Awards are a fun concept, but often boring in execution.
It’s difficult to sit through all the nominated films and television shows in any given year, but without doing so, you can’t become fully emotionally invested in the race.
For me, the obvious solution to this problem was to create a ceremony exclusively honouring things that I have already watched – now known as the Cool Stuff Awards.
This prestigious tradition has a bumpy history.
It began on my now-defunct childhood blog before being ferried over to this shiny new site, while it has also been forced into hiatus on a couple of occasions.
However, as it now seems to be in a consistent rhythm, I thought this would be a good time to take stock of the (metaphorical) trophies handed out so far.
Analysing the results revealed the following actors and projects to be the most decorated in the history of the Cool Stuff Awards. Behold!
Most Wins
(Individual)
- Jennifer Lawrence – 3 wins
(American Hustle, mother!, Don’t Look Up) - Margaret Qualley – 2 wins
(The Substance) - Scarlett Johansson – 2 wins
(Captain America: Civil War, Marriage Story)
Most Wins
(Title)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – 5 wins
- The Substance – 3 wins
- True Detective: Night Country – 3 wins
- BEEF – 3 wins
- Fargo season 2 – 3 wins
And here, for posterity, is every winner recognised so far. Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
THE GOOD
Best Supporting Actress
2024: Margaret Qualley
(The Substance)
2023: Rebecca Ferguson
(Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1)
2022: Stephanie Hsu
(Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2021: Aunjanue Ellis
(King Richard)
2019: Rachel Weisz
(The Favourite)
2018: Allison Janney
(I, Tonya)
2017: Tilda Swinton
(Okja)
2016: Scarlett Johansson
(Captain America: Civil War)
2015: Alicia Vikander
(Ex Machina)
2013: Jennifer Lawrence
(American Hustle)
Best Supporting Actor
2024: Josh O’Connor
(Challengers)
2023: Dave Bautista
(Knock at the Cabin)
2022: Ke Huy Quan
(Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2021: Willem Dafoe
(Spider-Man: No Way Home)
2019: Riz Ahmed
(The Sisters Brothers)
2018: Henry Cavill
(Mission: Impossible – Fallout)
2017: Michael Fassbender
(Alien: Covenant)
2016: John Goodman
(10 Cloverfield Lane)
2015: Oscar Isaac
(Ex Machina)
2013: Bradley Cooper
(American Hustle)
Best Lead Actress
2024: June Squibb
(Thelma)
2023: Sophie Wilde
(Talk to Me)
2022: Michelle Yeoh
(Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2021: Jennifer Lawrence
(Don’t Look Up)
2019: Scarlett Johansson
(Marriage Story)
2018: Frances McDormand
(Three Billboards…)
2017: Jennifer Lawrence
(mother!)
2016: Jane Levy
(Don’t Breathe)
2015: Emily Blunt
(Sicario)
2013: Amy Adams
(American Hustle)
Best Lead Actor
2024: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
(Femme)
2023: Barry Keoghan
(Saltburn)
2022: Austin Butler
(Elvis)
2021: Jonathan Majors
(The Harder They Fall)
2019: Aaron Paul
(El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie)
2018: Nicolas Cage
(Mandy)
2017: Daniel Kaluuya
(Get Out)
2016: Ryan Gosling
(The Nice Guys)
2015: Andrew Garfield
(99 Homes)
2013: Robert Downey Jr
(Iron Man 3)
Best Motion Capture, Voice or Prosthetic Performance
2024: Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley
(The Substance)
2023: Chloë Grace Moretz
(Nimona)
2022: Sigourney Weaver
(Avatar: The Way of Water)
2021: Steve Agee and Sylvester Stallone
(The Suicide Squad)
2019: Rosa Salazar
(Alita: Battle Angel)
*Prosthetic added in 2024.
*Voice added in 2023.
Best Stunt Work
2024: Monkey Man
(Universal Pictures)
2023: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
(Paramount Pictures)
2022: Top Gun: Maverick
(Paramount Pictures)
2021: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(Disney)
2019: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
(Lionsgate)
Best Score
2024: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
(Challengers)
2023: Daniel Pemberton
(Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
2022: M. M. Keeravani
(RRR)
2021: Hans Zimmer
(Dune)
2019: Alan Silvestri
(Avengers: Endgame)
2018: Ludwig Göransson
(Black Panther)
Best Screenplay
2024: All of Us Strangers
(Andrew Haigh)
2023: Oppenheimer
(Christopher Nolan)
2022: The Banshees of Inisherin
(Martin McDonagh)
2021: Nightmare Alley
(Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan)
2019: Marriage Story
(Noah Baumbach)
2018: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
(Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman)
Valerian Prize for Most Underrated Film
2024: Femme
(Signature Entertainment)
2023: Knock at the Cabin
(Universal Pictures)
2022: The Menu
(Searchlight Pictures)
2021: Last Night in Soho
(Universal Pictures)
2019: Hellboy
(Lionsgate)
2018: Hotel Artemis
(Global Road/Lionsgate)
2017: Valerian
(EuropaCorp/STX Films)
Unsung Hero
2024: Naomi Scott
(Smile 2)
2023: Melissa Barrera
(Scream VI)
2022: Mia Goth
(X)
2021: RJ Cyler
(The Harder They Fall)
Best Director
2024: Coralie Fargeat
(The Substance)
2023: Greta Gerwig
(Barbie)
2022: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
(Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2021: Denis Villeneuve
(Dune)
2019: Dexter Fletcher
(Rocketman)
2018: Anthony and Joe Russo
(Avengers: Infinity War)
2017: Jordan Peele
(Get Out)
2016: Dan Trachtenberg
(10 Cloverfield Lane)
2015: George Miller
(Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Picture
2024: All of Us Strangers
(Searchlight Pictures)
2023: Nimona
(Annapurna Pictures/Netflix)
2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
(A24)
2021: Don’t Look Up
(Netflix)
2019: Avengers: Endgame
(Disney)
2018: The Shape of Water
(Fox Searchlight)
2017: Logan
(20th Century Fox)
2016: Don’t Breathe
(Sony Pictures)
2015: Ex Machina
(A24/Universal)
2013: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(Lionsgate)
ANNUAL TOP 10 SUMMARY
2017
- Logan
- Get Out
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- Okja
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- John Wick: Chapter 2
- Baby Driver
- Alien: Covenant
- mother!
2018
- The Shape of Water
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- I, Tonya
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Black Panther
- Hereditary
- Mandy
- Deadpool 2
2019
- Avengers: Endgame
- Rocketman
- Marriage Story
- The Sisters Brothers
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
- The Favourite
- Ford v Ferrari
- Alita: Battle Angel
2021
- Don’t Look Up
- Nightmare Alley
- Last Night in Soho
- Dune
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- King Richard
- The Suicide Squad
- The Harder They Fall
- Old
- Bad Trip
2022
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- RRR
- Scream
- Elvis
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- X
- The Menu
2023
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Oppenheimer
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
- Talk to Me
- Knock at the Cabin
- Barbie
- Joy Ride
- Saltburn
- The Flash
THE BAD
Worst Screenplay
2024: Hellboy: The Crooked Man
(Christopher Golden, Mike Mignola and Brian Taylor)
2023: Renfield
(Ryan Ridley)
2022: The Gray Man
(Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely)
2021: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(Kelly Marcel)
2019: Joker
(Todd Phillips and Scott Silver)
2018: Pacific Rim: Uprising
(Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T.S. Nowlin)
Worst Producer(s)
2024: Sydney Sweeney
(Immaculate)
2023: Kevin Feige
(Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
2022: Dwayne Johnson
(Black Adam)
2021: Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
(No Time to Die)
2019: Dwayne Johnson
(Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw)
2018: JJ Abrams
(The Cloverfield Paradox)
Worst Director
2024: Michael Mohan
(Immaculate)
2023: Peyton Reed
(Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
2022: Taika Waititi
(Thor: Love and Thunder)
2021: Chloé Zhao
(Eternals)
2019: David Leitch
(Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw)
2018: Brad Bird
(The Incredibles 2)
Worst Supporting Performance
2024: Leah McNamara
(Hellboy: The Crooked Man)
2023: Susan Sarandon
(Blue Beetle)
2022: Taika Waititi
(Thor: Love and Thunder)
2021: Woody Harrelson
(Venom: Let There Be Carnage)
2019: Anthony Mackie
(Io)
2018: Rafe Spall
(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
Worst Lead Performance
2024: Jack Kesy
(Hellboy: The Crooked Man)
2023: Nicholas Hoult
(Renfield)
2022: Dwayne Johnson
(Black Adam)
2021: Vin Diesel
(F9: The Fast Saga)
2019: Bruce Willis
(Glass)
2018: Liam Neeson
(The Commuter)
Most Overrated Film
2024: Longlegs
(Neon)
2023: John Wick: Chapter 4
(Lionsgate)
2022: The Batman
(Warner Bros.)
2021: Licorice Pizza
(United Artists/Universal Pictures)
2019: Us
(Universal Pictures)
Worst Picture
2024: Hellboy: The Crooked Man
(Ketchup Entertainment)
2023: Renfield
(Universal Pictures)
2022: The Gray Man
(Netflix)
2021: F9: The Fast Saga
(Universal Pictures)
2019: Brightburn
(Sony Pictures)
2018: The Cloverfield Paradox
(Netflix/Paramount Pictures)
2013: Movie 43
(Relativity Media)
THE TELEVISION
Best Supporting Actor
2024: Ben Whishaw
(Black Doves)
2023: Brian Cox
(Succession)
2022: Paddy Considine
(House of the Dragon)
2021: Callum Scott Howells
(It’s A Sin)
2020: Antony Starr
(The Boys)
2015: Vincent D’Onofrio
(Daredevil)
Best Supporting Actress
2024: Kali Reis
(True Detective: Night Country)
2023: Sophie Nélisse
(Yellowjackets)
2022: Jennifer Coolidge
(The White Lotus)
2021: Kaitlyn Dever
(Dopesick)
2020: Uzo Aduba
(Mrs America)
2015: Yael Grobglas
(Jane The Virgin)
Best Lead Actor
2024: Donald Glover
(Mr & Mrs Smith)
2023: Steven Yeun
(BEEF)
2022: Martin Freeman
(The Responder)
2021: Tim Robinson
(I Think You Should Leave)
2020: Jonathan Majors
(Lovecraft Country)
2015: Patrick Wilson
(Fargo)
Best Lead Actress
2024: Jodie Foster
(True Detective: Night Country)
2023: Ali Wong
(BEEF)
2022: Lizzy Caplan
(Fleishman is in Trouble)
2021: Cush Jumbo
(The Beast Must Die)
2020: Cate Blanchett
(Mrs America)
2015: Kirsten Dunst
(Fargo)
Worst Television Series
2024: Nightsleeper
(BBC)
2023: Secret Invasion
(Disney Plus)
2022: Fate: The Winx Saga
(Netflix)
2021: Intruder
(Channel 5)
2020: Ratched
(Netflix)
Best Television Series
2024: True Detective: Night Country
(HBO)
2023: BEEF
(Netflix)
2022: The White Lotus
(HBO)
2021: It’s A Sin
(Channel 4)
2020: I May Destroy You
(BBC One/HBO)
2015: Fargo
(FX)
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