Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Your Academy Awards Ballot. . .and Our Critic’s Picks
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Here is your ballot for the 65th Academy Awards. Make your choices by marking the boxes in one column and use the boxes in the other column to not the winner.
The Big Six * Picture:
The Crying Game
A Few Good Men
Howards End
Scent of a Woman
Unforgiven
* * Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven)
Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman)
Stephen Rea (The Crying Game)
Denzel Washington (Malcolm X)
* * Actress:
Catherine Deneuve (Indochine)
Mary McDonnell (Passion Fish)
Michelle Pfeiffer (Love Field)
Susan Sarandon (Lorenzo’s Oil)
Emma Thompson (Howards End)
* * Supporting Actor:
Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game)
Gene Hackman (Unforgiven)
Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men)
Al Pacino (Glengarry Glen Ross)
David Paymer (Mr. Saturday Night)
** Supporting Actress:
Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives)
Joan Plowright (Enchanted April)
Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End)
Miranda Richardson (Damage)
Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny)
* Director:
Neil Jordan (The Crying Game)
James Ivory (Howards End)
Robert Altman (The Player)
Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven)
THE REST. . . *Original Screenplay:
Neil Jordan (The Crying Game)
Woody Allen (Husbands and Wives)
George Miller and Nick Enright (Lorenzo’s Oil)
John Sayles (Passion Fish)
David Webb Peoples (Unforgiven)
* Adapted Screenplay:
Peter Barnes (Enchanted April)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Howards End)
Michael Tolkin (The Player)
Richard Friedenberg (A River Runs Through It)
Bo Goldman (Scent of a Woman)
** Foreign Language Film:
Close to Eden (Russia)
Daens (Belgium)
Indochine (France)
A Place in the World (Uruguay)
Schtonk (Germany)
** Art Direction:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Thomas Sanders and Garrett Lewis)
Chaplin (Stuart Craig and Chris A. Butler)
Howards End (Luciana Arrighi and Ian Whittaker)
Toys (Ferdinando Scarfiotti and Linda DeScenna)
Unforgiven (Henry Bumstead and Janice Blackie-Goodine)
** Cinematography:
Hoffa (Stephen H. Burum)
Howards End (Tony Pierce-Roberts)
The Lover (Robert Fraisse)
A River Runs Through It (Philippe Rousselot)
Unforgiven (Jack N. Green)
** Costume Design:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Eiko Ishioka)
Enchanted April (Sheena Napier)
Howards End (Jenny Beavan and John Bright)
Malcolm X (Ruth Carter)
Toys (Albert Wolsky)
** Documentary Feature:
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (David Haugland)
Fires of Kuwait (Sally Dundas)
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (William Miles and Nina Rosenblum)
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (Margaret Smilov and Roma Baran)
The Panama Deception (Barbara Trent and David Kasper)
** Documentary Short Subject:
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai (Geoffrey O’Connor)
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the “Little Review” (Wendy L. Weinberg)
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein (Richard Elson and Sally Bochner)
Educating Peter (Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg)
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (Dorothy Fadiman)
** Film Editing:
Basic Instinct (Frank J. Urioste)
The Crying Game (Kant Pan)
A Few Good Men (Robert Leighton)
The Player (Geraldine Peroni)
Unforgiven (Joel Cox)
** Makeup:
Batman Returns (Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter and Stan Winston)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Greg Cannom, Michele Burke and Matthew W. Mungle)
Hoffa (Ve Neill, Greg Cannom and John Blake)
** Original Score:
Aladdin (Alan Menken)
Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith)
Chaplin (John Barry)
Howards End (Richard Robbins)
A River Runs Through It (Mark Isham)
** Original Song:
Beautiful Maria of My Soul (The Mambo Kings)
Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
I Have Nothing (The Bodyguard)
Run to You (The Bodyguard)
Whole New World (Aladdin)
** Sound:
Aladdin (Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane)
A Few Good Men (Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline and Bob Eber)
The Last of the Mohicans (Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye)
Under Siege (Don Mitchell, Frank A. Montano, Rick Hart and Scott Smith)
Unforgiven (Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young)
** Sound-Effects Editing:
Aladdin (Mark Mangini)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone)
Under Siege (John Leveque and Bruce Stambler)
** Visual Effects:
Alien 3 (Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and George Gibbs)
Batman Returns (Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak)
Death Becomes Her (Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe and Tom Woodruff)
** Animated Short Film:
Adam (Peter Lord)
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (Joan C. Gratz)
Reci, Reci, Reci ... (Words, Words, Words) (Michaela Pavlatova)
The Sandman (Paul Berry)
Screen Play (Barry J.C. Purves)
** Live-Action Short Film:
Contact (Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel)
Cruise Control (Matt Palmieri)
The Lady in Waiting (Christian M. Taylor)
Omnibus (Sam Karmann)
Swan Song (Kenneth Branagh)
CRITIC’S PICKS The Big Six * Picture:
Kenneth Turan: Unforgiven
Peter Rainer: Unforgiven
Kevin Thomas: Unforgiven
Michael Wilmington: Unforgiven
** Actor:
Turan: Al Pacino
Rainer: Al Pacino
Thomas: Stephen Rea
Wilmington: Al Pacino
** Actress:
Turan: Emma Thompson
Rainer: Emma Thompson
Thomas: Emma Thompson
Wilmington: Emma Thompson
** Supporting Actor:
Turan: Gene Hackman
Rainer: Jaye Davidson
Thomas: Jaye Davidson
Wilmington: Gene Hackman
** Supporting Actress:
Turan: Joan Plowright
Rainer: Judy Davis
Thomas: Joan Plowright
Wilmington: Joan Plowright
** Director:
Turan: Clint Eastwood
Rainer: Clint Eastwood
Thomas: Clint Eastwood
Wilmington: Clint Eastwood
THE REST. . . * Original Screenplay:
Turan: Neil Jordan (The Crying Game)
Rainer: Neil Jordan
Thomas: Neil Jordan
Wilmington: Neil Jordan
** Adapted Screenplay:
Turan: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Howards End)
Rainer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Thomas: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Wilmington: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
** Foreign Language Film:
Turan: Indochine (France)
Rainer: Close to Eden (Russia)
Thomas: Close to Eden
Wilmington: Close to Eden
** Art Direction:
Turan: Howards End (Luciana Arrighi and Ian Whittaker)
Rainer: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Thomas Sanders and Garrett Lewis)
Thomas: Howards End
Wilmington: Howards End
** Cinematography:
Turan: Howards End (Tony Pierce-Roberts)
Rainer: Unforgiven (Jack N. Green)
Thomas: Unforgiven
Wilmington: Unforgiven
** Costume Design:
Turan: Howards End (Jenny Beavan and John Bright)
Rainer: Howards End
Thomas: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Eiko Ishioka)
Wilmington: Howards End
** Documentary Feature:
Turan: Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (David Haugland)
Rainer: Changing Our Minds
Thomas: Changing Our Minds
Wilmington: The Panama Deception (Barbara Trent and David Kasper)
** Documentary Short Subject:
Turan: Educating Peter (Thomas C. Goodwin and Geraldine Wurzburg)
Rainer: When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (Dorothy Fadiman)
Thomas: Educating Peter
Wilmington: When Abortion Was Illegal
** Film Editing:
Turan: Unforgiven (Joel Cox)
Rainer: A Few Good Men (Robert Leighton)
Thomas: Unforgiven
Wilmington: Unforgiven
** Makeup:
Turan: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Greg Cannom, Michele Burke and Matthew W. Mungle)
Rainer: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Thomas: Batman Returns (Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter, Stan Winston)
Wilmington: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
** Best Original Score:
Turan: Aladdin (Alan Menken)
Rainer: Aladdin
Thomas: Aladdin
Wilmington: Aladdin
** Best Original Song:
Turan: Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
Rainer: Whole New World (Aladdin)
Thomas: Whole New World
Wilmington: Friend Like Me
** Sound:
Turan: Unforgiven (Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young)
Rainer: The Last of the Mohicans (Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye)
Thomas: Unforgiven
Wilmington: Aladdin (Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane)
** Sound-Effects Editing:
Turan: Aladdin (Mark Mangini)
Rainer: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone)
Thomas: no choice
Wilmington: Aladdin
** Visual Effects:
Turan: Death Becomes Her (Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe and Tom Woodruff)
Rainer: Death Becomes Her
Thomas: Death Becomes Her
Wilmington: Death Becomes Her
** Animated Short Film:
Turan: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (Joan C. Gratz)
Rainer: The Sandman (Paul Berry)
Thomas: no choice
Wilmington: Screen Play (Barry J.C. Purves)
** Live-Action Short Film:
Turan: Omnibus (Sam Karmann)
Rainer: Swan Song (Kenneth Branagh)
Thomas: Swan Song
Wilmington: Swan Song
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