Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Bronson Pinchot, whose career has been reduced to unknown straight-to-DVD releases, recently gave an interview in which let loose his unflattering opinions of former co-stars Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington and Bette Midler, while saving his compliments for Tom Hanks. Link at the bottom; here are the...

The last time I watched From Here to Eternity, I was shocked by how limited Kerr's screen-time is: I don't think it's more than 20 minutes in a film that runs 2 hours; she certainly has less screen time than Supporting Actor winner Frank Sinatra. I suppose it's the fact that a) she was a big star a...

Ok, this time it's the reverse scenario: clearly Supporting roles that were pushed up to Lead for whatever reason. This one was a bit harder for me to formulate, as there are so many borderline cases and thus many I left off the list (I debated long and hard about whether to include Frances McDorma...

the writing ("You're not in Kansas anymore!", retire that line please), naming the planet Pandora, etc. It's gonna have to come down to the reviews, because nothing is enticing me to see it or think it's a major contender. I'm afraid I'm with Sonic. As much as I enjoy Cameron's films (esp...

Best Picture: The Purple Rose of Cairo Best Director: Woody Allen - The Purple Rose of Cairo Best Actor: Eric Stoltz - Mask Best Actress: Cher - Mask Best Supporting Actor: Paul Gleason - The Breakfast Club Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn - Clue Best Ensemble: Clue Best Original Screenplay: ...

Cinemanolis wrote:Is Room with a View eligible?

Afraid not; according to IMDb, it had its first commercial release in 1986.

You know Hutton as the star he soon became, not as the relative unknown actor he was then. Your arguments have given me a good understanding of the different views of the time, though I would like to add that no one here seems to be advocating for Hutton's lead placement based on the fact that he e...

You've really got this movie on the brain. It's the second time you've posted a thread for it. (At least, I think it is. Any other Brazillian films about brothers fucking recently?) Actually, I'd forgotten about it, although in the back of my mind I thought I'd posted about it a few months ago. Any...

A Brazilian film called Do Começo Ao Fim has already generated controversy due to the subject matter: it's about a pair of brothers who also happen to be lovers. As if that wouldn't already generate publicity for the film, the filmmakers are letting the public choose the film's poster--instructions...

Part 67 , Part 68 and Part 69 : Todd and Jack arrive at the hospital to pick up Blair, where Jack encounters Elijah; Gigi convinces Rex to work on their relationship while Roxy spends the day with Shane; Fish is shocked by Nick and Kyle’s engagement; David tries to convince Dorian that marrying Ame...

I still maintain that there was nothing egregious about Hutton's nomination and win in support. Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland were stars playing very difficult roles as the conflicted parents of one dead child and one almost dead one. Tim Hutton was the fourth billed up-and-coming 19 year-...

anonymous wrote:What about reverse cases? As in supporting roles promoted to lead?

Not to worry, it'll be my next poll.

Magilla: well, then, what about Emma Thompson in Howards End? She was fourth-billed in that film and was an "up-and-coming" star (at least in the US). Star status doesn't play a role for me determining who's the lead and who's supporting. Timothy Hutton, regardless of who he was OFF scree...

Since this is a constant refrain on the board, I thought we should take a vote on it: what was the most egregious example of category gerrymandering, pushing a clearly leading role/performance into the supporting category? This has been increasing particularly in the past decade, so I've selected 1...