Cinema-Scene

—Movie Reviews by David L. Blaylock—

3rd Annual Cinema-Scene Awards

1998

Best Picture
 #1: The Thin Red Line (dir: Terrence Malick)
 #2: The Celebration (dir: Thomas Vinterberg)
 #3: Rushmore (dir: Wes Anderson)
 #4: The Truman Show (dir: Peter Weir)
 #5: Gods and Monsters (dir: Bill Condon)
 #6: Elizabeth (dir: Shakhur Kapur)
 #7: Happiness (dir: Todd Solondz)
 #8 Life is Beautiful (dir: Roberto Benigni)
#9: Affliction (dir: Paul Schrader)
#10: There's Something About Mary (dir: Peter and Bobby Farrelly)

Honorable Mentions: The Red Violin (dir: François Girard), Out of Sight (dir: Steven Soderbergh), The General (dir: John Boorman), Buffalo '66 (dir: Vincent Gallo), He Got Game (dir: Spike Lee), Saving Private Ryan (dir: Steven Spielberg), Kurt & Courtney (dir: Nick Broomfield), The Spanish Prisoner (dir: David Mamet), The Big Lebowski (dir: Joel Coen), Babe: Pig in the City (dir: George Miller), Dark City (dir: Alex Proyas), Your Friends & Neighbors (dir: Neil La Bute), Black Cat, White Cat (dir: Emir Kusturica), Bulworth (dir: Warren Beatty), Four Days in September (dir: Bruno Barreto), Pi (dir: Darren Aronofsky), Primary Colors (dir: Mike Nichols), A Simple Plan (dir: Sam Raimi), Pleasantville (dir: Gary Ross), Fallen Angels (dir: Wong Kar-Wai), A Civil Action (dir: Steven Zaillian), Following (dir: Christopher Nolan), and Eddie Izzard: Dressed to Kill (dir: Lawrence Jordan).

Best Director
#1: Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line)
#2: Thomas Winterberg (The Celebration)
#3: Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight)
#4: Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)
#5: Peter Weir (The Truman Show)


Best Actor
#1: Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters)
#2: Nick Nolte (Affliction)
#3: Javier Bardem (Live Flesh)
#4: Jim Carrey (The Truman Show)
#5: Sean Penn (Hurlyburly)


Best Actress
#1: Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth)
#2: Christina Ricci (Buffalo '66)
#3: Olivia Williams (Rushmore)
#4: Jennifer Lopez (Out of Sight)
#5: Reese Witherspoon (Pleasantville)


Best Supporting Actor
#1: Dylan Baker (Happiness)
#2: James Coburn (Affliction)
#3: Bill Murray (Rushmore)
#4: Kevin Spacey (Hurlyburly)
#5: Nick Nolte (The Thin Red Line)


Best Supporting Actress
#1: Joan Allen (Pleasantville)
#2: Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters)
#3: Kimberly Elise (Beloved)
#4: Sissy Spacek (Affliction)
#5: Kathy Bates (Primary Colors)


Best Original Screenplay
#1: Happiness (Todd Solondz)
#2: The Truman Show (Andrew Niccol)
#3: The Spanish Prisoner (David Mamet)
#4: Shakespeare in Love (Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard)
#5: The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukov)


Best Adapted Screenplay
#1: Affliction (Paul Schrader)
#2: The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick)
#3: Out of Sight (Scott Frank)
#4: Hurlyburly (David Rabe)
#5: Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon)


Best Cinematography
#1: John Toll (The Thin Red Line)
#2: Janusz Kaminski (Saving Private Ryan)
#3: Anthony Dod Mantle (The Celebration)
#4: Dariusz Wolshi (Dark City)
#5: Robert Richardson (The Horse Whisperer)


Best Film Editing
#1: Out of Sight
#2: The Thin Red Line
#3: Saving Private Ryan
#4: Dark City
#5: The Truman Show


Best Original Score
#1: Life is Beautiful (Nicola Piovani)
#2: The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer)
#3: Elizabeth (David Hirschfelder)
#4: Saving Private Ryan (John Williams)
#5: Dark City (Trevor Jones)


Best Original Song
#1: "Happiness" (Happiness)
#2: "Uninvited" (City of Angels)
#3: "When You Believe" (Prince of Egypt)
#4: "That'll Do" (Babe: Pig in the City)
#5: "Reflection" (Mulan)


Best Production Design
#1: Dark City
#2: Elizabeth
#3: Saving Private Ryan
#4: The Truman Show
#5: Babe: Pig in the City


Best Costume Design
#1: Elizabeth
#2: Shakespeare in Love
#3: Pleasantville
#4: Dark City
#5: The General


Best Makeup
#1: Elizabeth
#2: Saving Private Ryan
#3: Pleasantville
#4: Dark City
#5: The Thin Red Line


Best Sound
#1: Saving Private Ryan
#2: The Thin Red Line
#3: Dark City
#4: Ronin
#5: Out of Sight


Best Visual Effects
#1: Pleasantville
#2: Saving Private Ryan
#3: Babe: Pig in the City
#4: The Thin Red Line
#5: What Dreams May Come

 

--The Honorary Awards--

Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
Dylan Baker (Happiness)


Best Breakthrough Performance - Female
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth)


Best First Feature
Vincent Gallo (Buffalo '66)


Worst Film of the Year
Psycho (dir: Gus van Sant)
by David L. Blaylock