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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 18, 2023 15:47:59 GMT
Ballots are due 2/1
The following categories will have up to 7 nominees:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
The following categories will have up to 5 nominees:
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hair-styling
Best Stunt, Fight and Dance Choreography
Best Visual Effects
Best Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Please submit ranked ballots to me. You can submit ballots with less than the category's number or without certain categories.
The top 8 categories will be scored thus:
1. 5 points
2. 4 points
3. 3 points
4. 2 points
5. 1 point
6. 1 point
7. 1 point
You can submit just 5 if you'd like and your top choice will still get the full points. Less than 5 and it will count for fewer points.
The eligibility period will be for the first theatrical release in any country. Festival releases still don't count though. Look on IMDb for that information. When asked for eligibility, I will update a post below.
Received ballots:
1. thomasjerome*
2. Tommen_Sapperstein*
3. Stephen*
4. themoviesinner*
5. JangoB*
6. RiverLeavesElmius*
7. Martin Stett*
8. finniussnrub*
9. dadsburgers*
10. tylosaur*
11. SZilla*
12. avnermoriarti*
13. ingmarhepburn*
ELIGIBLE FILMS
Dream Lover
Killing Zoe
Shallow Grave
INELIGIBLE FILMS
In the Mouth of Madness
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Post by themoviesinner on Dec 18, 2023 16:04:16 GMT
FYC:Best Actor: Ge You - To LiveBest Actor: Temuera Morrison - Once Were WarriorsBest Actress: Charlie Yeung - The LoversBest Actress: Isabelle Adjani - Queen Margot
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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 18, 2023 16:09:12 GMT
FYC:
Barcelona
Best picture
Best actor - Taylor Nichols
Best original screenplay
Hoop Dreams
Best director
Best editing
The Lion King
Best supporting actor - Jeremy Irons
Best Original Song - Be Prepared
Nobody's Fool
Best actor - Paul Newman
Quiz Show
Best picture
Best director
Best actor - Ralph Fiennes
Best adapted screenplay
Shallow Grave
Best picture
Best director
Best actor - Christopher Eccleston
Best original screenplay
Best ensemble cast
Best production design
Best editing
Three Colors: Red
Best picture
Best director
Best actress - Irene Jacob
Three Colors: White
Best picture
Best director
Best actor - Zbigniew Zamachowski
Best supporting actor - Janusz Gajos
Best original screenplay
Vanya on 42nd Street
Best director
Best ensemble cast
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Post by thomasjerome on Dec 18, 2023 16:28:20 GMT
FYC for Best Stunt, Fight and Dance ChoreographyThe Legend of Drunken Master (aka "The Drunken Master II") Fist of Legend
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Post by thomasjerome on Dec 18, 2023 16:52:25 GMT
more FYCs
Pred Dozhdot (Before the Rain)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Tom & Viv
Best Actor (Willem Dafoe)
Best Actress (Miranda Richardson)
Best Supporting Actress (Rosemary Harris)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Best Picture
Best Actor (Hugh Grant)
Best Supporting Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)
Best Supporting Actor (John Hannah)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Ensemble
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Best Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
Best Supporting Actor (Campbell Scott)
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Interview with the Vampire
Best Actor (Tom Cruise)
Best Supporting Actress (Kirsten Dunst)
Best Makeup and Hair-styling
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Dream Lover
Best Actress (Mädchen Amick)
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Post by wilcinema on Dec 18, 2023 17:49:17 GMT
Three Colors: Red and Three Colors: White for literally everything.
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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 18, 2023 18:11:37 GMT
Don't forget the best song (and supporting actor) from The Lion King
Note: Jeremy Irons sings most of this - Jim Cummings takes over on the final verse after "You won't get a sniff without me" because Irons lost his voice while recording
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Dec 19, 2023 12:14:58 GMT
Ah, we've reached 1994. Time to watch Ed Wood and rewatch The Lion King.
Meanwhile, some FYCs:
Actor in a Leading Role:
John Cusack, Bullets over Broadway
Hugh Grant, Four Weddings and a Funeral
Jim Carrey, The Mask
Tim Robbins, The Shawshank Redemption
Actress in a Leading Role:
Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction
Kathleen Turner, Serial Mom
Jessica Lange, Blue Sky
Winslet and Linskey, Heavenly Creatures
Actor in a Supporting Role:
James Whitmore, The Shawshank Redemption
Terence Stamp, The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Perhaps it would be interesting to discuss Stamp's placement. I just realized that he got quite a few nods as a Lead Actor for this, and one as a Supporting Actor. It's been a long time since I saw the film, but I've always thought of it as an ensemble piece, so he would be supporting. Do you think he's co-lead?
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Robin Wright and Sally Field, Forrest Gump
Janeane Garofalo, Reality Bites
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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 19, 2023 16:21:12 GMT
Ah, we've reached 1994. Time to watch Ed Wood and rewatch The Lion King. Perhaps it would be interesting to discuss Stamp's placement. I just realized that he got quite a few nods as a Lead Actor for this, and one as a Supporting Actor. It's been a long time since I saw the film, but I've always thought of it as an ensemble piece, so he would be supporting. Do you think he's co-lead? I haven't seen the movie, but there have been two ballots and he's been placed lead in both |
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Dec 19, 2023 16:44:12 GMT
Ah, we've reached 1994. Time to watch Ed Wood and rewatch The Lion King. Perhaps it would be interesting to discuss Stamp's placement. I just realized that he got quite a few nods as a Lead Actor for this, and one as a Supporting Actor. It's been a long time since I saw the film, but I've always thought of it as an ensemble piece, so he would be supporting. Do you think he's co-lead? I haven't seen the movie, but there have been two ballots and he's been placed lead in both Right. In that case, I'm placing him in Lead as well. Thanks for clearing this up. |
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Post by avnermoriarti on Dec 21, 2023 20:17:14 GMT
Awww, the year I became obssesed with that cute feline movie...
FYC BEST PICTURE:
KIESLOWSKI RED AND WHITE (he's winning, right ?). And not only the big categories, but cinematography, score, editing, even sound in Red is crucial.
TO LIVE.
POMPOKO.
QUIZ SHOW.
VIVE L'AMOUR.
QUEEN MARGOT.
VANYA ON 42ND STREET.
EXOTICA.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCARF, TATIANA.
And the goal should be to come up with a worthy Best Actress line-up. Even though Susan and Winona deliver good performances no one of the oscar nominees that year are worthy of the top 15: there's RED, To Live, Crooklyn, Heavenly Creatures, Muriel's Wedding, Vanya, Chungking Express, Death and the Maiden...
And while there's not a performer of the year category, I'd suggest Jean-Hughes Anglade maddenig performances in Killing Joe and Queen Margot (LEAD/SUPPORTING)
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Post by stephen on Jan 10, 2024 2:12:06 GMT
Be sure not to neglect these legends:   |
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 14, 2024 17:38:45 GMT
We have an interesting dilemma coming up here. Four ballots so far, and one actor has scored VERY high on both lead and support for the same role. With scores like that, he's all but guaranteed to get in on both categories. So how do we want to work that?
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 14, 2024 17:48:34 GMT
We have an interesting dilemma coming up here. Four ballots so far, and one actor has scored VERY high on both lead and support for the same role. With scores like that, he's all but guaranteed to get in on both categories. So how do we want to work that? if Samuel L. Jackson is still in the top 7 in both categories when ballots are counted, you could just run a quick lead vs. supporting poll to determine his category and then bump up the #8 spot in the category SLJ is moved from. If worst case there's a tie in the poll, you could just break the tiebreaker yourself. |
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 14, 2024 18:03:55 GMT
Also, we only have four ballots - most of which did not vote in all categories - so if you voted in '95, I may bug you in a couple weeks
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Post by stephen on Jan 14, 2024 18:06:39 GMT
We have an interesting dilemma coming up here. Four ballots so far, and one actor has scored VERY high on both lead and support for the same role. With scores like that, he's all but guaranteed to get in on both categories. So how do we want to work that? if Samuel L. Jackson is still in the top 7 in both categories when ballots are counted, you could just run a quick lead vs. supporting poll to determine his category and then bump up the #8 spot in the category SLJ is moved from. If worst case there's a tie in the poll, you could just break the tiebreaker yourself. Or just put him in lead where he deserves. He, Travolta and Willis are co-lead. |
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 14, 2024 18:16:00 GMT
if Samuel L. Jackson is still in the top 7 in both categories when ballots are counted, you could just run a quick lead vs. supporting poll to determine his category and then bump up the #8 spot in the category SLJ is moved from. If worst case there's a tie in the poll, you could just break the tiebreaker yourself. Or just put him in lead where he deserves. He, Travolta and Willis are co-lead. Co-support* |
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 20, 2024 4:45:29 GMT
Awww, the year I became obssesed with that cute feline movie...
FYC BEST PICTURE:
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCARF, TATIANA.
I just watched this, and what a joy it was. Not sure if it'll make my best picture ballot - '94 is pretty stacked - but it probably will. Such a charmingly funny movie. A romantic comedy for awkward introverts who are addicted to coffee/vodka (pick your poison - in the quantities imbibed in this movie, both will be equally fatal). |
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Post by avnermoriarti on Jan 22, 2024 4:50:31 GMT
Awww, the year I became obssesed with that cute feline movie...
FYC BEST PICTURE:
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCARF, TATIANA.
I just watched this, and what a joy it was. Not sure if it'll make my best picture ballot - '94 is pretty stacked - but it probably will. Such a charmingly funny movie. A romantic comedy for awkward introverts who are addicted to coffee/vodka (pick your poison - in the quantities imbibed in this movie, both will be equally fatal).  In my eyes, that's Kaurismaki's best. Despite the short lenght, the actors and their situations expand and go beyond the usual Kaurismai's touch. Awkward introvers... in their 40s !!! deadpan humour is crucial and something like not being good at interacting with the opposite sex could be humiliating but here the lack of skills of the guys is touching because they're willing to try.
So glad you liked it. Have you seen La Vie de Bohème or Shadows in Paradise by any chance ? Kaurismaki can get a bit repetitive but the magic is in top form there as well.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 22, 2024 5:08:49 GMT
I just watched this, and what a joy it was. Not sure if it'll make my best picture ballot - '94 is pretty stacked - but it probably will. Such a charmingly funny movie. A romantic comedy for awkward introverts who are addicted to coffee/vodka (pick your poison - in the quantities imbibed in this movie, both will be equally fatal). In my eyes, that's Kaurismaki's best. Despite the short lenght, the actors and their situations expand and go beyond the usual Kaurismai's touch. Awkward introvers... in their 40s !!! deadpan humour is crucial and something like not being good at interacting with the opposite sex could be humiliating but here the lack of skills of the guys is touching because they're willing to try.
So glad you liked it. Have you seen La Vie de Bohème or Shadows in Paradise by any chance ? Kaurismaki can get a bit repetitive but the magic is in top form there as well.
This is his best, La Vie de Boheme is his second best. Haven't really cared for the others I've seen. (Haven't seen Shadows in Paradise) This is the only one that's grabbed me so far - I've always found his attempts at politics to be awful *cough* Le Havre *cough* but he's good at simplicity. |
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Post by avnermoriarti on Jan 22, 2024 5:13:54 GMT
In my eyes, that's Kaurismaki's best. Despite the short lenght, the actors and their situations expand and go beyond the usual Kaurismai's touch. Awkward introvers... in their 40s !!! deadpan humour is crucial and something like not being good at interacting with the opposite sex could be humiliating but here the lack of skills of the guys is touching because they're willing to try.
So glad you liked it. Have you seen La Vie de Bohème or Shadows in Paradise by any chance ? Kaurismaki can get a bit repetitive but the magic is in top form there as well.
This is his best, La Vie de Boheme is his second best. Haven't really cared for the others I've seen. (Haven't seen Shadows in Paradise) This is the only one that's grabbed me so far - I've always found his attempts at politics to be awful *cough* Le Havre *cough* but he's good at simplicity. Agree, the past decade was a low point, it's always there, no need to put it in front and center and give it a proper narrative. In his latest, there's allusion to that as well but I think he deals with it much better. |
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on Jan 26, 2024 0:59:29 GMT
Going to send my ballot between tonight and tomorrow. Pleeeease tell me that most voters are putting Sam Jackson in Pulp Fiction as Lead, which he so obviously is? Like with Spacey in Usual Suspects, I refuse to not put him in Lead, but I'm hoping the voters here are more logical about Jackson being the obvious co-lead with Travolta.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 28, 2024 23:11:19 GMT
Ballots almost due. I think I'll extend, as I don't want to have fewer than ten ballots. This will likely be the last year if we can't get that.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 31, 2024 16:25:21 GMT
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on Feb 1, 2024 1:58:11 GMT
Ballots almost due. I think I'll extend, as I don't want to have fewer than ten ballots. This will likely be the last year if we can't get that. Well, I see we got to 10 ballots, so I guess that means we'll get to at least have a 1993 AMARAs. What a relief! 🙏 I look forward to these more than our annual awards for recent years. |
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In my eyes, that's Kaurismaki's best. Despite the short lenght, the actors and their situations expand and go beyond the usual Kaurismai's touch. Awkward introvers... in their 40s !!! deadpan humour is crucial and something like not being good at interacting with the opposite sex could be humiliating but here the lack of skills of the guys is touching because they're willing to try. 
