The Geisties are Sightgeist's yearly awards celebrating movies ten years on following their release.
Awards Categories:
The Overhyped Award (est. 2025)
Awarded to the film that we discussed that released to immense acclaim, but doesn't quite hold up ten years later.
Winners:
- 2015 (Season One): The Hateful Eight (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
The Undersung Award (est. 2025)
Awarded to the film that we discussed that didn't get as much love when it came out as it should have.
Winners:
- 2015 (Season One): It Follows (dir. David Robert Mitchell)
The "Speaks for Itself" Awards (est. 2025)
Awarded to up to three films that we didn't get a chance to discuss, but that hold up best ten years later.
Winners:
2015 (Season One):
- Mad Max: Fury Road (dir. George Miller)
- The Revenant (dir. Alejandro Iñárritu)
- The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott)
The "Give it Time" Awards (est. 2025)
Awarded to up to three films released in the current year that we think we'll be talking about in ten years' time.
Winners:
2015 (Season One):
- One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
- Weapons (dir. Zach Cregger)
- The Long Walk (dir. Francis Lawrence)
The "Stands the Test of Time" Award (est. 2025, previously the "It Holds Up" Award)
The pinnacle of the Geisties, awarded to the film we discussed whose stocks were rightfully highest when it came out, and is still exceptionally relevant ten years on.
Winner:
- 2015 (Season One): Spotlight (dir. Tom McCarthy)