Movies Of The Year Awards: 2003

Best Picture:

The End: Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Oscar: The Return Of The King

Best Director:

The End: Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill Vol. 1
Oscar: Peter Jackson, Return Of The King

Actor:

The End: Tadanobu Asano, Last Life In The Universe and Café Lumière
Oscar: Sean Penn, Mystic River

Actress:

The End: Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol. 1
Oscar: Charlize Theron, Monster

Supporting Actor:

The End: Johnny Depp, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Oscar: Tim Robbins, Mystic River

Supporting Actress:

The End: Sinitta Boonyasak, Last Life In The Universe
Oscar: Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Original Screenplay:

The End: Kim Ki-duk, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring
Oscar: Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Peter Weir & John Collee, Master And Commander
Oscar: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, Return Of The King

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Last Life In The Universe
Oscar: The Barbarian Invasions

Documentary Feature:

The End: The Fog Of War
Oscar: The Fog Of War

Animated Feature:

The End: Finding Nemo
Oscar: Finding Nemo

Film Editing:

The End: Sally Menke, Kill Bill Vol. 1
Oscar: Jamie Selkirk, Return Of The King

Cinematography:

The End: Baek Dong-hyeon, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring
Oscar: Russell Boyd, Master And Commander

Art Direction:

The End: Master And Commander
Oscar: Return Of The King

Costume Design:

The End: Down With Love
Oscar: Return Of The King

Make-Up:

The End: Pirates Of The Caribbean
Oscar: Return Of The King

Sound:

The End: Return Of The King
Oscar: Return Of The King

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Master And Commander
Oscar: Master And Commander

Visual Effects:

The End: Return Of The King
Oscar: Return Of The King

Original Score:

The End: Christopher Dedrick, The Saddest Music In The World
Oscar: Howard Shore, Return Of The King

Original Song:

The End: Dharini Divari, “Gravity”, Last Life In The Universe
Oscar: Annie Lennox, “Into The West”, Return Of The King

Soundtrack:

The End: Masked And Anonymous

Movies Of The Year Awards: 2002

Best Picture:

The End: Punch-Drunk Love
Oscar: Chicago

Best Director:

The End: Zhang Yimou, Hero
Oscar: Roman Polanski, The Pianist

Actor:

The End: Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People
Oscar: Adrien Brody, The Pianist

Actress:

The End: Gong Li, Zhou Yu’s Train
Oscar: Nicole Kidman, The Hours

Supporting Actor:

The End: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs Of New York
Oscar: Chris Cooper, Adaptation

Supporting Actress:

The End: Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
Oscar: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago

Original Screenplay:

The End: Alan Mak and Felix Chong, Infernal Affairs
Oscar: Pedro Almodóvar, Talk To Her

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: François Ozon and Marina de Van, 8 Women
Oscar: Ronald Harwood, The Pianist

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Hero
Oscar: Nowhere In Africa

Documentary Feature:

The End: Bowling For Columbine
Oscar: Bowling For Columbine

Animated Feature:

The End: Ice Age (Sorry, it’s the only one I’ve seen)
Oscar: Spirited Away

Film Editing:

The End: Angie Lam, Hero
Oscar: Martin Walsh, Chicago

Cinematography:

The End: Christopher Doyle, Hero
Oscar: Conrad Hall, Road To Perdition

Art Direction:

The End: Hero
Oscar: Chicago

Costume Design:

The End: The Two Towers
Oscar: Chicago

Make-Up:

The End: The Two Towers
Oscar: Frida

Sound:

The End: The Two Towers
Oscar: Chicago

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: The Two Towers
Oscar: The Two Towers

Visual Effects:

The End: The Two Towers
Oscar: The Two Towers

Original Score:

The End: Jon Brion, Punch-Drunk Love
Oscar: Elliot Goldenthal, Frida

Original Song:

The End: Eminem, “Lose Yourself”, 8 Mile
Oscar: Eminem, “Lose Yourself”, 8 Mile

Soundtrack:

The End: Punch-Drunk Love

Movies Of The Year Awards: 2001

Best Picture:

The End: Millennium Mambo
Oscar: A Beautiful Mind

Best Director:

The End: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Millennium Mambo
Oscar: Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind

Actor:

The End: Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn’t There
Oscar: Denzel Washington, Training Day

Actress:

The End: Shu Qi, Millennium Mambo
Oscar: Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball

Supporting Actor:

The End: Ian McKellen, The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: Jim Broadbent, Iris

Supporting Actress:

The End: Penelope Cruz, Vanilla Sky
Oscar: Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind

Original Screenplay:

The End: Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums
Oscar: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Steven Spielberg and Ian Watson, AI: Artificial Intelligence
Oscar: Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Millennium Mambo
Oscar: No Man’s Land

Documentary Feature:

The End: If I Should Fall From Grace
Oscar: Murder On A Sunday Morning

Animated Feature:

The End: Waking Life
Oscar: Shrek

Film Editing:

The End: Jill Bilcock, Moulin Rouge!
Oscar: Pietro Scalia, Black Hawk Down

Cinematography:

The End: Mark Lee Ping-bin, Millennium Mambo
Oscar: Andrew Lesnie, The Fellowship Of The Ring

Art Direction:

The End: The Royal Tenenbaums
Oscar: Moulin Rouge!

Costume Design:

The End: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: Moulin Rouge!

Make-Up:

The End: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: The Fellowship Of The Ring

Sound:

The End: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: Black Hawk Down

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: Pearl Harbor

Visual Effects:

The End: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Oscar: The Fellowship Of The Ring

Original Score:

The End: Yoshihiro Hanno and Giong Lim, Millennium Mambo
Oscar: Howard Shore, The Fellowship Of The Ring

Original Song:

The End: Yoko Kanno, “Diggin”, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Oscar: Randy Newman, “If I Didn’t Have You”, Monsters, Inc

Soundtrack:

The End: The Royal Tenenbaums

Movies Of The Year Awards: 2000

Best Picture:

The End: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Gladiator

Best Director:

The End: Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Steven Soderberg, Traffic

Actor:

The End: Tony Leung, In The Mood For Love
Oscar: Russell Crowe, Gladiator

Actress:

The End: Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich

Supporting Actor:

The End: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
Oscar: benicio Del Toro, Traffic

Supporting Actress:

The End: Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Marcia Gay Harden, Pollack

Original Screenplay:

The End: Edward Yang, Yi yi
Oscar: Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Steve Cloves, Wonder Boys
Oscar: Stephen Gaghan, Traffic

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Documentary Feature:

The End: Jeff Buckley: Live In Chicago
Oscar: Into The Arms Of Strangers

Live Action Short Film:

The End: The Heart Of The World
Oscar: I Want To Be . . .

Film Editing:

The End: Tim Squyres, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Stephen Mirrione, Traffic

Cinematography:

The End: Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, In The Mood For Love
Oscar: Peter Pau, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Art Direction:

The End: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Costume Design:

The End: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Gladiator

Make-Up:

The End: X-Men
Oscar: How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Sound:

The End: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Gladiator

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Gladiator
Oscar: U-571

Visual Effects:

The End: Gladiator
Oscar: Gladiator

Original Score:

The End: Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Oscar: Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Original Song:

The End: Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed”, Wonder Boys
Oscar: Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed”, Wonder Boys

Soundtrack:

The End: In the Mood For Love

Movies Of The Year Awards: 1999

Best Picture:

The End: Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: American Beauty

Best Director:

The End: Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: Sam Mendes, American Beauty

Actor:

The End: Sean Penn, Sweet And Lowdown
Oscar: Kevin Spacey, American Beauty

Actress:

The End: Reese Witherspoon, Election
Oscar: Hilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry

Supporting Actor:

The End: Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Oscar: Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules

Supporting Actress:

The End: Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: Angelina Jolie, Girl Interrupted

Original Screenplay:

The End: Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia
Oscar: Alan Ball, American Beauty

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Election
Oscar: John irving, The Cider House Rules

Foreign Language Film:

The End: The Wind Will Carry Us
Oscar: All About My Mother

Documentary Feature:

The End: Beyond The Mat
Oscar: One Day In September

Film Editing:

The End: Zach Staenberg, The Matrix
Oscar: Zach Staenberg, The Matrix

Cinematography:

The End: Larry Smith, Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: Conrad Hall, American Beauty

Art Direction:

The End: Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: Sleepy Hollow

Costume Design:

The End: Eyes Wide Shut
Oscar: Topsy-Turvy

Make-Up:

The End: Topsy-Turvy
Oscar: Topsy-Turvy

Sound:

The End: The Phantom Menace
Oscar: The Matrix

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: The Matrix
Oscar: The Matrix

Visual Effects:

The End: The Matrix
Oscar: The Matrix

Original Score:

The End: Marc Shaiman, South Park
Oscar: John Corigliano, The Red Violin

Original Song:

The End: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman, “What Would Brian Boitano Do?”, South Park
Oscar: Phil Collins, “You’ll Be In My Heart”, Tarzan

Soundtrack:

The End: Magnolia

Movies Of The Year Awards: 1998

Best Picture:

The End: The Big Lebowski
Oscar: Shakespeare In Love

Best Director:

The End: Joel & Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski
Oscar: Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan

Actor:

The End: Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski
Oscar: Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful

Actress:

The End: Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
Oscar: Gwynneth Paltrow, Shakespeare In Love

Supporting Actor:

The End: John Goodman, The Big Lebowski
Oscar: James Coburn, Affliction

Supporting Actress:

The End: Olivia Williams, Rushmore
Oscar: Judi Dench, Shakespeare In Love

Original Screenplay:

The End: Joel & Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski
Oscar: Tom Stoppard & Marc Norman, Shakespeare In Love

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Terrence Malick, The Thin Red Line
Oscar: Bill Condon, Gods And Monsters

Foreign Language Film:

The End: The Flowers Of Shanghai
Oscar: Life Is Beautiful

Film Editing:

The End: Oren Sarch, Pi
Oscar: Michael Kahn, Saving Private Ryan

Cinematography:

The End: John Toll, The Thin Red Line
Oscar: Janusz Kaminski, Saving Private Ryan

Art Direction:

The End: What Dreams May Come
Oscar: Shakespeare In Love

Costume Design:

The End: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Oscar: Shakespeare In Love

Make-Up:

The End: Elizabeth
Oscar: Elizabeth

Sound:

The End: Saving Private Ryan
Oscar: Saving Private Ryan

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Armageddon
Oscar: Saving Private Ryan

Visual Effects:

The End: What Dreams May Come
Oscar: What Dreams May Come

Original Dramatic Score:

The End: Hans Zimmer, The Thin Red Line
Oscar: Nicola Piovani, Life Is Beautiful

Original Comedy/Musical Score:

The End: Mark Mothersbaugh, Rushmore
Oscar: Stephen Warbeck, Shakespeare In Love

Original Song:

The End: Jonathan Richman, “There’s Something About Mary”, There’s Something About Mary
Oscar: Stephen Schwartz, “When You Believe”, The Prince Of Egypt

Soundtrack:

The End: The Big Lebowski

Movies Of The Year Awards: 1997

Best Picture:

The End: Boogie Nights
Oscar: Titanic

Best Director:

The End: Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
Oscar: James Cameron, Titanic

Actor:

The End: Tony Leung, Happy Together
Oscar: Jack Nicholson, As Good As It gets

Actress:

The End: Pam Grier, Jackie Brown
Oscar: Helen Hunt, As Good As It gets

Supporting Actor:

The End: Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
Oscar: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting

Supporting Actress:

The End: Joan Allen, The Ice Storm
Oscar: Kim Basinger, LA Confidential

Original Screenplay:

The End: Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
Oscar: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Good Will Hunting

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown
Oscar: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, LA Confidential

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Happy Together
Oscar: Character

Documentary Feature:

The End: Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control
Oscar: The Long Way Home

Film Editing:

The End: Abbas Kiarostami, Taste Of Cherry
Oscar: Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard Harris, Titanic

Cinematography:

The End: Robert Elswit, Boogie Nights
Oscar: Russell Carpenter, Titanic

Art Direction:

The End: Kundun
Oscar: Titanic

Costume Design:

The End: The Ice Storm
Oscar: Titanic

Make-Up:

The End: Men In Black
Oscar: Men In Black

Sound:

The End: Boogie Nights
Oscar: Titanic

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Titanic
Oscar: Titanic

Visual Effects:

The End: Titanic
Oscar: Titanic

Original Dramatic Score:

The End: Philip Glass, Kundun
Oscar: James Horner, Titanic

Original Comedy/Musical Score:

The End: Michael Penn, Boogie Nights
Oscar: Anne Dudley, The Full Monty

Original Song:

The End: Joy Lauren Adams, “Alive”, Chasing Amy
Oscar: Celine Dion, “My Heart Will Go On”, Titanic

Soundtrack:

The End: Grosse Pointe Blank

Movies Of The Year Awards: 1996

Best Picture:

The End: Trainspotting
Oscar: The English Patient

Best Director:

The End: Danny Boyle, Trainspotting
Oscar: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient

Actor:

The End: Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient
Oscar: Geoffrey Rush, Shine

Actress:

The End: Frances McDormand, Fargo
Oscar: Frances McDormand, Fargo

Supporting Actor:

The End: Tony Shaloub, Big Night
Oscar: Cuba Gooding, Jr, Jerry Maguire

Supporting Actress:

The End: Natalie Portman, Beautiful Girls
Oscar: Juliette Binoche, The English Patient

Original Screenplay:

The End: Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano, Big Night
Oscar: Joel and Ethan Coen, Fargo

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: John Hodge, Trainspotting
Oscar: Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Goodbye South, Goodbye
Oscar: Kolya

Documentary Feature:

The End: When We Were Kings
Oscar: When We Were Kings

Film Editing:

The End: Masahiro Hirakubo, Trainspotting
Oscar: Walter Murch, The English Patient

Cinematography:

The End: John Seale, The English Patient
Oscar: John Seale, The English Patient

Art Direction:

The End: Romeo + Juliet
Oscar: The English Patient

Costume Design:

The End: Emma
Oscar: The English Patient

Make-Up:

The End: From Dusk Til Dawn
Oscar: The Nutty Professor

Sound:

The End: Independence Day
Oscar: The English Patient

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Independence Day
Oscar: The Ghost And The Darkness

Visual Effects:

The End: Independence Day
Oscar: Independence Day

Original Dramatic Score:

The End: Carter Burwell, Fargo
Oscar: Gabriel Yared, The English Patient

Original Comedy/Musical Score:

The End: Rachel Portman, Emma
Oscar: Rachel Portman, Emma

Original Song:

The End: Radiohead, “Exit Music (For A Film)”, Romeo + Juliet
Oscar: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, “You Must Love Me”, Evita

Soundtrack:

The End: Trainspotting

Movies Of The Year Awards: 1995

Best Picture:

The End: Dead Man
Oscar: Braveheart

Best Director:

The End: Jim Jarmusch, Dead Man
Oscar: Mel Gibson, Braveheart

Actor:

The End: Johnny Depp, Dead Man
Oscar: Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas

Actress:

The End: Parker Posey, Party Girl
Oscar: Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking

Supporting Actor:

The End: Gary Farmer, Dead Man
Oscar: Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects

Supporting Actress:

The End: Chloe Sevigny, Kids
Oscar: Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite

Original Screenplay:

The End: Jim Jarmusch, Dead Man
Oscar: Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects

Adapted Screenplay:

The End: Emma Thompson, Sense And Sensibility
Oscar: Emma Thompson, Sense And Sensibility

Foreign Language Film:

The End: Fallen Angels
Oscar: Antonia’s Line

Documentary Feature:

The End: The Celluloid Closet
Oscar: Anne Frank Remembered

Film Editing:

The End: William Chang & Ming Lam Wong, Fallen Angels
Oscar: Mike Hill & Daniel Hanley, Apollo 13

Cinematography:

The End: Robby Müller, Dead Man
Oscar: John Toll, Braveheart

Art Direction:

The End: City Of Lost Children
Oscar: Restoration

Costume Design:

The End: Braveheart
Oscar: Restoration

Make-Up:

The End: Braveheart
Oscar: Braveheart

Sound:

The End: Seven
Oscar: Apollo 13

Sound Effects Editing:

The End: Crimson Tide
Oscar: Braveheart

Visual Effects:

The End: City Of Lost Children
Oscar: Babe

Original Score:

The End: Neil Young, Dead Man
Oscar: Luis Enríquez Bacalov, Il Postino

Original Song:

The End: Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise”, Dangerous Minds
Oscar: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, “Colors of the Wind”, Pocahontas

Soundtrack:

The End: Clueless

WAR!

For no particular reason, I spent the last two hours ranking all the different war movies I’ve seen (or almost all, I’m sure I’ve missed a few). Here they are, broken down by category:

The Civil War:

1. The General
2. Glory
3. The Horse Soldiers
4. Gettysburg
5. Gods And Generals
6. Birth Of A Nation

World War I:

1. Lawrence Of Arabia
2. The Grand Illusion
3. Paths Of Glory
4. The Dawn Patrol
5. Archangel
6. Reds
7. A Very Long Engagement
8. Sergeant York
9. All Quiet On The Western front
10. Gallipoli
11. A Farewell To Arms
12. Dr. Zhivago
13. Wings

Vietnam:

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Platoon
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. Rescue Dawn
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Good Morning, Vietnam

The Cold War/Korea:

1. Dr. Strangelove
2. I Am Cuba
3. The Steel Helmet
4. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
5. Salvador
6. The Hunt For Red October
7. The Fog Of War
8. The Killing Fields
9. Crimson Tide
10. Why We Fight
11. Havana
12. Red Dawn

The American West:

1. The Last Of The Mohicans (Mann)
2. Heaven’s Gate
3. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
4. Fort Apache
5. Drums Along The Mohawk
6. The Last Of The Mohicans (Seitz)
7. Rio Grande

Fictional Wars:

1. Star Wars
2. Starship Troopers
3. The Two Towers
4. Mars Attacks!
5. Return Of The King
6. War Of the Worlds
7. Les Carabiniers
8. Battle Royale
9. Richard III
10. The 13th Warrior
11. The Siege
12. Independence Day

Miscellaneous Wars:

1. The Wind That Shakes The Barley
2. Zulu
3. Hero (Zhang)
4. Alexander Nevsky
5. The Battle Of Algiers
6. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
7. Gunga Din
8. Morocco
9. Henry V (Branagh)
10. Master And Commander
11. Kagemusha
12. The Leopard
13. Munich
14. Spartacus
15. Wee Willie Winkie
16. Black Hawk Down
17. Three Kings
18. Braveheart
19. To Live
20. Michael Collins
21. The Last Emperor
22. 300
23. Kingdom Of Heaven
24. The Messenger
25. Prisoner Of the Mountains
26. Rob Roy
27. Henry V (Olivier)
28. Breaker Morant
29. Musa

World War II:

1. The Thin Red Line
2. Hiroshima, mon amour
3. Air Force
4. Cranes Are Flying
5. Patton
6. The Big Red One
7. The Great Escape
8. The English Patient
9. Empire Of The Sun
10. Hell In The Pacific
11. Paisan
12. Schindler’s List
13. Wake Island
14. 49th Parallel
15. Battleground
16. Das Boot
17. Hell Is For Heroes
18. The Longest Day
19. The Dirty Dozen
20. The Sorrow And The Pity
21. The Sands Of Iwo Jima
22. A Bridge Too Far
23. A Walk In the Sun
24. Come And See
25. Rome, Open City
26. They Were Expendable
27. Flags Of Our Fathers
28. Army Of Shadows
29. Lifeboat
30. Ashes And Diamonds
31. The Train
32. The Great Dictator
33. Flying Leathernecks
34. The Bridge On The River Kwai
35. Letters From Iwo Jima
36. Closely Watched Trains
37. Lust, Caution
38. A Midnight Clear
39. The Mortal Storm
40. Hangmen Also Die!
41. Europa, Europa
42. Pearl Harbor
43. Beach Red
44. Saving Private Ryan
45. The Hill
46. Too Late The Hero
47. The Guns Of Navarone
48. Back To Bataan
49. Objectiove: Burma!
50. Life Is Beautiful
51. In Harm’s Way
52. The Heroes Of Telemark
53. Where Eagles Dare

Looks like there’s around 60 non-WWII films that are better than Saving Private Ryan as well. Which would make it about the 100th Best War Movie I’ve Seen.