tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post3662190683852926799..comments2024-03-05T02:32:55.943-08:00Comments on AlmostSideways.com: Power Rankings: All-Time Best and Worst Academy Award WinnersAlmostSideways.com Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672858658801711392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-6191509238497777412019-09-21T09:39:41.308-07:002019-09-21T09:39:41.308-07:00Your page and article are different, and i also ha...Your page and article are different, and i also have page about <a href="https://oscarmoment.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">oscar.</a> OSCARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856031417920336897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-12085945412902794232014-06-04T19:38:20.697-07:002014-06-04T19:38:20.697-07:00Coquette was horrible, one of the Mary Pickford...Coquette was horrible, one of the Mary Pickford's worst roles. You want a former silent star getting recognition, then how about Crawford (whom you mention anyways) or Gaynor, who is spellbinding in her win?<br /><br />Pillow Talk is similar to other good movies that have won over impressive competition, like Ordinary People v. Raging Bull, or the 1950 Best Actress race - these films/winners are smarter than they are given credit for. Doris Day and Rock Hudson have incredible chemistry (now that's acting!) and Thelma Ritter is as sharp as always. You cite It Happened One Night as a solid example of romantic comedy, well, Pillow Talk is another specimen. It's witty and it's stars shine brightly. It turns out 1959 Original Screenplay was a stacked category!<br /><br />Give the Shakespeare In Love v. Saving Private Ryan thing a rest. It's not true anyways. Ryan is great, but it coasts on that opening act while Shakespeare is a one of a kind marvel, with dialogue approaching All About Eve, Sunset Blvd., Tootsie, Back to the Future, or The Philadelphia Story levels of genius. From beginning to end, it crackles.<br /><br />Your list of Best Best Original Screenplay winners is fantastic. I love each selection and the fact that some were improbable, yet deserving, makes them memorable.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381069667778287565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-85195722490507086932014-03-01T15:08:12.241-08:002014-03-01T15:08:12.241-08:00I also want to do an article on the history of the...I also want to do an article on the history of the Golden Raspberries.Zach Saltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798264454945245748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-45700206160947309282014-03-01T14:52:12.719-08:002014-03-01T14:52:12.719-08:001. Yeah, I was hoping no one would notice this. &#...1. Yeah, I was hoping no one would notice this. '92 Supporting Actress was pretty weak and excessively British. Davis wasn't that great, agreed. And obviously, Marisa Tomei has proven to be a really good actress, so this is one of the two or three choices in this article that I should probably change. I'm mostly just going off those stories about drunk Jack Palance.<br /><br />2. Absolutely. Don't know how I didn't see that. However, Pacino and Duvall won Oscars eventually, and ultimately "The Godfather" beat "Cabaret" for Best Picture. It does look like a strange choice by the Academy in retrospect though. But everyone in 1972 clearly had a hard-on for "Cabaret."<br /><br />3. Valid point about "Born Yesterday." I just remember Ebert giving the remake one star. <br /><br />4. Yep. How the Academy also missed nominating Gene Hackman in "The Conversation" is a testament to the exceptional caliber of 1974 Best Actor.<br /><br />5. That's a good point and it's also interesting that when "An American in Paris" won Best Picture in 1951, the award went to Arthur Freed (of the MGM "Freed Unit" fame). All those stupid musicals from the 50s-60s messed up popular ideas of where movie authorship stemmed. <br /><br />6. That "Almost Famous" win was for you and Terry. I would have picked "You Can Count on Me." <br /><br />Agree with a lot of your picks (although many them are too recent). That 1994 actress race should have a book written about it. One of the weirdest, most bizarre categories in Oscar history (personally, I would have given it to Linda Fiorentino in "The Last Seduction.") And you would pick Nick Nolte in your all-time favorite 1998 movie "Affliction" over Roberto Benigni jumping over people's seats?<br /><br />I really want to write an article with the other categories, particularly Foreign Film and Documentary.Zach Saltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798264454945245748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-68874411575235550952014-03-01T10:44:13.312-08:002014-03-01T10:44:13.312-08:00This is just outstanding. Here are a few points:
...This is just outstanding. Here are a few points:<br /><br />1. Tomei's win is not nearly as bad as you let on. I cannot honestly think of another actress who could have done that role at that time. Besides, Juliette Lewis was better than Davis in her own film.<br /><br />2. A little confusing how you didn't include Joel Grey over the cast of "The Godfather".<br /><br />3. Maybe I am crazy, but I really liked "Born Yesterday" and Judy Holliday. Of course she shouldn't have beaten Swanson, Davis, or Baxter, but it isn't indefensible. The remake's cast is somewhat misleading.<br /><br />4. You should have just said "the field" for 1974 Best Actor. Hoffman and Finney's best roles ever.<br /><br />5. The dual director win was a nice touch. It is probably something that was holding them back from recognizing "Singin' in the Rain". I believe they only had an Assistant Director Oscar for one year, but it is clear that the Academy voters wish they would have kept it. It took them some 30 years to get over it.<br /><br />6. When I started reading the final paragraph, I thought "Aha...the point emerges" (in The Bride's voice of course). Really great article, man. You definitely achieve some level of objectivity, especially when I saw you mentioned "Almost Famous" as a top 5 win for Original Screenplay.<br /><br />Here are a quick rundown of my votes (not using anything I haven't seen):<br />WORST<br />Adapted Screenplay: "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" over "The Maltese Falcon"<br />Original Screenplay: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" over "Bonnie and Clyde"<br />Supporting Actress: Ingrid Bergman - "Murder on the Orient Express" over the field (Valentia Cortese, Madeline Kahn, Dianne Ladd, Talia Shire)<br />Supporting Actor: Joel Grey - "Cabaret" over Al Pacino - "The Godfather"<br />Actress: All 1994 nominees over Jennifer Jason Leigh - "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle"<br />Actor: Roberto Benigni - "Life Is Beautiful" over the field (Hanks, Nolte, Norton, McKellen)<br />Director: Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves over Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas<br />Picture: "How Green Was My Valley" over "Citizen Kane"<br /><br />BEST<br />Adapted Screenplay: "Sling Blade" over "The English Patient"<br />Original Screenplay: "Good Will Hunting" over "As Good As It Gets"<br />Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno - "West Side Story"<br />Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - "The Deer Hunter"<br />Actress: Meryl Streep - "Sophie's Choice"<br />Actor: Robert De Niro - "Raging Bull"<br />Director: Steven Soderbergh - "Traffic" over Ridley Scott - "Gladiator"<br />Picture: "The Godfather" over "Cabaret"Todd Plucknetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682024154899135277noreply@blogger.com