2019 Natie Awards: Best Actor

There were a plethora of great performances this year and narrowing it down to only five was very difficult.  Some of these nominees have been nominated for multiple Natie’s while others are being included for the first time.  In any other year, any of these actors could have walked away with the trophy.

Here are the nominees for Best Actor:

Christian Bale – Dick Cheney (Vice)

Bradley Cooper – Jackson Maine (A Star is Born)

Ryan Gosling – Neil Armstrong (First Man)

Rami Malek – Freddie Mercury (Bohemian Rhapsody)

John David Washington – Det. Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman)

2019 Natie’s: Biggest Surprise

I always try to go into every movie with tempered expectations, but sometimes it is impossible to avoid the hype—or lack thereof—when blockbusters first hit the circuit.  The next award for Biggest Surprise goes to the movie that most exceeded a mix of my personal expectations and those from the media.

The nominees for Biggest Surprise:

Bad Times at the El Royale

Bohemian Rhapsody

Christopher Robbin

Mission Impossible: Fallout

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse