Updated: We've had dozens of entries already, so keep 'em coming. Keep checking back as I update this post with a select number of your ballots - and then on Saturday we will run the results...
Now you've read our
2000 Academy Awards retrospective, here's your chance to re-write history without the hassle of going back in time in a DeLorean or a Hot Tub. Below is the
OWF Oscar Ballot, a new feature where we give our dear readers the chance to vote for what movie/performances should have taken home the Oscar in a particular year - because we all know the Academy rarely get it right the first time! So it's movies released in 1999 for the 2000 Oscar season that is our first retrospective, a great place to start as it was a great year for film, a year we wouldn't see the likes of again until 2007. A full decade and change has passed since
American Beauty took home the major awards... has time been kind to
Sam Mendes' directorial debut or has another film emerged as the rightful winner. All you need to do to make your voice heard is fill in the following form with your 5 choices for each category (1 being the highest weighted, and 5 being the lowest) and after a week we will let you know the results and give out an OWF Award to whichever movie/performance ranks the most popular. I shall also periodically update this post over the week with some user entries. If this goes down well, we might do further retrospectives... Name David Richardson
Best Picture Magnolia Best Picture The Insider (Nominated) Best Picture Being John Malkovich Best Picture American Beauty (Winner) Best Picture All About My Mother Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) Best Actor Russell Crowe (The Insider - nominated) Best Actor Sean Penn (Sweet and Lowdown - nominated) Best Actor Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon) Best Actor Kevin Spacey (American Beauty - Winner) Best Actor Terrence Stamp (The Limey) Best Actress Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair - nominated) Best Actress Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park) Best Actress Annette Benning (American Beauty - Nominated) Best Actress Meryl Streep (Music of the Heart - Nominated) Best Actress Cecilia Roth (All About My Mother) Best Supporting Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer (The Insider) Best Supporting Actor John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich) Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper (American Beauty) Best Supporting Actress Julianne Moore (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actress Sammantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown - Nominated) Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich - Nomination) Best Supporting Actress Cameron Diaz (Being John Malkovich) Best Supporting Actress Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense - Nomination) Movies/Performances Not Listed Any Given Sunday Movies/Performances Not Listed South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Just joking)
Jose Morales....
Best Picture American Beauty (Best Picture Winner) Best Picture The Insider (Nominated) Best Picture The Sixth Sense (Nominated) Best Picture The Matrix Best Picture Fight Club Best Director David Fincher (Fight Club) Best Actor Kevin Spacey (American Beauty - winner) Best Actor Russell Crowe (The Insider - nominated) Best Actor Denzel Washington (The Hurricane - nominated) Best Actor Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon) Best Actor Matt Damon (The Talented Mr. Ripley) Best Actress Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry - winner) Best Actress Annette Benning (American Beauty - nominated) Best Actress Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair - Nominated) Best Actress Meryl Streep (Music of the Heart - Nominated) Best Actress Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut) Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper (American Beauty) Best Supporting Actor Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense - Nominated) Best Supporting Actor Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actor Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile - nominated) Best Supporting Actress Julianne Moore (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actress Angelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted - Winner) Best Supporting Actress Toni Collete (The Sixth Sense - Nomination) Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich - Nomination) Best Supporting Actress Mena Suvari (American Beauty)
Our very own Laurent Kelly...
Best Picture American Beauty (Best Picture Winner) Best Picture Fight Club Best Picture The Matrix Best Picture The Talented Mr. Ripley Best Picture Election Best Director The Wachowski's (The Matrix) Best Actor Denzel Washington (The Hurricane - nominated) Best Actor Kevin Spacey (American Beauty - winner) Best Actor Matt Damon (The Talented Mr. Ripley) Best Actor Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon) Best Actor Russell Crowe (The Insider - nominated) Best Actress Annette Benning (American Beauty - nominated) Best Actress Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry - winner) Best Actress Reese Witherspoon (Election) Best Actress Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut) Best Actress Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair - nominated) Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise (Magnolia - Nominated) Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt (Fight Club) Best Supporting Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actor Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) Best Supporting Actor Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley - nominated) Best Supporting Actress Angelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted - Winner) Best Supporting Actress Julianne Moore (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actress Sammantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown - Nomination) Best Supporting Actress Mena Suvari (American Beauty) Best Supporting Actress Thora Birch (American Beauty)
My Ballot...
Name Matt Holmes E-Mail editor@obsessedwithfilm.com Best Picture American Beauty (Best Picture Winner) Best Picture The Insider (Nominated) Best Picture Being John Malkovich Best Picture Fight Club Best Picture The Matrix Best Director Sam Mendes (American Beauty - Winner) Best Actor Kevin Spacey (American Beauty - winner) Best Actor Denzel Washington (The Hurricane - nominated) Best Actor Russell Crowe (The Insider - nominated) Best Actor Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon) Best Actor Sean Penn (Sweet and Lowdown - nominated) Best Actress Annette Benning (American Beauty - nominated) Best Actress Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry - winner) Best Actress Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair - Nominated) Best Actress Meryl Streep (Music of the Heart - Nominated) Best Actress Reese Witherspoon (Election) Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise (Magnolia - Nominated) Best Supporting Actor Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile - Nominated) Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper (American Beauty) Best Supporting Actor Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules - Winner) Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt (Fight Club) Best Supporting Actress Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense - Nominated) Best Supporting Actress Julianne Moore (Magnolia) Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich - Nomination) Best Supporting Actress Angelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted - Winner) Best Supporting Actress Sammantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown - Nomination)