The Eighth Annual Blank Check Awards

**The Eighth Annual Blank Check Awards** (also known as **The Blankies** - not to be confused with "blankies" who are fans of the podcast) is episode 415 and the eighth 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 2022. Posted March 5, 2023.

## Summary

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> Once again we gather together to celebrate excellence in the motion picture industry - but rest assured, we have our own Blankies Crisis Team standing by to avoid any catastrophes after last year! Joe Reid of “This Had Oscar Buzz” joins us for our eighth ceremony, and we shine a spotlight on all the best performances, wettest films, and putteringest murmurs of 2022. Plus - a very special top ten list from a surprise guest.
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### Milestones and Ephemera

* David is Amy, Griffin is Wanda, Joe is obviously Regina
* Michelle Williams' hat
* Several movies were nominated that have been previously covered on the show:
	+ The Fabelmans, part of Pod Me If You Cast
	+ The Woman King, part of Pod & Basketcast
	+ Avatar: The Way of Water, part of Podinator: Judgment Cast
	+ Three Thousand Years of Longing, part of Mad Pod: Fury Cast
	+ Confess, Fletch, part of Ben's Choice on Patreon
	+ The Batman, part of #NotAllBatmen on Patreon

## And The Blankie Goes To...

### Reddit Blankies Acting Awards

The Blank Check Reddit community voted on the best performances of the year, with no differentiation between actor and actress.

**Supporting**

1. **Ke Huy Quan, *Everything Everywhere All at Once***
2. Kerry Condon, *The Banshees of Inisherin*
3. Brendan Gleeson, *The Banshees of Inisherin*
4. Paul Dano, *The Fabelmans*
5. Stephanie Hsu, *Everything Everywhere All at Once*
6. Michelle Williams, *The Fabelmans*
7. Barry Keoghan, *The Banshees of Inisherin*
8. Kristen Stewart, *Crimes of the Future*
9. Justin Long, *Barbarian*
10. Lashana Lynch, *The Woman King*

**Lead**

1. **Cate Blanchett, *TÁR***
2. Michelle Yeoh, *Everything Everywhere All at Once*
3. Colin Farrell, *The Banshees of Inisherin*
4. Keke Palmer, *Nope*
5. Paul Mescal, *Aftersun*
6. Tang Wei, *Decision to Leave*
7. Austin Butler, *Elvis*
8. Gabriel Labelle, *The Fabelmans*
9. Daniel Kaluuya, *Nope*
10. Tom Cruise, *Top Gun: Maverick*

**Best Ensemble**

1. ***Everything Everywhere All at Once***
2. *The Fabelmans*
3. *The Banshees of Inisherin*
4. *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery*
5. *Nope*

**Best Cinematography**

1. ***Nope***
2. *Top Gun: Maverick*
3. *TÁR*
4. *Decision to Leave*
5. *The Fabelmans*

**Best Music**

1. ***Babylon***
2. *The Batman*
3. *Nope*
4. *RRR*
5. (tie) *The Fabelmans* / *TÁR*

## More Awards

**Putters and Murmurs Awards**

* **Mark Rylance, *Bones & All*** (Griffin & Joe), ***The Outfit***(David)
* Viggo Mortensen, *Crimes of the Future*
* Judd Hirsch, *The Fabelmans* (puttering, not murmuring)
* Jenny Slate & Isabella Rossellini, *Marcel the Shell with Shoes on* (murmuring, not puttering)
* Rory Kinnear, *Men* ... sometimes
* Everybody who lived in that one apartment, *Funny Pages*

**The Watto Award**

* Tom Hanks, *Elvis*

**The Griffin Newman Honorary Best Voice Performance**

* Isabella Rossellini, *Marcel the Shell with Shoes on*
* Angela Bassett, *Wendell & Wild*, *Goodnight Oppy*
* Antonio Banderas, *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*

**Best Score**

* *Nope*
* *Babylon*
* *Hustle*
* *RRR*
* *The Banshees of Inisherin*
* *The Batman*
* *After Yang*
* *Kimi*
* *Blonde*
* *She Said*

**Best Movie About a Whale-like Creature Who is Befriended by a Lonely Emotionally Confused Teenager Who Form an Unlikely Bond as the Teenager Reaches Out to Someone Who is Outcast Themselves from Society, Out of Shame in the Wake of the Loss of a Loved One**

* ***Avatar: The Way of Water***
* *The Whale* ... can go fuck itself

**Foreign Film**

* *Murina*
* *Decision to Leave*
* *EO*
* *Hit the Road*

**Documentary**

* Griffin
	+ *Claydream*
	+ *All The Beauty and the Bloodshed*

**The Vin Diesel Award**

An award given to the performance you wish had been award-worthy. Dedicated to Vin Diesel's performance in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.

* Gabrielle Union, *The Inspection*

## 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, also Fruit, now Clowns too, or Maybe A Robot or Two Could Be Cool, Now It's Chains That's a New Thing, But Actually How Bout We Add Monster Hunters, But This Year We're Actually Removing Things, Okay I Like When There's Accents**

* *Babylon* with babies -- ***Baby**lon*
* *EO* with more animals, more donkeys, no humans
* *Top Gun: Maverick* with fruit
* *Glass Onion* with clowns
* *After Yang* with robots (the beep boop kind)
* Remove Worry so it's just *Don't Darling* and it never gets made
* More accents in *Elvis* (Éłvíś?)

**Yummm... More Thank You**

* *Barbarian* was sick! but no seconds
* *Nope*, more like *Yup!*
* *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* -- take your shoes off and stay a while!
* *RRR* you serious? This rips!
* What in the *TÁR*nation? I'll have what Lydia Tár's having!
* Pass on *The Menu* - not into the tweezer food

**The Wetties — The Golden Mops**

"It's the slickest flicks of the year! The movies that soaked through! What splished? What splashed?"

* *Triangle of Sadness*
* *All Quiet on the Western Front*
* *Thirteen Lives*
* *The Northman*
* *Avatar: The Way of Water*

* Honorary Mentions (Ben didn't see): *Murina*, *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*, and *Deep Water*

**The I'm Sorry's**

* *Bros*, sorry he's part of the problem
* *Black Adam*, sorry he didn't believe

Lastly, a shoutout to Ada, a gentle soul who shined so bright. Obviously from *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris*

## The Charlies

The top ten list of the youngest ever guest on the podcast!

1. *Avatar* (re-release)
2. *Avatar: The Way of Water*
3. *The Bad Guys*
4. *Good Night Oppy*
5. *Matilda: The Musical*
6. *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*
7. *Lyle Lyle Crocodile*
8. *Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*
9. *Strange World*
10. *Lightyear*

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. The Eighth Annual Blank Check Awards. Audioboom. Retrieved on March 5, 2023.
2. ↑ u/PartyBlueJay. 2022 Blankies Awards - Community Results. reddit. Retrieved on March 5, 2023.
3. ↑ @Drjmorton (2023-03-06). Re Ben's suggestions this week, they did Top Gun Maverick with vegetables at the Lambeth Country fair in Brockwell Park, South London last summer. Twitter. Retrieved on March 6, 2023.