1996's Oscar Nominees

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FARGO, Ethan Coen (PolyGram) 23
SECRETS & LIES, Simon Channing-Williams (October/Thin Man Films) 11
THE ENGLISH PATIENT, Saul Zaentz (Miramax/Tiger Moth Productions) 0
JERRY MAGUIRE, James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe (Tristar/Gracie Films) 0
SHINE, Jane Scott (Fine Line Features/Momentum Films) 0


Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link

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Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link

I stand firmly behind my 1996 support of Secrets & Lies

this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:17 (seven years ago) link

Fargo isn't quite as good as its rep, The English Patient is better than its rep, Jerry Maguire is a joke, never saw Shine, and after seeing it again recently Secrets & Lies is probably the best one.

nomar, Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link

Never been a Fargo enthusiast. It's Secrets & Lies for me too. The English Patient is far from terrible.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link

Apart from Shine, nothing on this list is as bad as the previous two years' winners.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link

At the time I was astonished they didn't nominate The People vs. Larry Flynt because (again, at the time) I thought it was so fantastic that they couldn't ignore it.

Now, having watched it somewhat recently, I'm still astonished they didn't nominate it because it's so typical Oscarbait, politically liberal and artistically conservative (per Michael Gebert).

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:44 (seven years ago) link

never saw Shine

Mike Leigh by default

ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:46 (seven years ago) link

per Michael Gebert)

did he ever publish a sequel to his mid '90s Oscar book?

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link

Is that the same Michael Gebert who's a big food writer in Chicago now?

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Eazy, Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:55 (seven years ago) link

Haven't seen Secrets & Lies, but I'm sure it wouldn't change my vote for Fargo. The Daytrippers, Flirting with Disaster, I Shot Andy Warhol, Breaking the Waves, Lone Star, Trees Lounge, and Big Night were other favourites that year; I'd now add Walking and Talking, which I didn't see until later. The two Andersons made their first films in '96; don't think I caught them until two or three years after the fact, not that big on either.

clemenza, Thursday, 24 August 2017 18:57 (seven years ago) link

xp might be ... his movie awards encyclopedia is my one perpetual nightstand book

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:02 (seven years ago) link

I had these in my 1996 list:

Satantango (Bela Tarr)
Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh)
Walking and Talking (Nicole Holofcener)
Goodbye South, Goodbye (Hou Hsiao-Hsien)
A Summer’s Tale (Eric Rohmer)
Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion)
Flirting With Disaster (David O. Russell)
La Ceremonie (Claude Chabrol)
Looking for Richard (Al Pacino)
Trees Lounge (Steve Buscemi)

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:06 (seven years ago) link

Didn't see Satantango until later, but yes, I'd add that too. I checked documentaries for '96 and nothing jumped out (Paradise Lost, but I still need to see that).

clemenza, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:11 (seven years ago) link

I'd have swapped in Breaking the Waves for Shine for a start.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:14 (seven years ago) link

Despite 1996 being a year where I watched movies all the time, I've somehow only ever seen Fargo out of these.

silverfish, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link

are people coming back round to The English Patient? that's good to hear, it gets my vote. Secrets And Lies a very close 2nd, still blows my mind that such a tiny budget British movie got nominated for best film. it's got one of the best final shots/scenes i've ever seen.

piscesx, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:40 (seven years ago) link

my #1 movie in English at the time. It still works as a tony literate romance aka Oscar bait.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:43 (seven years ago) link

Portrait of a Lady: best Campion, best Kidman, best James adap since The Innocents

ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:45 (seven years ago) link

Your advocacy pushed me to rematch it a couple years ago. At the time I thought it a noble failure with a few striking scenes and one magnificent performance.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link

i've always loved the english patient personally. i remember a lot of debates w/fellow cinema and photo students in '96-'97 over its merits vs the other best pic noms. it was me and my friend (who is currently a horror filmmaker and not the target audience for this one) who were advocating for it over the "pretty good" Fargo. i think we were both disappointed by the latter, at the time it seemed a little dull (unlike their usual work) and removed (like their usual work, but in a way that acted against the story.)

nomar, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link

i still think it's maybe just inside their top 10 films, but maybe not. i think a lot of its reputation rested on it being a crime pic being released at the right moment in time and it being exceptionally plotted and acted, which is fine. but for me it just didn't have the energy. it was vv "mature."

nomar, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:53 (seven years ago) link

Just came to the realization that, True Grit aside, I'm pretty much in agreement with the Academy as to which of the Coen Bros' movies are the best.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:56 (seven years ago) link

The Coens have surpassed Fargo several times.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link

The mention of Satantango made me check what non-english language films snubbed it that year. This is the list:

Kolya (Czech Republic) in Czech – Jan Svěrák, director
Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia) in Russian – Sergei Bodrov, director
A Chef in Love (Georgia) in French, Georgian, Russian – Nana Djordjadze, director
Ridicule (France) in French – Patrice Leconte, director
The Other Side of Sunday (Norway) in Norwegian – Berit Nesheim, director

I don't even know any of these films?

Frederik B, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link

Kolya is Goodbye Girl in its repulsive cuteness.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:58 (seven years ago) link

The Coens have surpassed Fargo several times

Twice, maybe.

Doesn't hurt to be from the area though.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:06 (seven years ago) link

I agree that the appeal of "Fargo" is magnified multiple times over by being from the upper midwest, particular Minnesota.

Still, "Secrets & Lies" pwns.

this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:10 (seven years ago) link

If only they could've given the four acting awards to only women that year, and no men.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link

I also liked Allison Anders' Grace of My Heart at the time, but haven't seen it since so I'm not sure if it holds up.

clemenza, Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link

My memory of Secrets and Lies is that after viewing it I actively looked forward to forgetting it. I succeeded. All I retain is the vague impression it was a mediocre melodrama.

A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:33 (seven years ago) link

Try again!

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:34 (seven years ago) link

have you watched any Leigh?

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:34 (seven years ago) link

As in Mike, not Janet? Yeah, sure. He's never been a favorite and I've stopped expecting to like his work.

A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:37 (seven years ago) link

same. I have a similar problem with Almodovar.

Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:41 (seven years ago) link

like I respect what they do and it sounds good on paper but I'm usually bored to tears

Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:42 (seven years ago) link

Almodovar has only bored me during his '90s run. At worst he comes up with failed hilarity, which doesn't offend me.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:45 (seven years ago) link

Fargo was my fave then, and is now, though I'll try to rewatch Secrets & Lies before the poll closes.

There's a good two-hour forties studio pic buried somewhere in the bloat of The English Patient, so I'll give it that. Also, it's not quite as much of a chore as reading (any) Ondaatje.

Was always indifferent to Jerry Maguire and never saw Shine.

the general theme of STUFF (cryptosicko), Thursday, 24 August 2017 21:02 (seven years ago) link

Secrets and Lies easily

Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 24 August 2017 21:21 (seven years ago) link

Secrets & Lies would be a pretty awesome winner here.

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 August 2017 23:53 (seven years ago) link

Rewatched Fargo thanks to this poll, and because I needed a guaranteed refreshment after a month of very little film viewing (we've been travelling and visiting family). I've come around to thinking that Harve Presnell as the father-in-law is the movie's secret weapon; his performance is every bit the equal of Macy, McDormand, and Buscemi. In the kind of world where Cuba Gooding Jr. wasn't the year's Best Supporting Actor winner, three of the years BSA noms would have gone to Fargo.

the general theme of STUFF (cryptosicko), Friday, 1 September 2017 20:51 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Saturday, 9 September 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Sunday, 10 September 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link

Three utter shut-outs!

Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 September 2017 00:35 (seven years ago) link

Still don't like that margin.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 September 2017 00:36 (seven years ago) link

All this tells me is that people haven't seen Secrets & Lies

this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Sunday, 10 September 2017 03:05 (seven years ago) link

(And I say this as someone who liked Fargo a lot.)

this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Sunday, 10 September 2017 03:06 (seven years ago) link

lmao

flappy bird, Sunday, 10 September 2017 05:14 (seven years ago) link


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