Mycreativeramblings’ Alternate Academy Awards 2023

2022 was a strong year in film, and this was rightfully reflected in this year’s Oscar’s lineup. From Baz Lurhmann’s instant camp-classic Elvis, to Martin McDonagh’s jet-black depression morality tale, The Banshee’s of Inisherin, to The Daniel’s insane ode to science-fiction/martial arts/the works of Wong Kar-wai; Everything Everywhere All at Once, it’s a refreshingly diverse line-up (at least in terms of genre, there’s still a depressing lack of representation for female filmmakers). Everything Everywhere All at Once ended up taking away the big awards which were rightly deserved.

However, while the line-up of films this year is surprisingly decent, I feel there have been some omissions. Here at mycreativeramblings.org, we wanted to rectify that.

100 Words or Less – The Scorpion King (2002)

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s $5.5 million casting in The Scorpion King was, at the time, the biggest amount paid to a a first-time leading man. Does this extraordinary amount of money reflect in the quality of the film? Well, yes and no…