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by ksrymy
Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:21 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actor 1998
Replies: 37
Views: 11940

Re: Best Actor 1998

Quick question, everyone! When I was new here I made a Best Actor 1999 poll not knowing we were going chronologically and whatnot. Should we continue on that poll or should I go ahead and create the Best Actor 2000 poll tonight?
by ksrymy
Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:19 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actor 1998
Replies: 37
Views: 11940

Re: Best Actor 1998

OscarGuy wrote:Peter, what's the largest sweep so far in these polls?
Robert De Niro has 21 votes for Taxi Driver and Jimmy Stewart has 19 for It's a Wonderful Life.
by ksrymy
Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actor 1998
Replies: 37
Views: 11940

Re: Best Actor 1998

Big Magilla wrote:I suppose it comes down to whether you liked Gods and Monsters or Life Is Beautiful better.
Not necessarily, Life is Beautiful is in my top ten favorite films of all-time but McKellen's work is more intense and pitch-perfect than Benigni's only if by a slight margin.
by ksrymy
Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Best Actor 1998
Replies: 37
Views: 11940

Best Actor 1998

Here's the year we've been waiting for forever. I personally believe that this is an extremely strong lineup. First off my list is Nick Nolte. I thought Affliction was alright but James Coburn is who really caught my attention. Otherwise, Nolte just yells a lot ("This town needs me!). I've neve...
by ksrymy
Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:09 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1996
Replies: 27
Views: 3682

Re: Best Actor 1996

Big Magilla wrote:Among actresses, I imagine Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker would win hands down, but would the vote be for Duke or Helen Keller?
I feel that Jane Wyman would give Duke a run for her money and if Holly Hunter's character weren't voluntarily-mute in The Piano she would win.
by ksrymy
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1997
Replies: 17
Views: 3836

Best Actor 1997

This is a wonderful lineup. Simply spectacular. So it's hard to eliminate one right away. But I'll eliminate Matt Damon first. He was lovely and charismatic in Good Will Hunting and he definitely has a complex character but he's the weakest out of the group (which says something). I liked Dustin Hof...
by ksrymy
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1996
Replies: 27
Views: 3682

Re: Best Actor 1996

I think we can summarize the board's view of handicapped performances thusly: "If it's a performance I like, it's full of nuance and textured feeling, amd you're a tasteless moron if you don't appreciate it. If it's one I don't like, it's a pathetic stunt, one of the worst choices in Academy h...
by ksrymy
Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:49 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1996
Replies: 27
Views: 3682

Best Actor 1996

Thornton is immediately removed for an embarrassing performance mmm... Tom Cruise wasn't anything other than Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire . Woody Harrelson was magnificent in his film but Fiennes and Rush are leagues beyond him. It comes down to the very classy, very debonair Fiennes as Count Lazslo ...
by ksrymy
Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1995
Replies: 33
Views: 7229

Re: Best Actor 1995

I automatically throw out a performance if I feel that I could have been nominated for the role. That being said, Nicolas Cage's talentless performance is out. I think Elisabeth Shue is who really stands out in Leaving Las Vegas . I could not agree more with the lot of you: Troisi's nomination was f...
by ksrymy
Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1995
Replies: 33
Views: 7229

Best Actor 1995

I'll vote for Hopkins, far and away. I'll explain tomorrow. I'm dead tired right now. Stupid college...
by ksrymy
Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1994
Replies: 22
Views: 3730

Re: Best Actor 1994

Greg wrote:
ksrymy wrote:I'm almost tempted to vote for Paul Newman because he punched Philip Seymour Hoffman in the face in Nobody's Fool. . .
Did Philip Seymour Hoffman play the police officer?
Why yes sir he did.
by ksrymy
Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1971
Replies: 14
Views: 4710

Re: Best Actress 1971

Other than Cannes, does anyone know whether Kitty Winn had any Oscar buzz behind her for her performance in The Panic in Needle Park? And Al Pacino as well?
by ksrymy
Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:11 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1994
Replies: 22
Views: 3730

Re: Best Actor 1994

I believe the Academy gave the Oscar to Tom Hanks not only because he played a man with a handicap but because Forrest Gump is undoubtedly the most beloved movie character in the history of cinema. An honor of a great character not great acting. Travolta was lovely in Pulp Fiction but I agree with t...
by ksrymy
Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:02 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1994
Replies: 22
Views: 3730

Best Actor 1994

I will cast my vote after I see Nobody's Fool.
by ksrymy
Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actor 1993
Replies: 29
Views: 3852

Best Actor 1993

This is a fairly strong line-up and I'm pleased to see Laurence Fishburne get some recognition but he's the first I'll eliminate. Ike and Tina Turner are Oscar-nom-worthy roles but I feel that just about anyone could have done Fishburne's role. If you can beat Angela Bassett and yell about how you o...

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