Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

A Touch of Class (Melvin Frank) 1973 5/10 How was this movie received back in 1973? Well for starters it was nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture so obviously it was rather well received. Crash received 6 nominations three years ago... Was it well received around here? Edited By Big Magill...

A Touch of Class (Melvin Frank) 1973 5/10 After reading so much about this movie recently here, I decided to see it (as I'm also trying to see all oscar nominated acting performances since 1970). My expectations were very low. In fact it's not a great film but not as bas ad I was expecting. The scr...

Jagged Edge (1985) - Richard Marquand 2/10 Pure 1980's trash with a terrible direction and lousy acting apart from a dreadful screenplay by Joe Eszterhas. How Robert Loggia was nominated for this is a mistery. He just wonders around cursing everything. This might also contain John Barry's worst fil...

From the last 20 years I still need to see: 1988 Max Von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror Alec Guiness Little Dorrit 1989 Isabelle Adjani Camille Claudel Pauline Collins Shirley Valentine 1990 Bruce Davison Longtime Companion 1992 Mary McDonnell Passion Fish 1993 Leonardo di Caprio What´s Eating Gilbert G...

Big Magilla wrote:Easy - 2008, 1968, 1967, 1964, 1958.

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What was so great about the 60's shows?

Everybody is raving about this years show. Of the shows you have seen during the years, which ones you considere were the top 5 Oscar shows? It's important to consider not only the production numbers, but also the host, the surprise awards during the show and the pace of the presentation I've seen ...

Shit, shit, shit. I thought I recorded the Academy Awards broadcast on DVR (to then be transferred to disc for permanent keeps). I hadn't. :( Anyone wanna help a brother out? I'm putting out a request for a copy of the show. Regardless whether the broadcast was good or not, or the winners were good...

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire r-u The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Actor - Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler r-u Sean Penn - Milk Actress - Kate Winslet, The Reader r-u Meryl Streep, Doubt Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight r-u Josh Brolin, Milk Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz, ...