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The mid-90s had the best run of GF nominations in the history of the Grammys (the BRP had just been installed and was making a huge difference), and it is hard to figure out what to take out of the lineup. But I will NEVER understand “Don’t Speak” being left out of Record and Song. It should have been an easier winner, yet it wasn’t even nominated.

The other I always come back to is “Emotions” by Mariah. She was continually snubbed in the GF through her whole career, but “Emotions” being left out is inexplicable. It’s Carey at her absolute best and it follows significant Grammy success the year before.

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1940s
Actor: Edwinn Gwinn, Miracle on 34th Street
Actress: Celeste Holm, Gentleman’s Agreement

1950s
Actor: George Saunders, All About Eve
Actress: Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity

1960s:
Actor: Gig Young, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Actress: Rita Moreno, West Side Story

1970s:
Actor: Joel Gray, Cabaret
Actress: Maggie Smith, California Suite

1980s
Actor: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
Actress: Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck

1990s
Actor: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Actress: Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinnie

2000s
Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious

2010s:
Actor: JK Simmons, Whiplash
Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help

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1991: Elizabeth Perkins, The Doctor
1992: Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinnie
1993: Rosie Perez, Fearless
1994: Kirsten Dunst, Interview with a Vampire
1995: Kate Winslet, Sense and Sensibility
1996: Drew Barrymore, Scream
1997: Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
1998: Lisa Kudrow, The Opposite of Sex
1999: Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry
2000: Parker Posey, Best In Show
2001: Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
2002: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago
2003: Patricia Clarkson, The Station Agent
2004: Virginia Madsen, Sideways
2005: Amy Adams, Junebug
2006: Blanca Portillo, Volver
2007: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
2008: Misty Upham, Frozen River
2009: Mo’Nique, Precious
2010: Jacki Weaver
2011: Octavia Spencer, The Help
2012: Judi Dench, Skyfall
2013: Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
2014: Carrie Coon, Gone Girl

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#601544

“Doc” by Mary Doria Russell. Highly recommended. 

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Nobody Knows 

“Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie or “Endless Love” by Mariah Carey and Luthor Vandross  

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Not Gonna Cry 

Metallica “Enter Sandman” or GnR “Welcome to the Jungle”  

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#466114

If I Ever Fall In Love 

Brandy “Sittin’ Up In My Room” or Brandy “Have You Ever”?  

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The Columbus Day weekend was good to the Main Stem, with most shows up and some family shows (Aladdin, Matilda, Wicked) up considerably. Two new musicals started previews. Allegiance marks Lea Salonga’s return to Broadway and did OK, grossing $608,000 for 8 performances with an average ticket of $80.57. Better was the Gloria Estefan juker On Your Feet!, which did $970,000 for 7 performances and an average ticket of $96.54. Dames at Sea is sinking fast at the tiny Helen Hayes, grossing just $194,000 with an average ticket of $46.32. With an attendance rate of 90.1%, looks like there’s a whole lotta paperin’ goin’ on.

Sellouts: Fun Home, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King

 

I love looking at that list of sellouts and seeing mostly original shows. No jukeboxes. Only one movie adaptation.  

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#358935

“Newhart” has to be included. 

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2014: Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler 
2013: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
2012: Jack Black, Bernie
2011: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
2010: Riz Ahmed, Four Lions
2009: Patton Oswalt, Big Fan 
2008: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
2007: Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, The Lookout
2006: James McAvoy, The Last King of Scotland
2005: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
2004: Gael Garcia Bernal, Bad Education
2003: Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent
2002: Michael Caine, The Quiet American
2001: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2000: Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls
1999: Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley
1998: Ian McKellan, Gods and Monsters 
1997: Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets 
1996: Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire

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For me, it doesn’t get worse than “Crash.” Walking out of the theater (months before any of its competitors were released) I was slackjaw at how awful of movie had just sat through. When it started to gain awards traction, I felt like I was living in a bizarro world. I have seen twice more, and it gets worse and worse each time. 

Other contenders, that don’t come close to the antipathy I feel toward “Crash,” but are still pretty awful: 

Terms of Endearment
Going My Way
A Beautiful Mind
Around the World in 80 Days
Oliver!  

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#188974

Chakiris and Palance are easy mentions. Robin Williams too, IMO. 

The worst for me though is Barry Fitzgerald in “Going My Way.” Just nothing there, in the film or the performance.  

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#188868

I know it is an unpopular opinion, but my vote is for Marion Cotillard in La Mome. I loathe this performance. 

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#188797

I can’t imagine how anyone voted for Lee Marvin. Just awful. 

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#410943

He is basically a younger Usher. Generic, mostly bad music, covered up by appearance and body and an ability to dance. In other words, a female Britney Spears. 

But Britney is still relevant 15 years later.

And so is Usher, and it is still based on those same reasons. I am certainly not saying you can’t build a career on generic pop songs and a pretty package.  

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