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If I Were the Academy for the Previous 15 Years (1977-1992)
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Annie HallAnnie Hall
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My Choices for 1977: Best Picture-Annie Hall (it won); Best Actor-John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever (lost to Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl); Best Actress-Diane Keaton, Annie Hall (she won); Best Supp. Actor-Alec Guinness, Star Wars (lost to Jason Robards, Julia); Best Supp. Actress-Melinda Dillon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (lost to Vanessa Hedgrave, Julia);...
Star Wars TrilogyStar Wars Trilogy
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1977 (Cont'd): Best Director-George Lucas, Star Wars (lost to Woody Allen, Annie Hall); Best Orig. Screenplay-Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman, Annie Hall (they won); Best Adapted Screenplay-Larry Gelbart, Oh, God! (lost to Alvin Sargent, Julia).
The Deer HunterThe Deer Hunter
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1978: Best Picture-The Deer Hunter (it won); Best Actor-Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil (lost to Jon Voight, Coming Home); Best Actress-Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman (lost to Jane Fonda, Coming Home); Best Supp. Actor-Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter (he won); Best Supp. Actress-Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter (lost to Maggie Smith, California Suite);...
Midnight ExpressMidnight Express
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1978 (Cont'd): Best Director-Alan Parker, Midnight Express (lost to Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter); Best Orig. Screenplay-Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata (lost to Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, & Robert C. Jones, Coming Home); Best Adapted Screenplay-Oliver Stone, Midnight Express (he won).
Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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1979: Best Picture-Apocalypse Now (lost to Kramer vs. Kramer); Best Actor-Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer (he won); Best Actress-Sally Field, Norma Rae (she won); Best Supp. Actor-Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now (lost to Melvyn Douglas, Being There);...
Kramer vs. KramerKramer vs. Kramer
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1979 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer (she won); Best Director-Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now (lost to Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer); Best Orig. Screenplay-Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman, Manhattan (lost to Steve Tesich, Breaking Away); Best Adapted Screenplay-Francis Ford Coppola & John Milius, Apocalypse Now (lost to Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer).
Raging Bull (Special Edition)Raging Bull (Special Edition)
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1980: Best Picture-Raging Bull (lost to Ordinary People); Best Actor-Robert De Niro, Raging Bull (he won); Best Actress-Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter (she won); Best Supp. Actor-Joe Pesci, Raging Bull (lost to Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People); Best Supp. Actress-Cathy Moriarty, Raging Bull (lost to Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard);...
Raging Bull [Blu-ray]Raging Bull [Blu-ray]
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1980 (Cont'd): Best Director-Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull (lost to Robert Redford, Ordinary People); Best Orig. Screenplay-W.D. Richter & Arthur A. Ross, Brubaker (lost to Bo Goldman, Melvin and Howard); Best Adapted Screenplay-David Lynch, Christopher De Vore, & Eric Bergren, The Elephant Man (lost to Alvin Sargent, Ordinary People).
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition)Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition)
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1981: Best Picture-Raiders of the Lost Ark (lost to Chariots of Fire); Best Actor-Paul Newman, Absence of Malice (lost to Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond); Best Actress-Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond (she won); Best Supp. Actor-Jack Nicholson, Reds (lost to John Gielgud, Arthur);...
RagtimeRagtime
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1981 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Elizabeth McGovern, Ragtime (lost to Maureen Stapleton, Reds); Best Director-Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark (lost to Warren Beatty, Reds); Best Orig. Screenplay-John Guare, Atlantic City (lost to Colin Welland, Chariots of Fire); Best Adapted Screenplay-Sidney Lumet & Jay Presson Allen, Prince of the City (lost to Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond).
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widescreen Edition)E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widescreen Edition)
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1982: Best Picture-E.T. (lost to Gandhi); Best Actor-Paul Newman, The Verdict (lost to Ben Kingsley, Gandhi); Best Actress-Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice (she won); Best Supp. Actor-John Lithgow, The World According to Garp (lost to Louis Gossett Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman);...
The World According to GarpThe World According to Garp
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1982 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Glenn Close, The World According to Garp (lost to Jessica Lange, Tootsie); Best Director-Steven Spielberg, E.T. (lost to Richard Attenborough, Gandhi); Best Orig. Screenplay-Barry Levinson, Diner (lost to John Briley, Gandhi); Best Adapted Screenplay-David Mamet, The Verdict (lost to Costa-Gavras & Donald Stewart, Missing).
The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition)The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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1983: Best Picture-The Right Stuff (lost to Terms of Endearment); Best Actor-Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies (he won); Best Actress-Meryl Streep, Silkwood (lost to Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment); Best Supp. Actor-Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment (he won);...
The Big ChillThe Big Chill
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1983 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Glenn Close, The Big Chill (lost to Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously); Best Director-Mike Nichols, Silkwood (lost to James L. Brooks, Terms...); Best Orig. Screenplay-Lawrence Kasdan & Barbara Benedek, The Big Chill (lost to Horton Foote, Tender Mercies); Best Adapted Screenplay-Ronald Harwood, The Dresser (lost to James L. Brooks, Terms...).
AmadeusAmadeus
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1984: Best Picture-Amadeus (it won); Best Actor-Tom Hulce, Amadeus (lost to F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus); Best Actress-Judy Davis, A Passage to India (lost to Sally Field, Places in the Heart); Best Supp. Actor-Pat Morita, The Karate Kid (lost to Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields);...
The Natural (Director's Cut)The Natural (Director's Cut)
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1984 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Glenn Close, The Natural (lost to Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India); Best Director-David Lean, A Passage to India (lost to Milos Forman, Amadeus); Best Orig. Screenplay-Daniel Petrie Jr., Beverly Hills Cop (lost to Robert Benton, Places in the Heart); Best Adapted Screenplay-Robert Towne & Michael Austin, Greystoke (lost to Peter Shaffer, Amadeus).
Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen)Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen)
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1985: Best Picture-Witness (lost to Out of Africa); Best Actor-Jack Nicholson, Prizzi's Honor (lost to William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman); Best Actress-Anne Bancroft, Agnes of God (lost to Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful); Best Supp. Actor-Robert Loggia, Jagged Edge (lost to Don Ameche, Cocoon);...
Prizzi's HonorPrizzi's Honor
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1985 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor (she won); Best Director-John Huston, Prizzi's Honor (lost to Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa); Best Orig. Screenplay-Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale, Back to the Future (lost to Earl W. Wallace, Witness); Best Adapted Screenplay-Richard Condon & Janet Roach, Prizzi's Honor (lost to Kurt Luedtke, Out of Africa).
Platoon - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Widescreen)Platoon - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Widescreen)
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1986: Best Picture-Platoon (it won); Best Actor-James Woods, Salvador (lost to Paul Newman, The Color of Money); Best Actress-Sigourney Weaver, Aliens (lost to Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God); Best Supp. Actress-Piper Laurie, Children of... (lost to Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters);...
Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
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1986 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actor-Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers (lost to Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters); Best Director-Oliver Stone, Platoon (he won); Best Orig. Screenplay-Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee (lost to Woody Allen, Hannah...); Best Adapted Screenplay-Raynold Gideon, Stand by Me (lost to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, A Room with a View).
Fatal Attraction (Special Collector's Edition)Fatal Attraction (Special Collector's Edition)
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1987: Best Picture-Fatal Attraction (lost to The Last Emperor); Best Actor-Michael Douglas, Wall Street (he won); Best Actress-Meryl Streep, Ironweed (lost to Cher, Moonstruck); Best Supp. Actor-Morgan Freeman, Street Smart (lost to Sean Connery, The Untouchables);...
Throw Momma From the TrainThrow Momma From the Train
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1987 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Anne Ramsey, Throw Momma from the Train (lost to Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck); Best Director-Adrian Lyne, Fatal Attraction (lost to Bernardo Bertolucci, The Last Emperor); Best Orig. Screenplay-John Patrick Shanley, Moonstruck (he won); Best Adapted Screenplay-Stanley Kubrick, Full Metal Jacket (lost to Bernardo Bertolucci & Mark Peploe, The Last Emperor).
Rain Man (Special Edition)Rain Man (Special Edition)
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1988: Best Picture-Rain Man (it won); Best Actor-Tom Hanks, Big (lost to Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man); Best Actress-Sigourney Weaver, Gorillas in the Mist (lost to Jodie Foster, The Accused); Best Supp. Actor-River Phoenix, Running on Empty (lost to Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda);...
Dangerous LiaisonsDangerous Liaisons
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1988 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Michelle Pfeiffer, Dangerous Liaisons (lost to Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist); Best Director-Martin Scorsese, The Last Temptation... (lost to Barry Levinson, Rain Man); Best Orig. Screenplay-Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg, Big (lost to Ronald Bass, Rain Man); Best Adapted Screenplay-Lawrence Kasdan, The Accidental... (lost to Christopher Hampton, Dangerous...).
Born on the Fourth of July (Special Edition)Born on the Fourth of July (Special Edition)
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1989: Best Picture-Born on the Fourth of July (lost to Driving Miss Daisy); Best Actor-Tom Cruise, Born on... (lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot); Best Actress-Michelle Pfeiffer, The Fabulous Baker Boys (lost to Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy); Best Supp. Actor-Denzel Washington, Glory (he won);...
My Left Foot (Special Edition)My Left Foot (Special Edition)
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1989 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot (she won); Best Director-Oliver Stone, Born on... (he won); Best Orig. Screenplay-Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing (lost to Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society); Best Adapted Screenplay-Phil Alden Robinson, Field of Dreams (lost to Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy).
GoodFellas [Blu-ray]GoodFellas [Blu-ray]
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1990: Best Picture-GoodFellas (lost to Dances with Wolves); Best Actor-Robert De Niro, Awakenings (lost to Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune); Best Actress-Kathy Bates, Misery (she won); Best Supp. Actor-Al Pacino, Dick Tracy (lost to Joe Pesci, GoodFellas);...
Ghost [Blu-ray]Ghost [Blu-ray]
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1990 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost (she won); Best Director-Martin Scorsese, GoodFellas (lost to Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves); Best Orig. Screenplay-Peter Weir, Green Card (lost to Bruce Joel Rubin, Ghost); Best Adapted Screenplay-Steven Zaillian, Awakenings (lost to Michael Blake, Dances with Wolves).
The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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1991: Best Picture-The Silence of the Lambs (it won); Best Actor-Robert De Niro, Cape Fear (lost to Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs [who should've won Best Supp. Actor instead]); Best Actress-Susan Sarandon, Thelma & Louise (lost to Jodie Foster, The Silence...); Best Supp. Actor-Tommy Lee Jones, JFK (lost to Jake Palance, City Slickers);...
The Fisher KingThe Fisher King
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1991 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Mercedes Ruehl, The Fisher King (she won); Best Director-John Singleton, Boyz N the Hood (lost to Jonathan Demme, The Silence...); Best Orig. Screenplay-Lawrence & Meg Kasdan, Grand Canyon (lost to Callie Khouri, Thelma & Louise); Best Adapted Screenplay-Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar, JFK (lost to Ted Tally, The Silence...).
Scent of a WomanScent of a Woman
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1992: Best Picture-Scent of a Woman (lost to Unforgiven); Best Actor-Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman/Robert Downey Jr., Chaplin/Denzel Washington, Malcolm X (3-way tie) (Pacino won); Best Actress-Susan Sarandon, Lorenzo's Oil (lost to Emma Thompson, Howards End); Best Supp. Actor-Al Pacino, Glengarry Glen Ross/Jack Nicholson, A Few Good Men (tie) (both lost to Gene Hackman, Unforgiven);...
Husbands and WivesHusbands and Wives
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1992 (Cont'd): Best Supp. Actress-Judy Davis, Husbands and Wives (lost to Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny); Best Director-Robert Altman, The Player (lost to Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven); Best Orig. Screenplay-Neil Jordan, The Crying Game (he won); Best Adapted Screenplay-Bo Goldman, Scent of a Woman (lost to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Howards End).