The Rockys

Michael Patel

2 min readMar 17, 2023

Handing out Oscar-like awards, but all of the nominees are from the Rocky franchise (6 Rocky movies, 3 Creed movies)

Best Montages

Nominees: Rocky III, Rocky IV, Creed, Creed II, Creed III

Winner: Creed II

Best Fights

Nominees: Rocky, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Creed II, Creed III

Winner: Rocky IV

Best Score

Nominees: Bill Conti (Rocky), Bill Conti (Rocky II), Vince DiCola (Rocky IV), Ludwig Göransson (Creed), Joseph Shirley (Creed III)

Winner: Bill Conti, Rocky II

Best Editing

Nominees: Scott Conrad & Richard Halsey (Rocky), Janice Hampton, Stanford C. Allen & Danford B. Greene (Rocky II), Mark Warner & Don Zimmerman (Rocky III), Don Zimmerman & John W. Wheeler (Rocky IV), Michael Shawver & Claudia Castello (Creed)

Winner: Mark Warner & Don Zimmerman, Rocky III

Best Director

Nominees: John G. Avildsen (Rocky), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky II), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa), Ryan Coogler (Creed), Michael B. Jordan (Creed III)

Winner: Ryan Coogler, Creed

Best Supporting Actor

Nominees: Burgess Meredith (Rocky), Burt Young (Rocky), Burgess Meredith (Rocky II), Carl Weathers (Rocky II), Carl Weathers (Rocky III), Mr. T (Rocky III), Phylicia Rashad (Creed), Sylvester Stallone (Creed), Tessa Thompson (Creed), Jonathan Majors (Creed III)

Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Actor

Nominees: Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky II), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa), Michael B. Jordan (Creed), Michael B. Jordan (Creed III)

Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Rocky

Best Screenplay

Nominees: Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky II), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky III), Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington (Creed), Zach Baylin & Keenan Coogler (Creed III)