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Choice Awards
Movie NOMINEES FOR 2019
Voting has ended for 2019.
Find all the nominees below.
Winners
(We had several ties this year!)
1. Ralph Breaks the Internet
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save…
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1. Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is a teen from Brooklyn, struggling with his own issues as he adjusts to a new school. On top of that, he must carry the mantel of…
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2. Black Panther
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when…
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2. The Incredibles 2
Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to…
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3. The Grinch
The Grinch lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with...
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3. Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation
Join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from…
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3. Mary Poppins Returns
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to…
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4. Avengers: Infinity War
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet — the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six…
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5. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by…
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6. Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin — now a family man living in London — receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher’s help, Pooh embarks on a journey to find…
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Other Nominees
Aquaman
Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to…
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BumbleBee
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers…
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Early Man
A plucky cave man named Dug, his sidekick Hognob and the rest of their tribe face a grave threat to their simple existence. Lord Nooth plans to take over their land and transform it into..
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Fantastic Beasts:
The Crimes of Grindelwald
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists…
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Green Book
Dr. Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of…
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Instant Family
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child, but…
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Jane and Emma
Sister Jane Manning, a free black woman and convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returns to Nauvoo to find that Joseph Smith, her prophet and friend, has been assassinated. Jane spends…
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Young Clara needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to…
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A Quiet Place
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. Two parents do…
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Ready Player One
Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found…
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Sherlock Gnomes
After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to…
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Solo:
A Star Wars Story
Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins forces with a gang of galactic smugglers and a 190-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to…
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Trek:
The Movie
Trek follows a young Mormon teenager named Tom and his friends on their handcart journey. Along the way, they try to smuggle in unsanctioned food, battle…
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, focusing on…
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A Wrinkle in Time
Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he…
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5. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
rating: PG-13
starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas
directed by: Peyton Reed
Aquaman
Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people — and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm’s half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.
rating: PG-13
starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe
directed by: James Wan
4. Avengers: Infinity War
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet — the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.
rating: PG-13
starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans
directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Ratings and Reviews from the Librarians
Bekka rated it ★★★★ and said “WHAT?? What just happened?? This is going to be a long wait for the next film so see how this all turns out!”
Tied for 2nd place!
2. Black Panther
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
rating: PG-13
starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o
directed by: Ryan Coogler
BumbleBee
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.
rating: PG-13
starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena
directed by: Travis Knight
6. Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin — now a family man living in London — receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher’s help, Pooh embarks on a journey to find his friends — Tigger, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Once reunited, the lovable bear and the gang travel to the big city to help Christopher rediscover the joy of life.
rating: PG
starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael
directed by: Marc Forster
Ratings and Reviews from the Librarians
Lauren rated it ★★★★★ and said “So much nostalgia, and Pooh is exactly the kind of adorable trouble he would be in real life. Ewan McGregor does a good job with the tired storyline of the dad who is too absorbed in his work worries.”
Early Man
A plucky cave man named Dug, his sidekick Hognob and the rest of their tribe face a grave threat to their simple existence. Lord Nooth plans to take over their land and transform it into a giant mine, forcing Dug and his clan to dig for precious metals. Not ready to go down without a fight, Dug and Hognob must unite their people in an epic quest to defeat a mighty enemy — the Bronze Age.
rating: PG
starring: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams
directed by: Nick Park
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he’s unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
rating: PG-13
starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol
directed by: David Yates
Green Book
Dr. Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two men soon develop an unexpected bond while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation.
rating: PG-13
starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
directed by: Peter Farrelly
Tied for 3rd place!
3. The Grinch
The Grinch lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Who-ville when he runs out of food. Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. To do so, he decides he will pose as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, even going so far as to trap a lackadaisical misfit reindeer to pull his sleigh.
rating: PG
starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones
directed by: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
Tied for 3rd place!
3. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.
rating: PG
starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky
Tied for 2nd place!
2. Incredibles 2
Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transistion for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.
rating: PG
starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell
directed by: Brad Bird
Instant Family
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child, but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15-year-old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hope of becoming a family.
rating: PG-13
starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Merced
directed by: Sean Anders
Jane and Emma
Sister Jane Manning, a free black woman and convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returns to Nauvoo to find that Joseph Smith, her prophet and friend, has been assassinated. Jane spends a ceaseless night with his widow, Emma Smith, sitting watch over the body of the Prophet, as a whirlwind of memory, loss, and confusion leaves them wondering how either one of them will be able to move forward. Through the long night, Jane wonders if the Prophet’s promise to extend the blessings of eternity to her has died along with him. Join these two remarkable women of faith on an imagined night that reveals the essence of their complex, raw, and ultimately beautiful friendship.
rating: PG
starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Emily Goss, Brad Schmidt
directed by: Chantelle Squires
Tied for 3rd place!
3. Mary Poppins Returns
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins — the beloved nanny from their childhood — arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.
rating: PG
starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw
directed by: Rob Marshall
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Young Clara needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip, a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms. Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land.
rating: PG
starring: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman
directed by: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston
A Quiet Place
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. Two parents do what it takes to keep their children safe in a world full of creatures hunting every sound they can hear.
rating: PG-13
starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
directed by: John Krasinski
Tied for 1st place!
1. Ralph Breaks the Internet
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, “Sugar Rush.” In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
rating: PG
starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot
directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
Ready Player One
Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.
rating: PG-13
starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn
directed by: Steven Spielberg
Sherlock Gnomes
After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family.
rating: PG
starring: Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt
directed by: John Stevenson
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins forces with a gang of galactic smugglers and a 190-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission — the Millennium Falcon.
rating: PG-13
starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke
directed by: Ron Howard
Tied for 1st place!
1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is a teen from Brooklyn, struggling with his own issues as he adjusts to a new school. On top of that, he must carry the mantel of being Spider-Man, as he meets various different versions of the iconic superhero in different forms, from different dimensions across the universe.
rating: PG
starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Ratings and Reviews from the Librarians
Bekka rated it ★★★★ and said “A great story and amazing animation.”
Trek: The Movie
Trek follows a young Mormon teenager named Tom and his friends on their handcart journey. Along the way, they try to smuggle in unsanctioned food, battle sibling rivalry, encounter a “special ops” Young Men leader, match wits with a Twinkie-loving skunk, and ponder doctrinal brain teasers like, “Do General Authorities go to PG-13 movies?” But, when they encounter unexpected trouble, their faith is tested much like that of their pioneer ancestors. Whether you’ve been on a trek or not, your family will laugh along and ultimately be inspired as you enjoy this delightful film.
rating: PG
starring: Austin R. Grant, Joel Bishop, Stefania Barr
directed by: Alan Peterson
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
In Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, focusing on his radically kind ideas. While the nation changed around him, Fred Rogers stood firm in his beliefs about the importance of protecting childhood.
rating: PG-13
starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, John Rogers
directed by: Morgan Neville
Ratings and Reviews from the Librarians
Bekka rated it ★★★★★ and said “A beautiful documentary about a complicated and amazing man.”
A Wrinkle in Time
Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg’s classmate Calvin O’Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.
rating: PG
starring: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
directed by: Ava DuVernay
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