The Nancy Drew Oscars Ceremony!! | Nancy Drew Analysis

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Blackmoor got snubbed harder than Greta Gerwig & Margot Robbie did at the oscars 😭😭

[@WizardKittenYT]

Was definitely hoping for at least one Blackmoor win too!!

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@WizardKittenYT For best song Fairy bodies, I was crushed to see it not win for anything music related 😭

[@stacyk123]

I will never understand why the only did voice acting for the letters in Shadow Ranch. It adds so much to the story.

[@WizardKittenYT]

It really does!

[@dl5406]

You MUST do a Razzie version of this (Lisa from TRT for the Worst Actress win!)

[@WizardKittenYT]

Lol!!

[@julianharrison4304]

Great video, i just wish maybe you or a select panel or something could've picked the nominees because I feel like due to popularity and/or not fully understanding the categories a lot of the fan favorites just kept getting nominated when, imo at least, in some case there were better suited games that deserved some slots and time to shine. It's all subjective though maybe that's just me Great idea though! Now going forward maybe we can do it game by game. That'd give every game a chance to shine without being compared to the others

[@WizardKittenYT]

It is easy for some games to get lost in the mix! Good point!

[@stardusstie]

This is some of the best Nancy Drew content I’ve ever seen, BLESS u for organizing and creating this!!!! 😊

[@WizardKittenYT]

That is so lovely to hear!! Thank you!

[@studiojiggly]

Yess this is such a fun idea!!!

[@stacyk123]

I can't believe TRT didn't make it into the soundtrack categories.

[@WizardKittenYT]

I was surprised by that too!

[@AnnaWatermelonLovesJonghyun]

I know the real life Oscars doesn't do this but omg I hope you do a deep dive into each category (like why you think each game was nominated or why the winners received the most votes!)

[@WizardKittenYT]

I did it for a patron exclusive, but yes! So much juicy data! 😊

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

I wanna fight whoever kept voting for Shadow at the Water’s Edge. 😂

[@WizardKittenYT]

You will be fighting many many people, lol!! 😅

[@studiojiggly]

It’s actually one of my least favorite games! I’ll take midnight in Salem over Shadow at the Waters edge any day!

[@pinkjaguar12]

this was absolutely delightful to watch!!! if you ever do this again, or if you do a secondary pity round, I think a fair thing to do for the Supporting Actors/Actresses (the phone friends) category might be to separate the "Main" and "Side" characters. I feel like a lot of really wonderful and enjoyable one time side characters might have gotten sidelined by the sheer popularity of Bess & Ned. It could be cool to have people vote on which "Main" character they like best and still have room for the "Side" characters. (example: I absolutely love Casey Porterfield, but I feel like he had absolutely zero chance of winning if beloved amazing boyfriend Ned Nickerson is on the roster as well. They both should have their chance to shine individually!)

[@WizardKittenYT]

Yeah, that would probably help some really cool characters get their moment in the spotlight!

[@LibertyHarris-m9w]

FINAL SCENE SNUBBED!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Glad to see it at least got a screenplay nom!

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

I love these ND analysis videos I get to experience Nancy Drew in ways I never would have even thought of as a kid when the games first game out

[@WizardKittenYT]

That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!

[@katherinekinney2019]

YES!!! I HAVE BEEN NOT SO PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THESE RESULTS!!!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Bahaha!! Enjoy!

[@jacksampsonforever]

bOO, hiss! tHIS WAS RIGGED!! Shadow didn't deserved ALL those awards!! I liked that Crystal Skull was twice in one category, and won 🖤💀

[@WizardKittenYT]

Lol!! So many nominations! I was happy for Crystal Skull too!

[@bookdragon4622]

I'm thinking of using this data by attaching points to winning/nominations and seeing what order the games end up in. Would that be OK for me to create a video from? I'd give you credit of course, I am just a data and organization person and am really curious how many points each game would have.

[@WizardKittenYT]

Sure!

[@bookdragon4622]

@@WizardKittenYT Thanks! Off to go data collect. lol

[@katherinelennon668]

Waiting for Ryan Pepper to see my comment about which games got snubbed! Definitely Haunting of Castle Malloy deserved to win best original score ;) also I love to see the love for Crystal Skull!! I always felt like that one didn't get enough recognition but here it did! Yay! Great video Caitlyn

[@karricompton]

I agree-I absolutely love the score to HAU!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Lol! Yes! I was impressed to see how well Crystal Skull did!

[@katherinelennon668]

@@karricompton yay love to see a fellow lover of HAU!

[@Rileyw239]

You would honestly make an excellent announcer for an award show.

[@WizardKittenYT]

Aww thank you!!

[@sophinda6292]

WOW WK! What a fantastic video! 😻😻😻 What a lot of work and effort that has gone into this with the survey, data collection, editing, recording, script. WK FOR THE WINNER OF BEST SHORT FILM! And you had such a tight turnaround from conception to release - just WOW Xx

[@WizardKittenYT]

Thank you SO much for the kind words and the super chat!! I'm so so glad that you liked it! I'm so proud of how it turned out! 🤗

[@telercoi3234]

This was so fun and such a good idea! I’m so glad Alexi got at least a best actor nomination, he’s my favorite character out of all the games ❤

[@WizardKittenYT]

Thank you so much for your kind words and the super chat!! It means so much!! Alexei definitely deserved a nom!

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

I love Alexei and voted for him too ❤

[@climbinguphill]

Secret of Shadow ranch winning best directing and screenplay…interesting choice. It didn’t even make my top five in either category 😅 and it just made my top ten. I like that game and all but

[@WizardKittenYT]

I think it gets so many accolades because it manages to do everything, at the very least, well. There are few if any weaknesses to it, so even though it may not be a personal favorite for everyone, it hits enough marks to stand out in polls!

[@climbinguphill]

@@WizardKittenYT I agree, definitely a good game all around!

[@brunette3cookie]

I feel like some generic clapping after the winners were announced would have been a nice touch. Very realistic otherwise, certain games/movies are nominated for everything and I didn't always agree with the winner. Very cool idea!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@goldengoggles1650]

It compelled me to clap on my own! It was so true to how award shows sound!

[@kateregier7713]

For me, easily the biggest shock was Thornton hall not winning for visual effects. That game is basically 1 big visual effect and to me the northern lights can’t hold a candle to it!

[@WizardKittenYT]

It very narrowly missed it!

[@karricompton]

What a great idea for and wonderful execution of a video (although the DED music during the production design portion threw me off 😅) I really think the fashion and soundtrack categories were close and could easily have gone to different games. And, I can’t believe Bess won. Even though I love her, how could Hotchkiss or Prudence not win?? And, how in the name of all that is good and holy did Gunnar not win? 😭

[@WizardKittenYT]

I know what you mean!! It's so hard to choose from all those wonderful nominations and it's such a bummer when our favs don't win!

[@rebeccazarnowski8182]

This was a lot of fun!! Hopefully we can do more voting systems like this again. 😊

[@WizardKittenYT]

I love to do community videos as often as possible! :)

[@terrikoop416]

This was SUCH a good video! I was a little disappointed that Hilda or savanna didn’t win best supporting actress, but I think all of the awards were fair and accurate. Thank you for taking time for this. It was so fun!

[@WizardKittenYT]

I'm so glad you liked the video!! Definitely deserved nominations for those two!

[@obviouspineapple1660]

This was very interesting and entertaining. There are only two things I would change/add. One is that I would have had both an Adapted Screenplay category and an Original Screenplay category, just like they do at the Oscars. Most of the early games follow the books quite closely, while the later games only have one single element (usually location, but sometimes just one plot element) in common with the books they are supposedly "based on." Most of the early games I see as adapted screenplays that bring the books to life, whereas the later games I see as original screenplays. The first 6 games plus games 9, 10, or 13 could all be contenders for best Adapted Screenplay. I think I would vote for The Final Scene to win. The games I would put in the Original Screenplay category are the ones that have very little to do with the books, such as games 23, 24, 27, 28, and 32. I think I would vote for Sea of Darkness to win. The other thing is that I wish you had named the actual voice actors for the acting categories instead of just saying the character names. Just to give credit where credit's due, ya know? 🙂

[@CaseyNickerson-gn2zi]

Whoa! How did Frank get more nominees in CAP than Markus??? Obviously everyone loves the Hardy Boys, but Markus was such a great phone contact.

[@mura_sensei]

I'm so-so-so glad my favourite game won! Much honour to participate in something like this. Thanks for the work!

[@WizardKittenYT]

And it won a TON!

[@momentswithbella]

this was so creative, loved this!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Thank you!! So glad you liked it!

[@EliseT_1012]

Original score honorable mention: the deadly device. You had the deadly device’s soundtrack playing throughout this video, and I was like dang, that’s such a good one, too!!!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Agreed!

[@EmilySmith-vx3ro]

Thank you so much for this video!! As someone who ADORES the Oscars, this has to be my favorite video you’ve made so far. I continue to be in awe of your dedication to celebrating these games. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your content! ❤😊

[@WizardKittenYT]

Thank you SO much for those kind words! 🥹 I'm so glad you liked it!

[@alisonw.peters4614]

hot take: Secret of Shadow Ranch is over rated.

[@motherofgoblins]

Ah so fun! Took me on a walk through my favorite moments and characters. I think it's Nancy Drew time of the year for me now thanks to this video :D

[@WizardKittenYT]

Aww I'm so happy to hear that!!

[@studiojiggly]

Sorry if this is obvious, but how did you come up with the nominees/winners? Love this video idea! I often think of the games like a movie

[@WizardKittenYT]

It was a community voted survey! The top five votes per category were the nominees and the highest vote was the winner.

[@bookdragon4622]

I am so excited to watch this!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@WizardKittenYT]

Yay!! Enjoy!

[@learnstogame]

I'm playing Shadow Ranch now on my channel and can see why it was nominated and won so many! Used to be lower on my list, but replaying, it's totally higher now lol.

[@WizardKittenYT]

That happened for me too, my opinion on it improved after replays!

[@mackenziewarnick]

Beautifully done video! Loved this ❤

[@WizardKittenYT]

Yay! I'm so glad!

[@SouthernSleuth]

Okay okay but you know how the actual Oscars have musical guests (I think… I don’t think I’ve ever actually watched) but imagine having the musical guest of SHORTY 😅😅😅

[@WizardKittenYT]

YES, missed opportunity! LOL 😂

[@SouthernSleuth]

Next year! 🎉😂

[@CaseyNickerson-gn2zi]

Tori could’ve played some kazoo music!

[@PheivAlive]

I'm sorry yall but shadow ranch has got to be the most overhyped nancy game of all time 😭😭😭😭

[@WizardKittenYT]

I think the key is that it may not be a standout favorite for many, but it is strong enough across multiple categories and therefore always does well on polls!

[@studiojiggly]

You just had to be there - summer of 2004. There’s not a magic like it and to have Curse of Blackmoor Manor right after. ✨

[@PheivAlive]

@@studiojiggly I was there! I'll admit at the time it was the best game I had ever seen.

[@bookworm598]

Ohhh when I saw how long this is I got even more excited. Just got off work, there's a huge snowstorm that is supposed to be dropping on us very soon, so I'm cozying up with some tea and popcorn to watch this. Edit: This was such a fun video! I agree with another comment that I think some generic clapping after the winners were announced would be nice. (Also was I the only one who kept saying "Lou lou!" after every "And the winner is..."?) I think Alexei was snubbed for best actor, he made me laugh and he made me cry. Dexter is practically wooden next to him. Also so many good phone characters I think got overshadowed by Frank, Joe, Bess, and Ned (as much as I love them all)- I was hoping Vivian Whitmore would get nominated for supporting actress, I loved calling her and hearing about her past with Mickey Malone. Shadow Ranch deserved all the awards it got, but I was hoping SAW would take best screenplay. I might be alone in this but I think all of Takae's dialogue is gorgeous, the way she described the different traditional arts showed her deep connection to her heritage, and the story about luring a bird into her room ending with "Kasami is still here". The dialogue for all the characters was unique and enjoyable, even for characters like Logan who had little (or I guess technically no) screentime.

[@WizardKittenYT]

So fun to read your thoughts!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@sophinda6292]

So many thought and comments... but I was relieved to see that they all seemed very fair nominations, not that people had just picked their personal favourite games. I even nominated GTH numerous times!! I agreed with almost everything apart from some of the supporting/best actor/actress categories. I'm not a fan of Hotchkiss at all. And I think Bess in Crystal Skull is very unfair as she is a playable character, not really a phone contact. Can't believe Ned won and not Carson - and where was Dwayne Powers?! SO glad to see the love for MHM, and very interesting that Shadow at the waters edge was nominated so much but is rarely in anyone's personal top 5. Also interesting that I don't know many people who have Shadow Ranch as their top pick, but that it does normally win various polls of best game, and has also done the best here!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Isn't it fascinating?! I could really tell in the data that people were choosing carefully!

[@lizzyisms]

Thornton Hall got snubbed for best effects! 😏 Not really upset though, that was fun. Thanks for putting this together!

[@WizardKittenYT]

GTH very narrowly lost that one! It was close!!

[@charmer63]

Me chanting “Mel Mel Mel Mel” when Best Actress was up shows how into this video I was!! Thank you so much WK ❤

[@WizardKittenYT]

LOL, I love that so much!! I'm glad you got into it!

[@savannah0070]

This is amazing!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Thank you!!

[@RSully94]

This is easily the best thing you have put out so far this year. I had so much fun watching this!

[@WizardKittenYT]

I'm so glad you liked it!!

[@itsmeash5324]

Yay! Let's Go WaW, SoD and The Word I Couldn't Keep sweep!!

[@WizardKittenYT]

I was so happy to see Sea of Darkness get so many wins!

[@climbinguphill]

This was so fun!! As a lover of the Oscars I really enjoyed this video

[@WizardKittenYT]

Yay!! I'm so happy to hear that!

[@tsubasana]

Just in time for dinner 😍 thank you so much for your hard work WK!! These are the most fun videos ever

[@WizardKittenYT]

Hooray! I'm so glad you enjoy them!

[@fadalerabrasool3563]

I knew that with Mel's goth look she'd scoop up the first award lol

[@WizardKittenYT]

She is so iconic!

[@writerspen010]

Yess, I've been pumped for this one! Predicting MHM and CUR win a lot here.

[@WizardKittenYT]

I love both those games so much!!

[@writerspen010]

@@WizardKittenYT Wrong on both accounts xD I did not expect SAW to clean up as much as it did. Not surprised by SHA though. It's a classic and a nostalgic first for so many. I really thought SEA and GTH would win more than they did too. Oh well. There's always next year! Thanks for all the work you put into the survey. It was a lot of fun and got me excited for the upcoming summer streams ^_^

[@justjuliagh]

I love this video so much!!

[@WizardKittenYT]

Yay!! I'm so happy to hear that!

[@MiloOnYoutube]

throwing out a prediction Waverly sweep

[@MiloOnYoutube]

water edge & shadow ranch got so many nominations 😏 wouldn’t guess that but wasn’t surprised

[@WizardKittenYT]

I was honestly hoping it would get much more than it did!

[@ameonna8168]

im so glad saw is getting recognition it was the first game i played and so great

[@WizardKittenYT]

Twelve nominations total!! It got so much love!