I’m Jeffrey Rex Awards 2015: Nominations Announced

It’s about time for the third annual I’m Jeffrey Rex Awards! Writing it like that makes it sound super silly and serious all at the same time – don’t worry, I realize that! This year there are a total of 18 awards or titles. Each title has a maximum number of five nominees, and a minimum of three.

Today, in this post, I’m revealing the entire list of nominees, before returning with the official IJR Awards 2015 presentation on Monday the 21st of December. I had considered presenting the titles on the 18th of December, but due to the fact that I want spoilers for The Force Awakens to stay at a minimum on this site, I will not give myself the possibility of speaking in spoiler-language until the Monday after its release.

Speaking of Star Wars, I’ll be seeing it on the 16th of December, and due to the franchise’s place in my heart I’ll reserve a spot in each relevant category for The Force Awakens.

SONG OF THE YEAR
Locked Away – R. City featuring Adam Levine
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
New Americana – Halsey
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
When I Was A Boy – Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A VOICE ACTOR IN A GAMING EXPERIENCE
Ashley Johnson – Tales From The Borderlands
Ashly Burch – Life Is Strange
Brett Dalton – Until Dawn
Laura Bailey – Tales From The Borderlands
Rami Malek – Until Dawn

GAME OF THE YEAR
Bloodborne – FromSoftware
Fallout 4 – Bethesda
Rocket League – PsyOnix
Tales From The Borderlands – Telltale
Until Dawn – Supermassive Games

SUPERHERO OF THE YEAR
Ant-Man
Daredevil
Hawkeye

SUPERHEROINE OF THE YEAR
Black Widow
Jessica Jones
Scarlet Witch
The Wasp

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO FILM
Michael B. Jordan – Fantastic Four
Michael Douglas – Ant-Man
Michael Peña – Ant-Man
Paul Bettany – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Robert Downey Jr. – Avengers: Age of Ultron

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO FILM
Elizabeth Olsen – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Evangeline Lily – Ant-Man
Kate Mara – Fantastic Four
Scarlett Johansson – Avengers: Age of Ultron

SUPERHERO FILM OF THE YEAR
Ant-Man – Marvel Studios
Avengers: Age of Ultron – Marvel Studios
Fantastic Four – 20th Century Fox

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SHOW
Aziz Ansari – Master of None: Season 1
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul: Season 1
Charlie Cox – Daredevil: Season 1
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards: Season 3
Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal: Season 3

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SHOW
Gillian Anderson – Hannibal: Season 3
Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones: Season 1
Noël Wells – Master of None: Season 1
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul: Season 1
Robin Wright – House of Cards: Season 3

TELEVISION EPISODE OF THE YEAR
“Chapter 32” – House of Cards: Season 3
“Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television” – Community: Season 6
“Five-O” – Better Call Saul: Season 1
“Hardhome” – Game of Thrones: Season 5
“Speak of the Devil” – Daredevil: Season 1

TELEVISION SHOW OF THE YEAR
Better Call Saul
Daredevil
House of Cards
Jessica Jones
Master of None

RISING STAR IN FILM
Jon Watts – Director – Cop Car
Olivia Cooke – Actress – Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Ryan Coogler – Writer/Director – Creed
Taron Egerton – Actor – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Open spot for any rising star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
Benicio Del Toro – Sicario
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac – EX_MACHINA
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Open spot for any male star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
Alicia Vikander – EX_MACHINA
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Emily Blunt – Sicario
Olivia Cooke – Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Open spot for any female star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST PERFORMANCE IN DIRECTING A CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
Cary Joji Fukunaga – Beasts of No Nation
Denis Villeneuve – Sicario
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ryan Coogler – Creed
Open spot for J. J. Abrams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST PERFORMANCE IN WRITING A CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
Alex Garland – EX_MACHINA
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out
Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington – Creed
Taylor Sheridan – Sicario
Open spot for the writers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Creed – New Line Cinema
EX_MACHINA – DNA Films
Inside Out – Walt Disney/Pixar.
Sicario – Black Label Media
Open spot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Who do you think should win each category? Sound off in the comments.

I’m Jeffrey Rex