Best ending
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.