My All-Time Awards: Part II, MAJORS

This is the second part of my all-time awards.

Best Animated Feature

***Toy Story 2***

Pinocchio

Finding Nemo

The AristoCats

Bambi

Honorable Mention: Toy Story, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Monsters Inc., The Castle Of Cagliostro

Best Foreign-Language Film

***Hedd Wyn***

Y Dyn 'Nath Ddwyn Y 'Dolig

Pan's Labyrinth

The Castle Of Cagliostro

Seven Samurai

Honorable Mention: 12 Angry Men, La Dolce vIta, Solomon A Gaenor

Best Directorial Achievment

***Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands***

Steven Spielberg, Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Jonathan Demme, The Silence Of the Lambs

Paul Turner, Hedd Wyn

John Sturges, The Great Escape

Honorable Mention: FrancisFord Coppola - The Godfather: Part II, Andrew Davies - Holes, Victor Fleming - The Wizard Of Oz

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

***Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago***

Rita Moreno, West Side Story

Dianne Wiest, Edward Scissorhands

Meryl Streep, Kramer vs Kramer

Stockard Channing, Grease

Honorable Mention: Robin Wright - Forrest Gump, Jessica Lange - Tootsie, Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

***Jonathan Ke-Quan, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom***

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Al Pacino, The Godfather

Khleo Thomas, Holes

Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List

Honorable Mention: Martin Landau - Ed Wood, Robert DeNiro - The Godfather Part II, Ted Levine - The Silence Of The Lambs

Best Actress In A Leading Role

***Judy Garland, The Wizard Of Oz***

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany's

Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine

Liza Minnelli, Cabaret

Kate Winslet, Titanic

Honorable Mention: Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice, Katharine Hepburn - The Lion In Winter, Audrey Hepburn - My Fair Lady

Best Actor In A Leading Role

***Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull***

Marlon Brando, On The Waterfront

Johnny Depp, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence Of The Lambs

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump

Honorable Mention: Tom Hulce - Amadeus, Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands, Steve McQueen, The Great Escape

BEST MOTION PICTURE

***EDWARD SCISSORHANDS***

HOME ALONE

GREASE

HOLES

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Honorable Mention: Hedd Wyn, Wizard Of Oz, The Life Of Brian, The Silence Of The Lambs, E.T: the Extra-Terrestrial

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My All-Time Awards: Part I, Techs

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Best Original Song

***"You've Got A Friend In Me", Toy Story***

"When She Loved Me", Toy Story 2

"You're The One That I Want", Grease

"Over The Rainbow", The Wizard Of Oz

"Everybody Wants To Be A Cat", The AristoCats

Honorable Mentions: "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King, "Electricity" from Billy Elliot, "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" from The Lion King

Best Visual Effects

***Transformers***

Titanic

T2: Judgement Day

Jurrasic Park

King Kong

Honorable Mentions: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Best Original Score

***Edward Scissorhands***

West Side Story

Home Alone

The Wizard Of Oz

Grease

Honorable Mentions: Casablanca, The Music Man, Brokeback Mountain

Best Sound Mixing

***Cabaret***

Jaws

Chicgo

Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom

Amadeus

Honorable Mentions: Wizard Of Oz, The Jazz Singer, Speed

Best Sound Editing

***The Matrix***

Forrest Gump

The Jazz Singer

Jaws

Grease

Honorable Mention: Amadeus, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, T2: Judgment Day

Best Costume Design

***Breakfast At Tiffany's***

Amadeus

Ghandi

Titanic

Cabaret

Honorable Mention: Sex & The City: The Movie, Chicago, Grease

Best Cinematography

***Brokeback Mountain***

Lawrence Of Arabia

The Great Escape

E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial

Edward Scissorhands

Honorable Mention: Schindler's List, The English Patient, Doctor Zhivago

Best Art Direction

***Charlie & The Chocolate Factory***

Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans

Chicago

The Elephant Man

Titanic

Honorable Mention: Brokeback Mountain, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Wizard Of Oz

Best Film Editing

***The Great Escape***

Life Of Brian

Edward Scissorhands

Hedd Wyn

The Godfather: Part II

Honorable Mention: Amadeus, Forrest Gump, Titanic

Best Make-Up

***Edward Scissorhands***

Beetlejuice

Titanic

Amadeus

Moulin Rouge!

Honorable Mention: The Elephant Man, Pan's Labyrinth, The Color Purple

PLEASE let me know what you think of these in the comments section.

Coming Soon!

Either tommorow, the day after, or sometime within the next 5 years, I will be doing my All-Time Awards in every Oscar category. One day will be the Techs, then the day after, I will be doing the majors. Look forward, it will be good.

Review: The Dark Knight

Dir: Christopher Nolan Starring: Chrisian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman

The Performances

• Heath Ledger's Joker is one of modern cinema's true great villains. In every scene he's in, he steals the screen. His voice, his mannerisms, his cunning plans - this is what a screen villain should be all about. His performance is reminiscent of Hopkins' Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs; creepily powerful, terrifying yet somehow adds a sense of sensitivity to this dastardly mass-murdering clown. We have lost a great talent in Ledger, but this performance stands among the best of the last 25 years.


• Perhaps the biggest surprise in The Dark Knight is Gary Oldman as Liutenant Gordon. He handles the tough role wonderfully with charm and surprise, and his climatic choice towards the end of the film is truly riveting.


• Aaron Eckhart is just as good, but will probably be overshadowed by his showy co-stars. His charming politician is as good as any of the Supporting Actor nominees in 2007, and his powerful transformation into two-face is acted brilliantly.


• Maggie Gyllenhaal is a fantastic replacement for Katie Holmes' sleepy performance as Rachel Dawes in Barman Begins. She does Buisneswoman Rachel and Girlfriend Rachel with effortless charm.

The Action

Criticized by some for being too adult (The Telegraph's reviewer said kids shouldn't be allowed to watch films this dark), yet chmpioned by others for it's fantastic use of IMAX, I thought the action was great. Visual Effects in this film were astounding, and they weren't overused at all. I admit, it is very dark, but that's how Nolan does it. And by the way, I do think it should be rated R (15 in the UK).

The Script

Many have said the dialogue was cheesy, and while I agree with that (to a lesser extent) I thought most of the dialogue was brilliant, creating instantly classic lines such as "Why So Serious?", "This Town needs A Better Class Of A Criminal" and "You either die a hero ot live long enough to see yourself become the villain". thes are classic examples of great, iconic lines.

The Direction

Christopher Nolan has cemented his reputation asne of the best directors working in Hollywood with this film. He has yet again created a dark, mysterious city with a desire for a hero. Some of the Joker shots are fabntastic, and the action scenes are absolutely mesmerizing. Bravo, Mr Nolan, Bravo.

*****/*****

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