Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 3, 2002 Pick the 5 best movies, that won an academy award. The 5 best actors and actresses in lead and supporting. The 5 best directing performances. Than if enough people post, I'll tally the votes up and post what this board believes are the best of the best for oscar performances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted March 3, 2002 What the hell, I'll give this a go (even though I haven't even seen half of the films up for consideration)... Best Picture: The French Connection The Godfather One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Annie Hall The Silence of the Lambs Best Director: John Huston (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) Mike Nichols (The Graduate) William Friedkin (The French Connection) Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Oliver Stone (Platoon) Best Actor Gene Hackman (The French Connection) Marlon Brando (The Godfather) Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs Kramer) Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) Best Actress Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) Kathy Bates (Misery) Frances McDormand (Fargo) and somebody else, probably Jodie Foster in the Silence of the Lambs, as I have hardly seen any of the other best actress winners in the films for which they won. Best Supporting Actor Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show) Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) Sean Connery (The Untouchables) Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) Martin Landau (Ed Wood) Best Supporting Actress Ruth Gordon (Rosemary's Baby) Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show) Meryl Streep (Kramer vs Kramer) Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously) and somebody else, maybe Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King? That was actually very tough, as I haven't seen a lot of the films that have won over the years (not even Casablanca and Midnight Cowboy, which is a fact I am very much ashamed about). Oh well, I at least got through each category. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RetroRob215 Report post Posted March 3, 2002 I would say something, but I don't watch a lot of good movies. My favorite Academy Award Winning Movie is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest followed by Silence of the Lambs. That is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jpg Report post Posted March 4, 2002 I went through lists of the winners of each catagory and wrote down the great ones I'd seen. I tried to be unique when nothing jumped out at me as being great. Best picture: Midnight Cowboy On the Waterfront The Bridge on the River Kwai Casablanca Annie Hall Honorable mentions: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, All About Eve, It Happened One Night, ect. Best Director: Frank Capra - It Happened One Night John Ford - The Grapes of Wrath John Huston - Treasure of the Sierra Madre David Lean - Bridge on the River Kwai Billy Wilder - The Apartment Best Actor: Clark Gable - It Happened One Night James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Honorable mentions: Gene Hackman for The French Connection, DeNiro for Raging Bull, Peter Finch for Network, Gary Cooper for High Noon Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Jane Fonda - Klute Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs Diane Keaton - Annie Hall Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders - All About Eve Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire Frank Sinatra - From Here to Eternity George Kennedy - Cool Hand Luke Robert De Niro - The Godfather Part 2 Best Supporting Actress Jane Darwell - The Grapes of Wrath Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon Beatrice Straight - Network Sandy Dennis - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted March 4, 2002 Best Picture: Casablanca On The Waterfront One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Annie Hall The Deer Hunter Best director: Milos Forman - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Francis Ford Coppola - THE GODFATHER PART II Delbert Mann - MARTY George Roy Hill - THE STING Oliver Stone - PLATOON Best Actor Dustin Hoffman - RAIN MAN Robert De Niro - RAGING BULL Jack Nicholson - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Marlon Brando - ON THE WATERFRONT James Stewart - THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Best Actress Frances McDormand - FARGO Meryl Streep - SOPHIE'S CHOICE Faye Dunaway - NETWORK Elizabeth Taylor - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Joan Crawford - MILDRED PIERCE Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey - THE USUAL SUSPECTS Christopher Walken - THE DEER HUNTER Joe Pesci - GOODFELLAS Gig Young - THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? Walter Matthau - THE FORTUNE COOKIE Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep - KRAMER VS. KRAMER Ruth Gordon - ROSEMARY'S BABY Jo Van Fleet - EAST OF EDEN Claire Trevor - KEY LARGO Jane Darwell - THE GRAPES OF WRATH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest teke184 Report post Posted March 5, 2002 Best Picture: Casablanca (made in 1942, won in 1944) Godfather Part I (1972) Godfather Part II (1974) Platoon (1986) Rebecca (1940) Best Actor: Marlon Brando in Godfather Part I (1972) Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull (1980) Peter Finch in Network (1976) George C Scott in Patton (1970) Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (1999) Best Actress: Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs (1992) Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977) Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind (1939) Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996) Best Supporting Actor: Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987) Robert DeNiro in Godfather Part II (1974) Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990) Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995) Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter (1978) Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench in Shakespeare In Love (1998) Linda Hunt in The Year Of Living Dangerously (1983) Angelica Huston in Prizzi's Honor (1985) Eva Marie Saint in On The Waterfront (1954) Beatrice Straight in Network (1976) Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather Part I (1972) Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather Part II (1974) Milos Forman for Amadeus (1984) George Roy Hill for The Sting (1972) Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986) If Coppola can't compete twice for Best Director, replace his nomination for Godfather Part I with Steven Soderbergh for Traffic. Comments: The Best Supporting Actress category is VERY thin, which is why I used actresses from movies I've seen with one exception. Linda Hunt's performance in YoLD is VERY acclaimed yet I haven't seen that film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted March 5, 2002 "If Coppola can't compete twice for Best Director, replace his nomination for Godfather Part I with Steven Soderbergh for Traffic." It doesn't really matter if Coppola can compete twice or not, as he did not win the award for best director for The Godfather, it instead went to Bob Fosse for Cabaret. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest teke184 Report post Posted March 5, 2002 Whoops... I'd been making my list on the assumption that Godfather was a "normal" best picture, which meant it also won for best director. A split between best picture and best director was rather rare until about 5 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crazy Dan Report post Posted March 5, 2002 Best Picture: Amadeus Platoon American Beauty Silence of the Lambs The Godfather Best Director: Coppola "The Godfather 2" Stone: "Platoon" Spielberg: "Schindler's List" Mendes: "American Beauty" Lean: "Lawrence of Arabia" Best Actor: DeNiro "Raging Bull" Hoffman "Rain Man" Spacey "American Beauty" Douglas "Wall St." Hopkins "The Silence of the Lambs" Best Actress: Meryl Streep "Sophie's Choice" McDormand "Fargo" Hunter "The Piano" Bates "Misery" Andrews "Marry Poppins" Supporting Actor Joe Pesci "Goodfellas" Connery "The Untouchables" Spacey "The Usual Suspects" Washington "Glory" Deniro "Godfather II" Supporting Actress Goldberg "Ghost" Jolie "Girl Interupted" Gordon "Rosemary's Baby" Dench "Shakespear in Love" Sorvino "Mighty Aphrodite" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest imajackoff? Report post Posted March 5, 2002 It doesn't really matter if Coppola can compete twice or not, as he did not win the award for best director for The Godfather, it instead went to Bob Fosse for Cabaret. OOF... I think time has shown the Academy to be wrong on that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted March 5, 2002 Best Picture: Silence of the Lambs Unforgiven On The Waterfront Godfather Rebecca Best Director: Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront) Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven) Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves) James CAmeron (Titanic) Best Actor: Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) Jack Nicholson (As good As It Gets) Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront) Anthony Hopkins (Silence Of The Lambs) Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) Best Actress: Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs) Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets) Meryl Streep (Sophies Choice) Julie Andrews (Mary poppins) Best supporting Actor: Sean Connery (Untouchables) Kevin Spacey (Usual Suspects) Karl Malden (Streetcat Named Desire) Martin Landau (Ed Wood) Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) Best supporting Actress: Eva MArie Saint (On the Waterfront) That's all i got...always a weak ass category. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted March 6, 2002 i got nothing else to do till the dining hall opens, so why not: best picture-- schindler's list the godfather the godfather part II it happened one night the french connection best actor-- anthony hopkins (silence of the lambs) robert de niro (raging bull) peter finch (network) jimmy stewart (the philadelphia story) gene hackman (the french connection) best actress-- susan sarandon (dead man walking) holly hunter (the piano) frances mcdormand (fargo) faye dunaway (network) best supporting actor-- robert de niro (the godfather part II) martin landau (ed wood) gene hackman (unforgiven) christopher walken (the deer hunter) jason robards (all the president's men) best supporting actress-- beatrice straight (network) ruth gordon (rosemary's baby) patty duke (the miracle worker) juliette binoche (the english patient)* (i confess i have never seen 'the english patient,' but i'm a big juliette binoche fan & this was one way to give her props) best director-- steven spielberg (schindler's list) oliver stone (born on the fourth of july) francis ford coppola (the godfather part II) mike nichols (the graduate) frank capra (it happened one night) and a special bonus: my favorite category, best screenplay (i'm not splitting it into original & adapted)-- quentin tarantino & roger avary (pulp fiction) paddy chayefsky (network) robert towne (chinatown) joel coen & ethan coen (fargo) francis ford coppola & mario puzo (the godfather part II) great topic idea, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
