BOTScars 2020
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SHINIEST GEM AWARD:
MIRAGE
NOMINATIONS:
THE DAWN WALL
HUSH
WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE
REVENGER
ANIMAL WORLD
Mirage is a Spanish time travel thriller dubbed into English on Netflix. It was nominated and went on to win the shiniest gem award at the first Botscars award ceremony. An accolade that it completely deserves. Mirage is a thrilling jounrey with an unexpected and well earned twist that will keep viewers guessing until the very end.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 13
BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME:
THE ANOMALY
NOMINATIONS:
SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER
BETWEEN WORLDS
HOT BOT
THE OPEN HOUSE
BUSTERS MAL HEART
“Might be the worst movie I have ever seen” – Adam. Fellow Brit Noel Clarke stars and directs a sci-fi implosion of a movie in which the main character must save the day despite only being able to regain consciousness for a few minutes at a time when his body is otherwise inhabited by a deranged scientist bent on world domination.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 17
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN:
SAM ELLIOTT
NOMINATIONS:
JUDAH LEWIS
CATHERINE MARY STEWART
KATE SIEGEL
DOLPH LUNDGREN
Despite the gonzo title, this is a sweet film about lost love, anchored by a terrific performance by Sam Elliott, for which he won a BOTScar, as the movie’s hero trying to come to terms with his deeds in the Second World War. Also, he has to kill the Bigfoot.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 11
WORST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN:
NOEL CLARKE
NOMINATIONS:
NICHOLAS CAGE
GRANT MASTERS
JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAM
TRACEY MORGAN
“Might be the worst movie I have ever seen” – Adam. Fellow Brit Noel Clarke stars and directs a sci-fi implosion of a movie in which the main character must save the day despite only being able to regain consciousness for a few minutes at a time when his body is otherwise inhabited by a deranged scientist bent on world domination.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 17
SUSPENDED
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT:
CLIFF PUSH
NOMINATIONS:
JIZZ SOCK SPEECH
RANDOM BIRTH
SHOOT-OUT
BIGFOOT VOMIT
A vacation in the country goes wrong for a newly married couple when one of them reveals secrets from her past. Sounds cliché enough but this movie has the most jaw-dropping moment we have seen on the podcast. Yes is runs 10 minute too long but this is a gripping revenge thriller with excellent performances throughout.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 2
BEST DEATH:
CHEERLEADER
NOMINATIONS:
HEAD CRUSH
GARBAGE DISPOSAL NECK BREAK
DOUBLE KNIFE HEAD STAB
THE CUBING
This is an ultra violent low budget gorefest that we decided went a little bit to far in its quest to tell the story of a man who gets captured when he attends a Halloween party that he finds an invitation too
SEASON 1 EPISODE 8
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A NON-HUMAN:
THE WALL
NOMINATIONS:
BIGFOOT
THE HOT BOT
THE TIME TRAVELING PHOTO BOOTH
SUPERMARKET SHARKS
The Dawn wall is a documentary following the exploits of 2 free climbers who attempt to scale the Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park. It was our 10th episode and took the number 1 spot and kept it for the remainder of the season. The Dawn Wall is a phenomenal piece of film-making and the story of Tommy Caldwell and is life is captivating and unbelievable.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 10
MOST MISLEADING TRAILER:
ANIMAL WORLD
NOMINATIONS:
CLINICAL
THE ANOMALY
MIRACLE MILE
REVENGER
AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Rock, Paper, Scissors, the movie! Seriously, a guy enters an underground rock, paper, scissors tournament in order to try and pay off his debts to a crime syndicate. Bonkers fun and inventive Chinese action movie in which Michael Douglas inexplicably appears.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 22
MOST BAT-SHIT CRAZY:
AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
NOMINATIONS:
ANIMAL WORLD
MIRACLE MILE
REVENGER
MURDER PARTY
This won the most bat shit crazy award at the BOTScars and for very good reason. Await further instructions is a British film about a family who get trapped in the house by an alien form of liquorice and are then given commands by the TV .
SEASON 1 EPISODE 3
THE DROWNING IN THE STREAM AWARD:
ELLIOT PAGE
NOMINATIONS:
MICHAEL DOUGLAS
DANNY GLOVER
RAMI MALEK
PETER DINKLAGE
An Irish film set in a world where a zombie apocalypse has been and gone. The cured zombies are trying to integrate back into society and they are not welcome. Dull and grimy this film is a poor telling of an interesting concept.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 14