Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Best Score

1931:
  1. Charlie Chaplin - City Lights
  2. Georges Auric - A Nous La Liberte
  3. Bernhard Kaun - Frankenstein
  4. Hugo Risenfeld - Tabu
  5. Francis Gromon - Marius
1933:
  1. Max Steiner - King Kong
  2. Max Steiner - Little Women
  3. Heintz Roemheld - The Invisible Man 
  4. Herbert Stothart - Queen Christina
  5. Marvin Hatley - Sons of the Desert
1934: 
  1. Harry Jackson - Babes in Toyland
  2. Max Steiner - The Lost Patrol
  3. Arthur Honegger - Les Miserables
  4. Arthur Benjamin - The Man Who Knew Too Much
  5. Rudolph G. Kopp - Cleopatra
1935:
  1. Max Steiner - The Informer
  2. Franz Waxman - Bride of Frankenstein 
  3. Herbert Stothart - A Tale of Two Cities
  4. Max Steiner - Top Hat
  5. Louis Levy - 39 Steps
1937:
  1. Frank Churchill, Paul Smith & Leigh Harline - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  2. Alfred Newman - The Prisoner of Zenda 
  3. Dimitri Tiomkin - Lost Horizon
  4. Joseph Kosma - Grand Illusion
  5. Alfred Newman - The Hurricane 
1938:
  1. Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Adventures of Robin Hood
  2. Max Steiner - Angels With Dirty Faces
  3. Herbert Stothart - Marie Antoinette
  4. Franz Waxman - Three Comrades
  5. Dimitri Tiomkin - You Can't Take it With You
1942:
  1. Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Kings Row
  2. Frank Churchill & Edward H. Plumb - Bambi
  3. Bernard Herrmann - The Magnificent Ambersons
  4. Max Steiner - Now, Voyager 
  5. Herbert Stothart - Random Harvest
1943:
  1. Alfred Newman - The Song of Bernadette
  2. Allan Gray - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  3. Miklós Rózsa - Five Graves to Cairo
  4. Dimitri Tiomikin - Shadow of a Doubt
  5. Miklós Rózsa - Sahara
1944:
  1. David Raksin - Laura
  2. Bronislaw Kaper - Gaslight
  3. William Walton - Henry V
  4. George Stoll -  Meet Me. In St. Louis
  5. Max Steiner - Since You Went Away
1945:
  1. Miklós Rózsa - Spellbound
  2. Bernard Herrmann - Hangover Square
  3. Miklós Rózsa - The Lost Weekend
  4. Maurice Thiriet & Joseph Kosma - Children of Paradise
  5. Richard Addinsell - Blithe Spirit
1947:
  1. Miklós Rózsa - A Double Life
  2. Bernard Herrmann - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  3. Brian Easdale - Black Narcissus
  4. William Alwyn - Odd Man Out
  5. Cyril Mockridge - Miracle of 34 Street
1948:
  1. Brian Easdale - The Red Shoes
  2. Max Steiner - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  3. Dimitri Tiomikin - Red River
  4. Alfred Newman - The Snake Pit
  5. Max Steiner - Johnny Belinda
1949:
  1. Anton Karas - The Third Man
  2. Aaron Copland - The Heiress
  3. Oliver Wallace - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
  4. Max Steiner - White Heat
  5. Dimitri Tiomikin - Champion
1950:
  1. Georges Auric - Orpheus
  2. Fumio Hayasaka - Rashomon
  3. Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard
  4. Oliver Wallace & Paul Smith - Cinderella
  5. Oscar Straus - La Ronde
1951:
  1. Richard Addinsell - Scrooge
  2. Franz Waxman - A Place in the Sun
  3. Alex North - A Streetcar Named Desire
  4. Bernard Herrmann - The Day the Earth Stood Still
  5. Dimitri Tiomikin - Strangers on a Train
1952:
  1. Charlie Chaplin - Limelight
  2. Victor Young - The Quiet Man
  3. Dimitri Tiomikin - High Noon
  4. Fumio Hayasaka - Ikiru 
  5. Miklós Rózsa - Ivanhoe
1954:
  1. Leonard Bernstein - On the Waterfront
  2. Akira Ifukube - Godzilla
  3. Ikuma Dan - Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
  4. Fumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki & Kinshichi Kodera - Sansho the Baliff
  5. Paul Smith - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1955:
  1. Walter Schumann - The Night of the Hunter
  2. Leonard Rosenman - East of Eden
  3. Oliver Wallace - Lady and the Tramp
  4. Leonard Rosenman - Rebel Without A Cause
  5. Andre Previn - Bad Day At Black Rock
1957:
  1. George Duning - 3:10 to Yuma
  2. Malcolm Arnold - The Bridge on the River Kwai
  3. Gerald Fried - Paths of Glory
  4. Moisey Vaynberg - The Cranes Are Flying
  5. Elmer Bernstein - Sweet Smell of Success
1958:
  1. Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo
  2. Mario Nascimbene - The Vikings
  3. Bernard Herrmann - The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
  4. Jerome Moross - The Big Country
  5. Masaru Sato - The Hidden Fortress
1960:
  1. Bernard Herrmann - Psycho
  2. Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven
  3. Alex North - Spartacus
  4. Brian Easdale - Peeping Tom
  5. Nino Rota - Purple Noon
1961:
  1. Masaru Sato - Yojimbo
  2. Miklós Rózsa - El Cid
  3. George Bruns - 101 Dalmatians
  4. Chuji Kinoshita - The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
  5. Dimitri Tiomkin - The Guns of Navarone
1963:
  1. Elmer Bernstein - The Great Escape 
  2. Bernard Herrmann - Jason and the Argonauts
  3. Henry Mancini - Charade
  4. Nino Rota - The Leopard 
  5. Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther
1964:
  1. Richard & Robert Sherman - Mary Poppins
  2. Ennio Morricone - A Fistful of Dollars
  3. John Barry - Zulu
  4. Michel Legrand - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  5. Dmitri Shostakovich - Hamlet
1965:
  1. Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars More
  2. Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago
  3. Angelo Francesco Lavagnino - Chimes At Midnight
  4. Alfred Newman - The Greatest Story Ever Told
  5. Jerry Goldsmith - A Patch of Blue
1966:
  1. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and The Ugly
  2. Ennio Morricone - The Battle of Algiers
  3. Jerry Goldsmith - Seconds
  4. Ennio Morricone - The Big Gundown
  5. Toshiro Mayuzumi & Ennio Morricone - The Bible In the Beginning
1968:
  1. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In the West
  2. Nino Rota - Romeo & Juliet
  3. John Barry - The Lion in Winter
  4. Ron Goodwin - Where Eagles Dare
  5. Ennio Morricone - The Mercenary
1970:
  1. Jerry Goldsmith - Patton
  2. Ennio Morricone - Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
  3. Henry Mancini - The Molly Maguires
  4. Henry Mancini - Sunflower
  5. Luboš Fišer - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1971:
  1. Ennio Morricone - Duck, You Sucker
  2. Lalo Schifrin - Dirty Harry
  3. Richard Rodney Bennett - Nicholas and Alexandra
  4. Roy Budd - Get Carter
  5. John Barry - Mary, Queen of Scots

1973:

  1. Jerry Goldsmith - Papillon  
  2. Lalo Schifrin - Enter the Dragon
  3. Paul Giovanni - The Wicker Man
  4. George Martin - Live and Let Die
  5. Pino Donaggio - Don't Look Now

1974:

  1. David Shire - The Conversation
  2. Jerry Goldsmith - Chinatown
  3. Nino Rota & Carmine Coppola - The Godfather Part II
  4. David Shire - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 
  5. Paul Williams - Phantom of the Paradise
1975:
  1. John Williams - Jaws
  2. Jack Nitzsche - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
  3. Alex North - Bite the Bullet
  4. Jerry Goldsmith - The Wind and the Lion
  5. Maurice Jarre - The Man Who Would Be King
1977:
  1. John Williams - Star Wars
  2. Goblin - Suspiria
  3. Ernest Gold - Cross of Iron
  4. John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  5. Ennio Morricone - Exorcist II: The Heretic
1978: 
  1. John Carpenter - Halloween
  2. John Williams - Superman
  3. Ennio Morricone - Days of Heaven
  4. Angela Morley & Malcolm Williamson - Watership Down
  5. Jerry Goldsmith - The Boys From Brazil
1979:
  1. Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  2. Jerry Goldsmith - Alien
  3. Carmine & Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now
  4. Lalo Schifrin - The Amityville Horror
  5. John Barry - The Black Hole
1980:
  1. John Williams - The Empire Strikes Back
  2. John Morris - The Elephant Man
  3. John Barry - Somewhere in Time
  4. Rick Wilkins - Changeling
  5. Shin'ichirō Ikebe - Kagemusha
1981:
  1. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
  2. John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark
  3. Tangerine Dream - Thief
  4. Brian May - The Road Warrior
  5. Alan Howarth & John Carpenter - Escape From New York
1983:
  1. Bill Conti - The Right Stuff
  2. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  3. Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
  4. Howard Shore - Videodrome
  5. John Williams - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1984:
  1. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in America
  2. Joe Hisaishi - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  3. Randy Newman - The Natural
  4. George Fenton - The Company of Wolves
  5. Brad Fiedel - The Terminator

1985:

  1. Alan Silvestri - Back to the Future
  2. Philip Glass - Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  3. Nando Carneiro, John Neschling & Wally Badarou - Kiss of the Spider Woman
  4. Toru Takemitsu - Ran
  5. John Barry - Out of Africa
1987:
  1. David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Cong Su - The Last Emperor
  2. Ennio Morricone - The Untouchables
  3. Jurgen Knieper & Laurent Petitgand - Wings of Desire
  4. Basil Poledouris - Robocop
  5. John Williams - The Witches of Eastwick
1988:
  1. Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso
  2. Joe Hisaishi - My Neighbor Totoro 
  3. Tsutomu Ōhashi - Akira
  4. James Horner - The Land Before Time
  5. Alan Silvestri - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 
1991:
  1. Alan Menken - Beauty and the Beast
  2. John Williams - JFK
  3. John Williams - Hook
  4. Howard Shore - The Silence of the Lambs 
  5. Carter Burwell - Barton Fink 

1992:

  1. Vangelis - 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  2. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 
  3. Lennie Niehaus & Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
  4. John Barry - Chaplin
  5. Wojciech Kilar - Bram Stoker's Dracula

1993:

  1. John Williams - Schindler's List
  2. John Williams -  Jurassic Park
  3. Randy Edelman - Gettysburg
  4. Randy Edelman - Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
  5. Michael Nyman - The Piano
1994:
  1. Thomas Newman - The Shawshank Redemption
  2. Hans Zimmer - The Lion King
  3. Thomas Newman - Little Women
  4. Mychael Danna - Exotica
  5. Carter Burwell - The Hudsucker Proxy
1996:
  1. Patrick Doyle - Hamlet
  2. Alan Menken - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
  3. Randy Edelman - Dragonheart 
  4. Hans Zimmer & Nick Glennie-Smith - The Rock
  5. Rachel Portman - Emma
1997:
  1. Joe Hisaishi - Princess Mononoke
  2. Jerry Goldsmith - L.A. Confidential
  3. Philip Glass - Kundun
  4. Thomas Newman - Oscar and Lucinda
  5. Mychael Danna -  The Sweet Hereafter
1998: 
  1. Hans Zimmer - The Thin Red Line
  2. Stephen Warbeck - Shakespeare in Love
  3. James Horner - The Mask of Zorro
  4. Hans Zimmer - The Prince of Egypt
  5. Ennio Morricone - The Legend of 1900 
1999:
  1. Angelo Badalamenti - The Straight Story
  2. John Williams - Star Wars: The Phantom Menance
  3. Mychael Nyman & Damon Albarn - Ravenous
  4. Jon Brion - Magnolia
  5. Thomas Newman - The Green Mile
2000:
  1. Hans Zimmer - Gladiator
  2. Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream 
  3. John Williams - The Patriot
  4. Tan Dun - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  5. Michael Galasso - In the Mood for Love
2001:
  1. Howard Shore - LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
  2. Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away
  3. Hans Zimmer - Black Hawk Down  
  4. John Williams - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  5. James Horner - A Beautiful Mind
2002:
  1. Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  2. Thomas Newman - Road to Perdition
  3. John Williams - Catch Me If You Can
  4. Tan Dun - Hero
  5. Philip Glass - The Hours
2003:
  1. Howard Shore - LOTR: The Return of the King
  2. Jo Yeong-Wook - Oldboy
  3. Klaus Badelt - Pirates of the Caribbean
  4. John Frizzell & Randy Edelman - Gods and Generals
  5. Randy Edelman - Shanghai Knights
2005:
  1. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Proposition
  2. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - Batman Begins
  3. John Debney, Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez - Sin City
  4. Jo Yeong-wook & Choi Seung-hyun - Lady Vengeance
  5. Harry Gregson-Williams - Kingdom of Heaven
2008:
  1. Carter Burwell - In Bruges
  2. Dalpalan & Jang Young-gyu - The Good The Bad The Weird
  3. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
  4. Thomas Newman - Wall-E
  5. Hans Zimmer & John Powell - Kung Fu Panda

2009:

  1. Michael Giacchino - Up
  2. Carter Burwell - Where the Wild Things Are
  3. Justin Hurwitz - Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
  4. Federico Jusid & Sebastian Kauderer - The Secret in Their Eyes
  5. Alexandre Desplat - Fantastic Mr. Fox

2010:

  1. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network 
  2. John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
  3. Mowg - I Saw the Devil
  4. Hans Zimmer - Inception
  5. Burkhard Dallwitz - The Way Back
2011:
  1. Alberto Iglesias - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  2. Ludovic Bource - The Artist
  3. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
  4. John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin
  5. Alexandre Desplat - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
2012:
  1. Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil - Cloud Atlas
  2. Dan Romer & Behn Zeitland - Beasts of the Southern Wild
  3. Howard Shore - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  4. Marc Streitenfeld - The Grey
  5. Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
2013:
  1. Cliff Martinez - Only God Forgives
  2. Steven Price - Gravity 
  3. Joe Hisaishi - The Wind Rises
  4. Christopher Spelman - The Immigrant
  5. Alex Ebert - All is Lost
2014:
  1. Antonio Sanchez - Birdman
  2. Mica Levi - Under the Skin
  3. Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
  4. Steven Price - Fury
  5. Alexandre Desplat - The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015:
  1. Thomas Holkenborg - Mad Max: Fury Road
  2. Daniel Pemberton - Steve Jobs
  3. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Sicario
  4. Ennio Morricone - The Hateful Eight
  5. John Williams - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016:
  1. Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
  2. Mica Levi - Jackie
  3. Radwimps - Your Name
  4. Nicholas Britell - Moonlight
  5. Jo Yeong-wook - The Handmaiden
2017:  
  1. Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread
  2. Hans Zimmer - Dunkirk
  3. Alexandre Desplat - The Shape of Water
  4. Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - Blade Runner 2049
  5. Daniel Lopatin - Good Time
2018:
  1. Justin Hurwitz - First Man
  2. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Mandy
  3. Nicholas Britell - If Beale Street Could Talk
  4. Tatiana Lisovskaya - At Eternity's Gate
  5. Terrence Blanchard - Blackkklansman 
2019: 
  1. Thomas Newman - 1917
  2. James Newton Howard - A Hidden Life
  3. Lin Sheng-xiang - A Sun
  4. Jung Jae-il - Parasite
  5. Daniel Lopatin - Uncut Gems
2020:
  1. Emile Mosseri - Minari
  2. Bruno Coulais & Kila - Wolfwalkers
  3. Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Soul
  4. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Mank
  5. Christopher Willis - The Personal History of David Copperfield
2021:
  1. Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell, Yuta Bandoh, & Miho Sakai - Belle
  2. Nathan Johnson - Nightmare Alley
  3. Hans Zimmer - Dune
  4. Carter Burwell - The Tragedy of Macbeth
  5. Jonny Greenwood - Spencer
2022:
  1. John Williams - The Fabelmans
  2. Michael Giacchino - The Batman
  3. Justin Hurwitz - Babylon
  4. Carter Burwell - The Banshees of Inisherin
  5. Robin Carolane & Sebastian Gainsborough - The Northman
2023:
  1. Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer
  2. Joe Hisaishi - The Boy and the Heron
  3. Robbie Robertson - Killers of the Flower Moon
  4. Jerskin Fendrix - Poor Things
  5. Michael Giacchino - Society of the Snow 
Richard Addinsell, 2 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 1945: Blithe Spirit (Nom)
Best Score 1951: Scrooge (WINS)
Angelo Badalamenti, 2 noms 1 win

Best Score 1992: Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me (#2)
Best Score 1999: The Straight Story (WINS)
John Barry, 7 noms

Best Score 1964: Zulu (#3)
Best Score 1968: The Lion in Winter (#3)
Best Score 1971: Mary Queen of Scots (#5) 
Best Score 1979: The Black Hole (#5)
Best Score 1980: Somewhere in Time (#3)
Best Score 1985: Out of Africa (#5)
Best Score 1992: Chaplin (#4)
 
Elmer Bernstein, 3 noms 1 win

Best Score 1957: Sweet Smell of Success (#5)
Best Score 1960: The Magnificent Seven (#2)
Best Score 1963: The Great Escape (WINS)

Nicholas Britell, 2 noms

Best Score 2016: Moonlight (#4)
Best Score 2018: If Beale Street Could Talk (#3)
 
Carter Burwell, 6 noms 1 win

Best Score 1991: Barton Fink (#5)
Best Score 1994: The Hudsucker Proxy (#5)
Best Score 2008: In Bruges (WINS)
Best Score 2009: Where the Wild Things Are (#2)
Best Score 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth (#4)
Best Score 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin (#4)
 
Frank Churchill, 2 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 1937: Snow White and The Seven Dwarves (WINS)
Best Score 1942: Bambi (#2)
 
Carmine Coppola, 2 noms

Best Score 1974: The Godfather Part 2 (#3)
Best Score 1979: Apocalypse Now (#3)

Mychael Danna, 2 noms 

Best Score 1994: Exotica (#4)
Best Score 1997: The Sweet Hereafter (#5)
Best Score 2012: Life of Pi (#5)
Alexandre Desplat, 4 noms

Best Score 2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox (#5)
Best Score 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (#5)
Best Score 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel (#5)
Best Score 2017: The Shape of Water (#3)
 
Brian Easdale, 3 noms 1 win

Best Score 1947: Black Narcissus (#3)
Best Score 1948: The Red Shoes (WINS)
Best Score 1960: Peeping Tom (#4)
 
Randy Edelman, 5 noms
 
Best Score 1993: Gettysburg (#3)
Best Score 1993: Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story (#4)
Best Score 1996: Dragonheart (#3)
Best Score 2003: Gods and Generals (#4)
Best Score 2003: Shanghai Knights (#5)

Michael Giacchino, 3 noms 1 win

Best Score 2009: Up (WINS)
Best Score 2022: The Batman (#2)
Best Score 2023: Society of the Snow (#5)
Philip Glass, 4 noms

Best Score 1983: Koyannisqatsi (#3)
Best Score 1985: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (#2) 
Best Score 1997: Kundun (#3)
Best Score 2002: The Hours (#5)

Jerry Goldsmith, 10 noms 3 wins

Best Score 1965: A Patch of Blue (#5)
Best Score 1966: Seconds (#3)
Best Score 1970: Patton (WINS)
Best Score 1973: Papillon (WINS)
Best Score 1974: Chinatown (#2)
Best Score 1975: The Wind and the Lion (#4)
Best Score 1978: The Boys From Brazil (#5)
Best Score 1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (WINS)
Best Score 1979: Alien (#2)
Best Score 1997: L.A. Confidential (#2)

Jonny Greenwood, 2 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 2017: Phantom Thread (WINS)
Best Score 2021: Spencer (#5)
 
Fumio Hayasaka, 3 noms

Best Score 1950: Rashomon (#2)
Best Score 1952: Ikiru (#4)
Best Score 1954: Sansho the Baliff (#4)

Joe Hisaishi, 6 noms 1 win

Best Score 1984: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#2)
Best Score 1988: My Neighbor Totoro (#2)
Best Score 1997: Princess Mononoke (WINS)
Best Score 2001: Spirited Away (#2)
Best Score 2013: The Wind Rises (#3)
Best Score 2023: The Boy and the Heron (#2)
Bernard Herrmann,  8 noms 2 wins

Best Score 1942: The Magnificent Ambersons (#3) 
Best Score 1945: Hangover Square (#2)
Best Score 1947: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (#2)
Best Score 1951: The Day the Earth Stood Still (#4)
Best Score 1958: Vertigo (WINS)
Best Score 1958: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (#3)
Best Score 1960: Psycho (WINS)
Best Score 1963: Jason and the Argonauts (#2)

James Horner, 3 noms

Best Score 1988: The Land Before Time (#4)
Best Score 1998: The Mask of Zorro (#3)
Best Score 2001: A Beautiful Mind (#5)

Justin Hurwitz, 4 noms 2 wins

Best Score 2009: Guy and Madeline On a Park Bench (#3)
Best Score 2016: La La Land (WINS)
Best Score 2018: First Man (WIN)
Best Score 2022: Babylon (#3)

Maurice Jarre, 2 noms

Best Score 1965: Doctor Zhivago (#2)
Best Score 1975: The Man Who Would Be King (#5)
 
Jo Yeong-wook, 2 noms

Best Score 2003: Oldboy (#2)
Best Score 2005: Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (#4)
Best Score 2016: The Handmaiden (#5)
 
Jóhann Jóhannsson 2 noms

Best Score 2015: Sicario (#3)
Best Score 2018: Mandy (#2)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 2 noms 2 wins
 
Best Score 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood (WINS)
Best Score 1942: Kings Row (WINS) 
 
Joseph Kosma, 2 noms 

Best Score 1937: Grand Illusion (#4)
Best Score 1945: Children of Paradise (#4)

Mica Levi, 2 noms

Best Score 2014: Under The Skin (#2)
Best Score 2016: Jackie (#2)

Daniel Lopatin, 2 noms

Best Score 2017: Good Time (#5)
Best Score 2019: Uncut Gems (#5)
 
Henry Mancini, 4 noms
 
Best Score 1963: Charade (#3)
Best Score 1965: The Pink Panther (#5)
Best Score 1970: The Molly Maguires (#3)
Best Score 1970: Sunflower (#4)

Alan Menken, 2 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 1991: Beauty and the Beast (WINS)
Best Score 1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (#2)
Ennio Morricone, 16 noms 6 wins

Best Score 1964: A Fistful of Dollars (#2)
Best Score 1965: For A Few Dollars More (WINS)
Best Score 1966: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (WINS)
Best Score 1966: The Battle of Algiers (#2)
Best Score 1966: The Big Gundown (#4)
Best Score 1966: The Bible In the Beginning (#5)
Best Score 1968: Once Upon a Time in the West (WINS)
Best Score 1968: The Mercenary (#5)
Best Score 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (#2)
Best Score 1971: Duck, You Sucker! (WINS)
Best Score 1977: Exorcist II: The Heretic (#5)
Best Score 1978: Days of Heaven (#3)
Best Score 1984: Once Upon a Time in America (WINS)
Best Score 1987: The Untouchables (#2)
Best Score 1988: Cinema Paradiso (WINS)
Best Score 1998: The Legend of 1900 (#5)
Best Score 2015: The Hateful Eight (#4)
Alfred Newman, 5 noms 1 win

Best Score 1937: The Prisoner of Zenda (#2)
Best Score 1937: The Hurricane (#5)
Best Score 1943: The Song of Bernadette (WINS)
Best Score 1948: The Snake Pit (#4)
Best Score 1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told (#4)

Thomas Newman, 7 noms 2 wins

Best Score 1994: The Shawshank Redemption (WINS)
Best Score 1994: Little Women (#3) 
Best Score 1997: Oscar and Lucinda (#4)
Best Score 1999: The Green Mile (#5)
Best Score 2002: Road to Perdition (#2)
Best Score 2008: Wall-E (#4)
Best Score 2019: 1917 (WINS)

James Newton Howard, 3 noms

Best Score 2005: Batman Begins (#2)
Best Score 2008: The Dark Knight (#3)
Best Score 2019: A Hidden Life (#2)

Alex North, 3 noms

Best Score 1951: A Streetcar Named Desire (#3)
Best Score 1960: Spartacus (#3)
Best Score 1975: Bite the Bullet (#3) 
 
Michael Nyman, 2 noms
 
Best Score 1993: The Piano (#5)
Best Score 1999: Ravenous (#3)

John Powell, 2 noms

Best Score 2008: Kung Fu Panda (#5)
Best Score 2010: How to Train Your Dragon (#2)
 
Steven Price, 2 noms
 
Best Score 2013: Gravity (#2)
Best Score 2014: Fury (#2)
Trent Reznor, 4 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 2010: The Social Network (WINS)
Best Score 2011: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (#3)
Best Score 2020: Soul (#3)
Best Score 2020: Mank (#4) 

Leonard Rosenman, 2 noms

Best Score 1955: East of Eden (#2)
Best Score 1955: Rebel Without a Cause (#4)
 
Atticus Ross, 4 noms 1 win
 
Best Score 2010: The Social Network (WINS)
Best Score 2011: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (#3)
Best Score 2020: Soul (#3)
Best Score 2020: Mank (#4)

Nino Rota, 4 noms

Best Score 1960: Purple Noon (#5)
Best Score 1963: The Leopard (#4)
Best Score 1968: Romeo & Juliet (#2)
Best Score 1974: The Godfather Part II (#3)
 
Miklós Rózsa, 7 noms 2 wins
 
Best Score 1943: Five Graves to Cairo (#3)
Best Score 1943: Sahara  (#5)
Best Score 1945: Spellbound (WINS)
Best Score 1945: The Lost Weekend (#3)
Best Score 1947: A Double Life (WINS)
Best Score 1952: Ivanhoe (#5)
Best Score 1961: El Cid (#2)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, 2 noms 1 win

Best Score 1983: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (#2)
Best Score 1987: The Last Emperor (WINS) 

Masaru Sato, 2 noms 1 win

Best Score 1958: The Hidden Fortress (#5)
Best Score 1961: Yojimbo (WINS)
 
Lalo Schifrin, 3 noms
 
Best Score 1971: Dirty Harry (#2)
Best Score 1973: Enter the Dragon (#2)
Best Score 1979: The Amityville Horror (#4)

David Shire, 2 noms 1 win

Best Score 1974: The Conversation (WINS)
Best Score 1974: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (#4)
Howard Shore, 6 noms 3 wins

Best Score 1983: Videodrome (#4)
Best Score 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (#5)
Best Score 2001: LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (WINS)
Best Score 2002: LOTR: The Two Towers (WINS) 
Best Score 2003: LOTR: The Return of the King (WINS) 
Best Score 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (#3)

Alan Silvestri, 2 noms 1 win

Best Score 1985: Back to the Future (WINS)
Best Score 1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (#5)

Paul Smith, 2 noms

Best Score 1950: Cinderella (#4)
Best Score 1954: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (#5)
Max Steiner, 11 noms 2 wins

Best Score 1933: King Kong (WINS)
Best Score 1933: Little Women (#2)
Best Score 1934: The Lost Patrol (#2)
Best Score 1935: The Informer (WINS)
Best Score 1935: Top Hat (#4)
Best Score 1938: Angels With Dirty Faces (#2)
Best Score 1942: Now, Voyager (#4)
Best Score 1944: Since You Went Away (#5)
Best Score 1948: The Treasure of Sierra Madre (#2)
Best Score 1948: Johnny Belinda (#5)
Best Score 1949: White Heat (#4)

Herbert Stothart, 4 noms
 
Best Score 1933: Queen Christina (#3)
Best Score 1935: A Tale of Two Cities (#3)
Best Score 1938: Marie Antoinette (#3)
Best Score 1942: Random Harvest (#5)
 
Tan Dun, 2 noms

Best Score 2000: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (#4)
Best Score 2002: Hero (#4)
 
Dimitri Tiomkin, 8 noms
 
Best Score 1937: Lost Horizon (#3)
Best Score 1938: You Can't Take It With You (#5) 
Best Score 1943: Shadow of a Doubt (#4)
Best Score 1948: Red River (#3)
Best Score 1950: Champion (#5)
Best Score 1951: Strangers on a Train (#5)
Best Score 1952: High Noon (#3)
Best Score 1961: The Guns of Navarone (#5)

Vangelis, 2 noms 2 wins

Best Score 1981: Chariots of Fire (WINS)
Best Score 1992: 1492: Conquest of Paradise (WINS)

Oliver Wallace, 3 noms

Best Score 1949: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (#3)
Best Score 1950: Cinderella (#4)
Best Score 1955: Lady and the Tramp (#3)

Franz Waxman, 4 noms

Best Score 1935: Bride of Frankenstein (#2)
Best Score 1938: Three Comrades (#4)
Best Score 1950: Sunset Boulevard (#3)
Best Score 1951: A Place in the Sun (#2)
John Williams, 19 noms 5 wins

Best Score 1975: Jaws (WINS)
Best Score 1977: Star Wars (WINS)
Best Score 1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#4)
Best Score 1978: Superman (#2)
Best Score 1980: The Empire Strikes Back (WINS)
Best Score 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (#2)
Best Score 1983: Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi (#5)
Best Score 1987: The Witches of Eastwick (#5)
Best Score 1991: JFK (#2)
Best Score 1991: Hook (#3)
Best Score 1993: Schindler's List (WINS)
Best Score 1993: Jurassic Park (#2)
Best Score 1999: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (#2)
Best Score 2000: The Patriot (#3)
Best Score 2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (#4) 
Best Score 2002: Catch Me If You Can (#3)
Best Score 2011: The Adventures of Tintin (#4)
Best Score 2015: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (#5)
Best Score 2022: The Fabelmans (WINS)

Hans Zimmer,  14 noms 2 wins

Best Score 1994: The Lion King (#2)
Best Score 1996: The Rock (#5)
Best Score 1998: The Thin Red Line (WINS)
Best Score 1998: The Prince of Egypt (#4)
Best Score 2000: Gladiator (WINS)
Best Score 2001: Black Hawk Down (#3)
Best Score 2005: Batman Begins (#2)
Best Score 2008: The Dark Knight (#3)
Best Score 2008: Kung Fu Panda (#5)
Best Score 2010: Inception (#4)
Best Score 2014: Interstellar (#3)
Best Score 2017: Dunkirk (#2)
Best Score 2017: Blade Runner 2049 (#4)
Best Score 2021: Dune (#3)

193 comments:

Razor said...

Nice. Looks like I got some listenin' to do.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Is Damien: Omen II your #6 for 1978.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Are there any worthy scores that missed out on your top 5s.

Gives me something else to listen to.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

Yes.

It depends on the year, but of course.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: If you don't mind, what are your #6 for the years you've done so far.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I honestly almost never remember the scores to even movies I like unless they’re particularly memorable. I almost never come up with five I’m happy with.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

I'd rather not, there's a reason I limited it to 5.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: could I have your thoughts on 'Jacob's Prayer' from Minari? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWVP1wquwQ

I know there's still the slightest chance but I want to temper my optimism, so might as we'll ask about it on here.

Calvin Law said...

Also really love a lot of these choices, and the photo you chose of Desplat lol

Calvin Law said...

Also, after giving it some thought the following are my ratings for Judas and the Black Messiah cast.

Kaluuya: 5
Stanfield: 5 (I have reservations but they have nothing to do with his performance)
Plemons: 3
Fishback: 4/4.5
Sanders: 3
Sheen: 2
Smith: 3
Howery: 3
Fowler: 2.5
Britt-Gibson: 3
Thorne: 3
Longstreet: 2

Michael McCarthy said...

Cool! Just a note though, It was actually Klaus Bedelt who scored the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Zimmer didn't take over until the sequels.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Michael: He’s at least partially responsible, I know he’s credited for “He’s a Pirate”

RatedRStar said...

Tahmeed and Louis: Thanks for the comment =D.

RatedRStar said...

I'm a bit like Robert in regards to original scores, unless it is from either an iconic film or a genre sound like Ennio Morricone I always feel lost in remembering who did what lol.

Anonymous said...

Louis: Thoughts on Floyd Crosby's Oscar-winning work in Tabu? Also rating and thoughts on Karloff in Five Star Final.

Tim said...

I'm also like Robert, it needs to be a movie i watch at least once per year to make me remember the score

Calvin Law said...

Definitely feel like I'm in the minority here as there's so many times where after watching a film, the first think I check out is if the score is online.

Tim said...

While we're at it, i watched The fabulous Baker Boys yesterday. I remember the score was Jazz, but that's it. Could not hum a melody or anything ...
The movie itself was fine, but did not really give that much of a lasting impact. the cinematography nomination i guess was deserved, but i am starting to get the feeling that most movies from the late 80s looked pretty much the same.

Bridges - 4.5
Pfeiffer - 4.5
Bridges - 4

Tim said...

Also, is it just me, or did Rotten Tomatoes stop showing the overall Census?

Shaggy Rogers said...

Does anyone have a link to live SAG nominations?

Calvin Law said...

Shaggy: it's going to be live on their Instagram page.

Also, BAFTA shortlists are out. Obvious no indication of anything major yet but probably worth a look into.

Anonymous said...

In terms of acting, Andra and Bill Murray missed the bafta list.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: If you see any 5s from the remaining recommendations, are you saving them for Backlog Volume 3.

Louis Morgan said...

Regarding the Bafta long list, narrowed a few things down, seems most contenders are in play though it seems like Da Five Bloods won't be big there, and Murray/Day will now struggle more for the Oscar nom. Also indicated a Bafta only surprise nod for Clark could happen, which would be fantastic.

Calvin:

I'll get you those thoughts soon, though glad to hear I'm not the only score affecinado.

Luke:

Of course.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Will get you those soon.

Matt Mustin said...

It doesn't really surprise me that Da 5 Bloods won't be a major BAFTA player, Spike Lee is a very, *very* American filmmaker.

RatedRStar said...

Currently watching SAG noms on Instagram of all places lol, Hamilton apparently is a TV/Mini Series?

Calvin Law said...

YOUN GOT IN

Calvin Law said...

Oh no Leto again

Anonymous said...

Shit, Seyfried got snubbed, maybe she's this year's Regina King.

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Calvin Law said...

Amy Adams lmao

Anonymous said...

Adams, WTF?????

RatedRStar said...

OMFG Jared Leto again lol he isn't a one off lol.

Zengel and Youn in, Burstyn is gone, no Seyfried!!!!

Calvin Law said...

STTEVE YEUN

Anonymous said...

YEUN

Anonymous said...

MINARI

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: What did I say, don't put your faith in the Globes. I knew SAG would come through.

Calvin Law said...

MI NARI FUCK YES

Luke Higham said...

Leto and Hillbilly Elegy is a complete joke though.

Matt Mustin said...

Lindo might be out then, if he couldn't even get in here.

Luke Higham said...

I've come to terms with Close. Hopefully BAFTA will do us a favour with Leto and Adams.

Calvin Law said...

I'm so happy Yeun got in but I'm sad that Lindo hasn't even with them showing love to Bloods elsewhere.

Robert MacFarlane said...

https://frinkiac.com/video/S03E09/hvf8C_w5LgHiJuLnYyHBxcZsv7U=.gif

Emi Grant said...

Guys, Hilbilly Elegy isn't happening, right? This is all a joke, right?

Also, don't know if this is good for Rici's chances.

RatedRStar said...

Leto and Murray are not on the shortlist for Bafta, I reckon Bill Murray is done as well, SAG was what he needed.

Anonymous said...

Also, I liked Bill Camp in The Queen's Gambit, but a nom is a bit of an exaggeration

Matt Mustin said...

Also I feel I have to say this, the double nominations for Boseman are not necessary.

Anonymous said...

Paul Raci, got snubbed; he might be done for unless he pulls a Marina de Tavira.

Shaggy Rogers said...

Leto is Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) of 2021

Luke Higham said...

Shaggy: Taylor-Johnson never got the SAG nomination so this is troubling.

Aidan Pittman said...

Very strange that Oldman got in but not Seyfried. Hopefully Leto will just be a Hong Chau in Downsizing-type situation here, but I guess we'll find out. Really hoping to see Minari and The Father soon...

RatedRStar said...

"Come, break me down
Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you" lol

Matt Mustin said...

If Leto ends up getting an Oscar nomination I'm probably just going to laugh.

Anonymous said...

Also, Bakalova is happening, I guess? I mean, she got in where she needed to, and if she gets in BAFTA (and probably will get in Critics Choice), she's pretty much a lock. Also, Seyfried and Mank being snubbed mean they're not as safe as we thought, unless Seyfried pulls a Regina King

RatedRStar said...

Heres something, Glenn Close is probably winning SAG.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I don't see Bakalova or Youn taking it. Maybe Colman, since they didn't give it to her for The Favourite?

Calvin Law said...

This really sucks for Lindo, but especially Raci though. I think Lindo will get in for BAFTA but I don't think Raci is as likely :(

Calvin Law said...

Leto's awards success is the universe's punishment for last year's Joker awards run.

Da real Joker arises baby!!

Calvin Law said...

Also was anyone else expecting an additional Chicago 7 cast member to get a nod? Not saying there's no chance another one will pop up but it does seem like it'll be the SBC show entirely.

Anonymous said...

Leto getting Golden globe and sag nominations for his awful performance reminds me of this clip from bojack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmke7G3ccjo&ab_channel=LL

Anonymous said...

Also any chance on downgrading Leto for the little thigs? I know you gave him a 1.5 but that is still way too high.

Calvin Law said...

I gave him a 2.5 and am warily judging myself for being an inadvertent enabler.

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Calvin Law said...

Seyfried will get in, people shouldn’t panic, this is like Regina King missing out for Beale Street at SAG. Shit happens

Michael McCarthy said...

Anonymous: If only they’d nominated Jurj Cloonerz for “The Nazi Who Played Yahtzee.”

Emi Grant said...

Michael: Over Secretariat? No way, dude.

Aidan Pittman said...

I have a feeling that the SAG Best Actor lineup will be the same as the Oscars'...

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Well...that might have to wait for a review at this point.

Regarding SAG:

Well that was some severe whiplash.

The Good:

Ensemble: All generally deserving, particularly Minari (Glad this happened for you Calvin).

Actress:

McDormand, Yes, Mulligan, Yes. Don't have any major objection to Kirby or Davis, even if there are greater contenders out there.

Supporting Actress: Bakalova inspired, Colman and Youn amazing, Zengel definitely don't have a problem with.

The Bad:

Actress:

But Adams.....as Johnny in the Room would say...Why Lisa Why

Supporting Actress:

Close why, why. I theoretically could've lived with a Seyfried snub, but not in lieu of Close, particularly since now there is a terrible version of things where Close could win for that overcooked ham-fest.

Supporting Actor:

Well now we all know Leto's character was guilty, he murdered the credibility of both Sag and the Globes.

Louis Morgan said...

Predictions Wise (Which we should remember Sag has weakened a bit, so we should be happy in a sense for the Leto, Adams and Close, as someone has to not make it from SAG. Remember six acting nominees from SAG didn't translate last time.):

Picture/Ensemble:

I think all five here probably will translate to picture noms.

Actor: This could be the five. Truly surprised Lindo missed out given it got in ensemble. I guess Oldman was never the 5. BAFTA should be most likely to help Oldman and Ahmed the most(Lindo is also English born, but that doesn't seem well known). Essential get for Yeun.

Actress: I do think Adams will be replaced by someone. I actually could see it being Sophia Loren (similar to longshot noms like Cotillard, and Rampling). Day perhaps as well (though like Adams her film is not well regarded. Let's remember critical reception typically matters less for SAG, lest we forget Emily Blunt and her nominations for Girl on a Train. Or perhaps Morfydd Clark which would be amazing, but I do doubt it, even if she gets in at BAFTA.

Supporting Actor: Leto has already missed at BAFTA, and his film isn't doing anything else, so I do think he'll miss in the end. I think Rylance could show up at BAFTA still. Otherwise Odom, Cohen and Kaluuya seems safe. Boseman seems like he'll get the double nom in the end, if Da Five Bloods shows further strength, particularly since Lindo is missing out, the actors will probably want to represent it somewhere. Poor Raci, but you never know.

Supporting Actress:

I do think Seyfried bounces back through BAFTA. Bakalova still can miss, as I expected Globes and SAG (though the lack of Oscar considered contenders does help her a lot), Youn I now think is properly in play. Colman seems safe, and Zengel as well, as I do think "News" is going to be a best picture nominee still.

Bryan L. said...

TIL Delroy Lindo is British.

Bryan L. said...

*British-born

RatedRStar said...

Louis: I have two opinion theories on Jared Leto in terms of his Oscar chances, you want the good news or the bad news? lol

Anonymous said...

"Now we know Leto's character was guilty. He murdered the credibility of the globes and the sag." But didn't the globes credibility already die when they gave bohemian rhapsody best drama?

Anonymous said...

One could argue the Globes' credibility died when they gave Pia Zadora Best New Actress way back in 1982

Bryan L. said...

Speaking of Loren, how would everyone here feel if she gets in at the Oscars? I could see it as a “career-achievement” nom, like Paul Newman* for Road to Perdition.

*First example that came to my mind

RatedRStar said...

Louis: Actually the Bad news isn't too bad lol

Anonymous said...

I mean, if it was her competing with Adams then I'd learn Italian just to support her more

RatedRStar said...

Louis: The good news, Little Things has just come out, and with Washington/Malek/Leto in the cast, maybe producers/campaigners thought this would be a good film, Leto having the meaty serial killery role, so I reckon they campaigned for him before the film came out, got plenty of votes for him to get in but then the film came out and got mixed/negative reviews, however the votes have been counted already so he got in, therefore he drops off from here because now the film hasn't got good reviews.

Other news that I was worried about was, how many people have got SAG/Globe nominations but missed out in the end... and was a previous Oscar winner, turns out there are like 5 people actually so that helps as well.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Absolutely gorgeous work, honestly do get a little bit of chills just listening to it. The gentle piano, that is so gorgeous supplemented by the soulful strings, and then later the even more piercing vocals. I also love, the ever so quiet, almost sounds like theremin beneath it all. It creates such a wonderful blend. It sounds beautifully pastoral, but also with a somber sense, of kind of a longing dream within it. Love it.

Anonymous:

I mean an inspired nod and win. Beautiful work in terms of capturing an ideal, though still honest presentation of the south sea. Just has such a warm, yet still contrasting look. This in both a sense of detail, while also having that almost angelic look at times, particularly in the lighting of the lovers. Absolutely lovely work.

Karloff - 3.5(A fun performance for him in just portraying this sort of rather jovial quality within his unscrupulous reporter. Karloff doesn't quite play him as a villain, rather is quite effective instead just presenting this sort lust for the story.)

RatedRStar:

I do think he can happen sadly, but I have hopes that he won't. Raci, who is on the BAFTA long list I do think can come back, particularly if there is enough of an outcry for these snubs.

Anonymous 1 & 2:

Well of course, but such mentions wouldn't have worked for the joke.

Louis Morgan said...

Bryan:

I think it would be a deserved nom, or at least I prefer her over Davis, Day and Adams, much as I consider Newman's well deserved. Of course is it really a career nom, if she's already won anyways?

Calvin Law said...

I feel like the concept behind career noms for the likes of Lore and Burstyn is along the lines of celebrating their career as a whole rather than trying to get them a final win. Quite frankly I prefer either to the silliness of this reward Close campaign.

Also, as Robert has noted before, this could once again come down to Colman v.s. Close and it could be either hilarious or horrifying to watch the former win or the latter win, respectively.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: I just know you love a good piano score, this year the work of Einaudi and Mosseiri must've touched a particular chord (no pun intended) with you.

Emi Grant said...

The best picture race is still between TTOTC7 and Nomadland at the moment, right? 'cause I don't feel like either will age well as a winner.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

If Close is nominated I'll be firmly rooting for anyone else in the category, especially Colman (which indeed would be hilarious as it would be deserving) and Youn, heck I'd even take Zengel.

Oh most definitely, really hope Minari's score makes the final cut.

Emi Grant:

Though I disagree on Nomadland, I don't think you can name a film this year that won't get some kind of backlash. After all Parasite was the only film last decade to avoid it, in any major way, and that was a very rare universally beloved film.

Calvin Law said...

The attempts at Parasite backlash were kind of hilarious. 'It was great but not that great', 'There are other Korean films' were about the best things people could muster up lol.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: with your reservations towards the TOTC7's ending, which is the element you think you'd amend the most? I know it's the music which is the main thing, but do you think it's more the way the scene was written or as it was directed that made you feel mixed on it.

Robert MacFarlane said...

There was that one guy who was famous for a day on Youtube for bitching about Joker losing to Parasite.

He got metaphorically atomic wedgied by the entire internet.

Aidan Pittman said...

Robert: I'm fairly certain that I remember reading that that guy ended up actually watching Parasite afterwards and ended up liking it lol.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Well the same scene, without the overblown John Williams/Steven Spielberg (at their mutual worst) type of music swell, I think would've been a marked improvement.

Now otherwise the ending as written is Sorkin's tight little bow (which he loves) on the Hayden/Hoffman relationship with Hoffman working within the system for protest in his stand testimony, against Hayden doing his big "screw the system" moment (which I don't have a problem with in conception). I do think he could've found some other way for that resolution however, even in just a quick moment if they for example kept the judge's admiring tone and then have Hayden say something distinct and more Hoffmanesque, I think that even would've worked, in order to setup the true climax of William Knustler's actual final statements (properly summarized for the most juicy parts naturally), which I am a bit gobsmacked that Sorkin didn't include given that it is already cinematic, with a 4th wall type break that would've COMPLETELY worked. Also why rob Rylance of that moment?

Calvin Law said...

That man (Robert Storms) had absolutely zero awareness and it was glorious to watch.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: Kunstler's final statements would've been the perfect ending, I agree. Does feel like a strange omission.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: To keep in spirit with this post, your thoughts on Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross as composers?

Emi Grant said...

Louis: To add to Bryan's question, have you ever listened to their music as Nine Inch Nails prior to composing film scores?

Aidan Pittman said...

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer

This one hurts...

Emi Grant said...

God fucking damnit

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

I'm devastated. Rest in peace, Christopher Plummer. One of the all-time greats.

Anonymous said...

Rip Christopher Plummer. Glad he finally got a five before he passed.

Shaggy Rogers said...

One of the few film legends who managed to stay active for another 60 years working with old directors from John Huston and Robert Wise to recent directors David Fincher and Rian Johnson.

RIP Sir Christopher Plummer

RatedRStar said...

RIP Christopher Plummer...Legend

Luke Higham said...

RIP Christopher Plummer

This really hurts. Just as much as Von Sydow.

ruthiehenshallfan99 said...

Rest in Peace, Christopher Plummer.

Luke Higham said...

BAFTA's In Memoriam is gonna leave me an utter wreck.

Anonymous said...

Damn, RIP Christopher Plummer, one of the best ever

Maciej said...

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer Damn, what's been going on recently? So many great actors and actresses gone...

Matt Mustin said...

RIP Christopher Plummer. One of the finest artists to ever set foot on a stage.

Anonymous said...

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer

Luke, as you are one of the more senior members of the blog, can you recall what the old background looked like.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Leachman, Tyson, Holbrook, and now Plummer. A generation of Hollywood is leaving us.

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous: It was a plain light blue background with a red font from what I remember.

The Sidebar is more or less the same only it was in Red then.

Luke Higham said...

Robert: Not to mention Von Sydow, De Havilland and Connery.

Luke Higham said...

And Ian Holm. Fuck. :(

Robert MacFarlane said...

I was just talking about the last two weeks.

Luke Higham said...

And I didn't realize she passed away recently but RIP Gunnel Lindblom.

Luke Higham said...

Robert: Well, the last 12 months have been altogether horrible but I see your point.

Tim said...

R.I.P. Gunnel Lindblom and Christopher Plummer


I am not kidding, i was literally just watching National Treasure mere minutes ago. If i had known that i would have watched something that he is in for more than 5 minutes ...

Calvin Law said...

Rest in Peace, Christopher Plummer. Especially sad considering how active he’s been as of late. :(

Louis Morgan said...

Rest in Peace Christopher Plummer, a man who only ever had a prime.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Louis: You watch Malcolm and Marie? If you did, thoughts and ratings.

Calvin Law said...

Good Lord I hope you guys didn’t put yourselves through that. That film still pisses me off a few weeks after having seen it.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Calvin: I have to. I need vindication for loathing Assassination Nation.

Calvin Law said...

Well if it’s any comfort the film has put me off watching Assassination Nation, ever.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Calvin: No. You need to watch it. I need others to feel my pain. I need others to see the darkness. Look at it. LOOK AT IT.

Anonymous said...

RIP Christopher Plummer
To honor it we will make Top 10 of your best performances

1. Nicholas Nickleby
2. Waterloo
3. All the Money in the World
4. Remember
5. Beginners
6. Up
7. The Silent Partner
8. The Sound of Music
9. Nuremberg
10. The Man Who Invented Christmas

Luke Higham said...

I need to see Fall Of The Roman Empire and Remember.

I like the Nuremberg mention. I thought he nailed his main scene reading out Graebe's eyewitness account.

Louis Morgan said...

Bryan & Emi:

Regarding Nine Inch Nails, never was quite my tempo.

Their film work though has been some exceptional work building on strangely perhaps the most underrated film composer (until perhaps recently), John Carpenter. Carpenter specializing in minimalist electronic scores, and making an extraordinary impact with his best work. I think this is most obvious with Watchmen, which I'd say was near imitation, though in a good way. Much of their work, though recently Mank and Soul I think differed a bit in this (which I feel I'm going to get to on nomination day) play with minimalist ideas, and quite brilliantly in the cases of Watchmen and The Social Network. I wouldn't say all their work is as distinct, I think there is always a threat of becoming just kind of vague, minimalist needs to be striking, which their best work is. There is a minor inconsistency to this, not that I think their lesser scores are bad, they are more just serviceable. When they find that sweet spot though, their work is something quite special.

Robert:

I'm pretty sure the marketing team behind the film must have done some clever gaslighting to get the film that awards buzz.

What an aggressively obnoxious film. Now I will always contend that you don't need to like the main characters of a film to be invested in it, but I think you'd need to be able to stand their company for more than 30 seconds. That's a tall order here, and all I can ask is Sam Levinson indeed always like this? Only thing worse than a self-proclaimed genius is an abrasive one. I'll say never did I feel like I was watching characters, just one man yelling at everyone through the guise of two cardboard standees. This is to the point where I'll say it is struggle to be objective towards looking at the performances of Washington and Zendaya, given how tiresome almost every line of dialogue they have. I should probably give them a little more time to be fair to them, as though I hated the film, they're not the issue.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: do you reckon Malcom is a Levinson self insert? I was dubious initially but reading many reviews of it had convinced me of it. Which makes the film even more obnoxious because of how this takes Malcom’s struggles as a black filmmaker (already written with little depth and much repetitiveness) and applies it to his own predicament.

I will say I thought Zendaya was better than Washington by quite some margin but both were definitely hindered. Also, Levinson’s work on Euphoria is much better but that is topic matter you can tell he has understanding of, this not so much.

Michael McCarthy said...

RIP Christopher Plummer

Bryan L. said...

R.I.P. Christopher Plummer

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Very much so, I think he made him black solely to try to avoid the suggestion, but that element feels so aggressively hollow (the repeated name dropping of Spike Lee and Barry Jenkins felt comical at a certain point).

Calvin Law said...

Louis: agreed. This sort of topic matter is necessary discussion, but Levinson is NOT the man to do it.

Aidan Pittman said...

I'm not touching Malcolm & Marie with a 10 foot pole unless it gets an Oscar nomination. The small clips I've seen of it online alone are driving me insane and ensuring me that it would be something I'd hate.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Also can we both agree that Levinson seemingly totally lifted the "thank you" monologue, from the titular 10 Things I hate About You from the film of the same name.

Anonymous said...

Louis since there are the BAFTA long-lists, could I get your prediction for the "shortlist"?

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Sure.

Best Film:

The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Mank

Director:

Florian Zeller - The Father
David Fincher - Mank
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Rose Glass - Saint Maud

By the way do love that Vinterberg made the long list and would love so much for him to pull a Pawel Pawlikowski.

Actress:

Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Morfydd Clark - Saint Maud
Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Actor:

Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Gary Oldman - Mank
Tahar Rahim - The Mauritanian

Supporting Actress:

Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman
Jennifer Ehle - Saint Maud
Amanda Seyfried - Mank
Yuh-jung Youn - Minari
Olivia Colman - The Father

Supporting Actor:

Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Mark Rylance - The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Leslie Odom - One Night in Miami
Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah
Barry Keoghan - Calm With Horses

Best British Film:

The Father
Promising Young Woman
Saint Maud
Herself
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Documentary:

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Collective
Crip Cramp
I Am Greta
Dick Johnson is Dead

Film not in English Language:

Another Round
Bacurau
Minari
Les Miserables
Collective

Animated Film:

Not Croods.

Original Screenplay:

Mank
Promising Young Woman
Saint Maud
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Saint Maud

Adapted Screenplay:

The Father
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Nomadland
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
One Night in Miami

Cinematography:

Nomadland
Mank
The Dig
Saint Maud
News of the World

Costume Design:

The Dig
Emma
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan

Editing:

The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Trial of the Chicago Seven

Makeup & Hair:

Emma
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Promising Young Woman

Original Score:

Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Trial of the Chicago Seven

Production Design:

Emma
The Father
Mank
News of the World
Tenet

Visual Effects:

Mank
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
Soul
Tenet

Sound:

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Tenet

Calvin Law said...

Louis: don't forget there's six nominees in each of the Acting categories and the Director category.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: You reckon they'll love Saint Mauds' screenplay that much?

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Really? Weird year for the increase in that case then:

Director:

Sorkin

Actress:

Sophia Loren

Actor:

Steven Yeun (Though I could see this as the one place Mikkelsen shows up in. The reason I don't say Lindo, is he should've gotten in for SAG given their love for the film. And I also don't think the British factor helps him, as most people don't even know that about him.)

Supporting Actress:

Helena Zengel

Supporting Actor:

Paul Raci

Bryan:

Well if I'm reckoning it in director I ought to reckon it there (I personally think the screenplay was the weakest link of the film, but I doubt voters who are passionate about it feel the same way)

Louis Morgan said...

Bryan:

Ahhh, now I see what you mean, yes they will want to put in twice obviously....but really, you can swap it with Sound of Metal.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: your thoughts on the direction of Saint Maud? The more I think about the film the more I dig it and I think the directing is a big part of it. I also think it could sneak into Original Score.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Even if BAFTA goes as much for it as I'm predicting (which I may be overestimating), I think it'll be a BAFTA only player (unfortunately as Clark is easily the most deserving of the "fringe" contenders).

Rose Glass's direction is most impressive for a feature debut. This as she captures a mastery of tone, which is quite tricky considering the intensity and extreme nature of some of the imagery related to Maud's "divinity". A lot of that could come off as just ridiculous, however she so plants us within Maud's perspective that it not only works it is intensely gripping. This through her most remarkable use of sound, editing, score, cinematography and of course performance. She knows when really to leave moments to Clark, and when to "lend a hand" so to speak in creating Maud's mental state. This also in part by Glass's slow introduction of those moments, making them feel as though you're gradually pulled into them, making them most striking and creepy (especially Clark's Welsh voice). This though by first building through a captivating atmosphere, with some exceptional camerawork, that is both beautiful and oppressive. The way for example how Glass shoots the party scene, we never really get to "enjoy" the atmosphere, rather we are always isolated with Maud, focused only on the "betrayal" and the unpleasantness of it. Even though I do think the screenplay could've had a bit more meat to it in parts, Glass's direction is simply exceptional.

Anonymous said...

Louis what would you say is the most forgotten best picture nominee of the last 20 years per year? Not based on the film's quality, but rather in terms of their cultural/cinematic impact.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: If you're seeing it today, thoughts on O Lucky Man! and the cast.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

2019/2018: Still too early to tell.
2018: The Post
2016: Lion
2015: Brooklyn
2014: The Theory of Everything
2013: Philomena
2012: Life of Pi (strangely enough)
2011: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2010: The Kids Are All Right
2009: Half of them honestly, but Up in the Air (almost tempted to say Avatar, which is forgotten in terms of being such a moneymaker)
2008: The Reader
2007: Michael Clayton
2006: The Queen
2005: Capote
2004: Finding Neverland
2003: Seabiscuit
2002: The Hours
2001: In the Bedroom
2000: Chocolat

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Almost to illustrate your point further, I've never heard of Seabiscuit in my life.

Luke Higham said...

I'm pleased that Avatar hasn't stayed in the public consciousness in the last decade.

Calvin Law said...

Funny thing about Seabiscuit is that it is easily the third best film in that lineup.

And I completely forgot Philomena was nominated for Best Picture.

Anonymous said...

Luke how many fives do you expect for supporting actor this year?

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous: 4, perhaps 5 max

Bryan L. said...

If I had to guess, I think Ford v. Ferrari will end up being the most forgotten one from the 2019 lineup.

Anonymous said...

Luke: Just wondering who are those 4/5 supporting performances that might get a five?

Luke Higham said...

Anonymous:
The 4 I'm feeling good about are:
Hugh Laurie
Nicholas Hoult
Paul Raci
Ben Mendelsohn

The 5th if given will most likely be Brian Dennehy.

I thought about Rylance too but the reservations with the ending could possibly prevent him getting one.

Emi Grant said...

If I had to guess, I would say that if Pieces of a Woman makes it to the Best Picture line-up, it will be the most forgotten about of this year potentially.

Calvin Law said...

Albrecht Schuch could get a very high score too if Louis ends up catching that one.

Like: your predictions for the Chicago 7 ratings?

Calvin Law said...

I think it’ll be:

Cohen: 4.5
Abdul-Mateen II: 4
Redmayne: 4
Strong: 3.5

And possible bump up to a 4 for Langella.

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: Given he's more enthusiastic about it than you are, I would agree on Cohen and a 4.5/5 for Rylance.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

I'm hoping Diggs is a 5 for Hamilton.

Anonymous said...

Tahmeed: While I would love for diggs and groff to get fives I think they are getting strong 4.5's.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin & Tahmeed:

It's actually a wholly decent, if rather by the books, film. Very much a Doctor Dolittle type nomination, not in terms of quality, but rather seeing kind of an older school Academy taste choice within a year where that was being shaken overall.

Luke:

Well O Luck Man!, aka the film I have to assume was the main inspiration for Sorry to Bother You, is very much in the same framework as a satirical piece where it is framed within this particular use of surrealism. This as, like the later film, both have kind of a core of reality yet they so casually fall into the moments of surrealism and absurd comedy, that it is striking in a most idiosyncratic way. Having said that, I do think is overlong, however not in an instance where there are bad scenes/good scene, rather in its series of vignettes I found them in general intriguing, it probably could've been tightened. Side note it is so odd how Anderson's Mick Travis films are so out there, compared to the quiet interpersonal dramas he does otherwise.

McDowell - 4.5(I mean it isn't the same character, however this performance represents a kind of base player, this here though McDowell is the average man, where in If he was the average rebellious teenager. McDowell's performance here in turn is a bit more fluid. Here it is effective in basically McDowell defines Mick by his experiences more than himself so to speak. This as he is reactionary in the strange world, and importantly an anchor in this sense. This as he makes him a consistency that he will be a somewhat normal reaction to all the strangeness around him. McDowell in turn being effectively comic in his more subtle or big reactions towards some of the horrors he sees and endures, however with an honesty in his moments of more overt empathy and sympathy in making Mick this average decent man. The film is a whole lot, and McDowell provides an essential guide to it all.)

The rest of the cast is all good in their little bits of different kinds of madness. They are purposefully but effectively limited, similar to some Kubrickian supporting characters.

David Jones said...

Louis: A terrific turn from a very underrated talent in McDowell.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Unless he's a 5, I'm not sure if he needs to be reviewed for Britannia Hospital. At least you got to review one of his Mick Travis performances.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Though you haven't seen it yet, are you looking forward to reviewing an against type McDowell performance in Time After Time.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Your thoughts on the screenplay & direction for Four Lions?

Also, would the script or Chris Morris be in your Original Screenplay/Best Director nominees for 2010? (#6-10 in the latter.)

Robert MacFarlane said...

I watched Malcolm & Marie.

I am so glad to have a cinematic nemesis again. 2020 was a year where I was generally generous to most movies I watched, but after this I feel like the band-aid has been ripped off and I can finally go back to being my old normal grumpy self again. Thank you Sam Levinson, you absolute hacky product of nepotism.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

Well sure, anything to avoid Caligula (...looks forward to the inevitable winning request)

Bryan:

Probably yes in original screenplay, but no in director.

I mean the direction of Morris is impressive given he takes such a subject matter and not only doesn't fall into offensive territory, but also manages to create a hilarious film. His direction is fairly low key in the regard, as he almost takes a semi-documentary approach, which works I think because he doesn't overly dramatize moments, rather he allows it to play out naturally, making the hilarious moments kind of just hit you in such an entertaining yet surprising way. It is a remarkable tone his direction manages to achieve I think because he is so light with it actually, other than really hitting the comic timing moments, he lets things carefully play out, which I think is essential to maintaining the film's tight rope act.

Now of course that success is also evident within the script. One part of this in taking the approach of a confederacy of dunces, as in everyone is an idiot, just some are slightly less idiotic than others. This managing to make a league of terrorists completely hilarious, by making them all fools, but fools who talk like normal chaps as they go about their so called planning. This with hilariously realized highlight moments of more "physical" comedy, but also just some incredibly memorable lines throughout. Of course this all mixed in with effective dynamics laid out between the players, particularly in Omar slowly realizing his own actions in the manipulation of his cousin. This too is essential that it doesn't become too distant in its observations even as we most definitely laugh at the characters.

Now

Robert:

See I'm usually one who likes to accentuate the positive, if possible, I think, but not this time...

Good good, let the hate flow through you!

Honestly, the nepotism of his background makes me feel he should be punished for his transgressions by being forced to create a kind of scholarship where a 100 random people get 2 stars, a house, and all needed crew/equipment to film their own self-indulgent chamber piece.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: I'm not gonna do that to you but I hope you give it a shot anyway. I'd just skip the porn scenes if I were you as they add fuck all. And those performances from 79 that I've mentioned are more important.

Matt Mustin said...

I thought Caligula had been requested already.

Luke Higham said...

Matt: I switched it to Time After Time.

Emi Grant said...

Louis: Not gonna lie, I'm kinda tempted on using my 2014 win for that, but I'd rather not request for a while.

Have you given your thoughts on I, Daniel Blake's screenplay before? If not, could you give them?

Luke Higham said...

Emi: I don't mind it honestly as long as only one of his turns from that year is chosen for the prediction contest.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Would it be possible for you to watch Blackadder the Third before reviewing Laurie for David Copperfield.

Razor said...

Louis: Your thoughts on the scores of How to Train Your Dragon and Only God Forgives?

Anonymous said...

Anyone think its pretty damn depressing that Glenn is most likely going to win over Colman, Youn Yuh Jung and Bakalova? What a waste of an award (and I thought Laura winning last year for a career award was bad)

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

I honestly don't get the 'overdue' narrative for actors who didn't even deserve to win for the performances that they were 'passed over' for. Close was good in Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons, but even then she lost to arguably the best performance in each line-up.

Calvin Law said...

I agree with Tahmeed, Cher and Foster were very deserving performances and it's pretty rude of Close stans to just state that she was 'robbed' both years. Plus awarding her for a supporting turn in a critically panned film feels like the cheapest kind of career award possible.

Calvin Law said...

Honestly, whoever ends up being Close's opposite for frontrunner I am gonna root for, no matter my feelings towards their individual film. The only way a worse performance than Close's could win is if they category fraud Amy Adams into supporting, lol.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: thoughts on this 90s retro cast for Promising Young Woman directed by Antonia Bird?

Cassie: Jodie Foster
Ryan: Greg Kinnear
Madison: Sandra Bullock
Stanley and Susan Thomas: James Coburn and Cloris Leachman
Gail: Alfred Woodard
Dean Walker: Faye Dunaway
Neil: David Patrick Kelly

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Calvin: Love that cast, Foster would have KILLED as Cassie.

Louis: You may have covered this before, but what are the ten Oscar-winning performances that you feel are most undeserving of any backlash they got? (ie Paul Lukas, Art Carney).

Luke Higham said...

Tahmeed: On Blackadder, he needs to watch both 3 and 4 before his review.

Louis Morgan said...

Emi Grant:

I, Daniel Blake's screenplay is within the line of a message through one man film, that Ken Loach seems to love. I will say I greatly prefer it to Sorry We Missed You, which just poured on the despair to such a ridiculous extreme. Loach utilizes a similar approach however. Again the patronizing approach of depicting the poor as people who are only ever miserable. Here he manages to eek, and I mean eek, out a couple of moments of joy in the screenplay more so than his follow up, but still his mindset is the same seemingly to graft importance to his message, that he doesn't hide nor does he even naturally weave into the narrative, it is the narrative. This being the dehumanizing qualities of dealing with bureaucracy for help, which is certainly an experience one can easily empathize with. The screenplay though does this in one scene after another, and it does become repetitive at a certain point, even past the point of that being the point. The highlight of the film is the relationship between Blake and Katie, even with the overly cliched wise beyond their years kids, however even that eventually regresses into such intense melodrama I can't fully praise it. The film as written is too much like a machine, ironically enough. This as it is a machine to create a tragedy, but not earn a tragedy. This as every moment of the life we see depicted seems to press into saying "look at this hardship" however it forces us out of the ability to appreciate the characters as individuals going through this hardship. They instead become mere symbols for a cruel progression of a system that exploits them, however Loach himself exploits the idea of such people. He doesn't let them be people with joy and hardship, or maybe even a little joy and much hardship, no it is one bit of misery after another.

Tahmeed:

If I have the time.

Razor:

How to Train Your Dragon is just a gorgeous score. This with such a grandiose and sweeping wonderment within every melody. This amplified all the more through a truly passionate instrumentation of the work. It is one of the grandest soundtracks of any animated film, with its combination of a modern adventure soundtrack though with Braveheartesque touching about sort of traditional style it means to evoke. The score itself is so much of the film actually for me, as it embodies such a potent sense of the fantasy quality and most important really the kinetic sense of flying through gorgeous landscapes.

Louis Morgan said...

Only God Forgives's soundtrack is everything I wanted the film to be. Stylish, atmospheric, absorbing, evocative and for the lack of a better word, cool. Martinez's work here is gorgeous use of a core of synth, though wielding other elements when needed towards crafting a unique soundtrack. One that is spiritual in its kind of evoking of both a place of foreign intrigue but also a sort of hellish descent into a broken soul. So many moments feels so potent in just only listening to the score that represents them, take "Crystal Checking In" that is like some evil empress is truly arriving, while in the actually film it is dull and drawn out when visualized. Also "Wanna Fight" must be mentioned that is synth bliss that should mark the most amazing of climaxes (shame you don't get one in the film)...also must be noted also praise to the Stranger Things main theme must be given back rightfully to "Wanna Fight".

Calvin:

Well Bird is ideal as is the cast especially like the idea of Foster, Kinnear and David Patrick Kelly.

Perhaps Tim Daly and Thomas Haden Church as the two "bros".

Tahmeed:

Regarding Close, what's even worse, is people buying so wholesale into the narrative that I've actually heard people say "Colman robbed Close" laughable, Colman was amazing, Close was fine.

1. Art Carney
2. Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger)
3. William Holden
4. Marion Cotillard
5. Walter Brennan (All three, as I've hear the wins mentioned usually only dismissively, though I know they haven't actually seen them).
6. Jean Dujardin
7. James Coburn
8. Alan Arkin
9. Anthony Quinn (Lust for Life)
10. Paul Lukas

Luke Higham said...

These Colman dissenters can kiss my rear end.

Mitchell Murray said...

Well, not only did I finish "Demon Slayer" this week end, I also watched 3 of this years contended films via Netflix. Here's the clip notes version:

Demon Slayer - An anime that I wanted to like much more than ultimately did; Truly an example of seeing "good" where others saw "great", with the exception of some gorgeously animated fight scenes.

Mank - Ehh...not my cup of tea, to be blunt, and perhaps my 8th favourite Fincher film. Oldman is (unsurprisingly) quite good, as is Seyfried.

Da 5 Bloods - More or less what is expected of Spike Lee movies; Effective and technically sound in many aspects, but decisively unsubtle and flawed in several regards. Lindo MVP.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - A movie that I - while not being familiar with the source material - can still admire in a lot of ways. It is most certainly carried in large part thanks to it's music, writing and principle cast.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: good call on people criticising Cotillard’s win which is particularly strange. I think I would also like to add Mark Rylance to that list who kind of became an easy target since he wasn’t a big name.

Also so agree on How To Train Your Dragon’s score, ‘Test Drive’ is one of my favourite pieces in any animated film.

Calvin Law said...

And Daly and Church are perfect.

Anonymous said...

Also I bet that 90% of the people that said Colman robbed close did not see the wife and only liked the idea of close finally winning an Oscar.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Your 80s, 00s and 10s choice for Cassandra Thomas.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Aaaaand 1970s.

Louis Morgan said...

Bryan:

80's: Susan Sarandon

00's: Naomi Watts

10's: Mia Kirshner

Louis Morgan said...

70's: Diana Rigg

Bryan L. said...

Calvin: I was actually thinking of Michelle Pfeiffer for a 90s Cassie (in Catwoman/Baker Boys mode) but I would’ve liked to see Foster’s take as well.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: If you've seen it, thoughts on School Ties and the cast.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Your thoughts on Ebert & Roeper's review of Catwoman.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

School Ties I thought was a fine, if perhaps too simple, of a drama depicting antisemitism in a prep school. It works best as an "against the odd" narrative and just showing the pathetic nature of the privileged hate. I wouldn't say it is anything substantial, other than the notability of the cast, but it's good.

Fraser - 3.5(He'd be a 4 if it weren't for his over the top delivery of "COWARDS" in one scene. Otherwise though he is good. This in just portraying early on an earnest charm as a guy trying to do the right thing while going against the odds of the school. Fraser though is effective as the switch happens in showing the pent up frustrations towards the hateful actions of others. Keeping an effective sort of discontentment, of a man trying to hold it together not to completely blow up but also not to be seen as though others are truly getting to him.)

Damon - 3.5(Honestly thought this was one of Damon's better performance as he makes for a grade-A-hole. Damon though just does his moments of hateful speech with such a despicable grin. I will say though he is good in presenting the moments of genuine vulnerability within the character that fuels his despicable behavior.)

Ivanek - 3(Even if his plot feels somewhat unresolved he makes for a fine weasel.)

O'Donnell - 3(One of his best performances in that even with the little he does, he manages to be earnest enough in presenting one of the not completely horrible guys around Fraser.)

Affleck is kind of there.

I mean I never cared much for Roeper too much even as a negative reviewer, just as he never had enough fun with it, unlike the way Siskel did. Speaking of that though, Ebert gets that you should do that, and is indeed hilarious in his breakdown of the "good things" in Catwoman.