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Maren Wasser

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They/Them. A person trying to make their way in the world. An exception to many rules. Check out my website: https://marensdasein.neocities.org/

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Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · Jul 23

"An exception to many rules." What exactly does that mean? A coworker used a variation of that phrase to describe me. As a transfem non-binary person forced to reckon with being a bundle of contradictions to "the rules", I felt oddly seen even flattered. I claimed that description with pride.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 7h

Fun show. Really only annoyed Sinners lost costuming. Like hot damn the vibes of those fits were stellar!

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Sinners. No surprise there. 🫤 I can't help but feel disappointed... Like yeah it probably was the best wide release of the nominees, but like we all know it's gonna KILL it in mainstream award shows in a few months. A smaller show like this is better highlighting smaller releases.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Final award best wide release film: trends suggest it'll be Sinners. Do wish something smaller would get recognized but this IS fan voted and Sinners was a HELL of a crowd pleaser.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Yup Coogler nabbed it. He's winning BIG tonight. No real surprise Sinners really IS a masterpiece!

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best Director: Coogler has got this in the bag quite frankly, but there's some stiff competition so we'll see...

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

DEMI MOORE!!!! AHHH!!!! Wish she was available to accept the award but hell she deserves SOME recognition!

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best lead: Demi Moore 100% deserves it. Michael B. Jordan is practically assured an Oscar. Let Demi Moore have this at least! 🤞🤞🤞

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Went to: Terrifier 3... Yup that looked pretty brutal.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

GWAR is presenting an award! That's awesome! Best kill; too PERFECT! Write in so no noms no idea what could win.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best streaming premiere: not seen any of these either went to Mr. Crockett.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Azrael won. Seems neat.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best limited release: glad the separate limited from wide release. The budget differences in films aren't accounted for by many awards shows, this is a neat way to do that. Haven't seen any of the noms cause... Well... Limited and I'm in the Midwest.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best international film: haven't seen any of the Oddity won. 🤷

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

I appreciate that Fangoria keeps the pace of the show going at a good clip. Allows them to spend time on transparency. They're going over the voting process in detail now.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Appreciate that Coogler recorded acceptance speeches. So many of the larger winners don't make time for Fangoria's modest show.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Sinners 🫤 don't get me wrong the script was amazing but really feel like people are sleeping on Heretic.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best screenplay: Sinners might get it but DAMN Heretic was SOO well written.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Second one went to: archive director of Severin Films, Curtis Rx for film preservation work. Glad preservationists are getting recognized. It's SUCH important work!

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Editors Eyeball award: spotlighting individual filmmakers. First of two went to Ksusha Genenfeld for her work in shooting on film and preserving that aspect of the production of the medium.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

The Last of Us 🙄 I suppose I should have seen that coming. It's a good show just feels a bit like it saturates culture.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Best series: don't know most of these, but hope it's one of the smaller ones I haven't heard of.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Screamboat is getting a sequel. 🤷 Idk maybe I *should* watch it.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

Screamboat got it. 🤷 Ok

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

New category: best public domain restoration: can't say I care for these. Feel cheap.

Maren Wasser @marenww.bsky.social · 8h

An appreciation of horror hosts. Never watched any horror hosts myself. They were kind of a concept before my time barely hanging on. 🫤 Probably would have been more important to me had I been born 10-20 years earlier.