Best Supporting Actress - Mira Sorvino (1995) Woody Allen has made an insane number of cherished, iconic films over the last few decades. Mighty Aphrodite is not one of them. This is a movie that featured Allen and his castmates trying to venture out into new territory. Well, new for Allen anyways. It's one part condescending romantic comedy and two parts contrived sexual tension, topped off with a big dash of awkwardly placed Greek tragedy. Mira Sorvino plays a prostitute and porn star who may literally be dumber than a box of donuts. There is zero nuance to her character, with every last line spoken like she's trying to remember where she left her car keys. Though the blame can't all be put on Sorvino, she became the big red bullseye the moment she stepped on stage to receive an award for this pile of muck. So what, was this simply a case of lacking any real competition? Nope. Joan Allen had been nominated for Nixon and Kate Winslet in it for her role in Sense and Sensibility.
