[BB] Best by Best Game - The Continuation

[Hustler]

We also did 1947

[Big Magilla]

I have confirmed that we have done both 1933 and 1996. I've added the tallies for 1996 to my totals.

I also discovered I had inadvertently submitted "God Give Me Strength" from Grace of My Heart for Best Song of 1995 when it was, in fact, a 1996 eligible entry and had already been included in our tallies for that year. I removed all references to it from 1995.

[Reza]

We did indeed do 1996 already; it was in early December of last year. By my reckoning, we only have 2010, 2009, 2008, 1986, 1968, 1964, 1947, 1946, 1933, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, and 1924 to go.

I know I'm probably dreaming on those last 3 or 4, but I bet we could put together very strong slates going back that far, even if it might take three rounds as some participants drop out. It would bring us back to the year MGM was founded, which as we know ultimately led to the founding of the Oscars.

At the very least I hope we do separate rounds for 1928 and 1927 (both such strong years in Hollywood and Europe) and do a combined round for the pre-Oscar era. Or perhaps two: one for 1920-1926 and one for the pre-1920s period...

Oh, and Magilla, I like your ideas for what to do after the cycle is complete.

I think we have also done 1933.

Yes separate years for both 1927 & 1928 sounds good. Ditto the 1920-26 & Pre-1920.

[Big Magilla]

We should vote on 1924-1926. If we don't get at least five potential contributors for those years individually, maybe we can do one pre-1927 listing to include the years from 1920-1926.

As soon as Oscar Guy makes his selections known I will amend the 1995 results. Same goes for rudeboy if he wishes to participate.

[rain Bard]

Thanks Eric. I'm glad we see eye to eye on Lee Evans' amazing performance in Funny Bones.

Magilla, had we gone to a third round (which, overall, I think would've been excessive, although I do miss Oscar Guy's voice as I'm sure he would've pushed Babe into some more deserving categories) I don't think I'd have put Showgirls in too many more categories. Probably just art direction, although possibly screenplay & costume design as well. I might've added Safe to Best Picture though. Thank goodness I haven't seen Waterworld, huh?

We did indeed do 1996 already; it was in early December of last year. By my reckoning, we only have 2010, 2009, 2008, 1986, 1968, 1964, 1947, 1946, 1933, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, and 1924 to go.

I know I'm probably dreaming on those last 3 or 4, but I bet we could put together very strong slates going back that far, even if it might take three rounds as some participants drop out. It would bring us back to the year MGM was founded, which as we know ultimately led to the founding of the Oscars.

At the very least I hope we do separate rounds for 1928 and 1927 (both such strong years in Hollywood and Europe) and do a combined round for the pre-Oscar era. Or perhaps two: one for 1920-1926 and one for the pre-1920s period...

Oh, and Magilla, I like your ideas for what to do after the cycle is complete.

[Big Magilla]

I go on vacation and I miss all my turns?

We can always amend the results to include your selections.

[Big Magilla]

Bravo to rain Bard in this round.

And here I thought with Eric abstaining, we wouldn't be subjected to all those votes for Showgirls. :;):

Bravo to rain Bard for elevating the game in most years, but I can't say this year represented his finest contributions. On the other hand, I don't think it represents the best of any of us. There just wasn't that much to choose from.

[OscarGuy]

I go on vacation and I miss all my turns?

[Eric]

Bravo to rain Bard in this round.

[Big Magilla]

I'll have to wade through the queue to double-check, but if we did do 1996, I didn't save the tallies.

I was thinking that when we finish this game we should do something with the results. One thing we might want to do is vote on the selections mentioned to make our overall top selections.

We could do it by open or closed ballot or we could take turns selecting no more than ten in each category and putting them up in a poll for the entire board to vote on.

Anyone like any of these ideas or have others they would like to suggest?

[Reza]

I'm also surprised, close to shocked actually, that we didn't include Emma Thompson among the many mentions for Sense and Sensibility. I would have suggested a third round, but if I had to have listed another mention for Showgirls, Waterworld or Safe, I would have gone out of my skull.

Lol.

I don't know why I get the feeling that we have already done 1996.

[Big Magilla]

The tallies have been posted for 1995.

Despite the egregious omission of Emma Thompson's name among leading actresses, Sense and Sensibility has racked up the most mentions, a total of 13.

It's followed by Se7en with 10; Dead Man with 9; Dead Man Walking, Rob Roy and Twelve Monkeys with 8 each; La Ceremonie, Showgirls, The Horseman on the Roof and Toy Story with 7 each; Nixon, Richard III, Safe and Underground with 6 each and Dolores Claiborne, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, The Bridges of Madison County and The City of Lost Children with 5 each.

In all, there was a total of 225 votes cast for 69 films.



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[Big Magilla]

I'm not sure Margaret's Museum actually had a theatrical run in 1995. It won a slew of Canadian Film Awards (Genies) based on its showing at the Toronto Film Festival, but I don't think it was released theatrically in Canada until later. It was a Canadian-UK co-production that wasn't shown in the U.K. until 1997. It wasn't shown in the U.S., outside of a few film festivals either, until 1997, despite what the IMDb. says. Otherwise I would have included it in a number of categories.

Since we haven't done 1996 yet, maybe I can include it when we do.

I'm also surprised, close to shocked actually, that we didn't include Emma Thompson among the many mentions for Sense and Sensibility. I would have suggested a third round, but if I had to have listed another mention for Showgirls, Waterworld or Safe, I would have gone out of my skull.



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[Reza]

Updated after OG's late turn.

Actual nominees……………..Apollo 13, Braveheart, James Cromwell, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlann, Mira Sorvino and Mel Gibson……….. did not make the grade with the voters on the Board.

Also some of the other ''Left-Overs'' from 1995:

Best Picture
All Things Fair
The American President
Antonia’s Line
Apollo 13
Braveheart
The Bridges of Madison County
Casino
Dust of Life
The Flower of My Secret
French Twist
Get Shorty
Heat
The Horseman on the Roof
In the Bleak Midwinter
Land and Freedom
Nixon
O Quatrilho
Priest
Safe
Shanghai Triad
Ulysses’ Gaze
The Usual Suspects

Best Actor
Javier Bardem, Boca a Boca
Vincent Cassel, La Haine
Sergio Castellitto, The Star Maker
Robert De Niro, Casino
Robert De Niro, Heat
Johnny Depp, Dead Man
Clint Eastwood, The Bridges of Madison County
Harrison Ford, Sabrina
Morgan Freeman, Se7en
Mel Gibson, Braveheart
Harvey Keitel, Smoke
John Lynch, Angel Baby
Steve Martin, Father of the Bride Part II
Jack Nicholson, The Crossing Guard
Al Pacino, Heat
Brad Pitt, Se7en
Jonathan Pryce, Carrington
Tim Roth, Little Odessa
Jimmy Smits, My Family
Kevin Spacey, Swimming With Sharks
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Fiesta
Bruce Willis, Twelve Monkeys

Best Actress
Emmanuelle Beart, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Annette Bening, The American President
Halle Berry, Losing Isaiah
Juliette Binoche, The Horseman on the Roof
Sandra Bullock, While You Were Sleeping
Jessica Lange, Losing Isaiah
Gong Li, Shanghai Triad
Jacqueline McKenzie, Angel Baby
Marisa Paredes, The Flower of My Secret
Rosana Pastor, Land and Freedom
Lili Taylor, The Addiction
Kristin Scott Thomas, Angels and Insects
Emma Thompson, Carrington

Best Supporting Actor
Jean-Hughes Anglade, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Raymond J. Barry, Dead Man Walking
Robert Carlyle, Priest
Jean-Pierre Cassel, La Ceremonie
James Cromwell, Babe
R. Lee Ermey, Dead Man Walking
Dennis Farina, Get Shorty
Ed Harris, Apollo 13
James LeGros, Living in Oblivion
John Leguizamo, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmarr
Delroy Lindo, Clockers
Michel Lonsdale, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Patrick McGoohan, Braveheart
Don McKeller, When Night is Falling
David Morse, The Crossing Guard
Max Perlich, Georgia
Joe Pesci, Casino
Kevin Spacey, Se7en
Leopoldo Trieste, The Star Maker
Tom Wilkinson, Priest

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett, Waiting to Exhale
Stockard Channing, Smoke
Rossy de Palma, The Flower of My Secret
Illeana Douglas, To Die For
Annie Girardot, Les Miserables
Madeline Kahn, Nixon
Chus Lampreave, The Flower of My Secret
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Lopez, My Family
Bette Midler, Get Shorty
Claire Nadeau, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13
Vanessa Redgrave, Little Odessa
Kyra Sedgwick, Something to Talk About
Chloe Sevigny, Kids
Fiona Shaw, Persuasion
Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite
Madeleine Stowe, Twelve Monkeys
Celia Weston, Dead Man Walking

Best Director
Pedro Almodovar, The Flower of My Secret
Josiane Balasko, French Twist
Fabio Barreto, O Quatrilho
Antonia Bird, Priest
Rachid Bouchareb, Dust of Life
Kenneth Branagh, In the Bleak Midwinter
Clint Eastwood, The Bridges of Madison Country
Mel Gibson, Braveheart
Marleen Gorris, Antonia’s Line
Ron Howard, Apollo 13
Richard Linklater, Before Sunrise
Ken Loach, Land and Freedom
Michael Mann, Heat
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, The Horseman on the Roof
Rob Reiner, The American President
Martin Scorcese, Casino
Giuseppe Tornatore, The Star Maker
Zhang Yimou, Shanghai Triad
Bryan Singer, The Usual Suspects
Barry Sonnenfeld, Get Shorty
Oliver Stone, Nixon
Wong Kar-Wai, Chungking Express
Bo Wilderberg, All Things Fair



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[Hustler]

Oops! I made a mistake. A Man of No Importance was released in 1994. My pick for best actor is Anthony Hopkins-Nixon