Best Supporting Actor 2017

And the Nominees Are:

Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Willem Dafoe in The Florida Project

Richard Jenkins in The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer in All The Money In The World

My Wins

1930:

 

Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front

Director: Lewis Milestone - All Quiet on the Western Front

Actor: Lew Ayres - All Quiet on the Western Front
Actress: Norma Shearer - The Divorcee
Supporting Actor: Louis Wolheim - All Quiet on the Western Front

Supporting Actress: Marie Dressler - Anna Christie
Ensemble: All Quiet on the Western Front
Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front
Sound Editing: All Quiet on the Western Front
Sound Mixing: All Quiet on the Western Front
Score: Prix de beauté
Editing: All Quiet on The Western Front
Visual Effects: The Dawn Patrol
Costume Design: King of Jazz
Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Makeup and Hairstyling: Just Imagine
Original Screenplay: Monte Carlo
Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front
Song:  "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - Whoopee!

1931:

Picture: M

Director: Fritz Lang - M

Actor: Peter Lorre -M
Actress: Barbara Stanwyck - Night Nurse
Supporting Actor: Boris Karloff - The Criminal Code
Supporting Actress: Jean Harlow - The Public Enemy
Ensemble: M
Production Design: Frankenstein
Sound Editing: Frankenstein
Sound Mixing: Frankenstein
Score: City Lights
Editing: M
Visual Effects: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Costume Design: Dracula
Cinematography: M
Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
Original Screenplay: M
Adapted Screenplay: Frankenstein
Song:  "La Liberte c'est pour les Heureux" - À Nous la Liberté 

1932:

Picture: I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

Director: Jean Cocteau - The Blood of a Poet

Actor: Robert Lynen - Poil De Carotte
Actress: Jean Harlow - Red-Headed Woman
Supporting Actor: Leslie Howard - Smilin' Through
Supporting Actress: Claudette Colbert - The Sign of the Cross
Ensemble: Poil de Carotte
Production Design: The Sign of the Cross
Sound Editing: Wooden Crosses
Sound Mixing: Wooden Crosses
Score: The Blood of a Poet
Editing: American Madness
Visual Effects: The Blood of a Poet
Costume Design: The Sign of the Cross
Cinematography: Vampyr
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Mummy
Original Screenplay: American Madness
Adapted Screenplay: I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
Song:  "Isn't It Romantic" - Love Me Tonight

1933:

Picture: King Kong

Director: Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack - King Kong

Actor: Charles Laughton - The Private Life of Henry VIII
Actress: Greta Garbo - Queen Christina
Supporting Actor: Robert Donat - The Private Life of Henry VIII
Supporting Actress: Marie Dressler - Dinner At Eight
Ensemble: Dinner At Eight
Production Design: King Kong
Sound Editing: King Kong
Sound Mixing: King Kong
Score: King Kong
Editing: King Kong
Visual Effects: King Kong
Costume Design: Queen Christina
Cinematography: Queen Christina
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Original Screenplay: King Kong
Adapted Screenplay: Dinner At Eight
Song:  "42nd Street" - 42nd Street

 

1934:

Picture: It Happened One Night
Director: Frank Capra - It Happened One Night
Actor: Clark Gable - It Happened One Night
Actress: Claudette Colbert - It Happened One Night
Supporting Actor: Henry Brandon - Babes in Toyland
Supporting Actress: Louise Beavers - Imitation of Life
Ensemble: Les Miserables
Production Design: Cleopatra
Sound Editing: Babes in Toyland
Sound Mixing: The Lost Patrol
Score: Babes in Toyland
Editing: The Thin Man
Visual Effects: Babes in Toyland
Costume Design: Babes in Toyland
Cinematography: Les Miserables
Makeup and Hairstyling: Babes in Toyland
Original Screenplay: A Story of Floating Weeds
Adapted Screenplay: It Happened One Night
Song: "All I Do Is Dream of You" - Sadie McKee

1935:

Picture: 39 Steps
Director: John Ford - The Informer
Actor: Victor McLaglen - The Informer
Actress: Greta Garbo - Anna Karenina
Supporting Actor: James Cagney - A Midsummer's Night Dream
Supporting Actress: Elsa Lanchester - Bride of Frankenstein
Ensemble: The Informer
Production Design: Bride of Frankenstein
Sound Editing: Bride of Frankenstein
Sound Mixing: Mutiny on the Bounty
Score: The Informer
Editing: 39 Steps
Visual Effects: Bride of Frankenstein
Costume Design: The Black Room
Cinematography: Bride of Frankenstein
Makeup and Hairstyling: Bride of Frankenstein
Original Screenplay: The Black Room
Adapted Screenplay: Bride of Frankenstein
Song: "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat

1937:

Picture: Grand Illusion
Director: Jean Renoir - Grand Illusion
Actor: Robert Montgomery - Night Must Fall
Actress: Irene Dunne - The Awful Truth
Supporting Actor: Erich von Stroheim - Grand Illusion
Supporting Actress: May Whitty - Night Must Fall
Ensemble: Grand Illusion
Production Design: Lost Horizon
Sound Editing: The Hurricane
Sound Mixing: The Hurricane
Score: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Editing: Grand Illusion
Visual Effects: The Hurricane
Costume Design: The Prisoner of Zenda
Cinematography: Grand Illusion
Makeup and Hairstyling: Make Way For Tomorrow
Original Screenplay: Grand Illusion
Adapted Screenplay: Make Way For Tomorrow
Song: "Heigh Ho" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

1938:

Picture: Angels with Dirty Faces
Director: Michael Curtiz - Angels with Dirty Faces
Actor: James Cagney - Angels with Dirty Faces
Actress: Wendy Hiller - Pygmalion
Supporting Actor: Pat O'Brien - Angels With Dirty Faces
Supporting Actress: Lisa Delamare - La Marseillaise
Ensemble: La Marseillaise
Production Design: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sound Editing: La Marseillaise
Sound Mixing: The Human Beast
Score: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Editing: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Visual Effects: Alexander Nevsky
Costume Design: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Cinematography: Alexander Nevsky
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Original Screenplay: La Marseillaise
Adapted Screenplay: Angels With Dirty Faces
Song: "Jeepers Creepers" - Going Places

1942:

Picture: Casablanca

Director: Michael Curtiz - Casablanca

Actor: Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca

Actress: Ginger Rogers - The Major and The Minor

Supporting Actor: Claude Rains - Casablanca

Supporting Actress: Arletty - The Devil's Envoys

Ensemble: Casablanca

Production Design: Casablanca

Sound Editing: Wake Island

Sound Mixing: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Score: Kings Row

Editing: Casablanca

Visual Effects: I Married A Witch

Costume Design: Casablanca

Cinematography: The Magnificent Ambersons

Makeup and Hairstyling: The Devil's Envoys

Original Screenplay: There Was a Father

Adapted Screenplay: Casablanca

Song: "White Christmas" - Holiday Inn

1943:

Picture: Shadow of a Doubt
Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Shadow of a Doubt
Actor: Joseph Cotten - Shadow of a Doubt
Actress: Teresa Wright - Shadow of a Doubt
Supporting Actor: Dana Andrews - The Ox-Bow Incident
Supporting Actress: Katina Paxinou - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ensemble: The Ox-Bow Incident
Production Design: Munchhausen
Sound Editing: Sahara
Sound Mixing: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Score: The Song of Bernadette
Editing: Shadow of a Doubt
Visual Effects: Munchhausen
Costume Design: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Cinematography: The Song of Bernadette
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Original Screenplay: Shadow of a Doubt
Adapted Screenplay: The Ox-Bow Incident
Song: "Der Fuehrer's Face" - Der Fuehrer's Face

1944:

Picture: Double Indemnity
Director: Billy Wilder - Double Indemnity
Actor: Fred MacMurray - Double Indemnity
Actress: Barbara Stanwyck - Double Indemnity
Supporting Actor: Edward G. Robinson - Double Indemnity
Supporting Actress: Tallulah Bankhead - Lifeboat
Ensemble: Double Indemnity
Production Design: Gaslight
Sound Editing: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Sound Mixing: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Score: Laura
Editing: Double Indemnity
Visual Effects: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Costume Design: Meet Me In St. Louis
Cinematography: Laura
Makeup and Hairstyling: Henry V
Original Screenplay: Lifeboat
Adapted Screenplay: Double Indemnity
Song: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Meet Me In St. Louis

1945:

Picture: Brief Encounter
Director: David Lean - Brief Encounter
Actor: Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
Actress: Celia Johnson - Brief Encounter
Supporting Actor: James Dunn - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Supporting Actress: Jane Wyman - The Lost Weekend
Ensemble: Children of Paradise
Production Design: Children of Paradise
Sound Editing: The Story of G.I. Joe
Sound Mixing: Objective, Burma!
Score: Spellbound
Editing: Brief Encounter
Visual Effects: Anchors Aweigh
Costume Design: Children of Paradise
Cinematography: Brief Encounter
Makeup and Hairstyling: Children of Paradise
Original Screenplay: Children of Paradise
Adapted Screenplay: Brief Encounter
Song: "Love Letters" - Love Letters

 

1946:

Picture: It's A Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra - It's A Wonderful Life

Actor: James Stewart - It's A Wonderful Life
Actress: Jennifer Jones - Cluny Brown
Supporting Actor: Claude Rains - Notorious
Supporting Actress: Donna Reed - It's A Wonderful Life
Ensemble: It's A Wonderful Life
Production Design: A Matter of Life and Death

Sound Editing: Beauty and The Beast
Sound Mixing: A Matter of Life and Death
Score: Beauty and the Beast
Editing: It's A Wonderful Life
Visual Effects: A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design: Beauty and the Beast
Cinematography: A Matter of Life and Death
Makeup and Hairstyling: Beauty and the Beast
Original Screenplay: A Matter of Life and Death
Adapted Screenplay: It's A Wonderful Life
Song: “You Make Me Feel So Young” - Three Little Girls In Blue

 

1947:

 

Picture: Odd Man Out

Director: Carol Reed - Odd Man Out

Actor: James Mason - Odd Man Out

Actress: Claire Trevor - Born to Kill

Supporting Actor: Richard Widmark - Kiss of Death

Supporting Actress: Kathleen Byron - Black Narcissus

Ensemble: Odd Man Out

Production Design: Black Narcissus

Sound Editing: Brute Force

Sound Mixing: Black Narcissus

Score: A Double Life

Editing: The Lady From Shanghai

Visual Effects: Black Narcissus

Costume Design: Black Narcissus

Cinematography: Black Narcissus

Makeup and Hairstyling: Black Narcissus

Original Screenplay: Miracle on 34th Street

Adapted Screenplay: Odd Man Out

Song: "Say It with a Slap"- Fun and Fancy Free

1948:

Picture: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Director: John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Actor: Richard Attenborough - Brighton Rock
Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Snake Pit
Supporting Actor: Walter Huston - The Treasure of Sierra Madre
Supporting Actress: Claire Trevor - Key Largo
Ensemble:  Brighton Rock
Production Design: The Red Shoes
Sound Editing: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Sound Mixing: Drunken Angel
Score: The Red Shoes
Editing: The Treasure of Sierra Madre
Visual Effects: Portrait of Jennie
Costume Design: The Red Shoes
Cinematography: The Red Shoes
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Red Shoes
Original Screenplay: Drunken Angel
Adapted Screenplay: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Song: "Buttons and Bows" - The Paleface

1949:

Picture: The Third Man
Director: Carol Reed - The Third Man
Actor: Toshiro Mifune - Stray Dog
Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress
Supporting Actor: Alec Guinness - Kind Hearts and Coronets
Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men
Ensemble: The Heiress
Production Design: Battleground
Sound Editing: Battleground
Sound Mixing: The Third Man
Score: The Third Man
Editing: The Third Man
Visual Effects: Battleground
Costume Design: The Heiress
Cinematography: The Third Man
Makeup and Hairstyling: Kind Hearts and Coronets
Original Screenplay: The Third Man
Adapted Screenplay: The Small Back Room
Song: "The Headless Horseman" - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1950:

Picture: Rashomon
Director: Akira Kurosawa - Rashomon
Actor: Toshiro Mifune - Rashomon
Actress: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Blvd.
Supporting Actor: George Sanders - All About Eve
Supporting Actress: Machiko Kyo - Rashomon
Ensemble: Rashomon
Production Design: La Ronde
Sound Editing: Winchester '73
Sound Mixing: Night and the City
Score: Orpheus
Editing: Rashomon
Visual Effects: Orpheus
Costume Design: La Ronde
Cinematography: Rashomon
Makeup and Hairstyling: Rashomon
Original Screenplay: Sunset Blvd.
Adapted Screenplay: Rashomon
Song: "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Cinderella

1951:

Picture: Scrooge
Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Strangers on a Train
Actor: Michael Redgrave - The Browning Version
Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire
Supporting Actor: Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire
Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire
Ensemble: A Streetcar Named Desire
Production Design: The Tales of Hoffmann
Sound Editing: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Sound Mixing: Strangers on a Train
Score: Scrooge
Editing: Strangers on a Train
Visual Effects: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Costume Design: The Tales of Hoffmann
Cinematography: Strangers on a Train
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Tales of Hoffmann
Original Screenplay: Ace in the Hole
Adapted Screenplay: Strangers on a Train
Song: "Silver Bells" - The Lemon Drop Kid

1952:

Picture: The Quiet Man
Director: Akira Kurosawa - Ikiru
Actor: Takashi Shimura - Ikiru
Actress: Maureen O'Hara - The Quiet Man
Supporting Actor: Barry Fitzgerald - The Quiet Man
Supporting Actress: Eva Dahlbeck - Secrets of Women
Ensemble: The Quiet Man
Production Design: Singin' In the Rain
Sound Editing: The Sound Barrier
Sound Mixing: Singin' In the Rain
Score: Limelight
Editing: High Noon
Visual Effects: The Sound Barrier
Costume Design: Moulin Rouge
Cinematography: Ikiru
Makeup and Hairstyling: Limelight
Original Screenplay: Ikiru
Adapted Screenplay: The Quiet Man
Song: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" - High Noon

1953:

Picture: Tokyo Story
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi - Ugetsu
Actor: Montgomery Clift - From Here to Eternity
Actress: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
Supporting Actor: William Holden - Stalag 17

Supporting Actress: Setsuko Hara - Tokyo Story

Ensemble: Tokyo Story
Production Design: The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T

Sound Editing: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Sound Mixing: The Wages of Fear
Score: Peter Pan
Editing: The Wages of Fear
Visual Effects: The War of the Worlds
Costume Design: The Earrings of Madame de...
Cinematography: The Earrings of Madame de...
Makeup and Hairstyling: House of Wax
Original Screenplay: Tokyo Story
Adapted Screenplay: Stalag 17
Song: "That's Amore" - The Caddy

1954:

Picture: On the Waterfront
Director: Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai
Actor: Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
Actress: Giulietta Masina - La Strada
Supporting Actor: Toshiro Mifune - Seven Samurai
Supporting Actress: Eva Marie Saint - On the Waterfront
Ensemble: On the Waterfront
Production Design: Rear Window
Sound Editing: Godzilla
Sound Mixing: Seven Samurai
Score: On the Waterfront
Editing: Seven Samurai
Visual Effects: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Costume Design: Seven Samurai
Cinematography: Seven Samurai
Makeup and Hairstyling: Seven Samurai
Original Screenplay: Seven Samurai
Adapted Screenplay: On the Waterfront
Song: "A Whale of a Tale" - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1955:

Picture: Bad Day At Black Rock
Director: Charles Laughton - The Night of the Hunter
Actor: Robert Mitchum - The Night of the Hunter
Actress: Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo
Supporting Actor: Raymond Massey - East of Eden
Supporting Actress: Lillian Gish - The Night of the Hunter
Ensemble: The Ladykillers
Production Design: The Night of the Hunter
Sound Editing: Rififi
Sound Mixing: The Night of the Hunter
Score: The Night of the Hunter
Editing: Rififi
Visual Effects: Journey To the Beginning of Time
Costume Design: Richard III
Cinematography: The Night of the Hunter
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Ladykillers
Original Screenplay: The Ladykillers
Adapted Screenplay: Bad Day At Black Rock
Song: "Unchained Melody" - Unchained

1957:

Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director: David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Actor: Alec Guinness - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Actress: Deborah Kerr - Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Supporting Actress: Isuzu Yamada - Throne of Blood
Ensemble: Tokyo Twilight
Production Design: Paths of Glory
Sound Editing: Paths of Glory
Sound Mixing: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Score: 3:10 To Yuma
Editing: Paths of Glory
Visual Effects: The Incredible Shrinking Man
Costume Design: Throne of Blood
Cinematography: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Makeup and Hairstyling: Throne of Blood
Original Screenplay: Wild Strawberries
Adapted Screenplay: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Song: "The 3:10 to Yuma" - 3:10 to Yuma

1958:

Picture: Vertigo
Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Actor: James Stewart - Vertigo
Actress: Jean Simmons - Home Before Dark
Supporting Actor: Orson Welles - Touch of Evil
Supporting Actress: Lilli Palmer - The Lovers of Montparnasse
Ensemble: Ice Cold in Alex
Production Design: The Ballad of Narayama
Sound Editing: Mon Oncle
Sound Mixing: Run Silent Run Deep
Score: Vertigo
Editing: Ice Cold in Alex
Visual Effects: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Costume Design: Ivan the Terrible Part 2
Cinematography: The Ballad of Narayama
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Fly
Original Screenplay: Murder By Contract
Adapted Screenplay: Touch of Evil
Song: "Crawfish" - King Creole

1960:

Picture: Psycho
Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho
Actor: Laurence Olivier - The Entertainer
Actress: Jean Simmons - Elmer Gantry
Supporting Actor: Eli Wallach - The Magnificent Seven
Supporting Actress: Jean Simmons - Spartacus
Ensemble: Rocco and His Brothers
Production Design: Psycho
Sound Editing: The Time Machine
Sound Mixing: Psycho
Score: Psycho
Editing: Psycho
Visual Effects: The Time Machine
Costume Design: Spartacus
Cinematography: Peeping Tom
Makeup and Hairstyling: Eyes Without A Face
Original Screenplay: The Apartment
Adapted Screenplay: The Entertainer
Song: "The Green Leaves of Summer" - The Alamo

1961:

Picture: The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Director: Masaki Kobayashi - The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Actor: Tatsuya Nakadai - The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Actress: Deborah Kerr - The Innocents
Supporting Actor: Montgomery Clift - Judgment at Nuremberg
Supporting Actress: Pamela Franklin - The Innocents
Ensemble: The Hustler
Production Design: The Innocents
Sound Editing: The Guns of Navarone
Sound Mixing: The Innocents
Score: Yojimbo
Editing: Last Year at Marienbad
Visual Effects: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Costume Design: Yojimbo
Cinematography: The Innocents
Makeup and Hairstyling: Yojimbo
Original Screenplay: Yojimbo
Adapted Screenplay: The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Song: "Moon River" - Breakfast At Tiffany's

1963:

Picture: High and Low
Director: Akira Kurosawa - High and Low
Actor: Paul Newman - Hud
Actress: Ingrid Thulin - The Silence
Supporting Actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki - High and Low
Supporting Actress: Patricia Neal - Hud
Ensemble: High and Low
Production Design: The Haunting
Sound Editing: From Russia With Love
Sound Mixing: The Haunting
Score: The Great Escape
Editing: High and Low
Visual Effects: Jason and The Argonauts
Costume Design: The Leopard
Cinematography: Hud
Makeup and Hairstyling: An Actor's Revenge
Original Screenplay: Winter Light
Adapted Screenplay: High and Low
Song: "From Russia With Love" - From Russia With Love

1964:

Picture: Dr. Strangelove
Director: Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove
Actor: Richard Attenborough - Guns At Batasi
Actress: Madhabi Mukherjee - Charulata
Supporting Actor: Sterling Hayden - Dr. Strangelove
Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova - Zorba the Greek

Ensemble: Dr. Strangelove
Production Design: Dr. Strangelove
Sound Editing: Zulu
Sound Mixing: Woman in the Dunes
Score: Mary Poppins
Editing: A Fistful of Dollars
Visual Effects: Mary Poppins
Costume Design: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Cinematography: Woman in the Dunes
Makeup and Hairstyling: Kwaidan
Original Screenplay: Seduced and Abandoned
Adapted Screenplay: Dr. Strangelove
Song: "I Should've Known Better" - A Hard Day's Night

1965:

Picture: The Hill
Director: Orson Welles - Chimes at Midnight
Actor: Terence Stamp - The Collector
Actress: Elizabeth Hartman - A Patch of Blue
Supporting Actor: Tom Courtenay - Doctor Zhivago
Supporting Actress: Simone Signoret - Ship of Fools
Ensemble: The Hill
Production Design: Doctor Zhivago
Sound Editing: Thunderball
Sound Mixing: Doctor Zhivago
Score: For a Few Dollars More
Editing: The Hill
Visual Effects: Thunderball
Costume Design: Chimes at Midnight
Cinematography: Doctor Zhivago
Makeup and Hairstyling: Red Beard
Original Screenplay: For a Few Dollars More
Adapted Screenplay: The Hill
Song: "You've Got Hide Your Love Away" - Help! 

1966:

Picture: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Director: Sergio Leone - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Actor: Eli Wallach - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Actress: Bibi Andersson - Persona
Supporting Actor: Lee Van Cleef - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Supporting Actress: Machiko Kyo - The Face of Another
Ensemble: Seconds
Production Design: War and Peace Part I
Sound Editing: Grand Prix
Sound Mixing: Seconds
Score: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Editing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Visual Effects: Fantastic Voyage
Costume Design: War and Peace Part II
Cinematography: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Face of Another
Original Screenplay: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Adapted Screenplay: A Man For All Seasons
Song: "The Story of A Soldier" - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

1967:

Picture: Le Samouraï
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville - Le Samouraï
Actor: Robert Blake - In Cold Blood
Actress: Anne Bancroft - The Graduate
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin - Wait Until Dark
Supporting Actress: Glenda Jackson - Marat/Sade
Ensemble: In The Heat of the Night
Production Design: Playtime
Sound Editing: Playtime
Sound Mixing: Le Samouraï
Score: The Big Gundown
Editing: The Graduate
Visual Effects: You Only Live Twice
Costume Design: Marketa Lazarova
Cinematography: In Cold Blood
Makeup and Hairstyling: Viy
Original Screenplay: Bonnie and Clyde
Adapted Screenplay: In Cold Blood
Song: "Springtime For Hitler" - The Producers

1968:

Picture: Once Upon a Time in the West
Director: Sergio Leone - Once Upon a Time in the West
Actor: Burt Lancaster - The Swimmer
Actress: Katherine Hepburn - The Lion in Winter
Supporting Actor: Jason Robards - Once Upon a Time in the West
Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters - The Scalphunters
Ensemble: Once Upon a Time in the West
Production Design: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sound Editing: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sound Mixing: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Score: Once Upon a Time in the West
Editing: Once Upon a Time in the West
Visual Effects: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Costume Design: Romeo and Juliet
Cinematography: Once Upon a Time in the West
Makeup and Hairstyling: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Original Screenplay: Once Upon a Time in the West
Adapted Screenplay: Romeo and Juliet
Song: "What is A Youth" - Romeo and Juliet

1970:

Picture: Ryan's Daughter

Director: David Lean - Ryan's Daughter

Actor: George C. Scott - Patton

Actress: Sophia Loren - Sunflower

Supporting Actor: David Warner - The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Supporting Actress: Karen Black - Five Easy Pieces

Ensemble: The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Production Design: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Sound Editing: Patton

Sound Mixing: Tora! Tora! Tora!

Score: Patton

Editing: Patton

Visual Effects: Tora! Tora! Tora!

Costume Design: The Conformist

Cinematography: The Conformist

Makeup and Hairstyling: Little Big Man

Original Screenplay: Ryan's Daughter

Adapted Screenplay: Patton

Song: "Let It Be" - Let It Be

1971:

Picture: 10 Rillington Place
Director: Richard Fleischer - 10 Rillington Place
Actor: Richard Attenborough - 10 Rillington Place
Actress: Liv Ullmann - The Emigrants
Supporting Actor: John Hurt - 10 Rilllington Place
Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman - The Last Picture Show
Ensemble: The Emigrants
Cinematography: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Score: Duck, You Sucker!
Sound Mixing: Fiddler on The Roof
Sound Editing: THX 1138
Makeup & Hairstyling: The Devils
Production Design: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Costume Design: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Editing: The French Connection
Visual Effects: THX 1138
Original Screenplay: Dirty Harry
Adapted Screenplay: 10 Rillington Place
Song: "Pure Imagination" - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

1973:

Picture: The Exorcist
Director: Nicolas Roeg - Don't Look Now
Actor: Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
Actress: Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon
Supporting Actor: Robert Shaw - The Sting
Supporting Actress: Romy Schneider - Ludwig
Ensemble: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Production Design: The Holy Mountain
Sound Editing: The Exorcist
Sound Mixing: The Exorcist
Score: Papillon
Editing: The Exorcist
Visual Effects: The Exorcist
Costume Design: The Holy Mountain
Cinematography: The Spirit of the Beehive
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Exorcist
Original Screenplay: The Sting
Adapted Screenplay: The Long Goodbye
Song: "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid 

1974:

Picture: Chinatown
Director: Terrence Malick - Badlands
Actor: Gene Hackman - The Conversation
Actress:  Sissy Spacek - Badlands
Supporting Actor: John Cazale - The Godfather Part II
Supporting Actress: Valerie Perrine - Lenny
Ensemble: The Godfather Part II
Production Design: The Godfather Part II
Sound Editing: The Conversation
Sound Mixing: The Conversation
Score: The Conversation
Editing: The Conversation
Visual Effects: Young Frankenstein
Costume Design: Chinatown
Cinematography: Badlands
Makeup and Hairstyling: Phantom of the Paradise
Original Screenplay: Chinatown
Adapted Screenplay: The Godfather Part II
Song: "The Hell of It" - Phantom of the Paradise

1975:

Picture: Jaws
Director: Steven Spielberg - Jaws
Actor: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Actress: Romy Schneider - That Most Important Thing: Love
Supporting Actor: Robert Shaw - Jaws
Supporting Actress: Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ensemble: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Production Design: Barry Lyndon
Sound Editing: Jaws
Sound Mixing: Jaws
Score: Jaws
Editing: Jaws
Visual Effects: The Hindenburg
Costume Design: Barry Lyndon
Cinematography: Barry Lyndon
Makeup and Hairstyling: Barry Lyndon
Original Screenplay: Nashville
Adapted Screenplay: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Song: "I'm Easy" - Nashville

1977:

Picture: The Duellists
Director: Ridley Scott - The Duellists
Actor: Alberto Sordi - An Average Little Man
Actress: Shelley Duvall - 3 Women
Supporting Actor: Dennis Hopper - The American Friend
Supporting Actress: Irene Papas - Iphigenia
Ensemble: Cross of Iron
Production Design: Suspiria
Sound Editing: Star Wars
Sound Mixing: Eraserhead
Score: Star Wars
Editing: Star Wars
Visual Effects: Star Wars
Costume Design: Star Wars
Cinematography: The Duellists
Makeup and Hairstyling: Star Wars
Original Screenplay: 3 Women
Adapted Screenplay: The Duellists
Song: "Nobody Does It Better" - The Spy Who Loved Me

1978:

Picture: The Deer Hunter
Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
Actor: Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Actress: Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata
Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Supporting Actress: Geraldine Page - Interiors
Ensemble: The Deer Hunter
Production Design: Superman
Sound Editing: The Driver
Sound Mixing: The Driver
Score: Halloween
Editing: The Driver
Visual Effects: Superman
Costume Design: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Cinematography: Days of Heaven
Makeup and Hairstyling: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Original Screenplay: Autumn Sonata
Adapted Screenplay: Watership Down
Song: "Grease" - Grease

1979:

Picture: Apocalypse Now

Director: Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now

Actor: Roy Scheider - All That Jazz

Actress: Hanna Schygulla - The Marriage of Maria Braun

Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now

Supporting Actress: Veronica Cartwright - Alien

Ensemble: Alien

Production Design: Alien

Sound Editing: Alien

Sound Mixing: Alien

Score: Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Editing: Apocalypse Now

Visual Effects: Alien

Costume Design: Alien

Cinematography: Apocalypse Now

Makeup and Hairstyling: Nosferatu the Vampyre

Original Screenplay: Alien

Adapted Screenplay: Apocalypse Now

Song: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" - Life of Brian

1980:

Picture: The Elephant Man
Director: David Lynch - The Elephant Man
Actor: John Hurt - The Elephant Man
Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter
Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci - Raging Bull
Supporting Actress: Beverly D'Angelo - Coal Miner's Daughter
Ensemble: The Elephant Man
Production Design: The Empire Strikes Back
Sound Editing: The Empire Strikes Back
Sound Mixing: The Shining
Score: The Empire Strikes Back
Editing: Raging Bull
Visual Effects: The Empire Strikes Back
Costume Design: Kagemusha
Cinematography: The Elephant Man
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Elephant Man
Original Screenplay: Kagemusha
Adapted Screenplay: The Elephant Man
Song: "On the Road Again" - Honeysuckle Rose

1981:

Picture: Chariots of Fire
Director: Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Actor: Bob Hoskins - The Long Good Friday
Actress: Isabelle Adjani - Possession
Supporting Actor: Nicol Williamson - Excalibur
Supporting Actress: Marília Pêra - Pixote
Ensemble: Chariots of Fire
Production Design: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sound Editing: Blow Out
Sound Mixing: Das Boot
Score: Chariots of Fire
Editing: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Visual Effects: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Costume Design: Pennies From Heaven
Cinematography: Pennies From Heaven
Makeup and Hairstyling: An American Werewolf in London
Original Screenplay: Chariots of Fire
Adapted Screenplay: Das Boot

Song: "For Your Eyes Only" - For Your Eyes Only

1983:

Picture: A Christmas Story
Director: Philip Kaufman - The Right Stuff
Actor: Tom Courtenay - The Dresser
Actress: Fanny Ardant - Confidentially Yours
Supporting Actor: Darren McGavin - A Christmas Story
Supporting Actress: Melinda Dillon - A Christmas Story
Ensemble: A Christmas Story
Production Design: The Return of the Jedi
Sound Editing: The Right Stuff
Sound Mixing: The Right Stuff
Score: The Right Stuff
Editing: The Right Stuff
Visual Effects: Zelig
Costume Design: The Hunger
Cinematography: The Right Stuff
Makeup and Hairstyling: Videodrome
Original Screenplay: Videodrome
Adapted Screenplay: The Right Stuff
Song: "Push It To The Limit" - Scarface

1984:

Picture: Amadeus
Director: Milos Foreman - Amadeus
Actor: F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus
Actress: Kathleen Turner - Crimes of Passion
Supporting Actor: James Woods - Once Upon a Time in America
Supporting Actress: Nastassja Kinski - Paris, Texas
Ensemble: Amadeus
Production Design: Amadeus
Sound Editing: The Terminator
Sound Mixing: Amadeus
Score: Once Upon a Time in America
Editing: Amadeus
Visual Effects: Dune
Costume Design: Amadeus
Cinematography: Paris, Texas
Makeup and Hairstyling: Amadeus
Original Screenplay: Ghostbusters
Adapted Screenplay: Amadeus
Song: "Purple Rain" - Purple Rain

1985:

Picture: Back To The Future
Director: Akira Kurosawa - Ran
Actor: William Hurt & Raul Julia - Kiss of the Spider Woman
Actress: Geraldine Page - The Trip to the Bountiful
Supporting Actor: Christopher Lloyd - Back to the Future
Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn - Clue
Ensemble: Clue
Production Design: Brazil
Sound Editing: Back to the Future
Sound Mixing: Ran
Score: Back to the Future
Editing: Back to the Future
Visual Effects: Young Sherlock Holmes
Costume Design: Ran
Cinematography: Ran
Makeup and Hairstyling: Legend
Original Screenplay: Back To The Future
Adapted Screenplay: Ran
Song: "Hearts On Fire" - Rocky IV

1986:

Picture: Blue Velvet
Director: David Lynch - Blue Velvet
Actor: Bob Hoskins - Mona Lisa
Actress: Sigourney Weaver - Aliens
Supporting Actor: Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet
Supporting Actress: Isabella Rossellini - Blue Velvet
Ensemble: Blue Velvet
Production Design: Big Trouble in Little China
Sound Editing: Aliens
Sound Mixing: Blue Velvet
Score: The Mission
Editing: Aliens
Visual Effects: Little Shop of Horrors
Costume Design: Big Trouble in Little China
Cinematography: Jean de Florette
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Fly
Original Screenplay: Blue Velvet
Adapted Screenplay: Manhunter
Song: "Who Wants to Live Forever" - Highlander

1987:

Picture: The Princess Bride
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
Actor: John Lone - The Last Emperor
Actress: Maggie Smith - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Supporting Actor: Mandy Patinkin - The Princess Bride
Supporting Actress: Joan Greenwood - Little Dorrit
Ensemble: The Princess Bride
Production Design: The Last Emperor
Sound Editing: Predator
Sound Mixing: The Last Emperor
Score: The Last Emperor
Editing: Angel Heart
Visual Effects: Innerspace
Costume Design: The Last Emperor
Cinematography: The Last Emperor
Makeup and Hairstyling: Robocop
Original Screenplay: Wings of Desire
Adapted Screenplay: The Last Emperor
Song: "Life Fades Away" - Less Than Zero

1988:

Picture: Grave Of The Fireflies
Director: Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Actor: Jeremy Irons - Dead Ringers
Actress: Sigourney Weaver - Gorillas in the Mist
Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline & Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda
Supporting Actress: Sarah Polley - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Ensemble: A Fish Called Wanda
Production Design: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Sound Editing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Sound Mixing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Score: Cinema Paradiso
Editing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Visual Effects: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Costume Design: Dangerous Liaisons
Cinematography: The Last Temptation of Christ
Makeup and Hairstyling: Beetlejuice
Original Screenplay: A Fish Called Wanda
Adapted Screenplay: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Song: "Kokomo" - Cocktail 

1991:

Picture: Barton Fink
Director: Joel Coen - Barton Fink
Actor: John Turturro - Barton Fink
Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
Supporting Actor: John Goodman - Barton Fink
Supporting Actress: Judy Davis - Naked Lunch
Ensemble: JFK
Production Design: Barton Fink
Sound Editing: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Sound Mixing: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Score: Beauty and the Beast
Editing: JFK
Visual Effects: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Costume Design: The Addams Family
Cinematography: Raise the Red Lantern
Makeup and Hairstyling: Naked Lunch
Original Screenplay: Barton Fink
Adapted Screenplay: JFK
Song: "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast

1992:

Picture: Unforgiven
Director: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
Actor: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
Actress: Sheryl Lee - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman - Unforgiven
Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny
Ensemble: Glengarry Glen Ross
Production Design: Dracula
Sound Editing: Dracula
Sound Mixing: The Last of the Mohicans
Score: 1492: Conquest Of Paradise
Editing: Unforgiven
Visual Effects: Dracula
Costume Design: Dracula
Cinematography: Unforgiven
Makeup and Hairstyling: Dracula
Original Screenplay: Unforgiven
Adapted Screenplay: The Player
Song: "Thankful Heart" - The Muppet's Christmas Carol

1993:

Picture: Schindler's List
Director: Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List
Actor: Jeff Daniels - Gettysburg
Actress: Holly Hunter - The Piano
Supporting Actor: Richard Jordan - Gettysburg
Supporting Actress: Christina Ricci - Addams Family Values
Ensemble: Schindler's List
Production Design: The Age of Innocence
Sound Editing: Jurassic Park
Sound Mixing: Jurassic Park
Score: Schindler's List
Editing: Schindler's List
Visual Effects: Jurassic Park
Costume Design: The Age of Innocence
Cinematography: Schindler's List
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mrs. Doubtfire
Original Screenplay: Groundhog Day
Adapted Screenplay: Schindler's List
Song: "What's This" - The Nightmare Before Christmas

1994:

Picture: The Shawshank Redemption
Director: Tim Burton - Ed Wood
Actor: Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption
Actress: Rena Owen - Once Were Warriors
Supporting Actor: Martin Landau - Ed Wood
Supporting Actress: Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell - Once Were Warriors
Ensemble: The Shawshank Redemption
Production Design: The Hudsucker Proxy
Sound Editing: Speed

Sound Mixing: Shallow Grave
Score: The Shawshank Redemption
Editing: Hoop Dreams
Visual Effects: Star Trek: Generations
Costume Design: Interview With The Vampire

Cinematography: Three Colours: Red
Makeup and Hairstyling: Ed Wood
Original Screenplay: Pulp Fiction
Adapted Screenplay: The Shawshank Redemption
Song: "Be Prepared" - The Lion King

1996:

Picture: Fargo
Director: Joel Coen - Fargo
Actor: Max von Sydow - Hamsun
Actress: Emily Watson - Breaking The Waves
Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Supporting Actress: Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Ensemble: Fargo
Production Design: Hamlet
Sound Editing: Independence Day
Sound Mixing: Mission: Impossible
Score: Hamlet
Editing: Fargo
Visual Effects: Independence Day
Costume Design: Hamlet
Cinematography: Fargo
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Nutty Professor
Original Screenplay: Fargo
Adapted Screenplay: Sling Blade
Song: "Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1997:

Picture: L.A. Confidential
Director: Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
Actor: Russell Crowe & Guy Pearce - L.A. Confidential
Actress: Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
Supporting Actor: Robert Forster - Jackie Brown
Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights
Ensemble: Boogie Nights
Production Design: L.A. Confidential
Sound Editing: The Fifth Element
Sound Mixing: Cure
Score: Princess Mononoke
Editing: L.A. Confidential
Visual Effects: Titanic
Costume Design: The Fifth Element
Cinematography: Boogie Nights
Makeup and Hairstyling: Men in Black
Original Screenplay: Boogie Nights
Adapted Screenplay: L.A. Confidential
Song: "Tomorrow Never Dies" - Tomorrow Never Dies

 

1998:

 

Picture: The Thin Red Line
Director: Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line
Actor: Matthew Lillard - SLC Punk!
Actress: Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station
Supporting Actor: Nick Nolte - The Thin Red Line

Supporting Actress: Lynette Curran - The Boys

Ensemble: The Thin Red Line

Production Design: Dark City
Sound Editing: Saving Private Ryan
Sound Mixing: Saving Private Ryan
Score: The Thin Red Line
Editing: Run Lola Run
Visual Effects: Dark City
Costume Design: Shakespeare in Love
Cinematography: The Thin Red Line
Makeup and Hairstyling: Dark City
Original Screenplay: The Big Lebowski
Adapted Screenplay: The Thin Red Line
Song: "I'll Make a Man Out of You" - Mulan

 

1999:

Picture: Magnolia
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson - Magnolia
Actor: Richard Farnsworth - The Straight Story
Actress: Cecilia Roth - All About My Mother
Supporting Actor: Robert Carlyle - Ravenous
Supporting Actress: Melora Walters - Magnolia
Ensemble: Topsy-Turvy
Production Design: Topsy-Turvy
Sound Editing: The Matrix
Sound Mixing: The Matrix
Score: The Straight Story
Editing: The Matrix
Visual Effects: The Matrix
Costume Design: Topsy-Turvy
Cinematography: The Straight Story
Makeup and Hairstyling: Topsy-Turvy
Original Screenplay: Magnolia
Adapted Screenplay: The Insider
Song: "La Resistance" - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

2000:

Picture: Memento
Director: Wong Kar-wai - In The Mood For Love
Actor: Guy Pearce - Memento
Actress: Björk - Dancer in the Dark
Supporting Actor: Malcolm McDowell - Gangster No. 1
Supporting Actress: Catherine Deneuve - Dancer in the Dark
Ensemble: Joint Security Area
Production Design: In the Mood For Love
Sound Editing: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Sound Mixing: Gladiator
Score: Gladiator
Editing: Memento
Visual Effects: Gladiator
Costume Design: Gladiator
Cinematography: In the Mood For Love
Makeup and Hairstyling:  Shadow of the Vampire
Original Screenplay: Memento
Adapted Screenplay: Joint Security Area
Song: "I've Seen It All" - Dancer in the Dark


2001:

Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Director: David Lynch - Mulholland Drive
Actor: Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
Actress: Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins - Hearts in Atlantis
Supporting Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow - The Royal Tenenbaums
Ensemble: The Royal Tenenbaums
Production Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sound Editing: Black Hawk Down
Sound Mixing: Black Hawk Down
Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Editing: Black Hawk Down
Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Costume Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cinematography: The Man Who Wasn't There
Makeup and Hairstyling:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Original Screenplay: Mulholland Drive
Adapted Screenplay: The  Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Song: "Always With Me" - Spirited Away

2002:

Picture: Road to Perdition
Director: Sam Mendes - Road to Perdition
Actor: Ray Liotta - Narc
Actress: Oksana Akinshina - Lilya-4-Ever
Supporting Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
Supporting Actress: Isabelle Huppert - 8 Women
Ensemble: 8 Women
Production Design: Gangs of New York
Sound Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sound Mixing: Hero
Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Editing: City of God
Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Costume Design: Gangs of New York
Cinematography: Road to Perdition
Makeup and Hairstyling:  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Original Screenplay: Punch Drunk Love
Adapted Screenplay: Adaptation
Song: "The Rhythm Which Is Decided" - The Twilight Samurai

2003:

Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Director: Peter Weir - Master and Commander
Actor: Russell Crowe - Master and Commander
Actress: Charlize Theron - Monster
Supporting Actor: Sean Astin - The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Supporting Actress: Katrin Sass - Good Bye, Lenin!
Ensemble: Master and Commander
Production Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Sound Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Sound Mixing: Master and Commander
Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Editing: Master and Commander
Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Costume Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Cinematography: Master and Commander
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Original Screenplay: Dogville
Adapted Screenplay: The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King
Song: "Going Home" - Gods and Generals

2004:

Picture: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Director: Michael Mann - Collateral
Actor: Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes
Actress: Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Along Came Polly
Supporting Actress: Ziyi Zhang - 2046
Ensemble: 2046
Production Design: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Sound Editing: Collateral
Sound Mixing: Collateral
Score: Howl's Moving Castle
Editing: Collateral
Visual Effects: Spider-Man 2
Costume Design: House of Flying Daggers
Cinematography: Collateral
Makeup and Hairstyling: Hellboy
Original Screenplay: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Adapted Screenplay: Sideways
Song: "The End of the Act" - Team America World Police

2005:

Picture: The Proposition
Director: John Hillcoat - The Proposition
Actor: Ray Winstone - The Proposition
Actress: Julia Jentsch - Sophie Scholl : The Final Days
Supporting Actor: Ed Harris - A History of Violence
Supporting Actress: Emily Watson - The Proposition
Ensemble: The Proposition
Production Design: Kingdom of Heaven
Sound Editing: King Kong
Sound Mixing: Kingdom of Heaven
Score: The Proposition
Editing: Sin City
Visual Effects: King Kong
Costume Design: Kingdom of Heaven
Cinematography: The Proposition
Makeup and Hairstyling: Sin City
Original Screenplay: The Proposition
Adapted Screenplay: A History of Violence
Song: "The Rider Song" - The Proposition

2008:

Picture: In Bruges
Director: Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Actor: Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Actress: Maria Heiskanen - Everlasting Moments
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams - Doubt
Ensemble: In Bruges
Production Design: The Good The Bad The Weird
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Score: In Bruges
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: The Dark Knight
Costume Design: The Good The Bad The Weird
Cinematography: Let The Right One In
Makeup and Hairstyling: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Original Screenplay: In Bruges
Adapted Screenplay: Two Lovers
Song: "The Wrestler" - The Wrestler

2009:

Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Director: Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Actor: Viggo Mortensen - The Road
Actress: Kim Hye-ja - Mother
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique - Precious
Ensemble: The Secret in Their Eyes
Production Design: Inglourious Basterds
Sound Editing: District 9
Sound Mixing: The Road
Score: Up
Editing: Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects: District 9
Costume Design: Inglourious Basterds
Cinematography: Inglourious Basterds
Makeup and Hairstyling: Star Trek
Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds
Adapted Screenplay: The Secret In Their Eyes
Song: "The Weary Kind" - Crazy Heart

2010:

Picture: I Saw The Devil
Director: David Fincher - The Social Network
Actor: Choi Min-sik - I Saw the Devil
Actress: Yoon Jeong-hee - Poetry
Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley - Shutter Island
Supporting Actress: Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Ensemble: Of Gods and Men
Production Design: Shutter Island
Sound Editing: Inception
Sound Mixing: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Score: The Social Network
Editing: The Social Network
Visual Effects: Inception
Costume Design: Let the Bullets Fly
Cinematography: Valhalla Rising
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Way Back
Original Screenplay: Boy
Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Song: "I See The Light" - Tangled

2011:

Picture: Drive
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Actor: Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Actress: Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Supporting Actor: Mark Strong - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain - Take Shelter
Ensemble: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Production Design: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Sound Editing: Take Shelter
Sound Mixing: Drive
Score: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Editing: Drive
Visual Effects: Melancholia
Costume Design: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Cinematography: Drive
Makeup and Hairstyling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2
Original Screenplay: A Separation
Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Song: "Star Spangled Man" - Captain America: The First Avenger

2012:

Picture: The Hunt
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Actor: Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Actress: Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - Seven Psychopaths
Supporting Actress: Bae Doona - Cloud Atlas
Ensemble: The Master
Production Design: Cloud Atlas
Sound Editing: Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Mixing: Berberian Sound Studio
Score: Cloud Atlas
Editing: Cloud Atlas
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Costume Design: A Royal Affair
Cinematography: Skyfall
Makeup and Hairstyling: Cloud Atlas
Original Screenplay: The Master
Adapted Screenplay: Lincoln
Song: "Skyfall" - Skyfall

2013:

Picture: Inside Llewyn Davis
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen - Inside Llewyn Davis
Actor: Oscar Isaac - Inside Llewyn Davis
Actress: Marion Cotillard - The Immigrant
Supporting Actor: Ben Foster - Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer
Ensemble: The Wolf of Wall Street
Production Design: Snowpiercer
Sound Editing: Gravity
Sound Mixing: All is Lost
Score: Only God Forgives
Editing: The Wolf of Wall Street
Visual Effects: Gravity
Costume Design: The Immigrant
Cinematography: Inside Llewyn Davis
Makeup and Hairstyling: Snowpiercer
Original Screenplay: Inside Llewyn Davis
Adapted Screenplay: The Wolf of Wall Street
Song: "Oblivion" - Oblivion

2014:

Picture: Birdman
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman
Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Actress: Nina Hoss - Phoenix
Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
Supporting Actress: Lindsay Duncan - Birdman
Ensemble: Birdman
Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Sound Editing: John Wick
Sound Mixing: Whiplash
Score: Birdman
Editing: Whiplash
Visual Effects: Interstellar
Costume Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Cinematography: Birdman
Makeup and Hairstyling: Guardians of the Galaxy
Original Screenplay: Birdman
Adapted Screenplay: Inherent Vice
Song: "I Love You All" - Frank

2015:

Picture: Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road

Actor: Ian McKellen - Mr. Holmes
Actress: Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road

Supporting Actor: Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Ensemble: Mad Max: Fury Road
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Score: Mad Max: Fury Road
Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road
Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Cinematography: Mad Max: Fury Road
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Original Screenplay: The Hateful Eight
Adapted Screenplay: Embrace of the Serpent
Song: "One Kind of Love" - Love & Mercy

2016:

Picture: Silence
Director: Martin Scorsese - Silence
Actor: Andrew Garfield - Silence
Actress: Kim Min-hee - The Handmaiden
Supporting Actor: Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Supporting Actress: Taraneh Alidoosti - The Salesman
Ensemble: Silence
Production Design: Silence
Sound Editing: Arrival
Sound Mixing: Silence
Score: La La Land
Editing: The Handmaiden
Visual Effects: Dr. Strange
Costume Design: The Handmaiden
Cinematography: Silence
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Wailing
Original Screenplay: Paterson
Adapted Screenplay: Silence
Song: "Sparkle" - Your Name

2017:

Picture: Blade Runner 2049
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom Thread
Actor: Harry Dean Stanton - Lucky
Actress: Vicky Krieps - Phantom Thread
Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Supporting Actress: Lesley Manville - Phantom Thread
Ensemble: The Death of Stalin
Production Design: Blade Runner 2049
Sound Editing: Dunkirk
Sound Mixing: Blade Runner 2049
Score: Phantom Thread
Editing: Phantom Thread
Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049
Costume Design: Phantom Thread
Cinematography: Blade Runner 2049
Makeup and Hairstyling: Logan
Original Screenplay: Phantom Thread
Adapted Screenplay: The Death of Stalin
Song: "Remember Me" - Coco

2018:

Picture: First Man
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Actor: Ryan Gosling - First Man
Actress: Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges - Bad Times At the El Royale
Supporting Actress: Elizabeth Debicki - Widows
Ensemble: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Production Design: The Favourite
Sound Editing: First Man
Sound Mixing: First Man
Score: First Man
Editing: First Man
Visual Effects: First Man
Costume Design: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cinematography: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mandy
Original Screenplay: The Favourite
Adapted Screenplay: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Song: "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2019:

Picture: Parasite

Director: Bong Joon-ho - Parasite

Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse

Actress: Jessie Buckley - Wild Rose

Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci - The Irishman

Supporting Actress: Cho Yeo-jeong - Parasite

Ensemble: Parasite

Production Design: Parasite

Sound Editing: The Lighthouse

Sound Mixing: 1917

Score: 1917

Editing: Parasite

Visual Effects: 1917

Costume Design: Jojo Rabbit

Cinematography: The Lighthouse

Makeup and Hairstyling: Pinocchio

Original Screenplay: Parasite

Adapted Screenplay: The Irishman

Song: "Glasgow" -Wild Rose

 

2020:

Picture: Another Round
Director: Thomas Vinterberg - Another Round
Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Actress: Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Supporting Actor: Ben Mendelsohn - Babyteeth

Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung - Minari
Ensemble: Minari
Production Design: True History of the Kelly Gang
Sound Editing: Color Out of Space
Sound Mixing: Sound of Metal
Score: Minari
Editing: The Father
Visual Effects: Color Out of Space
Costume Design: True History of the Kelly Gang
Cinematography: Dear Comrades!
Makeup and Hairstyling: Color Out of Space
Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman
Adapted Screenplay: The Father
Song: "Rain Song" - Minari 

 

2021:

Picture: Licorice Pizza
Director: Joel Coen - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Actor: Bradley Cooper - Nightmare Alley
Actress: Alana Haim - Licorice Pizza

Supporting Actor: Bradley Cooper - Licorice Pizza

Supporting Actress: Kathryn Hunter - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ensemble: Mass
Production Design: Nightmare Alley
Sound Editing: Dune
Sound Mixing: Dune
Score: Belle
Editing: West Side Story
Visual Effects: Dune
Costume Design: The Green Knight
Cinematography: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Green Knight
Original Screenplay: Licorice Pizza
Adapted Screenplay: Nightmare Alley
Song: "Lend Me Your Voice" - Belle

2022:

Picture: The Banshees of Inisherin
Director: Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Actor: Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Actress: Cate Blanchett - Tár 

Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once

Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
Ensemble: The Banshees of Inisherin
Production Design: The Northman
Sound Editing: Nope
Sound Mixing: The Northman
Score: The Fabelmans
Editing: The Fabelmans
Visual Effects: The Batman
Costume Design: The Northman
Cinematography: Decision To Leave
Makeup and Hairstyling: The Northman
Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin
Adapted Screenplay: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Song: "Naatu Naatu" - RRR

2023:

Picture: Oppenheimer
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things
Actor: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Actress: Emma Stone - Poor Things

Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things

Supporting Actress: Mia Goth - Infinity Pool
Ensemble: Oppenheimer
Production Design: Poor Things
Sound Editing: The Killer
Sound Mixing: Oppenheimer
Score: Oppenheimer
Editing: Oppenheimer
Visual Effects: Oppenheimer
Costume Design: Poor Things
Cinematography: Poor Things
Makeup and Hairstyling: Poor Things
Original Screenplay: Close Your Eyes
Adapted Screenplay: Oppenheimer 
Song: "Quiet Eyes" - Past Lives

2024:

Picture: I'm Still Here

Director: Robert Eggers - Nosferatu

Actor: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist

Actress: Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here

Supporting Actor: Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing

Supporting Actress: Felicity Jones - The Brutalist

Ensemble: Sing Sing

Production Design: Nosferatu

Sound Editing: The Substance

Sound Mixing: Dune Part II

Score: The Brutalist

Editing: The Substance

Visual Effects: Dune Part II

Costume Design: Nosferatu

Cinematography: Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance

Original Screenplay: The Brutalist

Adapted Screenplay: I'm Still Here 

Song: "No Matter What I Do" - Strange Darling

2025:

Picture: Marty Supreme

Director: Park Chan-wook - No Other Choice

Actor: Lee Byung-hun - No Other Choice

Actress: Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Supporting Actor: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another

Supporting Actress: Son Ye-jin - No Other Choice

Ensemble: One Battle After Another

Production Design: Resurrection

Sound Editing: The Monkey

Sound Mixing: Sinners

Score: Marty Supreme

Editing: Marty Supreme

Visual Effects: Jurassic World Rebirth

Costume Design: Frankenstein

Cinematography: Train Dreams

Makeup and Hairstyling: Weapons

Original Screenplay: Marty Supreme

Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another

Song: "What It Sound Like" - KPop Demon Hunters

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1965: Results

5. Donald Pleasence in The Greatest Story Ever Told - Pleasence makes a large impact in a few brief moments by granting such an unnerving gentleness to his otherworldly evil.

Best Scene: In the cave.

4. Claude Rains in The Greatest Story Ever Told - Rains gives a worthy swansong for his career through one last go with a performance that realizes a properly entertaining and oh so devious villain.

Best Scene: Fear then a smile.

3. Charlton Heston in The Greatest Story Ever Told - Heston gives his best biblical epic turn in a supporting role, by so effectively depicting the overwhelming even if somewhat mad strength of his John the Baptist's conviction. 

Best Scene: Confrontation with Herod.

2. Richard Harris in Major Dundee - Harris gives a marvelous turn that while being actively entertaining also realizes the more complex themes of the film through his vivid portrayal that gives understanding to this gentlemanly yet violent soldier and his specific code of honor.

Best Scene: The deserter.

1. Robert Shaw in Battle of the Bulge - In a year of incredible supporting turns Shaw offers yet another one. Shaw once again creates a truly menacing villain yet he goes further in capturing the complexity of the role by giving understanding, though not sympathy, to his pragmatic Nazi.

Best Scene: The battlefield is home.

Updated Overall

Next: I think I'll take a break before the Official Oscar nominations. However if everyone would like to recommend one film for me to watch from 2017, or a year I've covered in the bonus rounds already, or an animated, documentary or television film from any year. I'll watch them during the interim.

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1965: Robert Shaw in Battle of the Bulge

Robert Shaw did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Col. Martin Hessler in Battle of the Bulge.

Battle of the Bulge actually is rather entertaining and works quite well as a war film if one looks at it as more of a Where Eagles Dare, than a Battleground. 

The film despite wearing the name of the real battle is a heavily fictionalized version that follows a somewhat general sense of the real battle but that's about it. It crafts its narrative within original characters within this scheme of utilizing its large cast the most interesting of the characters being Robert Shaw's Martin Hessler. Hessler acts as the chief villain for the film leading the Nazis vanguard of tanks in an attempt to push the allied forces back. Now Shaw in even a basic villain roles is already something special, look no further than The Sting for proof of that, however this is not a basic role particularly as Nazis in war films are often depicted. Shaw makes the most of this as evidenced from his first scene where Hessler's chauffeur dodges an allied plane in order to run for cover while driving towards the German command. Hessler does not move from the car, in part that he knows it is only a reconnaissance plane, but the chauffeur states that wouldn't matter to Hessler if it was a fighter plane. Now Shaw in the moment is commanding, as usual, with his particularly refined voice all the more in his strict accent in the role. Shaw oozes menace as expected however that is not all there is. Hessler explains though he did not "lose a war" to die sitting in the car. Shaw in this suggests more to the colonel as he speaks with a certain underlying pathos in these words showing a soldier recognizing his soon defeat, though still with that confidence of a soldier prepared to do his duty.

The film follows Hessler as he reaches the German command in the area and Shaw carries this certain indifference as Hessler is shown around the compound. Shaw depiction of this though is not of a tired, or pathetic soldier, but rather that of a consternation of his position. Shaw's reaction to the other more ridiculous plans of the command, and more delusional statement effectively reveal Hessler as sensible in his awareness of his situation with such a subtle yet palatable disdain towards his comrades who suffer from this delusion. Shaw's terrific in his blunt delivery of explaining the situation to his commanding officer placing how the allies have them defeated. Shaw's terrific with every word so effectively portraying Hessler's clear view of the war. Shaw carefully shows that Hessler's tone does not change until he sees the sea of Tiger tanks at his disposal. Shaw is brilliant in this scene as his whole demeanor changes to perhaps the Hessler at the start of the war, as he walks now with a dominant passion, and his delivery of "it can be done" are the words of a man firmly in his convictions once more. Hessler is granted an explanation when his chauffeur questions his renewed belief, and Shaw is once again outstanding in reaffirming the man's belief not as false zealousness rather clear understanding of warfare. His monologue on "non-illusions" which include his past victories as well as his current resources, is classic Shaw as he so fiercely reaffirms Hessler's belief with that dynamic emphasis Shaw's a master of.

It has to be said that the character of Hessler is particularly well written within this film, and is actually notable precursor to other pragmatic villains, I can't help but feel he had some influence on A Song of Ice and Fire's Tywin Lannister. Robert Shaw though is essential to bringing out the strength of the writing. Shaw reinforces the idea of the character not as a Nazi who is evil for the sake of being evil, but rather a soldier who intends on doing his duty to the extent he beliefs he can, to the best of his abilities. I love the certain detachment Shaw brings in this that is quite fascinating. Shortly after being granted the Tigers, he is granted a unit of men who attempt to prove their loyalty and devotion to the cause through the singing of a German battle hymn. Shaw in this scene encourages the singing even demanding his chauffeur to do the same before joining in himself. Shaw does not depict this scene as simply as a commander being impressed by his men's devotion or being inspired by them. Shaw is exceptional in as he watches them his eyes reflect a greater intelligence of a man seeing an opportunity and chance in the song. The song less used for himself, but rather he handles the scene as though Hessler is using this very specifically as this tool to prepare his men for the battle ahead. Shaw, even as Hessler joins in, keeps his eyes seemingly fixed on the future objective and this bit of showmanship only is a means to that end.

Often times in these early war films, or later war films for that matter, scenes of the Nazis are little more than exposition scenes to proceed to the next point of the story. That is not the case here where the scenes from the enemy perspective are actually the most engaging in the film because of Shaw's portrayal of Hessler. In the battle scenes Shaw is a properly menacing villain as is to be expected to him, as he brings such a powerful sense of determination and cunning in every scene. Shaw's presence is remarkable as he personifies the strength of the enemy so well, and ensures the enemy attack is particularly intimidating through his portrayal of essentially the Nazi's best soldier. Once the battle begins though there are moments of pause in the advance where we are given the best scenes in the film as Shaw continues to depicts this complex figure Hessler. This is not to say at any point he becomes a truly sympathetic figure, though Shaw ensures you always do understand the man. One chilling scene comes as a French civilian, a teenager, takes a pot shot at Hessler, but the boy's father pleads for his son's life. Hessler spares the boy but orders the death of the father. Shaw is especially unnerving in this scene because he still shows the man working out the best, most pragmatic way to deal with the situation, which to him is to offer mercy though only through an alternative sacrifice. When he orders the death of the father it isn't without sadism, but rather Shaw grants it this professionalism of man doing what he believes he must do.

There are two scenes I absolutely love from Shaw as they directly challenge Hessler, and Shaw wholly illustrates the nature of the character in such a natural and compelling fashion. The first scene is one where an American G.I. confronts him over a massacre of American prisoners, which Hessler had nothing to do with. It is a fantastic scene, it helps that Charles Bronson plays the G.I., however Shaw is pitch perfect in the way he flows through the scene in playing in Hessler's mind while presenting Hessler's direct responses. Shaw expresses within his eyes genuine surprise at the news, while also providing a direct threat in his words as he responds in turn to the G.I.'s threat to start a riot if they are not protected. The two spar so well as Shaw and Bronson both present the direct passion of these men in the armies the represent however there is more within this. In the final agreement for no riot, but also no massacre, both keep an aggressive overt tone however with an underlying understanding. I especially love the little glint of joy Shaw brings to his face showing Hessler's appreciation for a mutually competent soldier. Shaw is terrific in taking that initial underlying surprise and bringing to an overt anger as Hessler calls into the central command to express his distaste for the massacre. Shaw again brings such a power in every word, though again precise in a way that shows his disgust is at his most severe as the massacre has ruined his battle plan which was to destroy the enemy's moral. Shaw is incredible here in that he makes you perhaps even like Hessler a bit due to the way he always portrays him as a sensible man even if he is on the wrong side, that is until he explains his long term plan to his chauffeur which is not win the war rather to extend it indefinitely. It is unsettling as it reveals where Hessler's pragmatism takes him, and Shaw emphasizes the blunt reality of this by speaking every word as simply what must be. Shaw again shows that Hessler still doesn't suffer from a single delusion, rather portrays the same clarity as the rest of his work as the man explains that he knows they've already lost the war, but as a soldier he can now postpone their defeat indefinitely. This is an outstanding performance as that moment, nor any moment, is not of a madman lost in delusion, but rather a true tactician carefully examining his only path as a loyal officer. This is yet another amazing performance by Robert Shaw as he amplifies every intriguing facet of the character making Hessler not only a marvelous villain, but also simply great character.

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1965: Claude Rains, Charlton Heston and Donald Pleasence in The Greatest Story Ever Told

Claude Rains did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Herod the Great in The Greatest Story Ever Told.

The Greatest Story Ever Told takes a grand scale approach to telling the life of Jesus although perhaps too grand as there is something lost in terms of finding the power directly within the personal story of Jesus.

There is perhaps something gained though in the grand scale as it gives time to character who might not be granted as such with a more intimate portrait of Jesus. The film has an all-star cast that surrounds Max von Sydow, then unknown to American audiences, as Christ. This approach in the casting is actually largely effective in giving life to minor character except a few instances that a bit problematic, well mainly John Wayne as a Roman centurion is more than bit distracting. Thankfully though this also had the film include Claude Rains in his final cinematic turn. Rains in his final turn obviously never lost a step as previously shown in his shrewd work as the political operative in Lawrence of Arabia, this though hearkens back to Rains's earlier roles as a more maniacal character. Rains in his first, of only a few scenes, greets the three magi looking for Jesus at his birth. Rains is terrific in this scene in his eyes conveys such an inherent madness in the man though he does not allow this to overwhelm his portrayal. As Rains in his delivery effectively uses his refined manner to hide Herod's intentions quite artfully. Rains even this though suggests a certain ego even when speaking in a way to hid what  his real actions will be, as he states his own piousness as a rules. Rains brilliantly both reveals and attempts to hide the evil man in the same scene. Rains in his following scene though is incredibly entertaining though genuinely menacing as well as he shows Herod no longer hiding his intentions. Rains is a master of this combination of sort of being both overt and very subtle at the same time. There is grandness in his gestures, and again those fantastic mad eyes in the role, yet in his delivery brings such a cold incisiveness in every word. He's quite chilling in fact as he describes his order for the deaths of children with such certainty of man who believes he can avoid fate. Rains only has a brief final scene yet it is perfection as Herod is delivered news of the massacre. Rains bringing only a fear in his face before his soldier delivers his news to which Rains grants the most diabolical grin fitting to man of Herod's corruption. This is a brief performance to be sure yet makes such an impact in just his three scenes. It is one final reminder and a worthy swansong by the great Claude Rains of his unique talent as the invisible man provides one final cinematic sinner.

Charlton Heston did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Charlton Heston obviously never the stranger to the biblical epic having played the lead as Moses in The Ten Commandments, and the titular character of Ben-Hur, who crossed paths with Christ on a few occasions. This is a change for Heston in biblical epics, but also in general as he gives supporting performance when usually playing the lead. Although it is true there are many cameos from other leading men from the period this is not a cameo by Heston. John the Baptist is a substantial role within the film, and Heston offers a particularly interesting contrast to von Sydow's portrayal of Jesus in the film. Where von Sydow is very quiet and subdued, Heston is the opposite though this is fitting to John the Baptist seen by as a crazy man in the desert. Heston as expected brings his everything to his delivery here though, and particularly powerfully here. As he would late show in Hamlet there can be something very special when Heston evokes a greater emotion in his so confident delivery. His often repeated words of "repent" is that of a truly zealous prophet who intends on others to know his truth through force rather than gentle encouragement. The only thing that silences him is the appearance of Christ which is fantastic moment for Heston. Heston quiets in this moment in his reaction that creates such a sense of this recognition of the one who would come to succeed him. Heston is wonderful in the moment as he embodies both a sense of familiarity of a cousin but also the awe of the devoted servant. After that initial sequence though Heston continues as this dramatic warrior almost of Christ's message putting every ounce of himself it seems into speaking it. John's story does not end there as he comes afoul with Herod's son Herod Antipas (Jose Ferrer), where it must be said Heston makes John sort of what is best described as the badass prophet. This entirely works though for the role as he so successfully shows a man absolutely aware of his personal beliefs. I especially love his two scenes of directly facing down Ferrer. Heston brings such a tremendous intensity in every line, and absolutely brings such a potency to every single one of his comebacks to Herod's various threats. Heston makes every word pierce as it should and this actually leads to these two scenes being among the best in the film. This is a very strong performance by Heston as it plays into his strengths as a performer, and suggests perhaps he should have taken on a few more supporting roles throughout this career as usually makes such an impact with them.

Donald Pleasence did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying the hermit in The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Pleasence first appears as Jesus fasts in the desert running into the hermit waiting in a cave, of course he is no ordinary hermit. It must be said Pleasence is one of the all time great cinematic creepers to begin with. He's particularly unnerving in his approach though in how quietly he approaches this initial scene. Pleasence utilizes his naturally off-putting physical manner so well engaging those haunting eyes of his and devious grin from the start to allude to an otherworldly demonic spirit. Pleasence though employs such a soft delivery though in the temptation, showing the allure of the temptation. When commenting that Jesus's climb was hard there is a genuine concern Pleasence brings to this even if his intentions are not noble. As he doesn't try to demand Christ takes from his food or drink, he rather so nicely suggests the act. When he prods him to behave contrary to his quest Pleasence brings such a sinister tenderness as he so earnestly encourages Jesus to fall to his wishes. As with Rains, Pleasence makes an impression in his first scene but he appears occasionally throughout the rest of the film. Every one of Pleasence's later appearances are particularly dynamic moments throughout the film particularly as the hermit watches over as Jesus is being marched towards his death. Pleasence stands out as this figure of darkness in these moments so well especially in his venomous delivery of the hermit's request for crucifixion that leads the crowd to wish the same. Pleasence brings such a certain joy in the call among the crowd. Pleasence embodies a certain kind of evil here as the hermit is never a despicable man but this unnatural shadow that chases Jesus wherever he goes either to tempt or to destroy him. Pleasence offers another terrific supporting turn within the film, though while I wouldn't say that this quite makes this film a true success it makes it whole lot more interesting than it otherwise would be.