
+** ''[[Dunkirk]]'', part of [[The Pod Knight Casts]]
+** ''[[Wonder Woman]]'', part of [[The PodDCEU Cast]]
+* One of the nominees, [[David Lowery]], is a past and future guest of the pod. He was nominated for his film ''A Ghost Story''.
 == And The Blankie Goes To... ==
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 | colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Supporting Actor'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Patrick Stewart<br />''Logan'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Patrick Stewart<br />''Logan'''''
 |'''Willem Dafoe<br />''The Florida Project'''''
 |'''Michael Stuhlbarg<br />''Call Me By Your Name'''''
 |'''Willem Dafoe<br />''The Florida Project'''''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Michael Stuhlbarg<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
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-|Michael Stuhlbarg<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
 |Michael Stuhlbarg<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
 |Willem Dafoe<br />''The Florida Project''
 |Michael Stuhlbarg<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Angus Macfadyen<br />''The Lost City of Z''
-|
-|Angus Macfadyen<br />''The Lost City of Z''
 |Jason Mitchell<br />''Mudbound''
 |Jason Mitchell<br />''Mudbound''
 |Ray Romano<br />''The Big Sick''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Willem Dafoe<br />''The Florida Project''
-|
-|Willem Dafoe<br />''The Florida Project''
 |Adam Driver<br />''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''
 |Lucas Hedges<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Patrick Stewart<br />''Logan''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Richard Jenkins<br />''The Shape of Water''
-|
-|Richard Jenkins<br />''The Shape of Water''
 |Michael Cera<br />''Molly's Game''
 |Tracy Letts<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Michael Fassbender<br />''Alien: Covenant''
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Supporting Actress'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Supporting Actress'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Holly Hunter<br />''The Big Sick'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Holly Hunter<br />''The Big Sick'''''
 |'''Laurie Metcalf<br />''Lady Bird'''''
 |'''Laurie Metcalf<br />''Lady Bird'''''
 |'''Laurie Metcalf<br />''Lady Bird'''''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Laurie Metcalf<br />''Lady Bird''
-|
-|Laurie Metcalf<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Lesley Manville<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Lesley Manville<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Lesley Manville<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Ella Rumpf<br />''Raw''
-|
-|Ella Rumpf<br />''Raw''
 |Sienna Miller<br />''The Lost City of Z''
 |Tiffany Haddish<br />''Girls Trip''
 |Holly Hunter<br />''The Big Sick''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Bria Vinaite<br />''The Florida Project''
-|
-|Bria Vinaite<br />''The Florida Project''
 |Catherine Keener<br />''Get Out''
 |Sylvia Hoeks<br />''Blade Runner 2049''
 |Catherine Keener<br />''Get Out''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Connie Britton<br />''Beatriz At Dinner''
-|
-|Connie Britton<br />''Beatriz At Dinner''
 |Tatiana Maslany<br />''Stronger''
 |Elizabeth Marvel<br />''The Meyerowitz Stories''
 |Dafne Keen<br />''Logan''
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Actor'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Actor'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Daniel Kaluuya<br />''Get Out'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Daniel Kaluuya<br />''Get Out'''''
 |'''Daniel Kaluuya<br />''Get Out'''''
 |'''Timothée Chalamet<br />''Call Me By Your Name'''''
 |'''Daniel Kaluuya<br />''Get Out'''''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Timothée Chalamet<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
-|
-|Timothée Chalamet<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
 |Adam Sandler<br />''The Meyerowitz Stories''
 |Adam Sandler<br />''The Meyerowitz Stories''
 |Timothée Chalamet<br />''Call Me By Your Name''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Denzel Washington<br />''Roman J. Israel''
-|
-|Denzel Washington<br />''Roman J. Israel''
 |Denzel Washington<br />''Roman J. Israel''
 |Denzel Washington<br />''Roman J. Israel''
 |Robert Pattinson<br />''Good Time''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Daniel Day-Lewis<br />''Phantom Thread''
-|
-|Daniel Day-Lewis<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Daniel Day-Lewis<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Daniel Kaluuya<br />''Get Out''
 |Daniel Day-Lewis<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Robert Pattinson<br />''Good Time''
-|
-|Robert Pattinson<br />''Good Time''
 |Robert Pattinson<br />''Good Time''
 |Ben Stiller<br />''Brad's Status''
 |Adam Driver<br />''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Actress'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Actress'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Vicky Krieps<br />''Phantom Thread'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Vicky Krieps<br />''Phantom Thread'''''
 |'''Saoirse Ronan<br />''Lady Bird'''''
 |'''Meryl Streep<br />''The Post'''''
 |'''Sally Hawkins<br />''The Shape of Water'''''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Saoirse Ronan<br />''Lady Bird''
-|
-|Saoirse Ronan<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Vicky Krieps<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Saoirse Ronan<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Saoirse Ronan<br />''Lady Bird''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Sally Hawkins<br />''The Shape of Water''
-|
-|Sally Hawkins<br />''The Shape of Water''
 |Florence Pugh<br />''Lady MacBeth''
 |Rebecca Hall<br />''Professor Marston and the Wonder Women''
 |Vicky Krieps<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Jessica Chastain<br />''Molly's Game''
-|
-|Jessica Chastain<br />''Molly's Game''
 |Cynthia Nixon<br />''A Quiet Passion''
 |Jessica Chastain<br />''Molly's Game''
 |Meryl Streep<br />''The Post''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Salma Hayek<br />''Beatriz At Dinner''
-|
-|Salma Hayek<br />''Beatriz At Dinner''
 |Kim Min-hee<br />''At The Beach Alone''
 |Salma Hayek<br />''Beatriz At Dinner''
 |Rooney Mara<br />''A Ghost Story''
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Original Screenplay'''<br /><sup>(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)</sup>
+| colspan="5"  align="center" |'''Best Original Screenplay'''<br /><sup>(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)</sup>
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Greta Gerwig <br>''Lady Bird''
-|
-|Greta Gerwig <br>''Lady Bird''
 |Greta Gerwig <br>''Lady Bird''
 |
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich <br>''Coco''
-|
-|Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich <br>''Coco''
 |Jordan Peele<br>''Get Out''
 |
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Paul Thomas Anderson <br>''Phantom Thread''
-|
-|Paul Thomas Anderson <br>''Phantom Thread''
 |Paul Thomas Anderson <br>''Phantom Thread''
 |
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor<br>''The Shape of Water''
-|
-|Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor<br>''The Shape of Water''
 |Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani<br>''The Big Sick''
 |
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Mike White <br>''Beatriz At Dinner''
-|
-|Mike White <br>''Beatriz At Dinner''
 |Noah Baumbach <br>''The Meyerowitz Stories''
 |
 |
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Adapted Screenplay'''<br /><sup>(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)</sup>
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Adapted Screenplay'''<br /><sup>(nominees only; no winners were selected within the episode)</sup>
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington<br>''The LEGO Batman Movie''
-|
-|Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington<br>''The LEGO Batman Movie''
 |James Gray <br>''The Lost City of Z''
 |James Gray <br>''The Lost City of Z''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |James Ivory <br>''Call Me By Your Name''
-|
-|James Ivory <br>''Call Me By Your Name''
 |James Ivory <br>''Call Me By Your Name''
 |Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot <br> ''BPM''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Rian Johnson <br>''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''
-|
-|Rian Johnson <br>''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''
 |Dee Rees, Virgil Williams <br>''Mudbound''
 |Alice Birch <br>''Lady Macbeth''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Aaron Sorkin<br>''Molly's Game''
-|
-|Aaron Sorkin<br>''Molly's Game''
 |Aaron Sorkin<br>''Molly's Game''
 |Makoto Shinkai<br>''Your Name''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Brian Selznick<br>''Wonderstruck''
-|
-|Brian Selznick<br>''Wonderstruck''
 |Hampton Fancher, Michael Green<br>''Blade Runner 2049''
 |
 |
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Director'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Director'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Sean Baker<br />''The Florida Project'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Sean Baker<br />''The Florida Project'''''
 |'''James Gray<br />''The Lost City of Z'''''
 |'''Luca Guadagnino<br />''Call Me By Your Name'''''
 |'''Christopher Nolan<br />''Dunkirk'''''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Guillermo del Toro<br />''The Shape of Water''
-|
-|Guillermo del Toro<br />''The Shape of Water''
 |Greta Gerwig<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Greta Gerwig<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Greta Gerwig<br />''Lady Bird''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Paul Thomas Anderson<br />''Phantom Thread''
-|
-|Paul Thomas Anderson<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |Paul Thomas Anderson<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |David Lowery<br />''A Ghost Story''
 |Guillermo del Toro<br />''The Shape of Water''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Julia Ducournau<br />''Raw''
-|
-|Julia Ducournau<br />''Raw''
 |Sean Baker<br />''The Florida Project''
 |Dee Rees<br />''Mudbound''
 |Denis Villeneuve<br />''Blade Runner 2049''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Josh and Benny Safdie<br />''Good Time''
-|
-|Josh and Benny Safdie<br />''Good Time''
 |Christopher Nolan<br />''Dunkirk''
 |Christopher Nolan<br />''Dunkirk''
 |Sean Baker<br />''The Florida Project''
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Score'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Score'''
 |-
+| colspan="2" |'''Jonny Greenwood<br />''Phantom Thread'''''
-|'''winner'''
-|'''Jonny Greenwood<br />''Phantom Thread'''''
 |'''Christopher Spellman<br />''The Lost City of Z'''''
 |'''Carter Burwell<br />''Wonderstruck'''''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Alexandre Desplat<br />''The Shape of Water''
-|
-|Alexandre Desplat<br />''The Shape of Water''
 |Hans Zimmer<br />''Dunkirk''
 |Jon Brion<br />''Lady Bird''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Jon Brion<br />''Lady Bird''
-|
-|Jon Brion<br />''Lady Bird''
 |Daniel Hart<br />''A Ghost Story''
 |Jonny Greenwood<br />''Phantom Thread''
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Carter Burwell<br />''Wonderstruck''
-|
-|Carter Burwell<br />''Wonderstruck''
 |Dario Marianelli<br />''Darkest Hour''
 |
 |
 |-
+| colspan="2" |Oneohtrix Point Never<br />''Good Time''
-|
-|Oneohtrix Point Never<br />''Good Time''
 |Oneohtrix Point Never<br />''Good Time''
 |
 |
 |- style="background:#FAEB86"
-| colspan="5" style="border:thin solid black" align="center" |'''Best Picture'''
+| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Best Picture'''
 |-
 | align="center" | '''10'''
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 |''Call Me By Your Name''
 |''Lady Bird''
-|-
-| colspan="5" style="background-color: black;" |
 |}
-== '''Other Awards''' ==
+== Other Awards ==
+'''2017 Putterers and Murmurers Award'''
-==== '''2017 Putterers and Murmurers Award''' ====
 * Robert Pattinson - ''The Lost City of Z''
-Honorable Mentions:
+'''Honorable Mentions:'''
 * Agnès Varda - ''Faces Places''
 * The fish nuns - ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''
 * Joan Didion, ''Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold'' documentary
-== '''The Bennys!''' ==
+== The Bennys! ==
 * '''The Prodoer''' (for doing the most efficient impressive work): Ridley Scott for reshoots on ''All the Money in the World''
 * '''The Poet Laureate''' (actor who made their dialogue really sing): Michael Stuhlbarg - ''Call Me By Your Name''
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 * '''The Close Personal Friend of Dan Lewis''' (for being the closest most personal friend to Daniel Day-Lewis onscreen): Vicky Krieps - ''Phantom Thread''
-== '''Ben's Awards''' ==
+== Ben's Awards ==
 ''Editorial Note: As ever, we remind listeners that no typed-out description can ever do justice to Ben. Ever. Do yourself a favor and (re-)listen to the episodes!''
-==== '''Films That Should Be Remade With Babies, Animals, Puppets, Fruit, or Clowns''' ====
+'''Films That Should Be Remade With Babies, Animals, Puppets, Fruit, or Clowns'''[[File:FruitDriver.jpg|thumb|424x424px|Fanart by @BringDaNoyz on Twitter]]
-[[File:FruitDriver.jpg|thumb|424x424px|Fanart by @BringDaNoyz on Twitter]]
 * The Greatest Showman - should be The Greatest Showbaby. Cute!
 * Baby Driver - no, no, no, should be Fruit Driver. Main fruit is the honeydew melon. Even cuter!
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 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - what about Clowns of the Caribbean: Dead Jesters Honk No Horns
-==== '''Wetter Movies - Slickest Flicks of the Year''' ====
+'''Wetter Movies - Slickest Flicks of the Year'''
 * Blade Runner 2049 - some future wet
 * I, Tonya - it's frozen, but it's still wet and def slippery
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 * Justice League - for My Man, Aquaman, but also because the movie is SO sweaty
-==== '''Should've Had Jared Leto In It''' ====
+'''Should've Had Jared Leto In It'''
 * Bright - make him an elf or something
 * Wonder - to give it some edge
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 * mother! - playing the baby that gets torn apart
-==== '''Honorable Mention Pictures''' ====
+'''Honorable Mention Pictures'''
 * Good Time - 'cause it's a scumbag romp
 * Downsizing - 'cause people are small, but then also people are big
-==== '''Ummm... No Thank You''' ====
+'''Ummm... No Thank You'''
 * Three Billboards - doesn't drive anywhere anymore, so not interested
 * Murder On The Orient Express - too much like LARPing
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