Golden Tomato Awards: ‘Top Gun Maverick’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ win big prizes

• The recipients of Rotten Tomatoes’ Golden Tomato Awards have been revealed.
• The prize honors both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.
• House of Dragon triumphs in the world of television.

The recipients of Rotten Tomatoes’ Golden Tomato Awards have been revealed. The prize honors both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, from the most controversial independents to some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. The previous year was a pivotal one for the theatre industry, which is now recuperating from the losses brought on by the epidemic and starting to pick up again. Additionally, some series ended their runs on streaming sites while others debuted fresh plots that will keep us entertained for years to come. Some of the best-reviewed films by both fans and critics include Top Gun: Maverick, House of the Dragon, Happening, and Better Call Saul, which won in multiple categories.

Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick, which brought the character back to the big screen after thirty years with high-octane action and Maverick’s heart at its center, brought the character back to the theatres in the summer of 2022. The film broke numerous records and became the second during the pandemic era to earn over $1 billion at the global box office. The film received Golden Tomatoes in the categories of Best Film, Action Adventure, and Wide Release (overall).

The French drama thriller event is competing in the same category as Maverick. The movie, which is based on Annie Ernaux’s 2000 novel of the same name and stars Anamaria Vartolomei in the title character, is directed by Audrey Diwan from a screenplay she co-wrote with Marcia Romano. The film received nominations for Best Drama, Foreign Film, and Limited Release.

The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, which featured a number of characters from the DC universe, including Robert Pattinson as the Joker, is unquestionably the best comic book movie of the year. The Best Animated Feature and Best Streaming Movie awards go to Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animation Pinocchio, which reinvents the beloved figure into a tale of fathers and sons. Everything Everywhere All at Once, a multiverse-spanning film from A24, won the award for best science fiction/fantasy film.

With numerous honors in the Best New Series, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and TV Overall categories, House of Dragon triumphs in the world of television. The Targaryen dynasty story did wonders for HBO’s ratings, with weekly viewership growth. Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and Paddy Considine all deliver outstanding performances in the series, which is co-created by Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal. Bob Odenkirk’s Better Call Saul, which won honors for Best Drama Series and Best Returning Series, is positioned adjacent to the fantasy drama.

The Iman Vellani-led Ms. Marvel won the award for Best Superhero Series amidst a plethora of superheroes that expanded the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+. The television show does a fantastic job of representing many viewpoints by bringing the story of a young Pakistani-American superhero to life. Additionally, it portrays the story of the partition of India and Pakistan from a delicate and personal perspective that has never been seen in any other medium of media.

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