1994 Oscar Shouldabeens

[the critic]

PICTURE
Bullets Over Broadway
Ed Wood
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Three Colros: Red

DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Bullets Over Broadway
Peter Jackson - Heavenly Creatures
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption
Krzysztof Kielowski - Three Colors: Red

ACTOR
Johnny Deep - Ed Wood
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption
Terrence Stamp - The Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert
John Travolta - Pulp Fiction

ACTRESS
Linda Florentino - The Last Seduction
Irene Jacob - Three Colors: Red
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Melanie Lynskey - Heavenly Creatures
Sigourney Weaver - Death and the Maiden

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Harvey Keitel - Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Ficion
Martin Landau - Ed Wood
Paul Scofield - Quiz Show
John Turturro - Quiz Show

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kirsten Dunst - Interview with the Vampire
Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George
Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction
Diane Wiest - Bullets Over Broadway
Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bullets Over Broadway
Eat Drink Man Woman
Ed Wood
Heavenly Creatures
Pulp Fiction

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Little Women
The Madness of King George
Queen Margot
Once Were Warriors
The Shawshank Redemption

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert
Heavenly Creatures
Interview with the Vampire
Three Colors: Red
The Shawshank Redemption

EDITING
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Speed
True Lies

ART DIRECTION
Bullets Over Broadway
Ed Wood
Interview with the Vampire
The Madness of King George
Wyatt Earp

COSTUME
The Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert
Bullets Over Broadway
Interview with the Vampire
The Madness of King George
Maverick

ORIGINAL SCORE
Interview with the Vampire
The Lion King
Little Women
The Shawshank Redemption
Speed

MAKE-UP
Ed Wood
Frankenstein
Wolf

SOUND
Clear and Present Danger
The Lion King
The Shawshank Redemption
Speed
True Lies

SOUND EDITING
Clear and Present Danger
Speed
True Lies

FX
Forrest Gump
Stargate
True Lies

FOREIGN FILM
Brunt by the Sun
Eat Drink Man Woman
Huozhe
Queen Margot
Three Colors: Red

[criddic3]

Why are you so surprised? I watch all kinds of movies. You really have an odd impression of me from the political threads, don't you?

[Sonic Youth]

I saw that last year. It was interesting, but not as compelling as Neil Jordan's Interview With the Vampire.

You're kidding! You really saw it?

Okay. Good for you.

[criddic3]

I saw that last year. It was interesting, but not as compelling as Neil Jordan's Interview With the Vampire.

Rudeboy, i disagree with your view of Pitt in Legends of the Fall, which won my award as Best Picture of 1994. It was a star role, but he also was effective in it. Granted, his performance in Seven is much better, but when I first saw him as Tristan in Edward Zwick's captivating Western epic, I could see a long career being sustained by such performances. Too bad he's largely abandoned even trying to reach the kind of emotion and quality he showed in his earlier films. Now he spends his time making Ocean's 11 and 12 and 13. Maybe one day he'll start taking the meatier older guy parts he could probably do very effectively if he wanted to.

[Sonic Youth]

He gave a thoroughly entertaining performance in a wonderfully stylish vampire movie. They don't make them like that anymore....they hardly ever did period.

Try Guy Maddin's Dracula: Pages from a Virgin Diary.

[rudeboy]

In both his 1994 films, as well as both his 1995 films, he gave solid award-caliber performances. Why has he decided he wants to just be a movie-star instead of doing serious acting?

Sorry to disagree, but surely Brad's role in Legends of the Fall is about as glossy, shallow and "movie star" a role as you can get... serious acting doesn't come into it, although he's wonderful compared to the unbearable mugging Anthony Hopkins put us through in that film.

[criddic3]

Quote (Damien @ Jan. 14 2006,13:49) Not only is it a lousy performance, but how in the world can anyone consider it supporting? I also believe that its a dreadful performance but, although I haven't seen the movie in years, I do recall Cruise disappears half way through until the end, with the story focusing on the Brad Pitt character. So supporting seems fair enough. To balance things a little for criddic, I do have a couple of friends who believe Interview With the Vampire is the best thing Cruise has ever done.

I thank you all for your interest. 1994 was one of my favorite years, since I was writing reviews for my high school paper at the time. Yes, I defend my nomination of Tom Cruise for his work in Interview With the Vampire. He gave a thoroughly entertaining performance in a wonderfully stylish vampire movie. They don't make them like that anymore....they hardly ever did period. Cruise occassionally impresses me, although he is not among my favorite actors. Incidentally, Brad Pitt should go back to trying harder. In both his 1994 films, as well as both his 1995 films, he gave solid award-caliber performances. Why has he decided he wants to just be a movie-star instead of doing serious acting?

I think it started with Meet Joe Black, an enjoyable film with a fairly empty performance from Pitt.

[rudeboy]

Best Film

1. Ed Wood
2. Muriel’s Wedding
3. Three Colours: Red
4. The Ref
5. Heavenly Creatures

Best Director

1. Tim Burton for Ed Wood
2. Kryzstof Kieslowski for Three Colours: Red
3. P.J. Hogan for Muriel’s Wedding
4. Peter Jackson for Heavenly Creatures
5. André Téchiné for The Wild Reeds

Best Actor

1. Morgan Freeman for The Shawshank Redemption
2. Johnny Depp for Ed Wood
3. Kevin Spacey for The Ref
4. Ralph Fiennes for Quiz Show
5. Terence Stamp for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Best Actress

1. Toni Collette for Muriel’s Wedding
2. Judy Davis for The Ref
3. Melanie Lynskey for Heavenly Creatures
4. Irene Jacob for Three Colours: Red
5. Kate Winslet for Heavenly Creatures

Best Supporting Actor

1. Martin Landau for Ed Wood
2. Samuel L. Jackson for Pulp Fiction
3. Bill Hunter for Muriel’s Wedding
4. Paul Scofield for Quiz Show
5. Vincent D’Onofrio for Ed Wood

Best Supporting Actress

1. Dianne Wiest for Bullets Over Broadway
2. Rachel Griffiths for Muriel’s Wedding
3. Elodie Bouchez for The Wild Reeds
4. Jamie Lee Curtis for True Lies
5. Kristin Scott Thomas for Four Weddings and a Funeral

Best Screenplay

1. The Ref
2. Ed Wood
3. Muriel's Wedding
4. Bullets Over Broadway
5. Quiz Show

Best Cinematography

1. Three Colours: Red
2. Ed Wood
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
5. Heavenly Creatures

Best Editing

1. Ed Wood
2. Muriel’s Wedding
3. Bullets Over Broadway
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Speed

Best Art Direction

1. Ed Wood
2. Quiz Show
3. Heavenly Creatures
4. Bullets Over Broadway
5. The Shawshank Redemption

Best Costume Design

1. Quiz Show
2. Bullets Over Broadway
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Muriel’s Wedding
5. Ed Wood

[rudeboy]

Not only is it a lousy performance, but how in the world can anyone consider it supporting?

I also believe that its a dreadful performance but, although I haven't seen the movie in years, I do recall Cruise disappears half way through until the end, with the story focusing on the Brad Pitt character. So supporting seems fair enough.

To balance things a little for criddic, I do have a couple of friends who believe Interview With the Vampire is the best thing Cruise has ever done.

[Sabin]

Probably in the same way that Jake Gyllenhaal is supporting, which tells you more about Tom Cruise's sex life in the film than anybody outside criddic's fantasies would ever want to know.

[Damien]

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tom Cruise, Interview With the Vampire

[In a vampire role, Cruise claimed his third nomination.

Are you absolutely kidding me? Cruise's performance in Interview With the Vampire was one of the hammiest, shlockiest things I'd ever seen. If he deserved any award for it, it was a Razzie.

Not only is it a lousy performance, but how in the world can anyone consider it supporting?



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[flipp525]

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tom Cruise, Interview With the Vampire

[In a vampire role, Cruise claimed his third nomination.

Are you absolutely kidding me? Cruise's performance in Interview With the Vampire was one of the hammiest, shlockiest things I'd ever seen. If he deserved any award for it, it was a Razzie.



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[VanHelsing]

i would have wished for Foster to win the Best Actress award instead of Lange... Foster in Nell was absolutely believable and her performance, believe it or not, made me cried... i was so rooting for her character's freedom and that she won't be a guinea pig for some scientists' lab research... and it was this Nell performance that made me absolutely admire Foster's work in totality...

here's wishing that she would eventually get her 3rd Best Actress Oscar in the near future...

[Mack Ten]

Despite being pretty much unanimously one of the most-chatted about "worst years for Lead Actress", I have to say that you have to look hard for them, but there are LOADS of glorious leading actress performances this year. One of my favorite!

1994

1. Bullets Over Broadway
2. Heavenly Creatures
3. Natural Born Killers
4. Red
5. Ed Wood
6. The Shawshank Redemption
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Reality Bites
9. Spanking The Monkey
10. Quiz Show

Best Supporting Actor

Samuel L. Jackson ... Pulp Fiction *
Martin Landau ... Ed Wood
Chazz Palminteri ... Bullets Over Broadway
John Travolta ... Pulp Fiction
Bruce Willis ... Pulp Fiction

Best Supporting Actress

Kirsten Dunst ... Interview With The Vampire
Virna Lisi ... Queen Margot
Jennifer Tilly ... Bullets Over Broadway
Dianne Wiest ... Bullets Over Broadway *
Alfre Woodard ... Crooklyn

Best Actor

Johnny Depp ... Ed Wood
Woody Harrelson ... Natural Born Killers
Tom Hanks ... Forrest Gump
Tim Robbins ... The Shawshank Redemption *
Terence Stamp ... The Adventures Of Priscillia Queen Of The Desert

Best Actress

Jessica Lange ... Blue Sky *
Miranda Richardson ... Tom & Viv
Crissy Rock ...Ladybird, Ladybird
Kathleen Turner ... Serial Mom
Sigourney Weaver ... Death And The Maiden

[criddic3]

PICTURE

Bullets Over Broadway
Ed Wood
Interview With the Vampire
Legends of the Fall
The Shawshank Redemption

DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway
Tim Burton, Ed Wood
Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption
Neil Jordan, Interview With the Vampire
Edward Zwick, Legends of the Fall

[Zwick scores a second directing win. His first was 1989's Glory.]

ACTOR

Johnny Depp, Ed Wood
Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
Paul Newman, Nobody's Fool
Brad Pitt, Legends of the Fall

[Freeman's second nod, after winning in 1989 for Driving Miss Daisy. Hanks continued his losing streak, following back-to-back losses in '92 (supporting for League of Their Own) and '93 (for Philadelphia). Newman finally makes it on the ballot. Pitt gained a nod in his first year of major stardom. In his second Burton-directed vehicle, Depp tops them all.]

ACTRESS

Jodie Foster, Nell
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Julia Ormond, Legends of the Fall
Meg Ryan, When a Man Loves a Woman
Winona Ryder, Little Women

[Ryan had been nominated previously, for her comic work in 1989's When Harry Met Sally. Leigh debuts. Ryder offered a lovely performance in her film, making this her first nod. Ormond was seen as a rising star after her solid performance in Zwick's epic Western/WWI drama. However, it was Foster who won her second Best Actress Criddic Award. She'd of course won for 1991's The Silence of the Lambs.]

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tom Cruise, Interview With the Vampire
Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Walter Matthau, I. Q.
Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump

[In a vampire role, Cruise claimed his third nomination. Dynamic Jackson and veteran Matthau entered for the first time, as did Sinise. Landau's touching portrayal of actor Bela Lugosi took the prize.]

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kirsten Dunst, Interview With the Vampire
Melanie Griffith, Nobody's Fool
Helen Mirren, The Madness of King George
Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction
Dianne Wiest, Bullets Over Broadway

[Only Wiest had claimed any nods before, and she'd won both of them in 1989 (Parenthood) and 1991 (Little Man Tate).]

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Bullets Over Broadway
Ed Wood
Heavenly Creatures
Pulp Fiction
Wes Craven's New Nightmare

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Forrest Gump
Interview With the Vampire
Legends of the Fall
Little Women
The Shawshank Redemption



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