The 2023 Joscar Awards!

Josh's Favourite Movies of 2023

Cinema at its finest.

Black and white photo of Oppenheimer avoiding the press from the movie Oppenheimer
  1. Oppenheimer
  2. Godzilla Minus One
  3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  4. Shin Kamen Rider
  5. D&D: Honor Among Thieves
  6. The Boy and the Heron
  7. Suzume
  8. Killers of the Flower Moon
  9. Barbie
  10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Josh's Favourite Video Games of 2023

Nothing beats a great adventure!

Baldur's Gate 3 Screenshot
  1. Baldur’s Gate 3
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  3. Marvel’s Spiderman 2
  4. Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
  5. Final Fantasy XVI
  6. Hi-Fi Rush
  7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  8. Suika Game
  9. Street Fighter 6
  10. Persona 5 Tactica

Josh's Favourite TV Series of 2023

The Joscars' first ever consecutive winner!

The Bear Photo from the episode Forks
  1. The Bear
  2. Shrinking
  3. Party Down
  4. The Last of Us
  5. One Piece
  6. The Richeous Gemstones
  7. Succession
  8. Only Murders in the Building
  9. Silo
  10. Koala Man

The Joscar for "Not 2023" Movie of 2023

I finally finished my Miyazaki catch up!

Porco Rosso Image

Porco Rosso

Runners Up

  • The Little Mermaid
  • Spirited Away

The Joscar for "Not 2023" Video Game of 2023

A childhood classic living up to the nostalgia!

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Megaman Battle Network 2

Runners Up

  • Chained Echoes
  • Metroid Prime

The Joscar for "Not 2023" TV Series of 2023

I think I link Star Wars better without the Jedi...

Andor Image

Andor

Runners Up

  • King of the Hill
  • Futurama

The Daniel Smith Joscar for Best VFX

That was one impressive lizard!

Godzilla Minus One Image

Godzilla Minus One

Runners Up

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
  • Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse

The Joscar for Best Anime Series

There were sparks.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Image

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Runners Up

  • Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  • Trigun Stampede

The Joscar for Best Kamen Rider Series

So I've gotten way too into live-action Japanese superhero shows...

Kamen Rider W Screen Shot

Kamen Rider W

Runners Up

  • Kamen Rider Build
  • Kamen Rider Geats

The Joscar for Best Read

Thanks to April for the recommendation!

In the Shadow of Lightning Book Cover

In the Shadow of Lightning (By: Brian McClellan)

Runners Up

  • The Lost Metal (By: Brandon Sanderson)
  • Dandadan (By: Yukinobu Tatsu)

The Joscar for Best Podcast

The best place to learn about theme park history and the most bizarre pop culture trivia.

Black Check Album Art

Podcast: The Ride

Runners Up

  • The Weekly Planet
  • The Flop House

The Joscar for Best Musical

Probably the most powerful live performance I've ever seen.

Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond on stage in Parade

Parade

Runners Up

  • Back to the Future: The Musical
  • Hadestown

The Joscar for Beverage of the Year

Unquestionably the best flavour.

A can of Lime Bubly beside a case of it

Lime Bubly

Runners Up

  • Mill St. Organic
  • Brita Filtered Water

The Joscar for Sandwich of the Year

Soooooooooo gooooooooood.

A pulled pork sandwich beside some fries

The Crazy Canuck’s Pulled Pork Sandwich

Runners Up

  • Katz's Deli's Pastrami on Rye
  • Fast Fresh Food's Roast Turkey Panini

The Joscar for Burger of the Year

The debut of a long overdue award!

An unwrapped double layered burger

Apache Burger's Apache Burger

Runners Up

  • Shake Shack's Avocado Bacon Burger
  • Harveys' Angus Burger

The Joscar for Pizza of the Year

Worth the incredibly long wait!

2 Pieces of Joe's Pizza beside a bottle of Coke Zero

Joe’s Pizza NYC

Runners Up

  • Revolver Pizza
  • Domino's Pizza

The Joscar for Josh of the Year (excluding me)

The greatest honour a Josh can strive for

Josh Hutcherson holding a Joscar Statue

Josh Hutcherson

Runners Up

  • Josh Hartnett
  • Joshua (the computer from the movie War Games)

The Joscars for Best Pictures of my Sister's Cat Riverboat

Just look at this cat!!!

A cute black cat lying in front of a computer

The Joscars for Best Pictures of my Sister's Dog Penny

And also look at this dog!!!

A dog looking up wanting food

The Joscars for Favourite Memories of the Year

Everyone that helped make this such an amazing year gets a Joscar <3

Three buds outside of XXX Burritos

Thanks for attending the 2023 Joscars, as always...

The 'Thats All Folks' ending card from Loonie Tunes