Awardsfan1990 wrote:

Best Original Screenplay: 1990—Avalon 1991—Bugsy 1992—Unforgiven 1993—Philadelphia 1994—Bullets Over Broadway 1995—Braveheart 1996—Jerry Maguire 1997—As Good As It Gets 1998—Saving Private Ryan 1999—The S

Here are my guesses... Best Picture: While a film like The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring doesn't usually appear to be in the academy's wheelhouse, I think it does make the most sense as the runner-up. It led the nominations that year

[quote quote=1202902188]Olivia Colman TF. This is all Gaga’s fault thought i rather blame Colman. Had Gaga went Comedy/Musical at the GG, she would have stop Colman Express. Close would have eventually win the CC by her own, then the SAG, and the O

What's it going to take to get rid of the preferential ballot? I think it needs to be done away with as the winner take all system is used everywhere else. It should just be a consensus on who wins for everything and that's it.

People "hating" her Oscar win is just something you made up in your head after probably reading two negative comments about it. She deserved to win that year. That is all.

Nikhil wrote:

I think it’s important to note that in your examples above there was generally a clear number two or runner up. The reality for this year was that there were likely 3 in contention at least according to the guilds: GB (Globe

I've been harsh on Ms. King during Oscar season but I'm truly glad she has an Oscar. She is a gifted actress and was actually supporting. If Beale Street Could Talk was tragically overlooked in many categories so I'm glad she came through.

Dennis El Mar wrote:

True that Weaver was the frontrunner in 1988, but the reason I lumped Davis in with those wins is that she benefitted from vote-splitting. Weaver had two-way vote splitting between Cusack and her nomination in Leading, and bot