Anyone remember last year?
Last year I posted my list of "The Best and Worst of 2004". I've decided to do it again this year, because it was fun and someone might actually read through it. :P
Best Albums:
"So Jealous" - Tegan and Sara
"The Overture & the Underscore" - Sarah Blasko
"Eye to the Telescope" - KT Tunstall
"Back to Me" - Kathleen Edwards
"Valery Gore" - Valery Gore
Best Breakouts:
Sarah Blasko
KT Tunstall
Valery Gore
Best Songs:
"Ship out on the Sea" - The Be Good Tanyas
"I Won't Be Left" - Tegan & Sara
"Under the Weather" - KT Tunstall
"Suddenly I See" - KT Tunstall
"As Sure As I Am" - Crowded House
"Counting Sheep" - Sarah Blasko
"Copied Keys" - Kathleen Edwards
"Augustine" - Valery Gore
"Photographs" - Valery Gore
"Come up and See Me (Make Me Smile)" - Steve Harley and The Cockney Rebel
Best "WTF?! That's Fucked up!" Movie:
The Magdalene Sisters
Best Movies That-Totally-Change-Tone-and-Kinda-of-Are-Like-HUH???:
Rory O'Shea Was Here
East is East
Indiest Indie Movie:
Parsley Days
Canadianest Movie:
New Waterford Girl
Top 5 James McAvoy Performances:
"White Teeth" as Nerdy Josh Malfen
"Shameless" as Car Thief Steve McBride
"Narnia..." as that crazy faun Mr. Tumnus
"Rory O'Shea was Here" as rebel Rory O'Shea
"State of Play" as cocky journalist Dan Foster
Weirdest/Creepiest James McAvoy performance:
"Murder in Mind" as prostitute/junkie/ghost Martin Vosper
Best Movies James McAvoy ISN'T in:
I Capture the Castle
The Magdalene Sisters
Run Lola Run
Closer
I ♥ Huckabees
Look At Me
Most Why-the-Heck-Did-I-Read-ALL-of-That? Book:
"Nellcott is My Darling" by Golda Fried (Someone who's seen too many episodes of My So-Called Life!)
Most Why-the-Heck-DIDN'T-I-Read-ALL-of-That? Book:
"On Beauty" by Zadie Smith
Best Books:
"Roses From the Earth, A Biography of Anne Frank" by Carol Ann Lee
"Vile Bodies" by Evelyn Waugh
The Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison
"I Capture The Castle" by Dodie Smith
Ultimate Best TV Shows:
Shameless
The Office (UK & US)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
State of Play
Best I-Don't-Give-A-Care-If-He-Can-Act-Or-Not-He's-Good-Looking Actor:
Christopher Simpson (State of Play, White Teeth)
Best Performances by non-James McAvoy actors:
"Band of Brothers"/"State of Play" - Marc Warren
"Rory O'Shea Was Here" - Romola Garai and Steven Robertson
"Shameless"/"The Magdalene Sisters"/"The Virgin Queen" - Anne-Marie Duff
Okay, everyone in "State of Play" and "Shameless"
Best Duos:
"I ♥ Huckabees" - Albert and Tommy
"Rory O'Shea Was Here" - Rory and Michael
"Shameless" - Kev and Veronica / Steve and Fiona / Kash and his Mom
"State of Play" - Syd and Dan / Dan and Dominic
Worst Duos:
"Shameless" - Frank and Karen
That's it.
Best Albums:
"So Jealous" - Tegan and Sara
"The Overture & the Underscore" - Sarah Blasko
"Eye to the Telescope" - KT Tunstall
"Back to Me" - Kathleen Edwards
"Valery Gore" - Valery Gore
Best Breakouts:
Sarah Blasko
KT Tunstall
Valery Gore
Best Songs:
"Ship out on the Sea" - The Be Good Tanyas
"I Won't Be Left" - Tegan & Sara
"Under the Weather" - KT Tunstall
"Suddenly I See" - KT Tunstall
"As Sure As I Am" - Crowded House
"Counting Sheep" - Sarah Blasko
"Copied Keys" - Kathleen Edwards
"Augustine" - Valery Gore
"Photographs" - Valery Gore
"Come up and See Me (Make Me Smile)" - Steve Harley and The Cockney Rebel
Best "WTF?! That's Fucked up!" Movie:
The Magdalene Sisters
Best Movies That-Totally-Change-Tone-and-Kinda-of-Are-Like-HUH???:
Rory O'Shea Was Here
East is East
Indiest Indie Movie:
Parsley Days
Canadianest Movie:
New Waterford Girl
Top 5 James McAvoy Performances:
"White Teeth" as Nerdy Josh Malfen
"Shameless" as Car Thief Steve McBride
"Narnia..." as that crazy faun Mr. Tumnus
"Rory O'Shea was Here" as rebel Rory O'Shea
"State of Play" as cocky journalist Dan Foster
Weirdest/Creepiest James McAvoy performance:
"Murder in Mind" as prostitute/junkie/ghost Martin Vosper
Best Movies James McAvoy ISN'T in:
I Capture the Castle
The Magdalene Sisters
Run Lola Run
Closer
I ♥ Huckabees
Look At Me
Most Why-the-Heck-Did-I-Read-ALL-of-That? Book:
"Nellcott is My Darling" by Golda Fried (Someone who's seen too many episodes of My So-Called Life!)
Most Why-the-Heck-DIDN'T-I-Read-ALL-of-That? Book:
"On Beauty" by Zadie Smith
Best Books:
"Roses From the Earth, A Biography of Anne Frank" by Carol Ann Lee
"Vile Bodies" by Evelyn Waugh
The Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison
"I Capture The Castle" by Dodie Smith
Ultimate Best TV Shows:
Shameless
The Office (UK & US)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
State of Play
Best I-Don't-Give-A-Care-If-He-Can-Act-Or-Not-He's-Good-Looking Actor:
Christopher Simpson (State of Play, White Teeth)
Best Performances by non-James McAvoy actors:
"Band of Brothers"/"State of Play" - Marc Warren
"Rory O'Shea Was Here" - Romola Garai and Steven Robertson
"Shameless"/"The Magdalene Sisters"/"The Virgin Queen" - Anne-Marie Duff
Okay, everyone in "State of Play" and "Shameless"
Best Duos:
"I ♥ Huckabees" - Albert and Tommy
"Rory O'Shea Was Here" - Rory and Michael
"Shameless" - Kev and Veronica / Steve and Fiona / Kash and his Mom
"State of Play" - Syd and Dan / Dan and Dominic
Worst Duos:
"Shameless" - Frank and Karen
That's it.