Mason's Best And Worst Movies Of 2013

2013 was a big year for movies. There were some triumphs, some flops,and some surprise hits. I think I may have been to the movies more times in 2013 than any year previously which means I had many opportunities to see some fun movies and some just flat-out awful ones. Without further ado, here are my personal picks for best and worst of 2013.

The Good

Best Film Overall: American Hustle

Best Comedy: The World's End

Best Horror and Biggest Surprise: Evil Dead

Best Action: Kick Ass 2

Best Animated: Frozen

Best Drama: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Documentary: Evacateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

Best Independent: Escape From Tomorrow

Honorable Mentions: This Is The End, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, August: Osage County, Her, The Great Gatsby, Pacific Rim, Saving Mr. Banks, Spring Breakers, Monsters University, Don Jon, Despicable Me 2, John Dies At The End, The Lords Of Salem, and Mud.

Best Director: David O. Russel, American Hustle

Best Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her

Best Cinematography: Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers

Best Visual Effects: Cody Amos, Evil Dead

Best Score: Thomas Newman, Saving Mr. Banks

Best Original Song: "Let It Go" By Idina Menzel, Frozen

Special Achievement: The cast and crew of Escape From Tomorrow for shooting the film in secrecy on location at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

Best Actor: Mathew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actor: Tie between: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress: Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Best Voice Acting In An Animated Film: Tie between: Kristen Bell, Frozen and Billy Crystal, Monsters University

Best Voice Acting In A Live Action Film: Scarlett Johansson, Her

The Bad

Worst "Film" Overall: The Lone Ranger

Worst "Comedy": The Hangover 3

Biggest Disappointment: Tie between: Anchorman 2 and Man Of Steel

Worst "Screenplay": David S. Goyer, Man Of Steel

Worst Actor: Johnny Depp, The Lone Ranger

Worst Supporting Actor: Armie Hammer, The Lone Ranger

Worst Actress: Natalie Portman, Thor: The Dark World

Worst Supporting Actress: Kat Dennings, Thor: The Dark World

Most Shameless, Money-Grubbing Performance: Anthony Hopkins, Thor: The Dark World

Saving Grace In An Awful Movie: Helena Bonham Cater, The Lone Ranger

The Movies I Need To See

The Wolf Of Wall Street

12 Years A Slave

Captain Phillips

Nebraska

You're Next

Philomena

Gravity

Blue Jasmine

The Butler

Blue Is The Warmest Color