Friday, March 1, 2013

1993 Cii Movie Awards


This list and awards compiled March 1, 2013
                      For the criteria of choosing the awards, click here.


Top 10 Films of 1993
  1. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis)
  2. Carlito's Way (Brian De Palma)
  3. Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee)
  4. Short Cuts (Robert Altman)
  5. The Firm (Sydney Pollack)
  6. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg)
  7. Three Colors: Blue (Krzystof Kieslowski)
  8. The War Room (Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker)
  9. In the Line of Fire (Wolfgang Petersen)
  10. Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld)
Honorable Mentions: Sleepless in Seattle (Nora Ephron), Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis), Dazed & Confused (Richard Linklater), Demolition Man (Marco Brambilla), Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin)


Best Actor
Harrison Ford – The Fugitive
Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
Bill Murray – Groundhog Day
Liam Neeson – Schindler’s List
* David Thewlis – Naked


Best Actress
* Juliette Binoche – Three Colors: Blue
Laura Dern – Jurassic Park
Patricia Arquette – True Romance
Anjelica Huston – Addams Family Values
Meg Ryan – Sleepless In Seattle
Debra Winger – Shadowlands


Best Supporting Actor
Ralph Fiennes – Schindler’s List
* Jeff Goldblum – Jurassic Park
Gene Hackman – The Firm
Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive
John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire
Sean Penn – Carlito’s Way


Best Supporting Actress
* Holly Hunter – The Firm
Penelope Ann Miller – Carlito’s Way
Julianne Moore – Short Cuts
Christina Ricci – Addams Family Values
Lily Tomlin – Short Cuts


Best Director
Robert Altman – Short Cuts
Andrew Davis – The Fugitive
* Brian De Palma – Carlito’s Way
Ross McElwee – Time Indefinite
Sydney Pollack – The Firm


Best Screenplay
Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis & Danny Rubin)
In the Line of Fire (Jeff Maguire)
Short Cuts (Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt)
Sleepless In Seattle (Nora Ephron, Jeff Arch & David S. Ward)
* Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee)


Best Cinematography
Carlito’s Way (Stephen H. Burum)
* The Fugitive (Michael Chapman)
The Scent of Green Papaya (Benoît Delhomme)
Schindler’s List (Janusz Kaminski)
Three Colors: Blue (Sławomir Idziak)


Best Editing
Carlito’s Way (Kristina Boden & Bill Pankow)
* The Fugitive (Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord & Dov Hoenig)
In the Line of Fire (Anne V. Coates)
Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee)
The War Room (Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker)


Best Film Score
* The Firm (Dave Grusin)
The Fugitive (James Newton Howard)
In the Line of Fire (Ennio Morricone)
Jurassic Park (John Williams)
Schindler’s List (John Williams)


Best Production Design
Addams Family Values
Demolition Man
The Fugitive
Jurassic Park
* Schindler’s List


Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Dazed & Confused
The Fugitive
Philadelphia
Schindler’s List
* Short Cuts









1993 Movies Seen (58 features as of 03.01.2013)
Addams Family Values (Barry Sonenfeld, 1993)
Beethoven’s 2nd (Rob Daniel, 1992)
Being Human (Bill Forsyth, 1993)
Body of Evidence (Uli Edel, 1993)
Carlito’s Way (Brian De Palma, 1993)
Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin, 1993)
Coneheads (Steve Barron, 1993)
Cool Runnings (John Turteltaub, 1993)
Dave (Ivan Reitman, 1993)
Dazed & Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993)
Demolition Man (Marco Brambilla, 1993)
Dennis the Menace (Nick Castle, 1993)
Fearless (Peter Weir, 1993)
The Firm (Sydney Pollack, 1993)
Free Willy (Simon Wincer, 1993)
The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)
Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
Heaven & Earth (Oliver Stone, 1993)
Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993)
Homeward Boung: The Incredible Journey (Duwayne Dunham, 1993)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (Jim Abrahams, 1993)
In the Line of Fire (Wolfgang Peterson, 1993)
In the Name of the Father (Jim Sheridan, 1993)
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
Kalifornia (Dominic Sena, 1993)
Last Action Hero (John McTiernan, 1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (Chris Columbus, 1993)
Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
The Pelican Brief (Alan J. Pakula, 1993)
A Perfect World (Clint Eastwood, 1993)
Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993)
Rising Sun (Philip Kaufman, 1993)
Rookie of the Year (Daniel Stern, 1993)
The Sandlot (David M. Evans, 1993)
The Scent of Green Papaya (Anh Hung Tran, 1993)
Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland, 1993)
Shadowlands (Richard Attenborough, 1993)
Short Cuts (Robert Altman, 1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (Bill Duke, 1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (Nora Ephron, 1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (Thomas Schlamme, 1993)
Son In Law (Steve Rash, 1993)
Son of the Pink Panther (Blake Edwards, 1993)
Super Mario Brothers (Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel & Roland Joffé, 1993)
Three Colors: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993)
The Three Musketeers (Stephen Herek, 1993)
Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee, 1993)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (Phil Roman, 1993)
True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993)
The War Room (Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker, 1993)
Wayne’s World 2 (Stephen Surjik, 1993)
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag & Phil Nibbelink, 1993)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (Lasse Hallström, 1993)



1992 Cii Movie Awards


This list and awards compiled February 28, 2013
                      For the criteria of choosing the awards, click here.

Top 10 Films of 1992
  1. Lessons of Darkness (Werner Herzog)
  2. The Player (Robert Altman)
  3. Malcolm X (Spike Lee)
  4. Wayne's World (Penelope Spheeris)
  5. Batman Returns (Tim Burton)
  6. Aladdin (John Musker & Ron Clements)
  7. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall)
  8. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood)
  9. The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann)
  10. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley)
Honorable Mentions: Patriot Games (Phillip Noyce), Baraka (Ron Fricke), Raising Cain (Brian De Palma), Rock Hudson's Home Movies (Michael Rappaport), Under Siege (Andrew Davis)



Best Actor
Dana Carvey – Wayne’s World
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven
Tom Hanks – A League of Their Own
Jack Lemmon – Glengarry Glen Ross
Tim Robbins – The Player
* Denzel Washington – Malcolm X


Best Actress
Geena Davis – A League of Their Own
Whoopi Goldberg – Sister Act
* Michelle Pfeiffer – Batman Returns
Sharon Stone – Basic Instinct
Sigourney Weaver – Alien 3


Best Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin – Glengarry Glen Ross
Danny De Vito – Batman Returns
* Gene Hackman – Unforgiven
Michael Madsen – Reservoir Dogs
Al Pacino – Glengarry Glen Ross


Best Supporting Actress
Lara Flynn Boyle – Wayne’s World
* Madonna – A League of Their Own
Rosie O’Donnell – A League of Their Own
Miranda Richardson – The Crying Game
Greta Scacchi – The Player
Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny



Best Director
Robert Altman – The Player
Werner Herzog – Lessons of Darkness
* Spike Lee – Malcolm X
Penny Marshall – A League of Their Own
Phillip Noyce – Patriot Games


Best Screenplay
Aladdin (Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio)
The Crying Game (Neil Jordan)
Lessons of Darkness (Werner Herzog)
* The Player (Michael Tolkein)
Unforgiven (David Webb Peoples)


Best Cinematography
Alien 3 (Alex Thomson)
Baraka (Ron Fricke)
* Lessons of Darkness (Paul Berriff & Rainer Klausmann)
A River Runs Through It (Philippe Rousselot)
Unforgiven (Jack N. Green)


Best Editing
Basic Instinct (Frank J. Urioste)
* Lessons of Darkness (Rainer Standke)
The Player (Maysie Hoy & Geraldine Peroni)
Raising Cain (Robert Dalva, Paul Hirsch & Bonnie Koehler)
Under Siege (Don Brochu, Robert A. Ferretti, Dov Hoenig & Dennis Virkler)


Best Film Score
Aladdin (Alan Menken)
* Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Last of the Mohicans (Randy Edelman & Trevor Jones)
Under Siege (Gary Chang)


Best Production Design
Alien 3
* Batman Returns
Malcolm X
Newsies
Unforgiven


Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Aladdin
* Glengarry Glen Ross
A League of Their Own
The Player
Wayne’s World



1992 Movies Seen (56 features seen as of 03.01.2013)
3 Ninjas (John Turteltaub, 1992)
Aladdin (John Musker & Ron Clements, 1992)
Alien 3 (David Fincher, 1992)
The Babe (Arthur Hiller, 1992)
Baraka (Ron Fricke, 1992)
Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)
Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992)
Beethoven (Brian Levant, 1992)
The Bodyguard (Mick Jackson, 1992)
Captain Ron (Thom Eberhardt, 1992)
Chaplin (Richard Attenborough, 1992)
The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)
The Cutting Edge (Paul Michael Glaser, 1992)
Death Becomes Her (Robert Zemeckis, 1992)
El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez, 1992)
Encino Man (Les Mayfield, 1992)
A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992)
Forever Young (Steve Miner, 1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Curtis Hanson, 1992)
Hard-Boiled (John Woo, 1992)
Hoffa (Danny DeVito, 1992)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus, 1992)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Randal Kleiser, 1992)
Honeymoon in Vegas (Andrew Bergman, 1992)
HouseSitter (Frank Oz, 1992)
Kuffs (Bruce A. Evans, 1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992)
A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall, 1992)
Lessons of Darkness (Werner Herzog, 1992)
Lethal Weapon 3 (Richard Donner, 1992)
Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)
The Mighty Ducks (Stephen Herek, 1992)
Mr. Baseball (Fred Schepisi, 1992)
Mr. Saturday Night (Billy Crystal, 1992)
My Cousin Vinny (Jonathan Lynn, 1992)
Newsies (Kenny Ortega, 1992)
Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise, 1992)
Passenger 57 (Kevin Hooks, 1992)
Patriot Games (Phillip Noyce, 1992)
The Player (Robert Altman, 1992)
The Public Eye (Howard Franklin, 1992)
Radio Flyer (Richard Donner & David M. Evans, 1992)
Raising Cain (Brian De Palma, 1992)
Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
A River Runs Through It (Robert Redford, 1992)
Rock-a-Doodle (Don Bluth, 1992)
Rock Hudson’s Home Movies (Mark Rappaport, 1992)
Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)
School Ties (Robert Mandel, 1992)
Sister Act (Emile Ardolino, 1992)
Sneakers (Phil Alden Robinson, 1992)
Under Siege (Andrew Davis, 1992)
Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
Visions of Light (Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy & Stuart Samuels, 1992)
Wayne’s World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992)

1991 Cii Movie Awards


This list and awards compiled February 28, 2013
                      For the criteria of choosing the awards, click here.


Top 10 Films of 1991
  1. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang)
  2. Life and Nothing But... (Abbas Kiarostami)
  3. Hear My Cry (Maciej J. Drygas)
  4. JFK (Oliver Stone)
  5. The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam)
  6. Slacker (Richard Linklater)
  7. Bugsy (Barry Levinson)
  8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron)
  9. The Rocketeer (Joe Johnston)
  10. Van Gogh (Maurice Pialat)
Honorable Mentions: The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme), Beauty & the Beast (Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise), The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Kevin Reynolds)




Best Actor
Warren Beatty - Bugsy
Jeff Bridges - The Fisher King
Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
Raul Julia - The Addams Family
Steve Martin - Father of the Bride
* Robin Williams - The Fisher King




Best Actress
Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise
Laura Dern – Rambling Rose
Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs
Anjelica Huston – The Addams Family
Iréne Jacob – The Double Life of Véronique
* Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise


Best Supporting Actor
Ice Cube – Boyz N the Hood
John Goodman – Barton Fink
* Samuel L. Jackson – Jungle Fever
Tommy Lee Jones – JFK
Martin Short – Father of the Bride


Best Supporting Actress
Judy Davis – Barton Fink
Dianne Ladd – Rambling Rose
Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear
* Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King
Teresa Taylor - Slacker




Best Director
Maciej J. Drygas – Hear My Cry
Terry Gilliam – The Fisher King
Maurice Pialat – Van Gogh
Oliver Stone – JFK
* Edward Yang – A Brighter Summer Day



Best Screenplay
A Brighter Summer Day (Hung Hung, Mingtang Lai, Alex Lang & Edward Yang)
Bugsy (James Toback)
* The Fisher King (Richard LaGravenese)
The Silence of the Lambs (Ted Tally)
Slacker (Richard Linklater)


Best Cinematography
A Brighter Summer Day (Huigong Li & Longyu Zhang)
Bugsy (Allen Daviau)
* The Double Life of Véronique (Slawomir Idziak)
Hear My Cry (Stanislaw Sliskowski)
JFK (Robert Richardson)


Best Editing
A Brighter Summer Day (Bo-Wen Chen)
Bugsy (Christopher Holmes & Stu Linder)
Hear My Cry (Dorota Wardeszkiewicz)
* JFK (Joe Hutshing & Pietro Scalia)
The Silence of the Lambs (Craig McKay)


Best Film Score
Beauty & the Beast (Alan Menken)
Bugsy (Ennio Morricone)
JFK (John Williams)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Michael Kamen)
* The Rocketeer (James Horner)



Best Production Design
Barton Fink
* Bugsy
Hook
Naked Lunch
Terminator 2: Judgment Day



Best Ensemble Cast Performance
A Brighter Summer Day
Bugsy
JFK
The Silence of the Lambs
* Slacker






Movies Seen (49 features seen as of 02.28.2013)

The Addams Family (Barry Sonenfeld, 1991)

An American Tail: Fieval Goes West (Phil Nibbelink & Simon Wells, 1991)

Backdraft (Ron Howard, 1991)

Barton Fink (Joel Coen, 1991)

Beauty & the Beast (Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, 1991)
Boyz N the Hood (John Singleton, 1991)
A Brief History of Time (Errol Morris, 1991)
A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
Bugsy (Barry Levinson, 1991)
Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese, 1991)
City Slickers (Ron Underwood, 1991)
Dead Again (Kenneth Branagh, 1991)
The Doors (Oliver Stone, 1991)
The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)
Dying Young (Joel Schumaker, 1991)
Father of the Bride (Charles Shyer, 1991)
The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam, 1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes (Jon Avnet, 1991)
Grand Canyon (Lawrence Kasdan, 1991)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Curtis Hanson, 1991)
Hear My Cry (Maciej J. Drygas, 1991) 
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper & Eleanor Coppola, 1991)
Homicide (David Mamet, 1991)
Hook (Steven Spielberg, 1991)
Hot Shots! (Jim Abrahams, 1991)
JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991)
Jungle Fever (Spike Lee, 1991)
L.A. Story (Mick Jackson, 1991)
Life and Nothing But… (Abbas Kiarostami, 1991)
My Girl (Howard Zieff, 1991)
My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1991)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg, 1991)
Oscar (John Landis, 1991)
The Prince of Tides (Barbara Streisand, 1991)
Rambling Rose (Martha Coolidge, 1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou, 1991)
Regarding Henry (Mike Nichols, 1991)
Robin Hood: Princes of Thieves (Kevin Reynolds, 1991)
The Rocketeer (Joe Johnston, 1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
Slacker (Richard Linklater, 1991)
Soapdish (Michael Hoffman, 1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)
Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
Toy Soldiers (Daniel Petrie Jr., 1991)
Van Gogh (Maurice Pialat, 1991)
What About Bob? (Frank Oz, 1991)
White Fang (Randal Kleiser, 1991)