Cinema-Scene

—Movie Reviews by David L. Blaylock—

Cinema-Scene Awards

1994

Best Picture
#1: Pulp Fiction (dir: Quentin Tarantino)
 #2: Red (dir: Krzysztof Kieslowski)
 #3: Cold Water (dir: Olivier Assayas)
 #4: Quiz Show (dir: Robert Redford)
 #5: The Last Seduction (dir: John Dahl)
 #6: Ed Wood (dir: Tim Burton)
 #7: Exotica (dir: Atom Egoyan)
 #8: Heavenly Creatures (dir: Peter Jackson)
 #9: The Kingdom (dir: Morton Arnfred and Lars von Trier)
#10: Hoop Dreams (dir: Steve James)
Honorable Mentions: To Live (dir: Zhang Yimou), Priest (dir: Antonia Bird), Queen Margot (dir: Patrice Chéreau), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (dir: Neil Jordan), Il Postino (dir: Michael Radford), Speed (dir: Jan de Bont), Vanya on 42nd Street (dir: Louis Malle), ) Forrest Gump (dir: Robert Zemeckis), Bullets over Broadway (dir: Woody Allen), The Professional (dir: Luc Besson), Death and the Maden (dir: Roman Polanski), Beflore the Rain (dir: Milcho Manchevski), Crumb (dir: Terry Zwigoff), The Madness of King George (dir: Nicholas Hytner), Vive L'Amour (dir: Tsai Ming-liang), and The Burning Season (dir: John Frankenheimer).

Best Director
#1: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)
#2: Tim Burton (Ed Wood)
#3: Robert Redford (Quiz Show)
#4: François Girard (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould)
#5: Krzysztof Kieslowski (Red)


Best Actor
#1: Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)
#2: Johnny Depp (Ed Wood)
#3: Colm Feore (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould)
#4: Ralph Fiennes (Quiz Show)
#5: Nigel Hawthorne (The Madness of King George)


Best Actress
#1: Kate Winslet (Heavenly Creatures)
#2: Miranda Richardson (Tom & Viv)
#3: Irene Jacob (Red)
#4: Jodie Foster (Nell)
#5: Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures)


Best Supporting Actor
#1: Martin Landau (Ed Wood)
#2: Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction)
#3: John Turturro (Quiz Show)
#4: Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump)
#5: Paul Scofield (Quiz Show)


Best Supporting Actress
#1: Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction)
#2: Rosemary Harris (Tom & Viv)
#3: Helen Mirren (The Madness of King George)
#4: Diane Wiest (Bullets over Broadway)
#5: Julianne Moore (Vanya on 42nd Street)


Best Original Screenplay
#1: Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery)
#2: Ed Wood (Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski)
#3: 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (François Girard and Don McKellar)
#4: Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
#5: Heavenly Creatures (Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson)


Best Adapted Screenplay
#1: Quiz Show (Paul Attanasio)
#2: Forrest Gump (Eric Roth)
#3: The Madness of King George (Alan Bennett)
#4: The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darbont)
#5: Little Women (Robin Swicord)


Best Cinematography
#1: Andrzej Sekula (Pulp Fiction)
#2: Stefan Czapsky (Ed Wood)
#3: Alain Dostie (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould)
#4: Michael Ballhaus (Quiz Show)
#5: John Toll (Legends of the Fall)


Best Film Editing
#1: Pulp Fiction
#2: 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
#3: Quiz Show
#4: Ed Wood
#5: Forrest Gump


Best Original Score
#1: Ed Wood (Howard Shore)
#2: Forrest Gump (Alan Silvestri)
#3: Quiz Show (Mark Isham)
#4: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (Elliot Goldenthal)
#5: Legends of the Fall (James Horner)


Best Original Song
#1: "Circle of Life" (The Lion King)
#2: "If Love is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags)" (Pulp Fiction)
#3: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (The Lion King)
#4: "Be Prepared" (The Lion King)
#5: "Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King)


Best Production Design
#1: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
#2: Ed Wood
#3: The Madness of King George
#4: Bullets over Broadway
#5: Little Women


Best Costume Design
#1: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
#2: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
#3: The Madness of King George
#4: Bullets over Broadway
#5: Little Women


Best Makeup
#1: Ed Wood
#2: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
#3: Forrest Gump
#4: The Mask
#5: Frankenstein


Best Sound
#1: Pulp Fiction
#2: 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
#3: Speed
#4: True Lies
#5: Forrest Gump


Best Visual Effects
#1: Forrest Gump
#2: The Mask
#3: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
#4: Speed
#5: True Lies

 

--The Honorary Awards--

Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
Colm Feore (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould)


Best Breakthrough Performance - Female
Kate Winslet (Heavenly Creatures)


Best First Feature
Kevin Smith (Clerks)


Worst Film of the Year
It's Pat (dir: )
by David L. Blaylock