1994 Oscar Shouldabeens

[Kellens101]

Best Picture: Pulp Fiction
Best Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski for Red
Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
Best Actress: Sigourney Weaver in Death and the Maiden
Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau in Ed Wood
Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway
Best Original Screenplay: Pulp Fiction
Best Adapted Screenplay: Forrest Gump
Best Score: The Lion King
Best Art Direction: Interview with the Vampire
Best Costume Design: Interview with the Vampire
Best Editing: Pulp Fiction
Best Cinematography: Red
Best Sound: The Lion King
Best Foreign Film: Red

[mojoe92]

Best Picture

Bullets Over Broadway
True Lies - WINNER
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
Dumb & Dumber - RUNNER UP

Best Director

Woody Allen- Bullets Over Broadway
James Cameron- True Lies - WINNER
Robert Zemekus- Forrest Gump
Phillip Noyce- Clear & Present Danger
Neil Jordan- Interview With a Vampire - RUNNER UP

Best Actress

Jessica Lange- Blue Sky
Jodie Foster- Nell
Jamie Lee Curtis- True Lies - WINNER
Kathleen Turner- Serial Mom - RUNNER UP
Isabelle Adjani- Queen Margot

Best Actor

Jeff Daniels- Dumb & Dumber - WINNER
Jim Carey- Dumb & Dumber
Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump - RUNNER UP
Kevin Costner- Wyatt Earp
Paul Newman- Nobody's Fool

Best Supporting Actress

Kristen Dunst- Interview With a Vampire
Dianne Wiest- Bullets Over Broadway
Madeline Kahn- Mixed Nuts
Virna Lisi- Queen Margot - RUNNER UP
Jennifer Tilly- Bullets Over Broadway- WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Scofield- Quiz Show
Chazz Palminteri- Bullets Over Broadway - WINNER
Samuel L Jackson- Pulp Fiction
Martin Landau- Ed Wood - RUNNER UP
Jonh Torturro- Quiz Show

I do think Kristen Dunst should be in the Supporting Actress category with a switch out for Dianne Wiest

[mojoe92]

Best Picture

Bullets Over Broadway
True Lies - WINNER
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
Dumb & Dumber - RUNNER UP

Best Director

Woody Allen- Bullets Over Broadway
James Cameron- True Lies - WINNER
Robert Zemekus- Forrest Gump
Phillip Noyce- Clear & Present Danger
Neil Jordan- Interview With a Vampire - RUNNER UP

Best Actress

Jessica Lange- Blue Sky
Jodie Foster- Nell
Jamie Lee Curtis- True Lies - WINNER
Kathleen Turner- Serial Mom - RUNNER UP
Isabelle Adjani- Queen Margot

Best Actor

Jeff Daniels- Dumb & Dumber - WINNER
Jim Carey- Dumb & Dumber
Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump - RUNNER UP
Kevin Costner- Wyatt Earp
Paul Newman- Nobody's Fool

Best Supporting Actress

Kristen Dunst- Interview With a Vampire
Dianne Wiest- Bullets Over Broadway
Madeline Kahn- Mixed Nuts
Virna Lisi- Queen Margot - RUNNER UP
Jennifer Tilly- Bullets Over Broadway- WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Scofield- Quiz Show
Chazz Palminteri- Bullets Over Broadway - WINNER
Samuel L Jackson- Pulp Fiction
Martin Landau- Ed Wood - RUNNER UP
Jonh Torturro- Quiz Show

[Cinemanolis]

OVERALL (13 voters)

PICTURE

1. Pulp Fiction (9)
1. Bullets over Broadway (9)
3. The Shawshank Redemption (8)
4. Ed Wood (7)

5. Forrest Gump (4)
5. Red (4)

7. Quiz Show (3)
7. Four Weddings and a Funeral (3)
7. The Lion King (3)
7. Heavenly Creatures (3)


DIRECTOR

1. Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction (9)
2. Frank Darabont – The Shawshank Redemption (8)
2. Woody Allen – Bullets over Broadway (8)

4. Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump (5)
4. Tim Burton – Ed Wood (5)
4. Peter Jackson – Heavenly Creatures (5)

7. Krzysztof Kieslowski – Red (4)
8. Andre Techine – Wild Reeds (3)
8. Robert Redford – Quiz Show (3)
8. Mike Newell – Four Weddings and a Funeral (3)

ACTOR

1. Morgan Freeman – The Shawshank Redemption (10)
2. Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump (8)
3. Paul Newman – Nobody’s Fool (7)
3. Johnny Depp – Ed Wood (7)

5. Hugh Grant – Four Weddings and a Funeral (5)
5. Terence Stamp – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (5)

7. Tim Robbins – The Shawshank Redemption (4)
7. John Travolta – Pulp Fiction (4)
7. Nigel Hawthorne – The Madness of King George (4)
10. Ralph Fiennes – Quiz Show (3)

ACTRESS

1. Jessica Lange – Blue Sky (8)
2. Linda Fiorentino – The Last Seduction (6)
3. Winona Ryder – Little Women (5)
3. Sigourney Weaver – Death and the Maiden (5)

5. Miranda Richardson – Tom & Viv (4)
5. Susan Sarandon – The Client (4)
5. Jodie Foster – Nell (4)

8. Judy Davis – The Ref (3)
8. Meryl Streep – River Wild (3)
8. Crissy Rock – Ladybird, Ladybird (3)
8. Irene Jacob – Red (3)
8. Kate Winslet – Heavenly Creatures (3)
8. Melanie Lynskey – Heavenly Creatures (3)

SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Martin Landau – Ed Wood (13)
2. Samuel L. Jackson – Pulp Fiction (12)
3. Paul Scofield – Quiz Show (7)
4. Gary Sinise – Forrest Gump (6)

5. Chazz Palminteri – Bullets over Broadway (4)
5. John Torturro – Quiz Show (4)

7. Terrence Stamp – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2)
7. John Travolta – Pulp Fiction (2)
7. Bill Hunter – Muriel’s Wedding (2)
7. James Whitmore – The Shawshank Redemption (2)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Diane Wiest – Bullets over Broadway (13)
2. Uma Thurman – Pulp Fiction (9)
3. Kristen Dunst – Interview with a Vampire (7)
4. Robin Wright – Forrest Gump (6)
5. Jennifer Tilly – Bullets over Broadway (5)

6. Virna Lisi – Queen Margot (4)
7. Kristin Scott Thomas – Four Weddings and a Funeral (3)
7. Jamie Leigh Curtis – True Lies (3)
9. Sally Field – Forrest Gump (2)
9. Helen Mirren – The Madness of King George (2)
9. Elodie Bouchez – Wild Reeds (2)
9. Rachel Griffiths – Muriel’s Wedding (2)

[Cinemanolis]

BEST PICTURE
Bullets Over Broadway
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Hoop Dreams
Pulp Fiction
Wild Reeds

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Bullets Over Broadway
Krsysztof Kieslowsky - Red
Mike Newell – Four Weddings and a Funeral
Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump

BEST ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes - Quiz Show
Hugh Grant - Four Weddings and a Funeral
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George
Paul Newman – Nobody’s Fool

BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Adjani – Queen Margot
Linda Fiorentino – The Last Seduction
Jessica Lange – Blue Sky
Miranda Richardson – Tom and Viv
Susan Sarandon – The Client
Sigourney Weaver – Death and the Maiden

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
Martin Landau – Ed Wood
Chazz Palminterri - Bullets Over Broadway
Paul Scofield - Quiz Show
John Torturro - Quiz Show

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemary Harris – Tom and Viv
Virna Lisi – Queen Margot
Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction
Jennifer Tilly - Bullets Over Broadway
Kristin Scott Thomas – Four Weddings and a Funeral
Diane Wiest - Bullets Over Broadway

[bizarre]

I find it is a lot easier to go by the premiere date - which is usually the IMDb date. However this is not always foolproof, especially with very old, foreign or obscure films (in fact there is a LOT of error esp. in foreign films of the 40s, 50s and 60s). If I'm in doubt I usually just look up the film in the Wikipedia from its country of origin - if it isn't there (and if I want to be esp. sure) a quick Google search usually gives a consensus premiere date across a number of different sites.

[Big Magilla]

They're your awards so stick to your original list.

I started out trying to go by Oscar eligibility but found too many films whose L.A. release dates were in question. You can find almos all New York release dates on line through the N.Y. Times but there are so many films whose release dates vary with L.A. taht it constitutes almost a completely different list. I find that what works best for me is using the earlier of either the N.Y. or L.A. release date.

[ksrymy]

Crissy Rock is an interesting pick, although the film was ineligible for 1994 Oscar consideration. It didn't open theatrically in the U.S. until 1995.

I usually organize my lists in the years the films were first released in theaters anywhere internationally with festival debuts not counting.

This is the absolute weakest year for Best Actress ever though so I wouldn't have a single clue who to pick because I have never liked Winona Ryder. Kate Winslet would get Rock's place then for her work in Heavenly Creatures.

[Big Magilla]

Crissy Rock is an interesting pick, although the film was ineligible for 1994 Oscar consideration. It didn't open theatrically in the U.S. until 1995.

[ksrymy]

Best Picture
01. Sátántangó
02. Pulp Fiction
03. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
04. Bullets Over Broadway
05. Ed Wood
06. Forrest Gump
07. The Lion King
08. Three Colours: Red
09. Three Colours: White
10. Quiz Show

Best Actor
01. Mihály Víg, Sátántangó
02. Terence Stamp, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
03. Paul Newman, Nobody’s Fool
04. Hugh Grant, Four Weddings and a Funeral
05. Johnny Depp, Ed Wood

06. Nigel Hawthorne, The Madness of King George

Best Actress
01. Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction
02. Crissy Rock, Ladybird, Ladybird
03. Jessica Lange, Blue Sky
04. Susan Sarandon, The Client
05. Kate Winslet, Heavenly Creatures

06. Sigourney Weaver, Death and the Maiden

Best Supporting Actor
01. Martin Landau, Ed Wood
02. Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
03. Péter Dobai, Sátántangó
04. Gary Oldman, Léon
05. Guy Pearce, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

06. Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump

Best Supporting Actress
01. Dianne Wiest, Bullets Over Broadway
02. Jennifer Tilly, Bullets Over Broadway
03. Natalie Portman, Léon
04. Kirsten Dunst, Interview with the Vampire
05. Kristin Scott Thomas, Four Weddings and a Funeral

06. Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction

Best Director
01. Béla Tarr, Sátántangó
02. Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction
03. Stephan Elliott, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
04. Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway
05. Tim Burton, Ed Wood

06. Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump

[criddic3]

This has to be one of the funniest threads I ever participated in. I'm not much of a debater, that's for sure!

[flipp525]

The "Waterloo" lip-sync in Muriel's Wedding is one of my favorite film moments of all time.



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[flipp525]

More off topic issue: Flipp, is that Chris Evans?

Yes, sir, it is. He's also the wallpaper on my laptop. Total frackin' hottie.



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[criddic3]

OKay, okay. New Developments, which is where we should have done this all along. Still, calling me a liar with no provocation, as is often done here, is beyond the more reasonable debating we should have. I want also to apologize for bringing Okri into my response before. I was recalling a conversation a while ago where I had stopped arguing but not okri. Still, I should have restrained myself. At least I'm not like Svengali. You remember him?

On topic, 1994 is one of my favorite years to recall when thinking about the movies I've been to. 1994 through 1996 were years when I was working on my high school newspaper and writing reviews. Then I moved into writing for college papers. So many nice movie memories.

[HarryGoldfarb]

I had never heard anything about Hawthorne prior to the nominations were announced but his performance was terrific and his nod was nothing but a very deserved one. Was it the result of a campaign? I don't care, it seems sometimes campaigns push the envelopes for the right people that otherwise could have been ignored...

More off topic issue: Flipp, is that Chris Evans?