Decade Rewind: The Best Movies of 2013
As the 2010’s have officially come to an end, I will be looking back at each cinematic year to give a personal decade retrospective of the best movies and performances of each year. I will break down my Top 10 movies of each year, along with my favorite performances from that year. I will also be listing my favorite’s from each genre, like Best Animated Movie and Best Action Movie, as well as best of the technical aspects, like Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. This will all culminate into my picks for the best movies and performances of the decade.
*Rankings of movies and performances are numbered from 1-5, with 1 being the best movie/performance.
*Gifs for each category are not specifically of the “winners” of each category, just one of the nominees.
THE YEAR: 2013
There wasn’t too much change from 2012 to 2013. I continued my journey with the one sentence film reviews. They were still only being published on Facebook, but I started doing them more and they were getting more popular. I still saw over 100 movies, still went to Sundance, and still made sure I sought out smaller and weirder movies to As for the year itself, 2013 was pretty great year, as we got films from Martin Scorsese, The Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, James Wan, Dennis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, and many other excellent filmmakers. But what was really great about 2013 were the performances. As I was making my top five for each acting category, I struggled with every single one and genuinely felt bad about leaving at least two or three really great performances off my picks. Here are picks for the best movies and performances of 2013.
BEST PICTURE
- THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (Martin Scorsese)
- SPRING BREAKERS (Harmony Korine)
- INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (Joel and Ethan Coen)
- GRAVITY (Alfonso Cuaron)
- FRUITVALE STATION (Ryan Coogler)
- PRISONERS (Dennis Villeneuve)
- THE CONJURING (James Wan)
- 12 YEARS A SLAVE (Steve McQueen)
- THIS IS THE END (Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen)
- AMERICAN HUSTLE (David O. Russell)
BEST DIRECTOR
- Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
- Denis Villeneuve, Prisoners
- Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
BEST ACTOR
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Robert Redford, All is Lost
- Chewitel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
- Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
BEST ACTRESS
- Sandra Bullock, Gravity
- Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Brie Larson, Short Term 12
- Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
- Melissa McCarthy, The Heat
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- James Franco, Spring Breakers
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners
- Sam Rockwell, The Way Way Back
- Dane DeHaan, Kill Your Darlings
- Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
- Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
- Carey Mulligan, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
OTHER BESTS OF 2013
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE – FROZEN
- Runner Up – Monsters University
BEST ACTION MOVIE – 2 GUNS
- Runner Up – Fast & Furious 6
BEST COMEDY – THIS IS THE END
- Runner Up – The Heat
BEST HORROR MOVIE – THE CONJURING
- Runner Up – We Are What We Are
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE – THE WOLVERINE
- Runner Up – Iron Man 3
BEST DOCUMENTARY – BLACKFISH
- Runner Up – The World According to Dick Cheney
BEST MOVIE NOBODY SAW – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
- Runner Up – We Are What We Are
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – PRISONERS
- Runner Up – Spring Breakers
BEST EDITING – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
- Runner Up – Gravity
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – GRAVITY
- Runner Up – Pacific Rim
BEST SCORE – SPRING BREAKERS
- Runner Up – Gravity
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
- Runner Up – Her
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
- Runner Up – 12 Years a Slave
Stay tuned for 2014!
Check out the best of 2010 right HERE.
Check out the best of 2011 right HERE.
Check out the best of 2012 right HERE.
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