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) - Jonathan Majors – 2 wins
(Lovecraft Country, The Harder They Fall) - Scarlett Johansson – 2 wins
(Captain America: Civil War, Marriage Story)
Most Wins
(Title)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – 5 wins
- Fargo (season 2) – 3 wins
- Ex Machina – 3 wins
- American Hustle – 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
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
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
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
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
2022: Sigourney Weaver
(Avatar: The Way of Water)
2021: Steve Agee and Sylvester Stallone
(The Suicide Squad)
2019: Rosa Salazar
(Alita: Battle Angel)
Best Stunt Work
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
2022: M. M. Keeravani
(RRR)
2021: Hans Zimmer
(Dune)
2019: Alan Silvestri
(Avengers: Endgame)
2018: Ludwig Göransson
(Black Panther)
Best Screenplay
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
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
2022: Mia Goth
(X)
2021: RJ Cyler
(The Harder They Fall)
Best Director
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
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)
THE BAD
Worst Screenplay
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 Director
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
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
2022: Dwayne Johnson
(Black Adam)
2021: Vin Diesel
(F9: The Fast Saga)
2019: Bruce Willis
(Glass)
2018: Liam Neeson
(The Commuter)
Most Overrated Film
2022: The Batman
(Warner Bros.)
2021: Licorice Pizza
(United Artists/Universal Pictures)
2019: Us
(Universal Pictures)
Worst Picture
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
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
2022: Jennifer Coolidge
(The White Lotus)
2021: Kaitlyn Dever
(Dopesick)
2020: Uzo Aduba
(Mrs America)
2015: Yael Grobglas
(Jane The Virgin)
Best Lead Actor
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
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
2022: Fate: The Winx Saga
(Netflix)
2021: Intruder
(Channel 5)
2020: Ratched
(Netflix)
Best Television Series
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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