The 2010 Year-End Movie Awards

We dare you to disagree: when all was said and done, 2010 was a great year for movies.
Christopher Nolan managed to somehow create a summer blockbuster in “Inception” that actually required thinking. Animation dominated the Cineplex with perhaps the greatest lineup of cartoons a single year has ever seen — “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Despicable Me’ and “Toy Story 3″ just for starters. And “The Social Network” managed to combine our two national obsessions — movies and the internet – in a way that, frankly, only we here at Nextmovie had ever previously accomplished.
Just kiddin’.
There were a lot of tough choices, but we managed to crown the year’s best movies, scenes and stars in our first annual year-end movie awards.

Best Threequel

FTW: “Toy Story 3″
Some things just get better with age: cheese, wine, Keith Richards. You can add “Toy Story” to the list, thanks to what might be the best threequel in movie history. Given their incredible track record, we didn’t think anything from Pixar could surprise us anymore, but making a third “Toy Story” movie that was even better than the first two? Well played, Woody and Buzz, well played.

#Runner-up: “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Best Chick Flick

FTW: “Easy A”
For a long time, the phrase chick flick has been used as something of a derogatory term. But at its best, a good chick flick isn’t entertainment just for the ladies. You want proof? Well, how about “Easy A,” which not only turned Emma Stone into a superstar overnight but also showed that even a potentially crude story — about a girl who pretends to sleep with guys at her high school and gets a bad rep as a result — can become a subtle and sublime look at life when given a woman’s touch. The lesson “Easy A” taught us all? Embrace the chick flick.
#Runner-up: Anything but “Sex and the City 2″

Best Multiple-Movie Performance, Female

FTW: Kristen Stewart, “Eclipse,” “The Runaways” and “Welcome to the Rileys”
Newsflash to the world: Kristen Stewart is not just Bella anymore. Sure, that’s something that most Twi-Hards actually knew already, but the rest of the universe seemed to have missed the memo. Until this year, that is, when K-Stew blew away audiences and critics in the indie rock epic “The Runaways” and the intense family drama “Welcome to the Rileys.” Add yet another appearance as Bella and you have the makings of an actress that is going to be with us for decades to come — sparkly vampires or not.
#Runner-up: Mia Wasikowska, “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Kids Are All Right”

Best Couple

FTW: Bella and Edward
We know what half of you are thinking; finally, someone agrees with us and recognizes that Edward and Bella are fated to be together. And we also know what the other half of you are thinking: nooooo, she belongs with Jacob! Whichever way your jib is cut, though, you’ve got to admit that the heroes of both Team Jacob and Team Edward continue to set the bar for on-screen chemistry with their lady love. Now if only we can convince the producers of “The Twilight Saga” to include Team Coco in the next movie…
#Runner-up: Bella and Jacob

Best Tent Scene

FTW: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″
Movie goers had many chances this year to pitch a tent at the theater, but in a close race we had to give the Best Tent Scene to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.” And it’s not just because half the movie talks place inside a tent; it’s because the tender dance between pals Harry and Hermione was one of the few additions to J.K. Rowling’s text that actually improved the storyline. The kids are all grown up.
#Runner-up: “Eclipse”




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